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For the fourth time in the
23-year history of the
AACP Image Award , the
awards commi ttee was un
able to field a category for
best actre s in a motion pic
ture, because there were too
few candidates.
The news came to light
wi th the announcement of
nominees for its upcoming
Image Awards Gala, taped on
December 1 in Los Angeles
for broadcast on NBC in
January. .
Morgan Freeman won Best
Performance By An Actor for
his role in "Driving Miss
Daisy". Denzel Washington
won Best Performance By A
Supporting Actor for his role
in Glory. Glory was also
awarded Be t Motion Pic
ture.
WHOOPI GOLDBERG
received Entertainer of the
Year award. Whoopi won
anadditional Image Award
for Best Performance by a
Supporting Actress in a Mo
tion Picture ("Ghost").
lame Earl Jones, actor
and legendary ongstre s
Sarah Vaugh n (posthu
mou Iy) ju t to name a few
were inducted into the
NAACP Hall of F me. Steve
Wonder pre ented his Key of
Life Ward to Dionne Warwick
. for her tirele s efforts in the
fight against AIDS.
Meanwhile, it was a star
studded premiere and after
party for "Graffiti Bridge"
recently in e York, and
while the Purple Prince
slipped into the theater late
he did not how up for the
festive afterparty at Tatou,
. Among tho e ho did
were Keenen Ivory Wayans
(who spent much a the eve
ning chatting with Suzette
Charles), Warrenton and
Reginald Hudlin, Kid & Play
(and yes, there will be a
House Party II) Jerome Ben
ton, Rosie Perez, Spike Lee,
Wesley Snipes. Kool Moe
Dec, Teddy Riley, Ingrid
Chavez, & Toni!Tony!Tone.
On the home front: Janet
Jackson has purchased a
newly-built home ncar San
Diego, which cost her about
$4 million. Jack on's new
10,000 square-ft home -has at
least six bed-rooms, 6 1/2
bath , a swimming pool, ten
nis court and is aid to offer
beautiful sunset views.
Robert Townse nd' ex
girlfriend Lydia Nicole is
reportedly can ul ting attor
neys for advice in determin
ing' what, if any. action
should be taken a gai nst
Town end, who was recently
wed. Seems icole is . et to
give birth to his child ithin
the next month or '0.
WHIL France
Davis a form r wife of Mile
Davis) ha filed a $1 ,000
lawsuit against Eartha Kill,
accusi ng the i nger of as-
aulting her in Hollywood.
According to Davis she
and others were invited for
cocktails in Ki tt's sui te after
seeing the 62-year old enter
tainer perform. The uit al
leges that Kilt grabbed Davis
from behind as she wa leav
ing the sui te, and that while
struggling to get away, she
fell on the floor, "With Kitt
falling on top of her".
Davis, who claims to have
i nj ured her bac and
shoulder, while al 0 uffer
ing a wrist injury, reported
that she did not know what
prompted the incident.
Big Doings For Teddy
Riley: R&B dynamo Teddy
Riley recently signed an ex
clusive five-year contr ct
with MCA Records wh ch
will give him his own record
label.
The 23-year old arti t, ha .
produced smash single' for
the likes of Bobby B wn,
Heavy D., Kci th Sweat and
Sou) II Soul, and i a member
of the top group Guy.
RIL Y EXPECTS TO
ing or orne go d reading, I
. rec mmend "B rry, Me &
Mot wn", Rayn rna Gordy'
tell all bout er 30-year
relation hip ith Berry
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LL Cool J Buries Hatchet With Hip-
LL Coo) J j one of few rap
star who been cranking out
hi t record i nee the carl y
days of hip-hop.
He' had hi hare of up
and down ,but wi th hi .latc t
ingle, "The Boomin ' Sys
tem", toppi ng the charts
"Uncle L" i once again
riding high! And the musical
diversi ty of hi new album,
"Mama Said Knock You ou:
proves that LL Cool J is con
stantly growing a an rti t.
But on the eriou tip, LL'
been c tching some n k over
the lyric to his hit, "The
Bo omin ' System", which
orne thin glorifie drug u e
a well a drinking and driv
ing, and LL ay folks have
mi interpreted.
However. it i the verbally
viciou hit "To Da Break Of
Dawn", which wa featured
on the oundtrac to Kid 'n
Play hit movie "House
Part ", that ha dr wn the
rna t controver y.
LL wa in th middle a
a e heavy di ar when h
recorded that t and he fire
orne tingmg hot at Ice T
and M.C. Hammer In the
song. But LL ay the bitter
ne that pawned "To Da
Break Of Dawn" i old news.
Today, he' friends with
hi former enemies.
"Anybody that I talked about
on the "Break of Dawn,"
we're all cool now.
Everybody hook hand and I
have no complaint or noth
ing to say b d about them."
Fact i , LL Cool J' Mama
Said Knock You Out" album
takes him to the next pha e,
creatively. He's even adopted
a new look! The trademark
warm-up suits and Kangol
hat LL's been portin" ince
the mid-SO are long gone!
Yet while LL may have
changed hi appearance, he'
the arne 01' guy-and he
really doe n't want to be
anyone or anything cl e! For
example, he recently Iini hed
filming a detective movie
with Michael J. Fox nd
Jame Wood called "The
Hard Way".
But even though the flick'
bound to win him a lot of
r ,cognition. as an actor, LL
ay he doe n t have the
de ire to give up hip-hop for
the big screen! And he' real
critical of artist who over
shoot them elves by trying to
do everything under the un!
"I don't want to be an
actor" LL tate em ph tical
Iy. "I have no desire to be on
the set trying to be Eddie. I'm
LL. I make my mu ic." And,
making def mu ic i what LL
Cool J is all about!
In fact, this veteran r pper
was gettin' busy when a lot of
today's hot, young hip-hop
stars were ju t learning how
to rap. He' stayed at the
front of the pac by con tant
ly evolving and his new
. album ha already taken him
to an even higher plateau!
LL Cool J' packi ng a
mu ical power punch, and
he' gonn knock a whole
latta folk out before thi
album 1 through!
From the PP& T (People,
Place & Thing) File: Mu i
c I rna termind, Teddy Riley
and hi hum in trio Guy
are rna In' up the chart.
with "1 Wanna Get With UrI,
the fir t ingle from their lon
gawaited econd album.
to have
edly g t
hooting
"Chunky
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Gordy. It's good reading.
Among the latest group of
inductee to the Roc and
Roll H II of Fame re Ike and
Tina Turner, Wi) on Pickett,
and the Impres ion .
The ceremony i lated to
take pi ce on January 16 in
New Yor . Ike Turner, who i
currently doing time on drug
pas e ion hope that he i
free, in order that he can at
tend the ceremonie .
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