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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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