Jawaad Mahmood in Tokyo

Like the character he plays on My Name is Earl, Jason Lee seems to be suffering from a case of bad karma.How else to explain his diagnosis of adult onset chicken pox, just as NBC announced that it was renewing his series for a second season? Production on the comedy was shut down over the weekend after Lee was diagnosed with the virus.

As someone who has had to go through this awful disease, trust me when I say it is horrible. It might have even been the worst part of my life, considering the fact that I had to spend all my time at home and not go anywhere at the tender age of 24. I normally don’t care about celebrities, but I do feel a lot of empathy for what Mr. Lee is going through right now.

Now all he can do is pray he doesn’t wind up sterile