May 15 2009
Is Farrah Fawcett Really Cashing In on Her Cancer Battle?
Farrah Fawcett leaving the hospital after treatments for anal and liver cancer.
If you are looking for a daily dose of humor, today is not the day. I have been watching the now very public cancer battle that Farrah Fawcett has been fighting for several years now.
I am digusted that the media is inferring that Farrah Fawcett is “cashing in” on her cancer battle.
Cashing in? Does the woman on the left look like she is cashing in?
Farrah Fawcett is fighting a losing battle with anal and liver cancer. A special will be aired tonight on NBC. Of course, there is money involved, but does it look like Farrah is going to benefit from any of this money?
Scandal has erupted that the producer of her NBC special was threatened by Ryan O’Neal, Farrah’s long time companion and kicked out of the production. Craig Nevius is now suing her. What?
Suing a woman who is dying of cancer because he hasn’t gotten a piece of the pie? Talk about trying to cash in on another person’s suffering.
If Farrah Fawcett wants to produce a special about her battle with cancer, shedding necessary light on the subject, then I thank her. If she “cashes in”, great, but again, will she benefit from any of the money?
We don’t get upset when sports stars make millions each season or actors make millions per movie, are we really going to bash Farrah Fawcett for telling her story and making money in the process?
It is my guess that Farrah Fawcett and her partner Ryan O’Neal would trade both of their fortunes for a cancer free Fawcett. The idea that they are cashing in on her illness takes away from her pain, her battle with the disease and her strength to share what is a difficult, trying time in her life.
I really feel like this is Ryan ONeal trying to make money off of Farrah before she’s gone and he disappears into the long list of Hollywood has beens, again. We will not be watching the docudrama/melodrama, because these are very private issues that only a family should share. Shame on Ryan, if he is just using her for money….too sad!
I don’t know Ryan so I cannot give an opinion about who’s cashing in or not. I don’t think Farrah’s intention was to cash in, I think she just wanted to show people what all this is about suffering from cancer.
All my love to Farrah and my condolescences to her family.
Marcela - Argentina