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THE BANNERGRAPHIC January 22,1992

People in the news ‘Lyndon’ star defends LBJ AUSTIN, Tex. (AP) Laurence Luckinbill, angry that the movie “JFK” suggests Lyndon Johnson was involved in President Kennedy’s assassination, is adding two scenes to “Lyndon,” his one-man play about the former president. “LBJ is clearly, if subliminally, labeled by the film as a perpetrator,” the actor said Tuesday. He called the Oliver Stone movie a “monumental lie.” Luckinbill has played LBJ since the play’s inception in 1987, originally as a PBS movie. One of the new scenes will show Johnson discussing his reasons for creating the Warren Commission, which found that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. The second scene has Johnson saying he will continue Kennedy’s policies on U.S. involvement in Vietnam. “JFK" suggests Kennedy was ready to remove U.S. troops, alarming the military-industrial complex. • LOS ANGELES (AP) Three dancers in Madonna’s “Truth or Dare” documentary are suing the pop star, claiming they weren’t paid for their work and ♦hat they didn’t know the movie was for commercial pu Doses. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, Oliver Crumes, Kevin Stea and Gabriel Trupin claim they were told the nonperformance footage was for Madonna’s home movies and that Trupin was told he could edit scenes he felt invaded his privacy. When Trupin asked that a scene be cut, Madonna shouted: “Get over iL I don’t care,” the lawsuit alleges. The movie shows Trupin kissing another male dancer during a game of “truth or dare,” according to the lawsuit. “When we heard ‘documentary’ we thought PBS like whales. We didn’t think it would be anything of this magnitude,” Crumes said. LAS VEGAS (AP) A judge says he thinks a lawsuit filed against impersonator Rich Little by his former magician fiancee should disappear. U.S. District Judge Lloyd George on Tuesday said it’s “a bit disparaging to the whole human race for this thing to go on.” Melinda Saxe, 28, claims Little videotaped them having sex in 1988 without her knowledge. Little said she knew their encounter was being recorded. Ms. Saxe’s lawyers said they will press on with the lawsuit The judge also found Ms. Saxe’s brother, Dave, in contempt of a gag order and ordered him to pay $2,000. Saxe had talked about the case on television’s “Hard Copy.” George then dropped the gag order. “It’s stupid,” Little, 53, said of the dispute. “It’s bogging down both our careers.” NEW YORK (AP) Cher, known for revealing her body, is going to reveal her soul. She’s writing a book that will cover such topics as tattoos, breast implants and Sonny Bono.lt also will discuss sex, music, children, movies, politics and exercise, her publisher, Simon & Schuster, said Tuesday. "Outspoken as she has been over the years, this is the first time that we will have from Cher a personal account of her experiences,” said Cher’s literary agent, Irving Lazar. The as-yet-untitled book is due out next fall. There was no word on what the singer-actress is being paid.

‘Hand That Rocks Cradle’ still No. 1

LOS ANGELES (AP) “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle’* ruled the box office for the second week, taking in sll.B million, while the inner-city drama “Juice” took the No. 2 spot after a debut accompanied by violence. ONE PERSON WAS KILLED and at least four were wounded at theaters showing “Juice.” The film made $B.l million over the four-day Martin Luther King Jr. holiday period, Exhibitor Relations Co. reported Tuesday. “It’s especially regrettable that it happened on a weekend when we are celebrating Martin Luther King’s birthday ... and because ‘Juice’ as a movie is a strong statement against violence,” said Paramount Pictures spokesman Harry Anderson. No. 1 was Disney’s “Cradle,” which stars Rebecca De Momay as a deranged nanny. “Hook,” Steven Spielberg’s modem fairy tale, dropped to No. 3 with $6.9 million in tickets sold. The film has earned nearly SIOO million in six weeks. “JFK,” which won director Oliver Stone a Golden Globe from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association over the weekend, was eighth with $5.8 million.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) Tracey Gold, who plays Carol Seaver on television’s “Growing Pains,” has been hospitalized for treatment of anorexia nervosa. Her father and agent, Harry Gold, said she had been struggling with the eating disorder for a few years, according to this week’s TV Guide. Miss Gold, 22, will be off the show indefinitely, 7V Guide said. To explain her absence, other characters in last week’s episode talked about Carol being in a new college program that takes her to London. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) Rocker Billy Idol has pleaded guilty to punching a woman in the face. The 36-year-old spiky-haired star could get up to six months in jail and a $2,000 fine at sentencing April 1. He pleaded guilty Tuesday. Amber Nevel and Laurie Bailey told authorities they were giving Idol and a friend a lift in October when Idol, who was in the back seat with Ms. Nevel, hit her in the mouth and forehead. Idol’s hits include “Rebel Yell” and “White Wedding.” SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) A judge rejected a guilty plea from a man accused of sending threatening and obscene letters to Olympic skater Katarina Witt. U.S. District Judge Gary Taylor said Tuesday he was unable to determine if Harry Veltman 111, who has a history of mental problems, understood his rights. He scheduled a March 10 trial. Veltman, 47, was arrested Dec. 26, one day before Miss Witt was to appear in a Los Angeles-area ice show. He is accused of sending 60 letters to her in her native Germany, along with nude photos of himself. In court, Veltman said he sent “erotic love letters” that weren’t meant to be threatening or obscene. He refused to answer the judge’s questions. Veltman could get up to 35 years in prison if convicted. • PATERSON, N.J. (AP) John Ferraro asked enough right questions to win $6,700 on “Jeopardy,” but he gave the wrong answers in court. Ferraro, a 46-year-old former geography teacher who won $6,700 on episodes of the TV game show broadcast last week, offered to plead guilty Tuesday to embezzling $10,055 from his part-time employer, Macy’s, from 1987 to 1989. But Superior Court Judge Frank M. Donato said Ferraro showed no remorse and tried to shift the blame on his former supervisor. He ordered Ferraro to stand trial. “I expected an unequivocal admission of guilt,” the judge said. “Instead of that, I’ve got a defendant who was trying to pass blame on to someone else.”

HERE ARE THE TOP movie ticket sales Friday through Monday according to Exhibitor Relations, with distributor, weekend gross, number of theater screens, average per screen, total gross and number of weeks in release. 1. “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle,” Disney, sll.B million, 1,667 screens, $7,102 per screen, $21.9 million, two weeks. 2. “Juice,” Paramount, $B.l million, 1,089 screens, $7,423 per screen, $B.l million, one week. 3. “Hook,” TriStar, $6.9 million, 2,077 screens, $3,300 per screen. $98.9 million, six weeks. 4. "Freejack,” Warner Bros., $6.7 million, 1,551 screens, $4,343 per screen, $6.7 million, one week. 5. “The Father of the Bride,” Disney, $6.4 million, 1,689 screens, $3,791 per screen, $59.1 million, five weeks. 6. “The Prince of Tides,” Columbia, $6 million, 1,525 screens, $3,941 per screen, $47.8 million, four weeks. 7. “Grand Canyon,” 20th Century Fox, $5.9 million, 803 screens, $7,469 per screen, $10.9 million, four weeks. 8. “JFK,” Warner Bros., $5.8 million, 1,350 screens, $4,295 per screen, $45.5 million, five weeks. 9. “Beauty and the Beast,” Disney, $5.3 million, 1,805 screens, $2,923 per screen, $95.2 million, 10 weeks. 10. “Kuffs,” Universal, $4.4 million, 1,432 screens, $3,050 per screen, $11.3 million, two weeks.

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