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Patrick Swayze's Widow: 'It's Not Getting Better'

Lisa Niemi talks of their marriage, his last days

(Newser) - Nearly 7 months after Patrick Swayze’s death, “it’s not getting better” for widow Lisa Niemi, she says. She discusses her grief, her husband’s death, and their life together with the Times of London.
  • Her emotions: “I have a myriad of feelings. Some are extreme, some
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Ahmadinejad's Website Hacked

Will it be blamed on Western devils lurking on the Internet?

(Newser) - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who charmingly once declared that Iran is free of gays, must be fixing to make sure it's free of hackers, as well. Gawker reports that the Iranian prez's website , which is currently down, was hacked by someone who posted a message asking God if he might take Mahmoud... More »

Swayze Widow: I'll See Him Again

Lisa Niemi, Elizabeth Smart, Maria Shriver take part in Women's Conference

(Newser) - Just six weeks after losing her husband, Lisa Niemi spoke publicly for the first time about Patrick Swayze's death at yesterday's Women's Conference in California. "I am so grateful for what I had and my connection to him, and part of me believes that I will see him again,... More »

Swayze Book: Grey Was Annoying on Set of Dancing

Patrick recalls her 'emotional,' sometimes 'silly' antics

(Newser) - The chemistry between Patrick Swayze and Dirty Dancing co-star Jennifer Grey was definitely on-screen-only. Grey was the cause of “a few moments of friction” on set because of her tendency to be “particularly emotional, sometimes bursting into tears if someone criticized her,” Swayze wrote in his memoir,... More »

DWTS Offers Swayze Tribute

Patrick Swayze, a "friend" of the series, was honored on last night's results show

(Newser) - Patrick Swayze’s life—and moves—were celebrated by six of the pros on last night’s Dancing With the Stars. Swayze’s own “She’s Like the Wind” started off the medley, followed by “Unchained Melody” from Ghost and, of course, “Time of My Life” from... More »

Swayze's Biggest Regret: No Kids

Actor writes about wish for fatherhood in memoir

(Newser) - Patrick Swayze desperately wanted to have children and was “crushed” when wife Lisa Niemi had a miscarriage, the Boston Globe reports. Swayze wrote of his longing for fatherhood in his memoir The Time of My Life: "I couldn't wait to become a dad, to have a child with... More »

Chemo Killed Swayze: Somers

Cancer survivor Suzanne Somers believes 'poison,' 'toxins' killed Patrick Swayze

(Newser) - Suzanne Somers thinks she knows what killed Patrick Swayze, and it wasn’t cancer—it was chemotherapy, she tells the National Post. “They took this beautiful man,” says Somers, a cancer survivor who has a book about the disease coming out next month, “and they basically put... More »

Swayze Memoir: Dying 'Is Okay'

In excerpts from upcoming book, Patrick Swayze writes of marriage, cancer battle

(Newser) - Dying was “okay” with Patrick Swayze, he wrote in his upcoming memoir. Though his cancer diagnosis at first seemed like a “cruel joke,” he “began thinking to myself, I've had more lifetimes than any 10 people put together, and it's been an amazing ride.” More... More »

Patrick Swayze to Be Cremated

Plus, a first look at the actor's book with wife Lisa Niemi, and more tributes

(Newser) - Patrick Swayze’s ashes will be spread across his New Mexican Rancho de Días Alegres (Ranch of Happy Days), which he called his favorite place in the world, a source tells Radar. The actor’s body, currently in Los Angeles, will be cremated within 48 hours. More Swayze news:... More »

Grey, Demi Lead Swayze Tributes

Dirty Dancing co-star cherishes swooning in his arms

(Newser) - Like generations who adored him, Jennifer Grey often thinks about swaying in Patrick Swayze’s arms, People reports. “When I think of him, I think of being in his arms when we were kids, dancing, practicing the lift in the freezing lake, having a blast doing this tiny little... More »

Swayze: Not Afraid to Laugh at His Own Hunkiness

Actor didn't want to be just another pretty face, made sure he wasn't

(Newser) - Patrick Swayze, who died today at 57, wasn’t the first choice for the male lead in Dirty Dancing, the BBC notes, but “his performance earned him award nominations and a place on bedroom walls of lovelorn teenage girls around the world.” He eschewed Hollywood’s scene—preferring... More »

Cancer Takes Swayze, 57

Dirty Dancing star diagnosed with deadly pancreatic cancer in Jan. 2008

(Newser) - Patrick Swayze died today, TMZ reports, following a battle with pancreatic cancer. The actor, whose credits included Dirty Dancing and Ghost, was 57. Named People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 1991, he was diagnosed with the deadly form of cancer in January 2008; he continued film and TV work, and... More »

Swayze Goes Home to Die: Tab

Actor's bodily functions reportedly shutting down

(Newser) - Patrick Swayze has left the hospital and gone home to die in his own bed, the National Enquirer reports. Despite the actor's strong will to live, he has reportedly suffered multiple setbacks in his battle with pancreatic cancer, including a mild heart attack and an ongoing intestinal infection, and now... More »

A&E to Drop Swayze's Beast: Source

Low ratings, star's declining health hurt show

(Newser) - Insiders say A&E has axed The Beast, a Sony-produced series about an FBI cop played by Patrick Swayze, after its first season. Soft ratings and Swayze's worsening cancer impaired the show, though the network has yet to confirm the report, writes Variety. More »

Swayze's Not Dead: Rep

(Newser) - Rumors flooding the Internet today of Patrick Swayze’s death are exaggerated, his publicist says. A Florida radio station announced this morning that Swayze had lost his battle with pancreatic cancer, setting the web abuzz. “Patrick is alive, well, and is enjoying life,” his publicist told E! “... More »

Bio Details Swayze's Cancer Fight

It was almost too late before actor visited doctor

(Newser) - Patrick Swayze’s first inkling that something was wrong came while sipping champagne on New Year’s Eve 2007, reports the New York Daily News. “It was like acid on an open wound,” he recalls in a new biography out Tuesday. At the end of January 2008, after... More »

Swayze Fires Back at 'Negative' Tabloids

Actors slams reports that he's losing cancer fight

(Newser) - Patrick Swayze is sick of reading tabloid stories claiming he's losing his battle with pancreatic cancer, he tells Access Hollywood. The Beast star says that rather than being at death's door, he is responding well to a new course of chemotherapy, and he has plenty of positive things in his... More »

Swayze: I Haven't Quit Treatment

(Newser) - Patrick Swayze quickly scotched tabloid rumors today that he's stopped receiving treatments for his pancreatic cancer, People reports. "The reports are not true," said a spokeswoman. "Patrick is continuing his treatment." Swayze, 56, was hospitalized earlier this month for pneumonia, and several tabloids reported that he'd... More »

Swayze Gives Up All Treatment

Doctors can do no more for actor

(Newser) - Patrick Swayze has given up medical treatment after a yearlong struggle with pancreatic cancer, the Mirror reports. “There's nothing more doctors can do for him. The goal now is to keep him comfortable,” a family friend told the National Enquirer. “They have stopped the chemo. He's still... More »

Swayze, Wife Penning Memoirs

(Newser) - Just one week since being released from the hospital after a bout with pneumonia, Patrick Swayze has announced he's writing a book, E! reports. The actor will collaborate on his memoirs with his wife of 33 years, Lisa. Even before his battle with pancreatic cancer, Swayze’s life was book-worthy,... More »

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