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R.I.P Farrah Fawcett

Farrah Fawcett has died of cancer aged 62.

The 'Charlie's Angels' actress passed away in a Los Angeles hospital today
with her family by her side.

The star had fought a long and courageous battle against anal cancer but
was rushed from her home to intensive care last night and read her last
rites this morning.

Her fiance, Ryan O'Neal, and best friend, actress Alana Stewart, were said
to be with her during her final hours.

Long term partner Ryan, 68, had been planning to wed Farrah as soon as
possible.



In an interview earlier this week He said: "I've asked her to marry me,
again, and she's agreed
.

"Farrah is fighting for her life. But we will wed as soon as she can, say
yes. Maybe we can just nod her head
.

"I promise you, we will. Absolutely."

Farrah is survived by her 24-year-old son, Redmond, by Ryan, who is
currently in jail on a drug rehab program, is was not present at her
bedside, according to reports.

She was also married to 'The Six Million Dollar Man' actor Lee Majors from
1973 to 1982.

Farrah was initially diagnosed with cancer in 2006. Although doctors
believed it had been successfully treated, the illness returned in May 2007
and had recently spread to her liver.

Her battle with illness was chronicled in the television documentary
'Farrah's Story' earlier this year which received nearly nine million
viewers.

In the documentary she said: "I know that everyone will die eventually, but
I do not want to die of this disease. I want to stay alive
."

Thursday, June 25, 2009 • Tags: Celebrity ,News

Jennifer Lopez’s Sweetface Brand Falls Victim To Recession

Jennifer Lopez's fashion empire has fallen victim to the global recession - production on her Sweetface clothing line will cease once the spring collection hits stores.

The Jenny From The Block hitmaker has banked millions from merchandising and brand deals, launching the Sweetface range in 2005 as a streetwear spin-off of her original JLO clothing collection.

But, despite the line's popularity with fans, Lopez has confirmed work on future designs will come to a halt while the future of the brand is reviewed.

The Spring 2009 collection will be the company's last for the foreseeable future.



A statement on behalf of the fashion house reads, "In light of new company strategies, we have decided to put the Sweetface line on hiatus while we prepare to reintroduce the brand in the near future with new messaging points and an entirely new fashion point of view.”

Lopez isn't the only celebrity designer to feel the pinch in tough economic times - singer/actress Mandy Moore's Mblem and The Hills star Lauren Conrad's lines are also currently on hiatus. (WENN/MJ/WNWCPL/KL)

Thursday, June 25, 2009 • Tags: Celebrity ,Fashion ,Jennifer Lopez ,News

New Book Reveals Brando’s ‘Affair’ With Jackie O

Former U.S. president John F. Kennedy's wife Jacqueline had an affair with movie legend Marlon Brando the year after her husband was assassinated, according to a new book.

Brando is reported to have bedded the iconic socialite on two occasions in 1964.

The Godfather star is said to have written about their romance in an early draft of his 1994 memoirs Songs My Mother Taught Me - but the revelations were edited out by a friend of JFK's widow prior to publication.

In a new book - titled Bobby and Jackie: A Love Story and containing details of an alleged affair between Jackie Kennedy and JFK's brother Robert - author C. David Heymann claims to have uncovered unpublished passages from Brando's autobiography.

The excerpts reportedly reveal Brando slept with Jackie Kennedy - aka Jackie Onassis - a year after her husband was murdered in Dallas, Texas in November 1963.

The first time was allegedly after Brando and Kennedy enjoyed a three hour meal together.

According to New York Post gossip column PageSix, Heymann writes, "(The) meal included a good deal of drinking... Jackie and the actor danced and drank. During their dance, Jackie, deeply attracted to Brando, 'pressed her thighs' suggestively into his.

"They danced again, then sat down and began to 'make out'... In Brando's words, 'From all I'd read and heard about her, Jacqueline Kennedy seemed coquettish and sensual but not particularly sexual. If anything, I pictured her as more voyeur than player. But that wasn't the case.

"She kept waiting for me to try to get her into bed. When I failed to make a move, she took matters into her own hands and popped the magic question. 'Would you like to spend the night?' And I said, 'I thought you'd never ask.'"

A week later, the couple allegedly met up again at an apartment belonging to a friend of Brando's, and once again ended up in bed - but the romance then fizzled out.

Heymann adds: "Having twice consummated her relationship with Brando, Jackie showed no interest in pursuing him further." (WENN/ZN/WNWCPS/CL)

Thursday, June 25, 2009 • Tags: Celebrity ,News ,Rumors