Martha Stewart: Actor Paul Newman Is "Full of Vim and Vigor"

As rumors build that Paul Newman is battling caner, his pal (and neighbor Martha Stewart ) is praising the legendary actor. "He is still full of vim and vigor, he is still Cool Hand Luke to me, and of course, my Butch Cassidy!" she wrote about Newman, 83, on her blog Thursday. On Wednesday, the Associated Press quoted Newman's longtime pal and business partner, writer A.E. Hotchner , as saying that the actor is suffering from "a form of cancer." Hotchner later claimed that his quotes were misconstrued (the AP is standing by its story). Newman has yet to address the cancer rumors directly. "Newman says he's doing nicely," his rep said in a one-line statement to the press late Tuesday. The actor's health has been under speculation after he cancelled several appearances and appeared gaunt in a photo with Stewart that ran on her Web site. Numerous outlets reported that Newman was diagnosed at Manhattan's Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Last year, Newman announced he was ... (link)