Farrah Fawcett Salutes Jade Goody
BEEP! BEEP! Anorak’s CCN (Celebrity Cancer News) alerts us to Farah Fawcett’s anal cancer. Like JADE Goody…
Daily Mirror: “Like Jade Goody, Farrah decided to share her private battle by making a documentary, A Wing and a Prayer. It is likely to be her last appearance on camera.”
Examiner: “Unlike the late Jade Goody, a woman who chose to live the end of her life on a public stage, Fawcett has dealt with her illness pretty much out of the limelight.”
Melbourne Sun: “Learning a Goody lesson”
Coming hot on the heels of Jade Goody’s almost stately public funeral in London at the weekend, we’re witnessing an ever more complicated phenomenon: stars trying to balance their constant desire for attention with the need to turn off the cameras when it all gets too much.
We have officially entered an era of death porn. Between the paparazzi zoom and the internet, Fawcett and Goody have received more publicity than they would have killed for in the fledgling days of their careers.
Tabloid Bingo!
And DVD rentals of ski-fall victim Natasha Richardson’s films have also enjoyed a boost in popularity. As Jimi Hendrix once told us: when you’re dead, you’re made for life…
We’ve seen stars such as Michael J. Fox and Patrick Swayze recently opening the gates and revealing the vulnerable characters behind the publicity machine, and they’ve only gone up in their fans’ estimation.
Fawcett is expected to be released from the undisclosed hospital in a few days, according to Nevius.
Other celebrities fighting cancer include Patrick Swayze, 56, who was diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer in January, 2008. Despite his illness, he has continued with his acting career and stars on the A&E series, The Beast.
British reality television star, Jade Goody, passed away on…
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Posted: 7th, April 2009 | In: Celebrities, Key Posts Comments (8) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink
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April 8th, 2009 at 10:29 am
‘I guess I have ‘a line’ I don’t cross and having got heated up over the ‘cervical cancer is a sexually transmitted disease’ comments’….
That is the one piece of ‘information’ that can be attributed solely to the continuing Jade farce. I wonder if her ex-oncologist would like to explain. Thought not.
April 8th, 2009 at 9:29 am
no offence taken QTS, but it is a touchy subject, so probably best to tread carefully therein in terms of satire, IMO…..
April 8th, 2009 at 8:38 am
Okay QTS! I guess I have ‘a line’ I don’t cross and having got heated up over the ‘cervical cancer is a sexually transmitted disease’ comments previously I was being hyper-sensitive and took the words at face value.
And I always so wanted to ‘be’ Farrah Fawcett so you hit the double whammy.
Apologies………..
Oh and ‘anal cancer’ in US is ‘bowel cancer’ here so I’ve been told.
percy… Mr C&C is currently hyperventilating with laughter even though I know you were being very silly.
Right now I’m sipping my green tea with cranberry
April 7th, 2009 at 10:59 pm
Quiet -till-stirred…don’t worry about it.. you offended nobody… rude & crude is o.k. by me……some people are just very touchy when it comes to trying to make satire out anal sex and the Big C…..
…as for C&C… she is usually so sweet & lovely…maybe she needs to be drinking Absinthe instead of green tea.
April 7th, 2009 at 10:41 pm
I was being satirical. I wasn’t judging, just trying to be funny. My attempt has fallen flat on its face and I apologise for any offence caused. It was a rude and crude attempt at humour. Clearly not funny, but not intended to be taken seriously.
I’d withdraw my comment if I could.
April 7th, 2009 at 3:16 pm
hmm, interesting - so by the same train of thought, stomach cancer is presumably caused by eating, lung cancer by breathing, throat cancer by swallowing, bowel cancer by having the occasional dump etc…. shall I go on…?
I agree - you’re a prat…. and a sanctimonious one at that…
April 7th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
Cervical cancer has many forms and many causes. As does anal cancer.
Are we going to start blaming sufferers for whatever form of cancer they are unlucky enough to contract?
Shall we take a pop at breast cancer? bone cancer? bowel cancer? testicular cancer? Prostate cancer?
Go away you pratt.
April 7th, 2009 at 3:00 pm
I believe that cervical cancer can be caused by engaging in vaginal intercourse from an early age.
Does FF have any regrets about her early choices?