Posted on Mon May 11th, 2009 8:27am PDT By
X17 Staff
Farrah Fawcett says a real-life sting operation helped identify the UCLA hospital worker who was selling her private medical information to The National Enquirer.
In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Fawcett lashes out at the hospital for failing to protect her privacy and claims UCLA repeatedly pressured her to donate money for the creation of a foundation in her name.
Fawcett said the leak of information about her treatment for anal cancer made the process even more difficult.
"People call, 'How are you?' 'How do you feel?' 'We're praying for you.' Do you still have your hair?' ... When every single call is that kind of call ... it's all you talk about. It's all-consuming. Then, your quality of life is never the same," Fawcett told the paper.
Farrah says she was "never more sure of anything in [her] life" that somehow information about her illness was being leaked from UCLA. So when doctors discovered that her cancer had returned, she decided to keep the information from her friends and family.
Fawcett had the proof she was looking for when the news appeared in the Enquirer four days later. It was later discovered that an administrative worker had been selling the information to the Enquirer. UCLA says it has changed the way it handles private patient information and new laws have been passed to protect patients.
The public's facination with the story is understandable. "Particularly when it's something sexy or scandalous, or on the negative side, something kind of tragic and sad, for whatever reason, the public is interested in those types of stories," said X17online's own Brandy Navarre.
"I think it's really just an American icon and the public's love of this woman and the nostalgia and everything around her," Navarre said.
Meantime, the Charlie's Angels star's condition continues to deteriorate. Ryan O'Neal told People Magazine the cancer has spread to Farrah's liver, she's bedridden and has lost of all of her hair.
Posted on Mon May 11th, 2009 8:05am PDT By
X17 Staff
Well, perhaps the most famous mother of the year!
Nadya Suleman and a few of her fourteen kids went shopping at Michael's on Saturday, and the Angelina wannabe appeared to be having a great Mother's Day weekend. Hey, when you've got that many kids to buy you flowers and cards, how can you go wrong?
Posted on Mon May 11th, 2009 7:50am PDT By
X17 Staff
The got engaged in February, so what's next for the famous couple? Star Magazine reports that Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart plan to adopt a baby girl! An insider tells the mag, "Harrison's begun the process of adopting Liam too. He's been a father figure to the boy almost since day one."
Well, we don't know whether or not this is true, but we did snap Calista and her 8-year-old son (not pictured) at a baseball game over the weekend....aww, what a sweet way to spend Mother's Day!
Posted on Mon May 11th, 2009 7:16am PDT By
X17 Staff
This weekend, Justin Timberlake appeared on SNL, and in a skit set in the 1800s, he played Cornelius Timberlake, a great-great-grandfather to Justin who, as luck would have it, could predict the future. When asked what his relative would accomplish, Timberlake joked about some of his own songs ("He'll bring sexy back!"), and added that he would be a "handsome millionaire."
Of course, it wouldn't be a good SNL skit without a jab at Justin's famous ex-girlfriend, Britney Spears. Timberlake quipped, "I'd like to think that at first, he'll date a popular female singer. Publicly, they'll claim to be virgins. But privately, he'll hit it."
Eeek! What would Britney say? Maybe it would have been funnier if she made an appearance on the show too? Or not?
Posted on Mon May 11th, 2009 7:07am PDT By
X17 Staff
Check out these two -- this platonic couple, Drew Barrymore and Justin Long who are just friends - having BREAKFAST together yesterday morning at the Farmer's Market.
Oh, and I guess that large bruise on Justin's neck must have been some sort of freak skateboarding accident, right?
Posted on Mon May 11th, 2009 6:30am PDT By
X17 Staff
If you ever wondered where Jessica Alba got her signature pout from, look no further than the tree itself, Mama Alba!
Wait, I spoke too soon! Mom looks thrilled to be spending quality time with Jess on mother's day, and Jessica looks as if her muscles are straining underneath her face to try and form some semblance of a smile.
Posted on Mon May 11th, 2009 6:00am PDT By
X17 Staff
Madonna spent the Saturday before mother's day (where else?) taking her little disciples to the Kabbalah Centre in Manhattan.
So Madonna may not be the mother of Kabbalah, but she certainly has influenced many a celebrity to take part in the Jewish mystical religion! Click through to see who ELSE we saw attending services: