Christina Applegate (36) says she had a double mastectomy three weeks ago, and she’ll undergo reconstructive surgery over the next eight months. That’s the bad news. The good news is, she’s cancer free. Applegate said:

"I’m going to have cute boobs ’til I’m 90, so there’s that. I’ll have the best boobs in the nursing home. I’ll be the envy of all the ladies around the bridge table."

Applegate called the operation a logical decision. Her mother battled breast cancer, and she tested positive for the BRCA1 gene mutation linked to breast and ovarian cancer. Applegate’s cancer was detected early through a doctor-ordered MRI.

"I just wanted to kind of be rid of it, so this was the choice I made and it was a tough one."

"Sometimes, you know, I cry and sometimes I scream and I get really angry and I get really like, you know, into wallowing in self-pity sometimes, and I think that it’s all part of healing, and anyone who’s going through it out there, it’s OK to cry. It’s OK to fall on the ground and just scream if you want to."

"I’ve laughed so much in the last three weeks. I love living, and I really love my life, and I knew that from this moment on it was only going to be good that was going to be coming. Yeah, I’ll face challenges, but you can’t get any darker than where I’ve been. So knowing that in my soul gave me the strength to just say, ’I have to get out there and make this a positive.’"

Applegate, who started getting mammograms six years ago after she turned 30, said the cancer was found through the second of two MRI tests as a follow-up from a biopsy she had last year. After being diagnosed only one month ago she says:

"I’m clear. Absolutely 100 percent clear and clean. They got everything out, so I’m definitely not going to die from breast cancer."

Applegate is scheduled to appear on a one-hour TV special, "Stand Up to Cancer," to be aired on ABC, CBS and NBC on September 5 to raise funds for cancer research. She said she’s starting a program to help women at high risk for breast cancer to meet the costs of an MRI, which is not always covered by insurance.

Lee Grivas (26), who was the boyfriend of Christina Applegate (36), was found dead in his apartment. His body was discovered on July 1 by a neighbor who found him in the living room of his Hollywood apartment. Grivas was pronounced dead at 5:25 PM.

Even though Lee’s death was from an apparent drug overdose, an autopsy will still be done to confirm this conclusion. Such a bummer, and right before the fourth of July.

Lt. Fred Corral of the L.A. Department of Coroner said:

"Grivas did have a history of drug abuse, and our investigator found a syringe at the scene, but we’re not making any preliminary conclusions until a toxicology report is completed."

Applegate released the following statement:

"I am profoundly saddened. Lee was an incredible human being who was an extremely important and beautiful part of my life. He is missed beyond words. He touched so many and I feel much sadness for his mother, brother, and all of his family and friends."

Nicole Richie upset Christina Aguilera when it was reported that Nicole’s baby cover outsold Christina’s. Drama sells. MSNBC reports:

“There’s also a greater element of curiosity with Nicole. She’s gone public about being a heroin addict. Her boyfriend is covered in tattoos. By default, she’s got the more interesting baby. People want to see how she settles down. They want to see what kind of baby someone with her background has.”

By interesting, they mean the baby of a heroin addict. Trainwrecks sell, rags to ritches sells, and recovering addicts sell. We love to see celebrities destroy themselves, then come back from the ashes of their life to become an even bigger success. Once Britney gets better she could be a great example. Now we’ll have to see if Jennifer Lopez’s babies were worth the $6 million People paid for her twin baby pictures.

Despite finalizing their divorce in August Christina Applegate (35) and Johnathon Schaech (38) still like to make out in public, just because they feel like it. A source said:

"They just made out all of a sudden," an observer tells PEOPLE. "They didn’t really look around to see who was looking, it just happened, but it wasn’t that weird after. They just went along talking to friends and separated soon after and both kept partying."

Who says exes can’t be friends. I’m sure once Christina and Johnathon find a new someone special they’ll be completely okay with Christina and Johnathon remaining friends, as long as they’re into group sex.

Christina Applegate stars in a new ABC sitcom called Samantha Who, which pulled in 15.4 million viewers on Monday. Nice to finally have Christina back for a while. Did you watch the show?