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Studio 46 - Non-TPiR Discussion => Out In Left Field => Topic started by: whowouldeverhurtawhammy on September 19, 2017, 10:37:03 PM
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If this was already mentioned before and/or if this belongs in another part of the forum, please lock/move this thread, but I just discovered an article from Radar Online that troubles me...
http://radaronline.com/celebrity-news/bob-barker-collapses-wife-grave/
According to this post, our beloved Bob Barker was claimed to have "lost the will to live" following a tearful visit to Dorothy Jo's (his deceased wife) gravesite, and that he is "ready to die." For any TPIR fan who grew up with Bob's run, this disturbs me.
What are your thoughts?
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Is that site a legit site, or one of those that just makes up stuff to start trouble?
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Is that site a legit site, or one of those that just makes up stuff to start trouble?
It definitely looks too real to be fake. As some maybe aware, Bob had another fall in his house last June, leaving others worried about his demise.
The same site also mentioned the same thing shortly after his recent fall:
http://radaronline.com/celebrity-news/bob-barker-health-issues/
However, other websites started spewing those "RIP Bob Barker" jokes after his fall. Those are the ones that will stir up trouble. I haven't seen anything of that matter there...
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Radar Online is a satirical site and similar to The Onion. I highly doubt this is real.
Next....
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Radar Online is a satirical site and similar to The Onion. I highly doubt this is real.
Next....
Alas, thanks for the clarification.
Mistakes were made, but I appreciate you bringing that to my attention.
...Stupid tabloids, trying to misinform everyone with nonsense. :headbang:
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Radar Online is a satirical site and similar to The Onion. I highly doubt this is real.
Next....
Got a source on that? Google didn't turn up anything immediately relevant.
I'm not saying it's trustworthy or that the report is accurate, but I don't see anything indicating that it's a parody site, either.
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I'm not saying it's trustworthy or that the report is accurate, but I don't see anything indicating that it's a parody site, either.
My thoughts, exactly. Though, I hope that I am wrong about this...
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I don't want to believe this is true. He doesn't strike me as the kind of person who would say that.
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Radar Online is an entertainment site. It is not a news site. Any "news" you may find on there is about as real as my trillion-dollar inheritance. All you have to do is go to their home page and see just how nonsensical some of the other "headlines" are.
Don't believe everything you see on the Internet, folks.
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I'm sure if this were true, it would be all over the news right now.
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I don't put any stock in the celebrity train wreck sites.
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Radar Online is an entertainment site. It is not a news site. Any "news" you may find on there is about as real as my trillion-dollar inheritance. All you have to do is go to their home page and see just how nonsensical some of the other "headlines" are.
Don't believe everything you see on the Internet, folks.
And also don't believe anything you read in the gutter press, such as the National Enquirer.
I can't recall, but I thought I had seen one of those supermarket tabloids that had a (grainy) photo of a sad-looking Bob Barker with a giant headline similar to that of the Radar Online site.
All, naturally, to gain your attention.
Not that Bob is necessarily a front-and-center celebrity to most of the rest of the world (i.e., non-game show/non-TPiR fans), but enough know of him/remember him that any headline -- and this certainly isn't the first one, nor will it be the last -- that trumpets out that he is either terminally ill, had a fall in his home or some public place, made a comment that he wants to die, etc., or has something to do with his past legal issues, association with animal rights groups (pro or con) or time with TPiR (there have been a few of those, too) ... is bound to get your attention. This latest headline -- the one claiming that Barker make some remark about wanting to die after an emotional cemetery visit to Dorothy Jo's gravesite -- certainly did. And they will continue to do so as long as people continue to go to these websites and read these articles/magazines, etc., and believe they are undeniably true.
