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Wayne Newton has an awful track record of paying his bills. He completely deserves the consequences.. However, give him credit for being one of the best show business fathers that ever lived. He's been a star since he was a kid and he could have grown into the everybody-should-pay-attention-to-me-father, but he didn't. Other celebrities use their family, including trying to extract sympathy and understanding when
any member has a tragedy. Wayne has always put fatherhood ahead of his career and he's never used his family to try to gain favor or sympathy from the public. He doesn't jump in front television cameras to whine about his problems. What happened to his daughter in childbirth had nothing to do with Wayne's parenting skills. God bless him and Erin.
Monique McCoy
Los Angeles
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Good point! And kudos for pointing it out with class. Also, if you read Newton's autobiography, "Once Before I Go" (also the title of his current show at the Tropicana) you will see how right you are. He talks of raising his daughter in Vegas through a rocky marriage, a divorce, and even death threats. This guy has been through so much, ups and downs, just like all of our lives, only his seem to be magnified. Yet through it all, he seems to stay true to himself, as your post points out. Keep up the good work!
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