Contra Costa Times - Walnut Creek, CA, USA - Legendary actor and philanthropist Paul Newman is gravely ill with cancer, according to numerous published reports. Newman's neighbor and longtime business partner, writer A.E. Hotchner, told the Associated Press the actor told him about the disease about 18 months ago. Hotchner did not specify what kind of cancer, but said Newman is in active treatment. "I know that it's a form of cancer," Hotchner told the AP. "It's a form of cancer and he's dealing with it."

This is the first time reliable news sources have reported on Newman's illness. Celebrity bloggers such as Perez Hilton have been speculating on it

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