also in the world in general. just a shocker. why don t we listen to the music and let it breathe and i ll ask you a question in a minute. ain t no joy for an uptown boy whose teacher has told him good-bye ian lee, any sense of what was going on in george michael s life over the last few years? we have not heard so much from his musically. at least over here in new york. what was going on in his life f y , if you know? reporter: in the 90s and 2000s, he was struggling with drugs. in 2010, he spent about a month in prison because he was caught driving under the influence of marijuana. in 2011, he had a real serious
he had cancer. that s right. that s right. his close friends and family did know. this was apparently a short lived battle with cancer. and condolences are pouring in now both from hollywood on the west coast, also from london where he was an acclaimed star on the stage in theater even before making the jump to movies. die hard his first in 1988. and what a movie to put him on the map. let s share what emma thompson wrote this morning, speaking the guardian, described him as of the finest actors and directors. alan was my friend and so this is hard to write because i have just kissed him good-bye. he was the ultimate ally in life, art, politics, i trusted him absolutely. he was above all things a rare and unique human being and we shall not see his like again. carol, he does have another film coming out. it s already in the can, so to speak. it s going to be coming out in march. he plays lieutenant general in the movie eye in the sky. it s about the u.s. drone war. it s set to co
down. and here is a few of his remarks. the hill had turns and even a few tears. nothing wrong with that. but let me tell you, it was just perfect. now, never let me forget, we are some of the luckiest people on earth. he is going and we get to wish him good-bye. that s how he is with hillary. listen, it wasn t perfect, indeed. i would like to say that they re going to look back on this guy as a tepid individual. but the fact is that this country is so screwed right now, they re not going to be teaching american history in the next 20 years.
those? now, your close, personal friend john boehner is stepping down. and here is a few of his remarks. the hill had turns and even a few tears. nothing wrong with that. but let me tell you, it was just perfect. now, never let me forget, we are some of the luckiest people on earth. he is going and we get to wish him good-bye. that s how he is with hillary. listen, it wasn t perfect, indeed. i would like to say that they re going to look back on this guy as a tepid individual. but the fact is that this country is so screwed right now, they re not going to be teaching american history in the next 20 years.
steve coburn is expected to leave new york city tomorrow. the horse racing industry at belmont is not going to be there definitely to wave him good-bye. a lot of them wish he would fade from the scene and a lot of people doubt he will have a triple crown nominee any time soon. fredricka? richard roth in new york, thank you into remember reading rainbow ? so do millions of people and a lot of people are donating to bring it back in a new form. that s right after this, live. but now it s time for this week s human factor. let s get right to it. here s dr. sanjay gupta. nowhere does country singer julie roberts look more at home than on stage performing for her fans. i decided at a young age i