Val Kilmer has finally confirmed numerous reports that he was battling cancer.
The actor had never acknowledged the rumours as legitimate, but has revealed on a question and answer session on the discussion website Reddit that he has had a "healing of cancer."
Michael Douglas first revealed Kilmer's oral cancer diagnosis last year when speaking about the pair's film The Ghost and the Darkness.
Despite originally denying Douglas' claims - as well as reports involving a possible tumour back in October of 2015 - Kilmer was forthright with a fan during his Reddit AMA on Wednesday.
"A while ago, Michael Douglas claimed you had terminal cancer. What was the story behind that?" the fan asked.
"He was probably trying to help me cause press probably asked where I was these days, and I did have a healing of cancer," Kilmer replied.
While the meaning of a "healing of cancer" is unclear clinically, it appears to suggest a clean bill of health for the veteran actor.
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