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Go d rec y 0 jail
(do not pass go)
inger Rick Jam wi h it we only a gam of
high s k Monopoly, but th harsh r lity i h w ord red
to stat pri on to begin rving a five year-foul' month en
fter Superior Court jud fused his twelfth-hour ap
rmain in a sta eorr ions r ha ilitation .nter.
Jame 46 was convicted of two violent and xual a ault
again t women. In an arran ment with the DA's offi ,Jam
was allowed a short ent n and opportunity to nter h
s at -run drug program. But Warden J�n �. Ande�n d .­
cid d th t due to th viol nt nature of his cnm ,h did n t
qu lify.
Major film on hold
By the way
- ont vial rapp r 1 oop Doggy D gg" d but al urn,
"Doggy Style" just hit th 4 milli n m rk, making it th l t
'. lling rap album in hi tory.
- OJ's longtim P 1 AI Cowlin is becoming om thi ng of
a celebrity himself. Word is Cowlings is fi lding num rou
offers -some reportedly to th $ 1 million ran -to t 11 hi
tory.
- Former MTV d gay Downtown Juli Brown will mak
her movie debut in a futuristic action adventure, "Fist of h
Northstar. "
- Actress Tempe tt Bledsoe, a former Cosby kid, has n
talking with the syndicators of "The Ricki Lake Shoui" about
the possibility of her own talk show. With the sue ofLak,
Tristar TV Distri�l.l ion is hoping to double their good fortun
Congratulations
Whoopi Goldberg and Cicely Tyson were recently nomi nated
for Emmy awards. Tyson was nominated for "outst nding
supporting ac­
tress in a mini­
series or spe­
cial" for her
p rt in "The
Oldest Living
Confederate
Widow".
Sh 'sjust
pleas d about
her upcoming
fall s ri ,
"Sweet Jus­
nee", which
Iso
Meli
bert.
touting h
ri s a on of
CICELY TYSON
WHOOPI GOLDBERG
th
po 0
an att mpt to r n rgize
w ha t som hav t rmed
hi "d Ii nin ai r", citing
t h gr � of his Is t few
film.
Hollywood i i E?1, point
to th di ppointing box of­
fie performance of "Be ierly
HLIl Cop II!". which of'
July 1 t. had only gro sed
39 million. K p in mind
that it wa Murphy's un-
precedent d bote offi gr EDDIE MURPHY
averaging well ov r $100 mil-
lion that tran formed him into one of th industry' bi
uperstars in the 0', while gen rating venue in exc of
1 billion for Paramount tudios, C'Comin. To Am 17.00" alon
made upwards of $200 million).
But if Murphy' career is in decline, hi In1)' surely d n't
- refl it. Murphy reportedly wa paid bet w n S 12-15 million
for "Beuerl Hill Cop 11". (Good work, if you can tit).
Murphy's next project is a remake of the 60' . bOX offi
smash, "The Nutty Professor".
Jackson's Rainbow
politics hit Hollywood
Tired of the media's negative portrayal of Blacks in th news
and its cancellation of shows targeting African Americans
(including "Roc", "Sinbad" and "South Central"), the Rev Jesse
Jackson recently announced the forming of a Rainbow Co�­
mis ion on Fairness in the Media.
The newly-formed group will also deal with th absen of
African Americans on the Sunday morning interview circuit.
"Our viewership", Jackson stated in 8 pr confe nce fol-
lowing a closed-door meet­
ing with entertainment pro­
fes ionals and community
activists, "is too great and
our investment too great to
be eliminated from ace to
the media."
Jackson's frontal assault
will employ "research, edu­
ca ion, negotiation and boy­
cott "
mong tho in atten-
dance at the mee ing, which
took pIa in Los Angel
and focu d on th lack of
Blacks in key d cision-m k­
ing po it ion , w S actor
harles Dutton who pl ys
"R ".
,
o
p
a
portray I
J me Brown is r turning to the Apollo Th tre for a fourth
volume of "Liu At the Apollo ". The 61-y r old " god fat r of
oul" will tak th stage Sep­
t 111 r 17th part of a
cel bration of hi 40th anni­
ry in show b in
If ou're a hardcore
Jam Brown junkie who'
not bI to make it, fret not.
Th how will also be broad-
JAMES BROWN
rtists included in a promotion
dona
Cloning success
A gre t d al of xcit m nt i ing nerated for the new
hawn and Marl n Wayans proj ries focusing in on
two broth rs li ving on their own for th first time in New York
ity (Sound littl lik a m 1 / broth r version of "Liuing
Single").
Th eries is being uted as a prime example of what
Warner TV' n w youth-orient cable channel will have to
off! r when i bo: in Janu ry, 1995 .. .In the meantime, big
broth rD mon Way ns is gearing up for th releaseofhi next
f tur film, "Blankman", du August 19.
Th pictur st Way ns and former "In Living Color"
·tma David Ale n Gri r in ra crim fighting form.
Ro in i ns pI th Loi In/reporter type ... director
John ingl ton i usy on th 10 editing his next picture,
"HLgh r Learning. " .
ingl t n i hooting for a J nu ry, 1995 reI ... And
Sidn y Poiti r h in on to direct "The Golden 13H, a story
f in on th first gr up of Black n va) officers at Annapolis
in WWIl.
M nwhiI, Poiti r will make one of his all-too-rare guest
TV tin in th B mini- ri ,"Cluldr 11 of the Dust."
Pr duct ion for th mini- 1; - off ring anoth r take on
h wild, wild w t in po. t- I ry tim ,ge underw y in
S pt rn r. Poi i r pl kl h rna nfighter:
Setting the record straight
thing.
amily matters
has 1 11 t
I t of h t on
LAURENCE FISHBURNE
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