Farrah Fawcett Bears No Ill Will Toward Woman Who Viewed Her Medical Records

By Access HollywoodMay 13, 2008, 1:10 pm PDT

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Farrah Fawcett bears no ill will towards a woman who peeped at her confidential medical records at the UCLA Medical Center and may have sold them to the tabloids.

In a story published earlier this week, the Los Angeles Times claims 14 more people with affiliations to the hospital improperly viewed medical records of celebrities. As previously reported on AccessHollywood.com, around the time of Britney Spears' involuntary psychiatric hold at the facility in early 2008, several people were reprimanded or fired from the Center for peering at her records and those of other celebrities.

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The additional workers were identified after the California Department of Public Health visited the facility last week, according to the Times.

Lawanda J. Jackson, described in the article as "a longtime administrative specialist," is alleged to have looked at the records of 61 patients, including Fawcett's.

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She reportedly looked at Fawcett's medical records on 104 different days. She is also believed to have accessed Spears' files.

Jackson has been indicted by a federal grand jury. She is accused of selling celebrities medical records contained information to the tabloids.

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In a new statement, the former "Charlie's Angels" star, who has been battling cancer, had less than harsh words for Jackson and instead criticized the facility.

"It is my personal belief that what Lawanda Jackson is most guilty of is being a pawn," Fawcett wrote. "She worked in a hospital system that did not provide strong enough deterrents to stop their employees from breaching their patient's medical records - which made it all the easier for the tabloids to financially induce… her to invade my privacy as well as the privacy of others."

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Jackson resigned in July 2007. She also denied leaking information to the media and last April told the Times she was just "being nosey."

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  • frazzledmess
    It doesn't matter what business you are in; medical histories are PRIVATE DUE TO LAW. Daisy, you are ignorant girl! No one has to give up privacy, especially medical privacy. Learn laws, sweetie. If a doctor gave your medical history to someone you would be ticked off. Celebs have every right to be mad. Everyone deserves the respect of not being snooped on.
    report abuseposted May 13, 2008, 10:35 pm PDT
  • Keep it Clean
    Hey Daisy, you are an ignorant parasite.
    report abuseposted May 13, 2008, 2:59 pm PDT
  • Keep it Clean
    Hey Daisy, you are an ignorant parasite.
    report abuseposted May 13, 2008, 2:58 pm PDT
  • TERRI T
    Working in the medical field, I don't care who you are......medical records are "confidential" and are to remain so by all employees. At my hospital, we're not even allowed to view our own medical record without going through proper channels and if we are caught doing so, we can be fired. Celebs are just people like all of us and deserve the same respect medical
    report abuseposted May 13, 2008, 2:50 pm PDT
  • bluealiendevil
    Gee Daisy, when you go online you also give up your privacy so we will hunt you down and snoop through your files and curtains and publish all you do too! After all, WE WANT TO KNOW!!
    report abuseposted May 13, 2008, 2:50 pm PDT
  • Daisy
    Look...if you want to be a celebrity and get ridiculously and GROSSLY over paid (and they all do) you have to give up your privacy!! People want to know and it's your job to tell!!!!!!!!!!!
    report abuseposted May 13, 2008, 2:34 pm PDT

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