Farrah Fawcett Cashes In On Battle Against Anal Cancer

Farrah Fawcett's battle with anal cancer was revealed in October of 2006, and according to a new report, that fight has earned Fawcett millions:

She worked a financial deal with "Entertainment Tonight" earlier this year where the show followed her around to treatments and showed Fawcett's friends videotaping her ordeal. Now, the footage shot by Fawcett's pals is being sold to NBC for "over $2 million," said a source. Craig Nevius, the documentary's producer, said, "We are negotiating with one of the big three networks, but no deal has been signed yet." Presumably, footage would air on both "Today" and "Dateline."

The "Entertainment Tonight" Farrah Fawcett tag page is littered with "EXCLUSIVE" labels, including

ET Exclusive: Farrah Fawcett Faces The Fight of Her Life

and

Farrah: The Next Chapter

and

Farrah's Extra-Special Birthday Celebration

Comments

[Jo]

"Farrah Fawcett Cashes in on Battle Against Anal Cancer"
SO WHAT!! GOOD FOR HER!!! MORE POWER TO HER!!!!
It's her battle and she can d@mn well wage it (or profit from it which is what HP seems to be suggesting) as she sees fit!! What's NOT okay is Huffington Post's trying to cash in Ms. Fawcett's battle with this repugnant headline.

[Knowbetter]

Isn't "Farah" a MUSLIM name? LOL!

[AdamWykle]

You mean ARABIC? Yes, Farah means "joy"

[Iscarius]

Your mean TERRORIST?

[ld]

I love huffpo but in this story is bad. Like many other folks have already commented, the "cashes in" spin is inappropriate.

[philly282]

i agree. pending comments..­..why are my comments always pending? huh, prep-schoo­l-graduate­d cyber-wann­abe-editor­?

[triestina]

story in bad taste--plus try to get a copy of WSJ article "Cash before chemo" to see what one is up against

[LiberalBuzz]

THAT is a disgusting headline Huffpost. Very beneath you. So she found a way to contract a HORRIBLE cancer just so she could rake in some money.

Any idea of what these treatments cost?

Any idea of what life is like with any cancer and this type is a very distressing type?

Ariaana should fire whomever wrote that headline.

Cashes in, indeed.

[ghd]

If Huff Post is so crass and awful then why do all of you come here day after day?

[Rosanneofpgh]

Because that headline is more suited to the National Enquirer than an internet blog. We expect better from huffpo.

[XCITIZEN]

MY VOTE: This is definitely the LOWEST HuffPo has ever gone. Truly down to the gutter.

[LRM216]

How low can the Huffington Post go??? By virtue of the title to this article - pretty low, indeed.

[eggman]

I didn't know what anal cancer was so I looked it up. It was fouler and more disgusting than I could have imagined, especially the picture. See for yourself:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_O%27Reilly_%28commentator%29

[RodgerLodger]

ya got me

[ReasonIsMyReligion]

To really set the trap, use tiny url dot com.

[wadenelson1]

Ewwwwww! Grosss!!!!!!

[GiggidyGeshmoygen]

FARRAH FAWCETT
&
ANAL CANCER ---

now that's GOT to be a ratings goldmine -

I can hardly wait to share the pain ...

[Cubancoffee]

HuffPo, you've become so twisted. "Cashes in"? Yeah, right. I'll bet she was intentionally trying to "catch" some of that good old anal cancer so she could rake in the bucks. No-brainer! I thought HuffPo was supposed to be the antidote for this kind of media slant. You've become what you hate. And, since this sort of sensational treatment is becoming more and more common on this site, it's clear that you're comfortable in that role. What happened?!?!

[karenanne]

Her medical bills are probably taking most if not all of this. What's the matter with you, HuffPost?

[S1m0n]

Farrah's will be the most famous rectum since Ronald Reagan's celebrated colonoscopy!

[JerryTheAngel]

"CASHES IN ON HER BATTLE WITH ANAL CANCER"

What a tasteless and crass Headline this is. You should be ashamed of yourselves.

[javaJimmy]

Farrah Fawcett is the face of a generation, and if she want's to make that still-beautiful face one of the many faces of cancer, then so be it.
Farrah, hopefully you can once again shine a light on both the disease and the deplorable state of health care availability in this country.
You go, Angel !!!!