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Trevor Smith Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 21 September 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 3514
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Posted: 15 March 2018 at 3:36am | IP Logged | 1
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I'm seeing some distressing articles floating around online about how an ailing Stan Lee is being taken advantage of and his finances being mismanaged. He is basically being robbed of millions, according to said articles. That said, the articles seem to be from sources like the Toronto Sun (tabloid) and TMZ (well, TMZ). Is there anyone (JB or otherwise) that might be in a position to know if there's any truth to this?
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John Byrne
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Posted: 15 March 2018 at 5:26am | IP Logged | 2
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I know no more about this than you.
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Ted Downum Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 15 March 2018 at 7:32am | IP Logged | 3
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I believe I've seen some of the same articles, Trevor. Distressing, if true, but as you say, the sources are not the most reliable.
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Peter Martin Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 15 March 2018 at 8:09am | IP Logged | 4
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It all seems to be from one source, which was originally reported in The Daily Beast. I can offer no insight into Stan's finances, but I am quietly confident this statement from the article is not true:
"Stan and JC are literally being picked apart by vultures"
Edited by Peter Martin on 15 March 2018 at 8:09am
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Roberto Melendrez Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 15 March 2018 at 10:02am | IP Logged | 5
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Unfortunately, elder abuse is a very real thing and there are plenty of people looking for opportunities to prey on the vulnerable.
Hopefully, Stan is protected from this and can enjoy his life without any problems. He certainly deserves it!
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Trevor Smith Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 15 March 2018 at 1:33pm | IP Logged | 6
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Now having seen that one of these articles has the VERY clickbait-y title "Stan Lee's Final Days" or somesuch, I'm very much hoping this is all completely untrue, or, at worst, based upon a single, exaggerated, instance.
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Bill Collins Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 15 March 2018 at 11:09pm | IP Logged | 7
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The vultures are the trashy press and websites.I truly hope Stan is ok and in good hands.
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Charles Valderrama Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 10 April 2018 at 2:02pm | IP Logged | 8
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Seems Stan Lee's situation is getting worse:
-C!
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Matt Hawes Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 10 April 2018 at 4:31pm | IP Logged | 9
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Very sad.
On the Bleeding Cool site there is an article with photos showing the obvious toll that all this is taking on Stan.
I never realized what a despicable person Stan's daughter apparently is. The part of the article describing her physically abusing both of her elderly parents is disgusting and vile.
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Robbie Parry Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 10 April 2018 at 4:56pm | IP Logged | 10
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I have refused to read any articles as some do seem click-baity.
I suspect his situation may be similar to others of his age. There'll always be people out to exploit the elderly.
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Michael Penn Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 10 April 2018 at 5:05pm | IP Logged | 11
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Stan seems OK here:
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Charles Valderrama Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 10 April 2018 at 7:34pm | IP Logged | 12
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The video is sad to me and a bit disturbing. He deserves better.
-C!
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