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12th May, 2009, 07:11 AM
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Branson Takes Over Celebrity Hunger Strike
Mia Farrow has ended her hunger strike for Darfur because of "health concerns" - leaving Sir Richard Branson to take over.
Mia Farrow is said to be so weak that she can no longer stand
The actress lost 13lbs during the 12-day fast and is so weak that she cannot stand, according to her spokesman.
She has asked Branson to take over the fast in protest at the Sudanese government's decision to expel foreign aid agencies from the Darfur region.
He will begin a three-day fast on Friday.
Farrow is said to be "extremely disappointed" that she ended the "hunger strike" four days ahead of her planned 16 days.
She has campaigned for Darfur as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF, the United Nations children's foundation and wanted to fast one day for each aid agency expelled from the country.
Farrow, a former wife of Frank Sinatra and ex-girlfriend of Woody Allen, said: "While a million people in Darfur are facing starvation, I have the ability to end my fast. These people do not have that option."
As many as 300,000 people have been killed and more than 2.7 million driven from their homes in Darfur in almost six years of ethnic and political violence, according to the UN.
Branson Takes Over Celebrity Hunger Strike
Mia Farrow has ended her hunger strike for Darfur because of "health concerns" - leaving Sir Richard Branson to take over.
Mia Farrow is said to be so weak that she can no longer stand
The actress lost 13lbs during the 12-day fast and is so weak that she cannot stand, according to her spokesman.
She has asked Branson to take over the fast in protest at the Sudanese government's decision to expel foreign aid agencies from the Darfur region.
He will begin a three-day fast on Friday.
Farrow is said to be "extremely disappointed" that she ended the "hunger strike" four days ahead of her planned 16 days.
She has campaigned for Darfur as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF, the United Nations children's foundation and wanted to fast one day for each aid agency expelled from the country.
Farrow, a former wife of Frank Sinatra and ex-girlfriend of Woody Allen, said: "While a million people in Darfur are facing starvation, I have the ability to end my fast. These people do not have that option."
As many as 300,000 people have been killed and more than 2.7 million driven from their homes in Darfur in almost six years of ethnic and political violence, according to the UN.