Fawcett: False Tab Reports Add Pain to Cancer

Friends, family gather to say final farewells as star given last rites

(NEWSER) - Farrah Fawcett is in the final stages of her battle with anal cancer and her condition is believed to be deteriorating rapidly, the New York Daily News reports. Her loved ones, including longtime love Ryan O'Neal, have gathered at her bedside in a Los Angeles hospital and a priest has been summoned to give her the last rites. Her rep said only that "she is still being treated for her condition." More»

Actress is not doing well, a source says

(NEWSER) - Farrah Fawcett has been back in the hospital for at least two weeks, and is not doing well, a source tells People. “There was a moment last week when she was supposed to be released and was going home but things changed,” the source says, while Fawcett’s publicist adds, "She is still being treated for her condition.” More»

(NEWSER) - Cancer-wracked actress Farrah Fawcett is praying for "a miracle" now that she has exhausted conventional medical treatments, reports the New York Post. "I want to stay alive, so I say to God, it is seriously time for a miracle," said Fawcett. "I know that everyone will die eventually, but I do not want to die of this disease." Fawcett discusses her years-long battle with her illness in a documentary, Farrah's Story, which will air on NBC tomorrow night. More»

(NEWSER) - In a sign that Farrah Fawcett's condition may be deteriorating, her son Redmond O'Neal received a get-out-of-jail pass this weekend to visit her, E! reports. “A judge signed a removal order,” a Los Angeles Sheriff’s spokesman said. “It happens sometimes for a funeral or if someone is gravely ill.” Redmond has said that Fawcett’s battle with cancer is going poorly, but others insist she is not in dire straits. More»

Woman accused of selling stars' medical records to tabloids

(NEWSER) - A former UCLA Medical Center employee has been indicted for snooping in the medical records of the stars and selling the information to tabloids, the Los Angeles Times reports. Lawanda Jackson is accused of making thousands from the sale of information about celebrities including Farrah Fawcett and Maria Shriver. She could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted. More»