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Though he's supposedly giving a speech today at Lazard (the investment bank he heads as his "day job"), New York magazine's owner Bruce Wasserstein reportedly hasn't been doing well lately. Blogging Stocks claims that Wasserstein has been living reclusively for some weeks; moreover, "[h]e has lost 50 pounds and is said to look like a wobbly, 75-year-old" (Wasserstein is 58). Speculation abounds as to whether this is related to his sister's untimely passing earlier this year or the stress surrounding the Time-Warner-ripping report he created. Personal accounts of recent Wasserstein encounters welcome.

Wasserstein Watch [DealBreaker]
Rumor: Is Lazard CEO Bruce Wasserstein seriously ill? [Blogging Stocks]

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