Chaz Bono Lashes Out at Tabloid for Predicting His Death
Chaz Bono is upset after the National Enquirer published a story predicting the death of the former 'Dancing With the Stars' contestant. The headline read: "Chaz Bono -- Only 4 Years to Live!"The article cites Dr. Patrick Wanis, who claims Bono's weight combined with the stress of his recent appearance on 'DWTS' and various medications associated with his gender reassignment will "increase Chaz's risk of an early death." The Enquirer claims that Wanis predicts Bono will likely die by 2015.
Needless to say, Bono was not happy, and according to TMZ, he's firing back.
His legal team sent a letter to the Enquirer, demanding that the tabloid magazine print a retraction and issue a public apology. If the Enquirer fails to print a retraction, Bono's team is ready to take legal action.
In the letter obtained by TMZ, Bono's legal team calls the story "blatantly false and defamatory," adding that, "The salacious and inflammatory headline and article were crafted for the malicious purpose of discriminating against our client's gender and sexual orientation."
TMZ reports that Bono's lawyer will sue the tabloid if a retraction and public apology is not made.
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