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‘Dancing With The Stars’ Pays Tribute To Patrick Swayze, Celebrity Dancers Ashley Hamilton And Macy Gray Eliminated
Posted on 24. Sep, 2009 by CSS.
Dancing With The Stars wrapped up its three-night season premiere on Wednesday with two eliminations — and a tribute to a dancing cowboy.
Ashley Hamilton, the son of former DWTS competitor George Hamilton and model Alana Stewart, was the first from the celebrity males to go. Also eliminated was Grammy-winning singer Macy Gray, which took last season’s winning professional Jonathan Roberts out of the competition.
In addition to the eliminations, Dancing paid tribute to Patrick Swayze. The late actor — who died of pancreatic cancer last week — was a supporter of the program and even visited DWTS during its first season.
Several of the show’s professionals recreated some of Swayze’s most memorable numbers for the touching tribute.
“We’re honored and privileged to be able to do that for him, his family, and all of his fans,” Derek Hough said.
Professional Maksim Chmerkovskiy added, “I wish we could also do a Michael Jackson tribute.”
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Whoopi Goldberg Slams Suzanne Somers Over Her Statements “Chemo Killed Patrick Swayze”
Posted on 24. Sep, 2009 by CSS.
Whoopi Goldberg is firing back at Three’s Company star Suzanne Somers for comments the actress made alleging the chemotherapy Patrick Swayze used to treat his pancreatic cancer ultimately killed him.
The Dirty Dancing star died last week after a nearly two year battle with the disease. Shortly after, Somers came under fire for comments she made about Swayze in an interview with Toronto’s National Post.
“They took this beautiful man and they basically put poison in him,” Somers told National Post columnist Shinan Govani. “Why couldn’t they have built him up nutritionally and gotten rid of the toxins in his body?”
Somers – who used holistic methods to treat her breast cancer in 2001 – responded to incident on her website Monday.
“In a casual conversation at a private party (with someone who never identified himself as a reporter) at the Toronto Film Festival last week, I was asked about this beloved actor. It was never my intention to make an official statement about his passing,” Suzanne wrote. “I was not informed or aware I was being interviewed. I would never have been so insensitive as to offer a public statement so close to his untimely passing. I sincerely apologize if my comment has caused any additional pain to his family during this difficult time. I send my deepest condolences for their loss.”
The public rebuttal hasn’t stopped Whoopi from taking Suzanne to task over her remarks.
“In case she doesn’t know, Patrick did everything and went everywhere to try and stay healthy as long as he could,” The View co-host said of her Ghost co-star on Wednesday. “That he’s been gone a week and this statement came out is bad timing and bad taste and Suzanne, you know better,” Whoopi continued. “And I’m not sure that’s not what you meant to do, but you should have thought about it”
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Patrick Swayze Penned Love Letter To Wife Lisa In Upcoming Memoir “The Time Of My Life”
Posted on 17. Sep, 2009 by CSS.
The late Patrick Swayze left behind a touching love letter to his wife of 34 years, Lisa Niemi, in his upcoming memoir, The Time of My Life. The actor passed away after a battle with pancreatic cancer on Monday. He was 57.
Once voted PEOPLE Magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive,” Patrick Swayze could have had his pick of girls — but there was only one that he ever wanted. From the moment Swayze, then 19, saw Lisa Niemi, 16, in his mother’s dance class, he knew she was the one for him.
“All these girls were studying with my mum and I used to go and check them out in their leotards – it was like being in a candy store,” he recalled later. “She didn’t buy any of my nonsense. We spent half our dates in total silence as she wouldn’t talk to me if she thought I was putting on an act.”
In 1975, the sweethearts tied the knot in the backyard of Lisa’s Houston home.
“How grateful I am that you chose to love me,” the actor wrote, according to ABC’s Good Morning America, which played an audio clip of the actor reading from his memoir on Wednesday.
“I know that because of you, I’ve found my spirit. I saw the man I wanted to be. You are my woman, my lover, my mate and my lady. I loved you forever, I love you now and I will love you forever more.”
Patrick was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer in January 2008 and underwent chemotherapy, all the while continuing a grueling work schedule, playing FBI agent Charles Barker in the A&E drama The Beast.
Patrick & Lisa’s book, The Time Of My Life, is due out Sept. 29 from Simon & Schuster.
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Michael Jackson Last Rehearsal Footage To Hit Theatres October 30
Posted on 22. Jul, 2009 by CSS.
A concert film of Michael Jackson’s final rehearsals will open in theaters this fall, according to reports.
Sony Pictures paid concert promoters AEG Live $60 million for the rights to footage shot during the late King of Pop’s rehearsals for the This Is It Concert Series, The Hollywood Reporter’s Showbiz 411 Column learned late Tuesday.
The tour would have opened at London’s O2 Arena last week — only two weeks after the musician’s death of a suspected heart attack. The film will hit theaters October 30.
The trade paper adds that 90% of the $60 million will go to the Jackson estate and the remaining 10% will go to AEG Live.
How exciting!
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Ryan O'Neal Cheated On Dying Farrah Fawcett With Alana Stewart
Posted on 22. Jul, 2009 by CSS.
Ryan O’Neal is furious at his estranged son for claiming that he cheated on his late girlfriend Farrah Fawcett with her best friend of thirty years, former model Alana Stewart.
