NEW YORK — Here is a round-up of this week’s
US celebrity magazines People, In Touch, Life & Style, Us Weekly
and OK! Reuters has not verified these stories and does not
vouch for their accuracy.
Top story- Patrick Swayze battles cancer
Actor Patrick Swayze, 55, is undergoing a
four-week cycle of chemotherapy– coupled with the experimental
drug Vatalanib– to fight his recently diagnosed pancreatic
cancer. "He’s doing amazing," the actor’s brother said.– People
Swayze’s doctor released an optimistic
statement on the actor’s condition. "Patrick has a very limited
amount of disease, and he appears to be responding well to
treatment thus far," Dr. George Fisher said. – OK!
The actor has cheated death at least twice
before. In 1996 he was severely injured when a horse threw him
to the ground while filming the movie "Letters From a Killer."
He broke both legs and severed a tendon in his shoulder but
fully recovered. In 2000, the actor made an emergency landing
while piloting his private plane, hitting light –In Touch
Other top stories
John Henry "Tripp" Isenhour faces a maximum
of 14 months in jail and a $1,500 fine if convicted of killing a
hawk at Orlando, Florida’s Villas of Grand Cypress Golf Resort.
While filming a television show, Isenhour became so enraged with
the bird’s squawking that he began aiming golf balls at it,
eventually hitting it. The bird died. Although the pro golfer
issued an apology, he has been barred from the resort and is
expected in court on charges of cruelty to animals and killing a
migratory bird. – US
Emergency workers rushed to Heather
Locklear’s Thousand Oaks, California, home after the actress’
psychiatrist called 911 because he believed Locklear might hurt
herself. But when officials arrived, Locklear was awake and
alert. – Life & Style
Samantha Morton has revealed that she was
near death after suffering a stroke in 2006 as a result of a
head injury. The actress said she hid her condition for 18
months for fear of how it would affect her career. – US
Lindsay Lohan is struggling to keep her
finances in check. The actress has squandered much of her $15
million fortune on expensive rehab treatments, clothes,
vacations, partying and bodyguards. Lohan does not have another
film lined up and is currently looking for a roommate. – In
Touch
For the last six weeks, Britney Spears has
been essentially grounded by her father, stuck in her mansion in
a desperate bid to save her life. But the troubled pop star is
miserable. "I’m so bored. I hate my life," she texted a friend.
– OK!
Brooke Burke has given birth to a son. It is
the second child for the television personality and her fiance,
actor David Charvet.– US
Jessica Simpson had a great time while
performing for the troops in Kuwait. The pop singer said, "It
was great to experience all that it takes to be in the military,
from sleeping in the barracks to using the latrine. I had such a
blast."– People
Quote of the Week
"If I was a girl and he was a girl, and I was a lesbian and
he was a lesbian, I’d be all over him."– Oscar-winning actor
George Clooney on his frequent co-star actor Brad Pitt. – In
Touch – Reuters
