When The Trial Ended, It Was Glove At First Sight
O.J. and Paula may be history, but the romantic rumors about Marcia Clark and Christopher Darden refuse to die.
People magazine quotes a “well-placed source” who says Darden wants to get married as soon as Clark’s bitter child-custody battle with her ex-husband is over.
Replied Clark, while catching “Showboat” on Broadway: “No, that’s completely false. God knows where that one got started. Go away. It’s ridiculous.”
Clark, 42, and Darden, 39, have reportedly been given a year off as compensation for their work on the “Trial of the Century.”
They’re keeping busy. Darden has signed a $1.2 million book deal with HarperCollins editor Judith Regan, while Clark met with Regan on Friday to discuss her own literary ambitions.
Loose talk
Courtney Love, to the D.A. during her latest court appearance: “Hey, prosecutors. Psssst. Are you the prosecutors? Can I be O.J. and you be Christopher Darden?”
She’s starting to get philosophical about life
Dana Plato turns 31 today.
They should have tried playing the race cards
Who should Darden and Clark run into at a Lake Tahoe casino other than Simpson defense attorney Robert Blasier? “They were playing at the crap tables for a very long time,” Blasier told the New York Post. “I heard they ended up losing a considerable amount of money that night.”
In that case, let’s skip the swimsuit competition
Lawyers for the Miss America pageant are none too pleased with another Judith Regan client, radio shock jock Howard Stern, whose new book is titled “Miss America” - complete with a cover photo of Stern in full drag. One theme running throughout the book is that Stern could be the next Miss America.
It wasn’t one of her more affirmative actions
And what is Courtney Love doing back in court, anyway? The Hole singer is accused of jumping off stage punching four young men before her Orlando, Fla., show. “She told the crowd she would not start playing until there were more women in the front,” one alleged victim testified. “I’ve never seen anything like that before in my life.”
He could use some different dance partners
No one-year vacations for Simpson trial judge Lance Ito, who was back on the bench presiding over a robbery case that ended in a mistrial. “I’ve been involved with a long trial, so I haven’t met any new people for a while,” Ito deadpanned during jury selection. “It’s nice to meet new and interesting people.”
Oh, James … oh, James … oh, James … O.J.?
James Brown, arrested for beating his wife after she called 911, claims he’s the real victim. “She’s mentally abusive to me,” said the Godfather of Soul. “Once when I was combing my hair, she slapped me across the face with a razor … the 911 system gives her control over me.”
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