Patrick Swayze Checks into Hospital with Pneumonia
Patrick Swayze, who has battled pancreatic cancer for the last year, checked into a hospital with pneumonia, A&E Network officials said Friday in a surprise announcement.The Dirty Dancing star was supposed to attend a news conference to promote his new show, The Beast, on A&E, but network president, Robert DeBitetto, announced Swayze would not be attending. "Patrick is very sorry for being unable to attend this morning," DeBitetto said. "He thanks everyone for all the outpouring of support that he's been receiving lately."The announcement comes two days after the airing of a Barbara Walters interview, in which Swayze detailed his agonizing...
Fri, Jan 9, 2009