Paul Newman responds to cancer rumors

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Source: CNN

NEW YORK (AP) -- Paul Newman is responding to unconfirmed reports that he is ill with lung cancer and has issued a statement saying he is "doing nicely."
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Newman's spokesman, Jeff Sanderson, issued a one-line statement late Tuesday.

Artistic directors of Connecticut's Westport Country Playhouse cited unspecified health issues when they announced last month that the 83-year-old screen legend would not direct "Of Mice and Men" this fall.

Newman lives in Westport with his wife, Joanne Woodward.

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Paul Newman stands in the pit area during Indianapolis 500 practice runs in May.

[PSPS]

1. These are better pictures

[momzno1]

2. Oh Yes!

He absolutely is the sexiest man who ever graced our planet....for many, many reasons- looks being only one of them.
Wow!!

[noonwitch]

7. I liked him best in Slap Shot

I'm a sucker for a guy in a hockey uniform-except those Hanson brothers.

I always liked it that he and Joanne Woodward had a marriage that withstood all the Hollywood crap.

[melody]

3. Bless him

He's done so many good things for humanity when he didn't have to do a damned thing. He's one of the good folk.

[JAbuchan08]

4. wow... I hate to say it, but he looks to have declined a bit from the last time I saw him

which was in road to perdition. I hope his health maintains for a good while yet. It is strange to think of him as an old man especially as many of his "contemporaries" were much younger than him.
I guess we all get old sometime, but given his long and distinguished career whatever time he has left he can consider icing on the cake (not the phrase I wanted to use, but the only one I could think of)

[melody]

8. Well, he is 83

Though the decline may be due to chemo or something else therapeutic.

[JI7]

9. it's the cancer and treatment for sure

even in older age he still was in good shape.he seems to have lost a lot of weight there. it doesn't appear to look good, but still hoping for the best.

[madrchsod]

5. he could have been one of the best race car drivers

the usa has ever had. there`s a lot of talent in that guy....

[onehandle]

6. Best to a classic classy lefty supreme. nt

[Habibi]

10. Amen.

[Mudoria]

11. Cool Hand Luke

[Matilda]

12. A delightfully tongue-in-cheek comment from Newman.

It could mean everything, or nothing.

He doesn't look good, even for an 83-year-old, but it seems his brain
cells aren't diminished.

Long life to him.

[JerseygirlCT]

13. What a lovely man! In so many, many ways. nt