Billy Bob Thornton reveals the lifelong health battle behind his extreme diet

Billy Bob Thornton spoke about his lifelong health battles and how they shaped his extreme diet, in a joint interview with Sam Elliott. Fox News reports he described dietary restrictions that include avoiding dairy, wheat, shellfish and meat, and noted his rare AB negative blood type as a factor in his eating choices. NBC News coverage corroborates Thornton’s openness in the interview and places it in the context of discussing health-related pressures actors faced early in careers. A discrepancy exists on the framing of prejudice versus health specifics; Fox emphasizes dietary specifics while NBC centers on health battles as motivation for dietary changes.