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Farrah's ex: I was barred from funeral

NEW YORK, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Farrah Fawcett's college boyfriend said he reconnected with the actress in 1998 and was in her life until Ryan O'Neal kept him from her shortly before she died.

Fawcett died of cancer June 25.

O'Neal, her off-and-on boyfriend for more than 30 years, was by her side when she passed away.

But Fawcett's college boyfriend Greg Lott told TV's "Inside Edition" he was her secret lover for the last 11 years of her life and claimed O'Neal refused to let him see her at the end.

"This guy barred me from seeing the love of my life for the last three months of her life," Lott said in the exclusive interview, adding the actor also kept him from attending Fawcett's funeral.

Lott, now a Texas drug counselor, said he and Fawcett were college sweethearts and dated all through school in the late 1960s, but broke up when he went to prison for selling drugs.

Fawcett moved to Hollywood and landed a starring role on TV's "Charlie's Angels." She also started dating O'Neal around that time.

But in 1998, Fawcett and O'Neal's romance was on the rocks, Lott said, and the actress called him to complain about O'Neal.

"We just got to a point by 1998, we didn't need a piece of paper … we had a commitment, a total commitment," he said.

Lott also revealed he often visited Fawcett at her penthouse condo in Los Angeles and they wrote each other intimate love letters, even when Fawcett was in Germany undergoing treatment for cancer.

When Fawcett returned to the United States, she entered a Santa Monica, Calif., hospital under an assumed name, he said.

"She always had a code name, so I found her, got her on the phone … and talked to her for a week… talked to her until the Thursday night before Easter, and she said I'll call you tomorrow night… I never talked to her again," Lott told "Inside Edition."

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Mark, Michael booted from 'DWTS'

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Mark Dacascos and Michael Irvin Tuesday became the latest celebrities eliminated from the U.S. competition series "Dancing with the Stars."

"Goodness, it was one of the greatest experiences of my life," Dacascos said upon learning his fate at the end of the broadcast. "It is certainly much harder than it looks on television. It's a lot easier to watch it than do it. But the bond you create with the pro dancers, my dancer, the other celebs, is really special."

"I think you did awesome last night," his professional partner, Lacey Schwimmer, said. "And I got to dance with you one last time ... you did great. I love you. You're awesome."

Earlier in the evening, Irvin and his partner Anna Demidova were eliminated from the competition.

Aaron Carter, Joanna Krupa, Mya, Kelly Osbourne and Donny Osmond -- along with their professional dance partners -- are still in the running for the show's coveted mirrorball trophy.

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Jackson clip to appear on 'Bruno' DVD

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- A scene in which Sacha Baron Cohen poses as an Austrian fashion reporter and attempts to interview La Toya Jackson will appear on the DVD version of "Bruno."

The segment was removed from the U.S. theatrical release of the movie out of respect for Jackson and her family in the wake of Michael Jackson's death June 25.

However, People.com said the scene, in which Cohen's outrageous alter-ego Bruno chats up a seemingly unsuspecting La Toya, will appear as an extra feature on the DVD when it is released Nov. 17.

The scene shows Michael Jackson's older sister storming out of the interview after Bruno takes her cell phone, searches for Michael's phone number, then yells the number out in fake German for an assistant to write down.

"La Toya, come back. Can you at least get me Jermaine?" Bruno is seen shouting after her departing car, People.com said.

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MJ's 'It' is No. 1 on the U.S. album chart

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- The late Michael Jackson's "This Is It" is No. 1 on the U.S. album chart this week, Billboard.com reported Wednesday.

Coming in at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 is Creed's "Full Circle," followed by Taylor Swift's "Fearless" at No. 3, Rod Stewart's "Soulbook" at No. 4 and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra's "Night Castle" at No. 5.

Rounding out the top tier are Sting's "If on a Winter's Night" at No. 6, Michael Buble's "Crazy Love" at No. 7, "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" at No. 8, Tim McGraw's "Southern Voice" at No. 9 and Jay-Z's "The Blueprint 3" at No. 10.