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Andy Warhol’s Farrah Fawcett portrait belongs to actor Ryan O’Neal, a California jury has decided.

The University of Texas at Austin had sued Ryan O’Neal, claiming Farrah Fawcett left them the painting as part of a donation.

Farrah Fawcett, who died in 2009 aged 62, attended the university in the 1960s.

Ryan O’Neal, 72, had an 18-year relationship with Farrah Fawcett and removed the painting from her home after her death.

The actor said the portrait was a treasured memento of their relationship.

The portrait is one of a pair created by Andy Warhol in 1980, when he took Polaroid photos of the actress and added splashes of color to a monochrome canvas.

One version is currently on display at the university’s Blanton Museum of Art in Austin, while Ryan O’Neal has hung the other over the bed at his Malibu beach house.

Farrah Fawcett portrait is one of a pair created by Andy Warhol in 1980

Farrah Fawcett portrait is one of a pair created by Andy Warhol in 1980

The university launched its legal case in 2011 after the portrait was spotted in the actor’s home during an episode of reality TV show Ryan and Tatum: The O’Neals.

University lawyer David Beck had urged jurors to give the school the portrait in accordance with Farrah Fawcett’s wishes.

“You’ve seen Farrah. You’ve heard from Farrah,” David Beck said on Monday during closing arguments.

“Please, please, speak for her.”

David Beck had also questioned whether Ryan O’Neal had ever discussed removing the portrait with anyone, including a trustee charged with carrying out Farrah Fawcett’s final wishes.

Ryan O’Neal, who removed the portrait outside her bedroom, said: “Of course I did. I’m sure I did. It wasn’t a secret.”

He told jurors that if he is allowed to keep the Warhol portrait, he will never sell it, and that his estate documents call for it to be passed down to his and Farrah Fawcett’s son, Redmond O’Neal.

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Ryan O’Neal has revealed he was diagnosed with stage four prostate cancer after he already survived one serious health scare, leukemia.

Ryan O’Neal, 70, also said his doctors have told him he has a good chance of making a full recovery.

The Love Story star said: “Recently I was diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer.

“Although I was shocked and stunned by the news, I feel fortunate that it was detected early and according to my extraordinary team of doctors the prognosis is positive for a full recovery.

“I am deeply grateful for the support of my friends and family during this time, and I urge everyone to get regular check-ups, as early detection is the best defense against this horrible disease that has afflicted so many.”

Ryan O'Neal has revealed he was diagnosed with stage four prostate cancer

Ryan O'Neal has revealed he was diagnosed with stage four prostate cancer

Recommended treatment for localized stage four prostate cancer involves a combination of radiation therapy and hormone therapy.

The latter removes the male hormones necessary for prostate cancer to grow.

However, if it has spread to distant organs and bones it is treatable, but not curable with current standard therapies

Ryan O’Neal was treated in the late 1990s for myelogenous leukemia, which causes the bone marrow to produce too many white blood cells.

His latest diagnosis comes three years after he lost his longtime love Farrah Fawcett, who he had an on-off relationship with from 1979 until her death in 2009.

Farrah Fawcett died at age 62 of anal cancer.

Ryan O’Neal has written a memoir about his life with Farrah Fawcett called Both of Us coming out next month.

They had one child together, much troubled Redmond O’Neal, while he has three other children, including his actress daughter Tatum.

Ryan O’Neal recently starred in the flop reality show Ryan and Tatum: The O’Neals with his daughter, which aired on the little-watched OWN Network.

 

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