Herewith, a selection of correspondence from readers concerning the allegation (which I dispute) that Richard Gere underwent emergency surgery in the late 1980s or early '90s to have a live rodent — some say a gerbil, others say a hamster — extracted from a certain bodily orifice.
For example, Jean writes:
While we'll never know if the rumor about Richard Gere is true, I must tell you that, while hopefully very rare, I know of one man who died from putting a gerbil up his butt.
The gerbil was found during the autopsy. Believe me — my husband has been a funeral director for 30 years and has seen EVERYTHING!
Comments
I post this after being viciously attacked on a conservative web site:
Gerbils don’t breathe methane, which the dominent gas in the human tushey..!!
also, Gere’s main squeeze has been Cory Lowell. Having the ability to canoodle with her would definitely preclude any gerbil love-fest.