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Monday, February 14, 2005

WARD CHURCHILL
A WOMAN



Academic fraud, fake Indian, plagiarist, traitor, wife beater, violent drunk, criminal, terrorist -- the charges keep mounting against embattled University of Colorado professor, Ward Churchill.

Now, incredibly, one of Churchill’s ex-wives has come forward with the most startling claim yet: Ward Churchill was originally the popular actress Sela Ward (compare images here), the beautiful yet strikingly masculine star of such films as The Fugitive.

“It’s why he don’t have no children,” this wife, who asked that her identity be kept secret, said. “He can’t. He’s a she who got her girl stuff removed. Ward’s been changing identities all his life; this was just one of his switcheroos.”

Apparently, about fifteen years ago, after a promising film career that never really panned out, Sela Ward came to feel that her acting days were over. Still craving the limelight, and having always felt herself a man trapped in a woman’s body, she underwent successful surgery at Johns Hopkins University.

“One thing she didn’t change was her hair. She was real vain of her hair,” said Churchill’s ex-spouse. “And she didn’t change her politics. When she was Sela she had to keep it quiet if she wanted roles. As Ward she’s really been able to let it rip.”

An attempt to interview Churchill about this latest bombshell was intercepted by his agent, Michael Ovitz, who said Churchill’s interview fee now topped $10,000.