{"id":6685,"date":"2024-05-23T08:04:55","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T12:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=6685"},"modified":"2024-05-29T21:35:38","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T21:35:38","slug":"nbc-news-exclusive-celine-dion-speaks-out-to-todayshoda-kotb-in-first-tv-interview-amid-battle-with-stiff-person-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2024\/05\/23\/nbc-news-exclusive-celine-dion-speaks-out-to-todayshoda-kotb-in-first-tv-interview-amid-battle-with-stiff-person-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"NBC News Exclusive:\u00a0Celine Dion\u00a0Speaks Out to\u00a0Today\u2019s Hoda Kotb\u00a0in\u00a0First TV Interview Amid Battle with Stiff Person Syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Interview to Air <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>as a Special Primetime Hour Tuesday, June 11 at 10 p.m. ET, Preview to Air Same Day on TODAY<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NEW YORK \u2013 May 23, 2024 \u2013In an NBC News exclusive, Celine Dion speaks with TODAY\u2019s Hoda Kotb in her first television interview since being diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome. 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