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Manganiello says shaman told him Vergara's ex cursed him

The memoir Bloodlines also describes a two hundred thousand dollar surrogate attempt and Tom Cruise's alleged role in his career; the shaman gets no byline.

On air: Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock on BBN This Morning
Published 9:25 AM ET, Friday, October 16, 2026

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First reported by Fox News: “Joe Manganiello says a shaman told him Sofia Vergara's ex 'put a voodoo curse' on him”.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 9:25 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock.
Topics: Sofía Vergara, Joe Manganiello.
BBN covered this story before: Joe Manganiello thinks he'd still be married to Sofía Vergara if not… (October 15).

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Fox NewsJoe Manganiello says a shaman told him Sofia Vergara's ex 'put a voodoo curse' on him

What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA memoir with a curse in it.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorJoe Manganiello's new book, Bloodlines, says a shaman told him Sofia Vergara's ex put a voodoo curse on him, according to Fox News.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA shaman with a name and an address. I love a specific curse.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd it gets better, Vera.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe book also covers a two hundred thousand dollar surrogate attempt and what he says was Tom Cruise's alleged role in his career.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTom Cruise is in the book too? That is the best chapter list I have ever heard.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAlleged, to be clear, and that's his account.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI'm ordering the audiobook, a candle and a shaman, in that order.

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