Dare To Defame: Patrick Swayze
The National Enquirer is reporting that Patrick Swayze has five weeks to live, because he was “diagnosed in late January with pancreatic cancer that has spread to other organs.”
Popsquire’s perspective…
Popsquire is setting the clock on the lawsuit countdown. Realize, however, that defamation lawsuits brought by celebs can be difficult to win. Unlike regular folk, celebs generally have to meet a higher standard.
Celebs have to prove that the alleged defamatory statement is false and was made with malicious intent, meaning that it was published with either knowledge of falsity or in reckless disregard for the truth.
Popsquire hopes there is no truth to this report. If it is, then Popsquire dedicates this Gorillaz hit to Swayze…
Update: Swayze has confirmed that he is, in fact, suffering from cancer, but denies that he has only five weeks to live. His physician released this statement: “Patrick has a very limited amount of disease and he appears to be responding well to treatment.”
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