Photo of seemingly frail Jobs appears on Web

LOS ANGELES | Fri Aug 26, 2011 7:06pm EDT

LOS ANGELES Aug 26 (Reuters) - A photograph appearing to show an emaciated Steve Jobs surfaced on celebrity website TMZ, which said the picture was taken on Friday, two days after he resigned as Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) CEO.

The photograph on TMZ.com showed Jobs clad in a black knee-length gown, supported by an unidentified man beside a car in a sunny, unknown locale.

Photos of the Silicon Valley legend, who on Wednesday dropped a bombshell on Wall Street and Apple fans when he passed the CEO reins over to right-hand man Tim Cook, have surfaced on various tabloids this year.

The health of the pancreatic cancer survivor has been a constant source of speculation.

TMZ's photo, credited to Pacific Coast News, ignited a firestorm of indignation on Twitter.

"Leave Steve alone @TMZ. You guys are low as you can go. This is what's called 'journalism' these days. Seriously disgusted," brian-tong tweeted.

TMZ declined to comment. Celebrity photo website Pacific Coast News said it had snapped the photograph and then sold it exclusively to TMZ. Apple declined to comment. (Editing by Gary Hill) (la.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com; (+1 213 955 6750))

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Comments (2)
SavageNation wrote:
Midstream News Media used to shunn tabloids, now they quote them! :-O

Is the tail wagging the dog?

Aug 28, 2011 9:55am EDT  --  Report as abuse
gazolla wrote:
The photo appears to be fake – http://i.imgur.com/WV5Y0.jpg

Aug 28, 2011 12:11pm EDT  --  Report as abuse
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