Eric Dane was forced to miss an appearance at the ALS Network's Champions for Cures and Care Gala on Saturday, January 24, due to ongoing challenges related to his ALS diagnosis. "The ALS Network has been informed that Eric Dane had hoped to join us this evening to accept his Advocate of the Year Award, but due to the physical realities of ALS, he is not well enough to attend," a spokesperson for the ALS Network told The Hollywood Reporter on Saturday.