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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Jeffrey Rodack EXECUTIVE EDITOR: Pat Gregor MICKEY ROONEY’S SAD MANAGING EDITOR: Marty Gunther (Production) PHOTO EDITOR: Rochelle Paller ART DIRECTOR: Mauricio Buitrago SENIOR REPORTERS: Bob Burns, Jim Nelson, Shelby Loosch SENIOR WRITERS: Paul Francis, Patrice Sturtevant REPORTER: Jordan Rodack LONDON CORRESPONDENT: John Bell DEPUTY PHOTO EDITOR: Summer Federer DESIGNER: Katherine M. Reich WRITERS: Gary Greenberg, Kim Humphreys, Rafe Klinger COPY CHIEF: Bonnie Schultz GENERAL EDITOR: Susan Goldfarb COPY EDITORS: Kimberly Lippman, Tim Skelly EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS: Jennifer Creech, Bernadette Marshall AMI LIBRARY: Candy J. Cogswell (Library Manager) Library Associates: Kathleen Huebner, Rochelle Wagener Library Assistant: Maureen Sikorsky Abborino Mickey stars with Judy Garland in 1939’s Babes AMI RESEARCH CENTER: in Arms Mireya Throop (Director), Barbara Koskie (Deputy), Laurie Miller (Senior Researcher) EVASTATED by a bitter family feud CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT and with his health declining, Hollywood & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER: legend Mickey Rooney is facing his sad last David Pecker EXECUTIVE V.P. & CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER: days, say sources. Kevin Hyson And those who saw the pint-size, EXECUTIVE V.P. CONSUMER MARKETING: D 91-year-old star at the Nov. 12 L.A. premiere of the David W. Leckey new Muppets movie, in which he has a cameo role, EXECUTIVE V.P. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER & TREASURER: were shocked by his appearance. if he’d suffered a stroke.” In February, Mic Chris Polimeni “Mickey smiled and waved for the crowd like New Jersey ophthalmologist Dr. Cary Silverman, from Aber and his wif EXECUTIVE V.P. HUMAN RESOURCES AND ADMINISTRATION: Daniel A. Rotstein the show business trouper he is, but he was clearly director of Vision Care 20/20, tells GLOBE the star taken over his fi PRESIDENT/CEO DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, INC: having trouble seeing and his skin was blotchy,” could be suffering from ptosis, or drooping eyelid, and denied hi John D. Swider says a source. which is common with aging. medicine. S.V.P. CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER: David Thompson “He seemed to love the attention, but at the same But he also warned that “drooping eye- Then, S.V.P., CONTROLLER & CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER: time, you could tell it was hard on him even being lids can be a sign of more serious diseases like special committee considering Jeffrey Laymon out on the red carpet.” diabetes, tumors, infl ammation, stroke, cancer or tion telling his own heartbreaking story of abuse. S.V.P. OPERATIONS & DIGITAL PRODUCTION: Michael Esposito Another source, who also saw Mickey at aneurysms.” And in September, the V.P. GENERAL COUNSEL: Michael Antonello an autograph show at the Burbank Marriott Insiders blame the song-and-dance man’s decline against the Abers and two of V.P. MANUFACTURING: Robert O’Neill Hotel in June, noted he seemed far more frail at the on the “unbelievable stress” he’s under due to a ates, claiming PRODUCTION DIRECTOR: Stephen Romeo Muppets premiere. lawsuit for elder abuse he fi led against Chris Aber, elder abuse V.P. RESEARCH: David A. Forier “I’m not sure if it’s due to his age or if there’s son of Mickey’s current – and eighth – wife Jan. Mickey V.P. FINANCIAL PLANNING, M&A AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: Severio Flemma something medically wrong with him,” says the “The ongoing battle appears to have taken a $12,000-a-month income and V.P. CORPORATE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS: second source. “I also noticed him making strange huge toll on Mickey,” says the second source. “He lavish lifestyle – includi Samantha Trenk facial distortions. defi nitely seems to have aged a lot since I last Benz cars, a $100,000 race car and outings at CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING: 800-755-8605 “His eye was squinty and one side of his face saw him. It’s a really sad situation. You have to feel top-tier restaurants. RIGHTS & PERMISSIONS DIRECTOR: Fiona Maynard looked a little droopy, which made me wonder sorry for him.” “While For Rights & Permissions/Syndication requests, in poverty, Chr please contact: [email protected] access to Micke GOT A STORY? The suit also charg CALL our Boca Raton, FL headquarters the aged star into thinki at 561-989-1015 or toll free ’ DYNASTY DREAM! 1-800-749-7733 EXT. 1015. ing him to live on bagged groceries OR E-MAIL us at LINDA EVANS escaped the Hollywood One of her joys in playing Krystle doorstep once every thr newstips@globefl .com rat race and moved to Washington was her lavish wardrobe, much of According to a state nine years ago, but she says which she keeps in a storage locker. SUBSCRIBERS almost too much to bear for Mickey, who has she’d move back to Tinseltown if they Linda says series creator Aaron battled heart problems and underwe TOLL-FREE: 1-800-513-9186 (outside U.S. dial direct 1-515-246-6952) brought Dynasty back to TV. Spelling shelled out a fortune on attire bypass heart s For subscription questions or problems, “It would be sort of sad without “because the American public loved “I know there please call the telephone number above OR e-mail us at GLBCustserv@cdsfulfi llment.com ,” says Linda, 69, that – they were watching the clothes.” to be over,” says the who played the late actor’s TV wife A Dynasty reunion would even coax to go on with a protracte NON-SUBSCRIPTION INQUIRIES Krystle Carrington on the hit 1981-89 her back from Tacoma, where she “The people who love CUSTOMER SERVICE ABC drama. “I don’t know how you fl ed from “surreal” Hollywood fame around to collect a nickel from this lawsuit.” TOLL-FREE: 1-866-MAGS-AMI 1-866-624-7264) could have Dynasty without Blake that made it impossible “to walk OR e-mail us at Carrington – but I’d be open. It would down the street, go to the beach, go [email protected] be fun.” to the movies or live life.” 16 GLOBE / December 5, 2011

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