Griffin O’Neal — who was barred access to Farrah’s funeral in Los Angeles earlier this month — has accused the actor of sleeping with the former Mrs. Rod Stewart as Farrah lay dying of cancer in a city hospital.
“They were sharing a room together,” Griffin reveals in the new issue of In Touch Weekly.
Griffin recallls an incident when Fawcett’s father, Jim, walked in on the couple in bed together while visiting his sick daughter. “It made Jim uncomfortable, so he packed his bags and went home,”
Farrah’s longtime friend Javier Salazar also backs up the affair claims, describing Ryan and Alana’s relationship in Farrah’s final days as “fishy.”
“Ryan and Alana are a little too cozy with each other….It is raising eyebrows. They both stayed at Farrah’s (home) in the end.”
Earlier this week, Stewart announced that she will publish a diary of her friend’s fatal fight against anal cancer. The book is scheduled for release next month.
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Alana Stewart To Publish Farrah fawcett Cancer Diary, "My Journey With Farrah"
Posted on 22. Jul, 2009 by CSS.
Alana Stewart, Farrah Fawcett’s best friend of more than 30 years, is publishing a diary she kept of the late actress’ battle with cancer.
The iconic pin-up model and star of the ’70s series Charlie’s Angels died June 25 after a lengthy fight against anal cancer. She was 62.
My Journey With Farrah will be released through publisher William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins, in August. Some of the proceeds will be donated to the Farrah Fawcett Foundation for cancer research.
The book will contain never-before-seen photos and deeply intimate revelations on life and spirituality.
“When the idea to do this book was presented to me, I thought long and hard about it,” the former wife of rocker Rod Stewart said of her decision Monday.
“In fact, I agonized over the decision. Now, was I doing the right thing by sharing many of our private moments? Farrah had originally encouraged me to write this book. It was her idea. However, while I was contemplating my decision, her health took a turn for the worse, and I could no longer seek her advice. So I turned to Ryan O’Neal. He was so positive and so supportive. ‘You have to do it’, he said emphatically. ‘There will be lots of people writing books about her. Yours will be the truth, and it will be a wonderful tribute to her. You have to do it!’ My hope is that people will find this book to be a heartfelt tribute to my friend of 30 years and her valiant fight against cancer. I also hope that it will be helpful and supportive to all of those people who have loved and cared for someone close to them with a lingering illness. I realized while I was putting it together that it was a way of keeping Farrah’s memory alive, not only for me but for everyone who reads this book.”
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Michael Jackson Dies From Cardiac Arrest
Posted on 25. Jun, 2009 by CSS.
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the pop music legend — and father of three — was rushed to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center by the Los Angeles Fire Department after suffering an apparent heart attack on Thursday afternoon. According to the publication, he was not breathing when paramedics arrived and never regained consciousness…
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Farrah Fawcett Dies
Posted on 25. Jun, 2009 by CSS.
Very sad news to report everyone….
Farrah Fawcett, the American sex symbol best known for her role on the ’70s series Charlie’s Angels, has died after a three year battle with anal cancer.
She was 62.
The lady with the iconic hair passed away at St. John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, California at 9:28 AM on Thursday.
While her condition was deteriorating, those closest to Farrah wanted to take her home for her final days.
Her death comes just days after longtime companion Ryan O’Neal revealed that after 27 years of dating, he had recently asked Farrah to be his wife.
“She’s gone. She now belongs to the ages,” O’Neal said in a statement to PEOPLE on Thursday. “She’s now with her mother and sister and her God. I loved her with all my heart. I will miss her so very, very much. She was in and out of consciousness. I talked to her all through the night. I told her how very much I loved her. She’s in a better place now.”
He added: “She was with her team when she passed … Her eyes were open, but she didn’t say anything. But you could see in her eyes that she recognized us.”
O’Neal says Farrah’s family and friends plan to honor her with a funeral service at the downtown Catholic Cathedral in Los Angeles sometime in the next few days.
Rest In Peace, Farrah…..She put up an incredibly courageous fight against an awful disease. Now she really walks with the angels…
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Ed McMahon Passed Away From Cancer, He Was 86.
Posted on 23. Jun, 2009 by CSS.
Sad news to report this Tuesday: Late-night TV legend Ed McMahon has passed away. According to a publicist for the star, McMahon lost his battle with cancer just after midnight at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles.
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Ed McMahon was best known for his work as Johnny Carson’s sidekick on the The Tonight Show and as the host of the classic TV talent show Star Search. The jovial funnyman was also a popular product pitchman, most notably as spokesman for the Publishers’ Clearinghouse $1 Million Sweepstakes in the 1980s.
He was 86.
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David Cook's Brother Adam Dies Of Brain Cancer
Posted on 04. May, 2009 by CSS.
Adam Cook, the older brother of American Idol Season 7 champion David Cook, has died.
Adam lost his ten year battle with brain cancer in Terre Haute, Indiana early Sunday, according to KansasCity.com.
He was 36.
David Cook, a native of Blue Springs, was on a jet en route to Terre Haute when his brother passed away.
“Adam passed away peacefully. He was surrounded by his family, including his wife, Kendra, his children, his father and his stepmom, among others,” a family friend said in a statement Sunday.
“The family thought that Adam would go much sooner than this, actually….That’s why David left his tour a few weeks back so that he could be with Adam. They said their goodbyes then.”
