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Glen Campbell has been moved into an Alzheimer’s disease care facility, a friend of his family told People magazine. The singer’s battle with Alzheimer’s has sparked an outpouring of support and sympathy from fans since he and his wife, Kim, went public with his diagnosis in 2011. They explained their decision as being motivated by his wish to continue performing as long as possible, and said he didn’t want audiences speculating about what might be the cause of his occasional forgetfulness of song lyrics, confusion and repetition of between-song banter. People’s report suggested the move could be temporary and quoted the source as saying, “I’m not sure what the permanent plan is for him yet. We will know more next week.” The 77-year-old Arkansas native, launched a formal “farewell tour” in 2012.But last spring he canceled performances as his condition deteriorated, and he was unable to travel for shows in Australia and New Zealand.

Kim Novak says that cruel jabs about how she looked during the Oscar ceremony amounted to bullying that left her crushed at first but then determined to speak out in protest. “It really did throw me into a tailspin and it hit me hard,” Novak, 81, said in a telephone interview Thursday after she released an open letter condemning remarks by Donald Trump and others about her appearance. In her letter, Novak said: “I will no longer hold myself back from speaking out against bullies. We can’t let people get away with affecting our lives.” She had initially remained silent after serving as a presenter with Matthew McConaughey at the Academy Awards on March 2 because the comments were so painful, Novak said from her home near the Rogue River in Oregon. “For days, I didn’t leave the house, and it got to me like it gets kids and teenagers” who are attacked, she said. Trump tweeted during the Oscars that Novak should “sue her plastic surgeon,” while others noted how unnaturally smooth-faced the veteran star of Vertigo and other classic films looked - even though actresses are pressured to look forever young. “I’m not going to deny that I had fat injections in my face. They seemed far less invasive than a face lift,” Novak wrote in her letter.