Dick Clark To Ring In New Year From Hospital Bed

[Bling]

BURBANK, Calif. -- Dick Clark will spend New Year's Eve in an unusual place for him -- a hospital bed.




Clark, 75, has been in the hospital since suffering a mild stoke earlier this month, and he will be there at least through New Year's Day.

He has been a fixture on television on New Year's Eve, helping millions of Americans usher in the new year.

Clark said he will watch stand-in Regis Philbin and, as always, will kiss his wife at midnight.

A spokesman would not confirm or deny tabloid reports that the stroke caused some paralysis, but he did say there are some things in the reports that aren't true.