EXCLUSIVE: Ryan O'Neal Starts Work On Farrah Fawcett Documentary Sequel
Posted on Feb 18, 2010 @ 07:15PM
Ryan O'Neal has started work on a sequel to Farrah Fawcett’s cancer documentary, RadarOnline.com is reporting exclusively.
O’Neal employed a photographer to capture every heartbreaking moment of Farrah’s funeral and burial - and it will all be feature in the sequel about her cancer battle, even as litigation rages over the first documentary.
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A producer for the new project traveled to Fawcett's home state of Texas earlier this month to film a series of one-on-one interviews, RadarOnline.com learned exclusively.
One of the late Charlie's Angels' closest friends from college, Sylvia Dorsey, participated in the interview.
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But Karen Spelling, a lifelong friend who grew up with Fawcett in Corpus Christi, refused to participate, in another apparent protest against O'Neal, who is suing – and being sued by – Craig Nevius, the producer who was dropped at the last minute from the first documentary.
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The new project is being billed as a tribute show, RadarOnline.com has been told. It is not known if NBC will be involved in the second production.
"It will take a completely different approach than the documentary," said a source, familiar with the production.
O'Neal confirmed exclusively to RadarOnline.com that he was working on a project.
"My understanding is that he is collecting recollections/memories of Farrah from her friends and family for archival purposes," the actor's publicist Arnold Robinson said.
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In a September classifieds advertisement placed in The Hollywood Reporter, a producer who identified herself as Stephanie Lynn, sought from the public: "Looking for candid footage of Farrah for upcoming one-hour tribute."
Lynn is the same woman who has been regularly photographed alongside O'Neal after Farrah’s death and in photos published on RadarOnline.com.
RadarOnline.com has also learned O'Neal employed photographer Samuel Lippke to shoot still images inside Farrah's funeral service at Los Angeles Roman Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.
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"I had the honor of photographing an amazing woman’s funeral," said Lippke, in a statement posted on his website.
"I can’t write much due to discretion rules and I can’t post images that I took... all of my images go straight to Ryan and no one else."
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However, Lippke revealed that he photographed "some extremely touching moments, bagpipes, tears, rosary beads, eulogies, it was beautiful."
O’Neal has been accused by Nevius of exploiting Farrah in her final days. And Farrah’s Charlie’s Angels co-star Kate Jackson also claimed that Ryan controlled Farrah and refused to let Kate see her.
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This news of cameras at the funeral, and burial. I wonder if he actually filmed her last breath? He took Farrah and Craigs good intentions and turned the do****entary into something about him. Ryan has about as much artistic vision as a dust bunny.
Posted Sat, 02/20/2010 - 3:23pm
I am no fan or supporter of that loser Ryan O'Neal and I don't think he should be having any creative part in any type of tribute to Farrah. I don't think Ryan will profit from this. Any money made should be going to The Farrah Fawcett Foundation.
Posted Fri, 02/19/2010 - 11:31am
He should be ashamed of himself, I don't believe one word he says. BIG PHONY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted Fri, 02/19/2010 - 11:28am
Farrah left all her $ to Redmond & nothing to Ryan...I'm guessing he sees this as a chance to further exploit her for money. It wouldn't be so bad if he made the memorial strictly for Redmond to have of his mother but we all know it's about the $.
Posted Fri, 02/19/2010 - 3:08am
So now that creep ryan o'neal is gonna make more $$$$$$$ off of his dead girlfriend, NOT wife, Farrah was too smart for that, waaaaay too smart!!!!!!!!!! How come none of his kids talk to this creep???????
Posted Fri, 02/19/2010 - 12:22am
what a PIG, poor Farrah would be turning in her grave if she knew what he was doing. Guess anyone will do anything for money, you disgust me
Posted Thu, 02/18/2010 - 11:26pm
God Bless the legend that was Farrah. There will never be anyone like her. Bless her soul.
Posted Thu, 02/18/2010 - 9:45pm
okay so why does there have to be a sequel? I mean if Ryan really really loved her he would not be petty over the first one being this way or that way. The first one was just fine and her memory should now be honored with no more of this nonsense
Posted Thu, 02/18/2010 - 6:49pm
Because Farrah didn't leave him any money...so he's going to make it off of her now that she's gone.
Posted Thu, 02/18/2010 - 10:09pm
too bad it wasn't his funeral instead of farrah's.
Posted Thu, 02/18/2010 - 5:54pm