Donny Swayze criticises the media

The younger brother of The Dirty Dancing and Ghost star Patrick Swayze, has slammed the media for speculating about the star’s health in the months leading up to his death, calling the negative headlines horrible.

Patrick Swayze spent almost two years battling pancreatic cancer before he passed away in September of this year. Swayze was hit with false rumors which included claims he had suffered a heart attack, and undergone surgery. Donny Swayze is adamant the lies hindered his sibling’s fight for life because it was so distressing to see tabloids talking about the actor’s imminent demise.

Donny told U.S. talk show host Larry King, “Grocery shopping at the 7-Eleven corner store for two years was hard because going into the grocery store was just too much. In every checkout stand they would have a big picture of my brother with some horrible headline with a lie, a blatant lie.”

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