Dennis Hopper is terminally ill with cancer and broke lawyer says

(HMG) – Dennis Hopper’s battle with advanced prostate cancer has left him extremely ill, weighing less than 100 pounds, unable to undergo chemotherapy and nearly broke, according to his lawyer. Hopper, 73, and his wife, Victoria Duffy-Hopper, have been locked in a bitter feud since the actor, director and artist filed to end the couple’s nearly 14-year marriage in January. Hopper has been battling Duffy-Hopper for custody of their six-year-old daughter Galen while he battles cancer. His lawyer Joseph Mannis wrote about the star’s grave condition in a declaration filed in court asserting that the actor could not be questioned by his wife’s lawyers as part of divorce proceedings. The prognosis contradicts previous filings to the court which were upbeat about Hopper’s recovery chances. According to TMZ, one of Hopper’s doctors stated in a deposition that “it is doubtful that Mr. Hopper will ever recover sufficiently to be subject to a deposition.” In the legal documents obtained by TMZ, Hopper says he is too ill to work and can only afford to pay his estranged wife $5,000 in spousal support. Hopper filed a declaration last month saying he was undergoing promising chemotherapy treatments and remained hopeful “that this treatment will be successful so that I may soon resume the full enjoyment of my life and work.”

In 2009 he earned $57,000 in residuals and is expected to earn that much this year, according to the court papers. Hopper’s accountant listed the actor’s liquid assets at $300,280 plus another $10,900 in Hopper’s corporations. The documents also say Hopper’s extensive art collection has yielded little profit. Even though he has sold $1,895,000 worth of art in the last nine years, he claims his expenses to make and store the artwork have totaled $1,850,000, netting him only $45,000. Hopper claims in the documents that he has been living off a $450,000 line of credit, but “no further borrowing possible.” The case is scheduled for a court hearing on April 5.