Aaron Lazar Says He 'Agonized' Over Telling His Sons About His ALS Diagnosis: 'I Just Surrendered' (Exclusive)

Aaron Lazar with sons Julian, 14, and Adrian, 12.Photo:Aaron Lazar/Instagram Aaron Lazar/Instagram Aaron Lazarhad no idea how to break the news to his two sons that he had been diagnosed withamyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS). “I didn’t tell them for the first year and a half because I didn’t want to upset them,” the stage veteran, 47, admits to PEOPLE in this week’s issue. “As a father, you want to protect your kids, so I agonized over it because I didn’t want to scare them.

Aaron Neville on Moment Wife Saved Him from Prescription Drug Abuse: 'I'll Never Forget the Look She Gave Me' (Exclusive)

Sarah A. Friedman and Aaron Neville.Photo:Courtesy Aaron Veville and Sarah A. Friedman Courtesy Aaron Veville and Sarah A. Friedman The R&B and country star, 82, is baring his soul in new memoirTell It Like It Is: My Story, out Sept. 5. In an exclusive excerpt along with a no-holds-barred interview in this week’s issue, Neville, who battled heroin addiction for decades, reveals that in more recent years he struggled with prescription drug abuse.

Aaron Neville Reveals How He Became Addicted to Heroin at 16: 'Your Brain Is Hooked' (Exclusive)

Aaron Neville on Aug. 21, 2023.Photo:Sarah A. Friedman Sarah A. Friedman As the title of his new memoirTell It Like It Is: My Storymight suggest, Aaron Neville is not holding anything back. The 5-time Grammy winner andNeville Brothersfrontman — best known for his silky R&B classics like “Tell It Like It Is” and multiple hit duets, including “Don’t Know Much” withLinda Ronstadt— has survived a life as rocky as his tenor is smooth.

Aaron Parsley

Education:New York University, University of Colorado Boulder Aaron Parsley is a former senior news editor at PEOPLE. He left PEOPLE in 2023. Aaron earned an M.A. in journalism from New York University in 2004 and a B.A. in Spanish literature from the University of Colorado Boulder in 1999. source: people.com

Aaron Paul & Bryan Cranston Have a 'Breaking Bad' Reunion, Plus Liam Hemsworth, Jennifer Aniston & More

01of 88Badto the BoneAaron Paul and Bryan Cranston at the premiere of El Camino.Kevin Winter/GettyAaron Paul and Bryan Cranston reunite at the afterparty for the premiere of Netflix’sEl Camino: A Breaking Bad Movieat Baltaire in L.A. on Monday night. 01of 88 Badto the Bone Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston at the premiere of El Camino.Kevin Winter/Getty Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston reunite at the afterparty for the premiere of Netflix’sEl Camino: A Breaking Bad Movieat Baltaire in L.