Legendary actor Paul Newman has hit out at reports that he's in ill health. It has previously been reported that the actor - famed for his performances in films such as 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' and 'The Sting', had entered a New York hospital recently for a secret operation.
"In answer to the rumors about my 'failing health,' the doctors have been treating me for athlete's foot and hair loss," he joked in a statement, according to the Associated Press.
A reporter with the National Enquirer recently spoke to the superstar as he was leaving his restaurant Dressing Room with his wife of nearly 50 years, Joanne Woodward.
The once heavy smoker did not deny he had cancer but instead sidestepped the question and responded in a gravelly voice: "As you can see, I'm doing okay.
"I feel pretty good for an old salt.
"Of course I have days when I feel more aches and pains than others but overall I'm hanging in there.
"It's all this good hometown food I eat that keeps me going."
While Newman played down his health condition, one insider close to the star previously told the Enquirer that he recently checked into a New York hospital for serious surgery 'related to cancer' which left him convalescing for three weeks.
"He initially was having trouble breathing and a hard time walking," said the source. "After Thanksgiving, his family became concerned and took him to see a New York specialist."
"He was admitted right away into the hospital where he underwent surgery.
"He's bounced back now but he's not a well man and people in his company are trying to keep this very quiet."
By Owen Williams, Feb 03 2008 © Copyright 2008 - Showbiz Spy
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