Jade Goody death site provokes Macmillan cancer charity
LONDON - Macmillan Cancer Support and Max Clifford are attempting to block a sick website carrying a competition for people to predict when reality TV celebrity Jade Goody is going to die.
Goody's battle with cervical cancer has been seized on by the Netherlands-based site, which is carrying adult dating ads.
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It is offering the prize of an Apple iPhone to the person who makes the closest prediction of the time and date of her death.
The site claims to support Macmillan and includes a link to the charity's website, in a passage that starts with a long rant about Goody's attention-seeking habits and finishes: "If you feel like helping real cancer victims visit The Macmillan Trust [all money earned by your clicks on the ads will be donated to this trust]."
However, the charity has denied it has any relationship with the site. Its spokeswoman said the charity was only made aware of the site due to a call from Goody's representative Clifford last night and that it was joining efforts by Jade Goody's camp to get the site shut down.
Goody, who initially received a sceptical reaction when she received confirmation that she had cancer on the set of Indian TV's 'Big Brother', recently had major surgery to combat the disease.
Goody: death site provokes Macmillan
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