Barbara Eden, 95, cancels her scheduled appearance at the Cinecon Classic Film Festival in Los Angeles and will not accept the Cinecon Legacy Award. Multiple outlets report the festival announces her withdrawal at the last minute, citing a sudden illness.
Deadline and The Independent both describe the event and award, including that her co-star Pat Boone steps in to accept the honor on her behalf. New York Post reports Eden later comments, saying there was a miscommunication about the reason she had to drop out.
Fox News adds a health update, with Eden saying she is “okay” after the cancellation and describing side effects from a new medication. Across the reports, Eden’s illness is presented as the cause of her absence, while details of how the explanation was communicated vary between the festival statement and Eden’s account.
