Cassidy has dementia

Former teen heartthrob and Partridge Family star David Cassidy says he is struggling with dementia. The 66-year-old has told People magazine his family has a history of the memory-ravaging disease and he had sensed ‘‘this was coming’’. He said he had decided to stop touring as a musician in order to focus on his health and ‘‘enjoy life’’. Cassidy’s admission comes after gossip website TMZ released a video of the 1970s teen idol apparently slurring his words, forgetting lyrics and almost falling off the stage during a concert in California on Sunday.