Productions (repr nting the dance "and crew), but
Jackson's attorney, Howard Weitzman had hoped and
argued that his client should have n pared liability
since he too, h d only been contr by his family
company, Jackson Communication.
time, it' former beauty con
time friend, though no date h n
eanwhile, repo are that' there i troubl in
paradi for Charles "Roc" Dutton and his soap ctr
wife, Debbi Morgan (of ABC's "Loving"). The couple, ho
wed fi years ago, were parated once before.
Th at' h t hi p h pp pi d
charges of drunk driving. And that coupled with a viola­
tion of probation will now land him in jail for ight
months. "Dre" Andre Young), -Rlso ordered to pay a $
1,053 fine and attend an ale hoi education program-was
arrested after leading police on a ch through verly
Hills at speeds of up to 90m.p.h. His b] alcohol reading
was twice the legal limit.
A date of Octo r 18 has n set for the murder trial
of Snoop Doggy og, aka Calvin Broadus, (The victim's
family has filed a $25 million wrongful death suit gainst
the rapper and Inter ope ords). If convicted he f ces
25 years to Ii fe.
Much to Mich I Jackson'
judge r
MICHAEL JACKSON
Those close to Delores Jackson, the former .wife ofTito
Jackson are still shaking their head in disbelief at news
of her accidental drowning in the swimming pool of her
boyfriend's house, in an upscale La; Angeles community.
Delores, who married into the -Iackson Five clan at the
age of 17, was divorced from the entertainer six years ago
and was just 39. The couple had three boys.
Official reports are that Jackson and her 58-year old
entrepreneur boyfriend h d been swimming about 4a.m.
unday morning when h went inside briefly. He says he
returned to find her at the bottom of the pool. He pulled
her from the water and then dialed 911.
Investigating deputi , first on the ene, cited the
incident as "suspicious". Friends ar dumfounded as
Jac on had along-time fear of water and could not swim.
oth had been drinking. Investigator say it will take
w ks to determine the cau of death.
Autopsy reports hav thus far been inconclusive as key
te t r ults are pending. Members of the Jackson family
have n devastated by the 1 .
LEVAR BURTON
�Var Burton steps into uncharted territori as the
fir t African-American to come into Tennesee's Smoky
Mountains' Cutter Gap in the early 1900' with his new
role as a regular in a new ries from CBS entitled
"Christy".
As part of his new pact, Burton will al direct one of
the one-hour shows. And as if that wasn't nough, he's
also landed a first-look production deal with 1M Pro­
ductions for the dey lopment of fe ture TV proj
Pegged to play his love interest in the new seri i
Kathryn Brown, the daughter of actr Tyn aly and
actor-turned dir tor George Stanford Brown. .
B.B. KING
Next week, B.B. King will open his second B.B. King
. Blues Club and restaurant at Universal City's "City­
walk". The club, seating 400, will offer blues, R&B, fried
dill pickles, catfish, baked beans, ribs, sweet potato pie
and drinks served in pint jars.
The legendary blu performer opened his first club on
Beale Str t in Memphis with partner, Tony Peters.
Aside from offering down-home Delta food, the club will
rotate house bands of mostly local talent and ion
players for four nights, while well known artists will be
featured two nights per week. Long range plans include
seven venu in the U. . and three in Europe and Asia.
dd author to h r
with Hammer,
umm r
_:_ Whoopi Gold rg is all t to walk down th isl
with Lyle Tra hten rg on cto r 1 at h r r ntly
purch hom in Br ntwood.
- . lair Underwood will say hi I do' to long-time
girl- ri nd D ir Da st. 350 fri n and r 1 I�
will on h nd. top witn th c lebration n mon h.
/ - And w dding i also bacx on gai n for M r In
Lawr nce. Only this time, it's not actr Lark V rhi ,
with whom he broke off an engagement last y
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