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===Michael J. Fox=== In October 2006, Limbaugh said [[Michael J. Fox]], who has [[Parkinson's disease]], had exaggerated the effects of his disability in a political TV advertisement advocating for funding of [[stem cell research]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Limbaugh Accuses Fox Of Exaggerating Parkinson's Symptoms "He Was Either Off The Medication Or He Was Acting"... |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/limbaugh-accuses-fox-of-e_n_32326 |website=[[HuffPost]]|date=March 28, 2008 |access-date=February 11, 2020 |archive-date=July 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728110738/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/limbaugh-accuses-fox-of-e_n_32326 |url-status=live }}</ref> Limbaugh said that Fox in the ad had been "shameless" in "moving all around and shaking", and that Fox had not taken "his medication or he's acting, one of the two".<ref name="washingtonpost.com">{{cite news | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/24/AR2006102400691.html | newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] | first=David | last=Montgomery | title=Rush Limbaugh On the Offensive Against Ad With Michael J. Fox | date=October 25, 2006 | access-date=February 17, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100115180822/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/24/AR2006102400691.html | archive-date=January 15, 2010 | url-status=live }}</ref> Fox said "the irony of it is I was too medicated",<ref name="McNamara">{{cite web | last=McNamara | first=Melissa | title=Transcript: Michael J. Fox Interview | website=[[CBS News]] | date=October 26, 2006 | url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/transcript-michael-j-fox/ | access-date=October 1, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003090222/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/transcript-michael-j-fox/ | archive-date=October 3, 2016 | url-status=live }}</ref> adding that there was no way to predict how his symptoms would manifest. Limbaugh said he would apologize to Fox "bigly, hugely{{nbsp}}... if I am wrong in characterizing his behavior on this commercial as an act."<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fox-responds-to-limbaugh-accusation/ | work=[[CBS News]] | title=Fox Responds To Limbaugh Accusation | access-date=February 17, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003163800/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/10/24/politics/main2121910.shtml | archive-date=October 3, 2013 | url-status=live }}</ref> In 2012, Fox said Limbaugh in 2006 had acted on "bullying instincts" when "he said I faked it. I didn't fake it.", and said Limbaugh's goal was to have him marginalized and shut down for his stem cell stance.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://piersmorgan.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/15/clips-from-last-night-michael-j-fox-on-rush-limbaugh-meredith-vieira-and-richard-cohen-on-living-with-ms/?iref=allsearch | work=[[CNN]] | title=Clips From Last Night: Michael J. Fox on Rush Limbaugh; Meredith Vieira and Richard Cohen on living with MS | date=March 15, 2012 | access-date=February 17, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612145320/http://piersmorgan.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/15/clips-from-last-night-michael-j-fox-on-rush-limbaugh-meredith-vieira-and-richard-cohen-on-living-with-ms/?iref=allsearch | archive-date=June 12, 2018 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
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