Robin Roberts heals after cancer surgery

Robin Roberts heals
after cancer surgery

JACKSON, Miss. — Robin Roberts’ prognosis is “quite good.” “The cancer is out of my body and I’m healing from the surgery,” the “Good Morning America” co-host told The Associated Press in a telephone interview Thursday. “Hopefully, the plan now is to keep it out.”

She announced on ABC’s morning show July 31 that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent surgery Aug. 3.

The 46-year-old Roberts said doctors will wait several weeks for her to heal before having her undergo more treatment, which may mean chemotherapy.

Roberts said she did not want to be specific about her treatment until she is certain what it will be.

“The prognosis is quite good,” she said. “I did find it in the early stages. I am very confident and they [doctors] are very confident that it is going to be fine. The road getting there is going to be a little bumpier than I anticipated and they anticipated. I am better off than so many people who find it so late and that is why I am grateful and that again is why my battle cry is early detection.”

Model’s past run-ins
can be raised in court

NEW YORK — Naomi Campbell’s string of tussles with aides and maids can be raised in a lawsuit against her.

The British catwalker tried to block former maid Gaby Gibson from bringing up Campbell’s history of dust-ups with people who work for her, saying it was “scandalous and prejudicial.”

But in a ruling published Wednesday, Manhattan state Supreme Court Judge Michael Stallman said previous incidents could be admitted.

“Those alleged acts might be relevant to the issues of intent and the need for future deterrence,” Stallman wrote.

Gibson was “very happy” about Stallman’s ruling, said her lawyer, Lambros Lambrou. Gibson worked for Campbell from November 2005 through January 2006.

She claims the 37-year-old model hit her, called her bigoted names and threatened to charge her with theft after being unable to find a pair of jeans designed by Stella McCartney. Campbell has denied the claims.

She was never charged with any crime in the incident Gibson alleges. Campbell did plead guilty in January to misdemeanor assault for throwing her cell phone at another maid, Ana Scolavino.

In February 2000, Campbell pleaded guilty in Toronto to an assault charge for beating assistant Georgina Galanis while making a film in Canada in 1998.

Campbell also has faced other lawsuits from other former employees who accused her of violent behavior.

Today’s birthdays

Actor Kenny Baker (“Star Wars”) is 73. Composer-musician Mason Williams is 69. Rhythm-and-blues singer Marshall Thompson (The Chi-Lites) is 65. Rock musician Ken Hensley (Uriah Heep) is 62. Actor Joe Regalbuto is 58. Actor-writer Stephen Fry is 50. Actor Steve Guttenberg is 49. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Cal Ripken Jr. is 47. Talk show host Craig Kilborn is 45. Actress Marlee Matlin is 42. Country singer Kristyn Osborn (SheDaisy) is 37. Actor-comedian Dave Chappelle is 34. Christian rock musician Jeffrey Gilbert (Kutless) is 24. Singer Mika is 24. Actor Rupert Grint (“Harry Potter” films) is 19.