Word: deathly
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...last months, before her death today at 62, Fawcett served as another important emblem: the gaunt, glamorous battler against anal cancer. She could have left her fans with memories of a white-hot celebrity as Charlie's blondest angel, a solid career playing besieged TV-movie heroines and a volatile private life that was almost always public. Instead, she waged a fight for cancer awareness in the best and bravest way she knew how: with a two-hour ABC TV special, widely seen in May, that showed her at home, in a California hospital and in a German clinic, often...
...news of her condition, and the remains of her celebrity, to worthy use. O'Neal hoped she would finally marry him, and she agreed, but at the end, she was too weak for the ceremony to be performed. A Catholic priest performed last rites a few hours before her death this morning in Santa Monica, Calif. O'Neal was with...
...organizers behind "This Is It," Michael Jackson's 50-concert residency at London's O2 Arena, billed it as a spectacle for the ages that would mark the return of the King of Pop after a 12-year hiatus. But after Jackson's sudden death on June 25, the series, scheduled to open July 13, will probably be remembered as the most lavish musical comeback that never...
...that stage will be dismantled - and AEG must deal with the financial aftermath. Jackson's death means the firm will have to refund $85 million in ticket sales. The company will also miss out on expected profits of $115 million from VIP packages and merchandising, and it will lose the chance at an additional $450 million from the three-year worldwide tour they hoped would follow the London gigs. (See the top 10 Michael Jackson moments...
...right now, Jackson's fans are focused on their mourning, not their money. "I haven't even thought about the money," says Luke Fletcher, 27, who lives in London. Fletcher says he has been in constant communication with friends since Jackson's death and is just trying to remain positive: "Michael will be remembered for his music now, and all of the controversy will be forgotten." It's a different kind of comeback, but maybe an even better...