Bloch told CNN that Ryan O'Neal, Fawcett's romantic partner since the
mid-1980s, and her friend Alana Stewart were with Fawcett at Saint
John's Hospital in Santa Monica, California, when she died.
"Although this is an extremely difficult time for her family and
friends, we take comfort in the beautiful times that we shared with Farrah
over the years and the knowledge that her life brought joy to so many
people around the world," O'Neal said in a written statement.
O'Neal is the father of Fawcett's son, Redmond O'Neal, born in
1985. Redmond O'Neal is in an intense rehabilitation program conducted
in the Los Angeles county jail, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
spokesman Steve Whitmore told CNN on Thursday.
Fawcett's son was
informed on Wednesday night by a grief counselor and a chaplain that
his mother's death was imminent, and a grief counselor and chaplain
also told him when she died, Whitmore said.
The young man, who is currently with a chaplain, has spoken with his father, Whitmore said.
Ryan O'Neal had recently told People magazine that the sex symbol was declining.
"She stays in bed now. The doctors see that she is comfortable. Farrah
is on IVs, but some of that is for nourishment. The treatment has
pretty much ended," he said in a story posted May 7.
From the time he putted a golf ball at the age of 2 on "The Mike Douglas Show," Tiger Woods has been a golden child.
While athletes in different professions dealt with doping scandals and other controversies, Woods continued to do what he did best: dominate the field of professional golf and rake in endorsements.
But it is that squeaky-clean image, and the tightly controlled persona Woods has cultivated over the course of his career, that experts say is fueling speculation and interest in the circumstances surrounding his recent car accident.
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