I get that sometimes, when people grow old and have outlived their spouse, sometimes for many years (as in Barker's case, as Dorothy Jo died in 1981, some 36 years ago as this thread is active), they get depressed and sometimes to the point where they want to die, and even say as much. I had a beloved neighbor who repeatedly made similar remarks to what Bob supposedly said after her husband passed (and sadly, she died, just 11 months after the husband passed). And I think we can all agree that Bob misses his beloved wife, Dorothy Jo.
At best, though, this was a comment that was taken out of context. But more likely this was completely exaggerated, false and blown out of proportion.
I'd suggest ignoring the Radar Online story as BS.
Brian
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I'm sure if this were true, it would be all over the news right now.
I may be reading this wrong and if so I apologize, but I disagree ... even if it were true, I think that it would amount to little more than speculation.
I mean, every time an elderly celebrity makes a comment about wanting to die so they can be with a beloved spouse or family member ... or (figuratively) leaves a fart, it'd be in the news?
And yes, I realize you might be facetious, but c'mon ... I think the press has a lot more to report on than a legendary game show host making some comment that is likely very commonly made by many very elderly people who are widowed/widowers, have most or all siblings who have passed, etc. ... especially when they have outlived some of them (especially particularly beloved ones) for many years.
Got a source on that? Google didn't turn up anything immediately relevant.
I'm not saying it's trustworthy or that the report is accurate, but I don't see anything indicating that it's a parody site, either.
This is a website similar to the National Examiner, Star, etc. ... supermarket tabloids that carry a high amount of celebrity news (some of it not necessarily true) and rumors.
Brian
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These tabloids indeed pushed a false claim Bob actually had died a few months ago; I didn't buy it, as they gave his age as 94, which he of course will not be for another few months. A quick check here to find no similar announcements confirmed it was a hoax for me.
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These tabloids indeed pushed a false claim Bob actually had died a few months ago; I didn't buy it, as they gave his age as 94, which he of course will not be for another few months. A quick check here to find no similar announcements confirmed it was a hoax for me.
Are you sure that was a print tabloid or one of those hoax websites that regularly claims that various celebrities have died? (I think there's even one that allows you to type in a name and state a cause of death, if I'm not mistaken.)
I've seen those before, many times. Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift, both country and pop superstars, have been by far the most common celebrities who have been said to have "died," from what I've seen. Probably because they're both young and very physically attractive ... so naturally they'll be far more common than older or aged celebrities than, in this instance, Bob Barker.
But getting back to the subject at hand, yes, I agree ... wherever you read this it is a hoax. And if this was print and a deliberate misrepresentation (i.e., not clearly labeled as being about a mistaken report) to sell tabloids, he could sue.
Brian
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Stupid tabloids, trying to mislead me once again...
(cue horns)
* I would've said something in Japanese, but the loser horns would be more appropriate.
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This was printed in one of the tabloids that I saw at the grocery store about a week ago.
I didn't put any thought to it at all that there was any truth to it at all.
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I'm pretty sure if you were really worried, you could ask Roger on Facebook who appears to talk to Bob rather frequently and see what he says. I bet we all know what he'll say though.
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I see another lawsuit from Barker coming!
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I see another lawsuit from Barker coming!
Over what? There's nothing libelous here, even if it turns out not to be true. What would be actionable about a story that boils down to "Old Widower Still Misses His Wife"?
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Over what? There's nothing libelous here, even if it turns out not to be true. What would be actionable about a story that boils down to "Old Widower Still Misses His Wife"?
I wonder if he was referring to the stories -- if they were published -- that erroneously reported his death?
If he was remarking about the stories where he made remarks common with many very elderly people whose significant others, plus many close family members and friends who have since died, then there likely isn't any cause for action, annoying as those stories might be.
Brian
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Bob appeared in a report today on the rumors that CBS Television City could be sold. Looks to be in pretty good shape.
http://abc7.com/business/cbs-television-city-draws-speculation-about-potential-sale/2470023/ (http://abc7.com/business/cbs-television-city-draws-speculation-about-potential-sale/2470023/)