Patrick Swayze is battling pancreatic cancer and hospitalized for pneumonia, but nothing can break his spirit. As the actor bravely fights for survival, he declares to People, “I am alive and plan on continuing to stay that way.”
The star of the new series “The Beast” says he’s “almost in the clear” as far as the pneumonia is concerned, explaining that a persistent cough clued him in that something was wrong: “It made me suspect there was a possibility of some kind of infection. I wanted to jump on it before it turned into a problem. As soon as I got home, I called my doctor and then went straight to the hospital and was immediately put on antibiotics.”
Though the onetime “Dirty Dancing” hunk recently admitted to Barbara Walters that five years would be an optimistic prognosis for surviving his cancer, his tireless work ethic hasn’t slowed. While filming “The Beast,” a producer told People, “he didn’t want anyone to pamper him. The only time he would get upset is if he felt the scripts were making it easy on him.”
Patrick, keep fighting the good fight and take it easy on yourself!
Potty Paris
In these trying economic times, Americans can apparently no longer afford to care about Paris Hilton. The celebutante reached a new low in her social-climbing when she crashed a Golden Globes party and was booted out, the New York Daily News reports.
The former “Simple Life” star showed up uninvited for a post-awards bash hosted by the powerful Creative Artists Agency. But when CAA bigwig Kevin Huvane caught her, he “was outraged at her sense of entitlement, and he was adamant that she be removed,” an onlooker dished to the paper. “He was storming around, yelling, ‘Who let her in? She is not invited, and somebody had better get her out of here immediately!’”
But wait — it gets even more humiliating. Paris then proceeded to hide in the bathroom. Yes, you read that right: She sequestered herself in the ladies’ room for a good 15 minutes, while LAPD security waited outside to boot her. After 15 minutes, she reportedly emerged “red-faced” — amazingly, the embarrassment even showed through her spray tan.
Sorry, but we can’t help but rejoice in the heirhead’s fall from grace. As Paris herself would say: Loves it!
Jamie Lynn: Wedding?
Jamie Lynn Spears appears to be following the new Hollywood parenting protocol: have a baby, lose the baby weight, then marry the baby daddy. The 17-year-old mom of 7-month-old daughter Maddie and reported fiancé Casey Aldridge, 20, are moving forward with plans for their wedding, according to In Touch. The tabloid claims the “Zoey 101” star has already selected her bridal gown, designed by Monique Lhullier. Wait, that can’t be right. They don’t sell those at Wal-Mart!
LoRo No More?
Are Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson over? The couple is being as coy about reports of a breakup as they used to be about reports they were an item. Though LiLo has taken to MySpace to refute the rumors, it’s sorta obvious to the paparazzi who trail her daily that her previously glued-at-the-hip gal pal has been MIA since their alleged New Year’s Eve blowout. Scuttlebutt has the “Mean Girls” star staying with her manager since she moved out of the love nest she and Sam shared. (Hey, at least the manager’s good for something — she certainly hasn’t gotten Lindsay any work lately.)
But take heart, LoRo loyalists: There may be hope for the couple after all. They dined together at (where else?) Nobu on Monday night, and La Linds actually smiled for the paps — a rare occurrence since their reported rift.
Either this is the most volatile celeb relationship since Pam and Tommy Lee, or Lindsay has figured out a brilliant way to keep her name in print while she’s unemployed. But considering she doesn’t exactly strike us as a PR mastermind, our money’s on the former.
Kitty Raymond is an entertainment writer and astrologer. She welcomes feedback at [email protected].
