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  "path": "/2026/tv/news/patrick-ball-the-pitt-debt-1236711702/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-08T19:35:55.000Z",
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  "textContent": "“The Pitt” actor Patrick Ball broke down in tears while speaking to Cultured magazine and revealing how the Emmy-winning HBO Max medical series helped him get out $80,000 worth of student loan debt. Ball stars on the show as Dr. Frank Langdon. “The Pitt” is currently airing its second season on the streamer. “I paid […]",
  "title": "‘The Pitt’ Actor Patrick Ball Cries While Revealing Show Got Him Out of $80,000 Worth of Debt: ‘I Thought I Was Gonna Die With It’"
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