Maybe One Day George Will Feature A Centerfold

Fri., Dec. 20, 1996

Compiled By Staff Writer Dan Web

When the producers of the film “the People vs. Larry Flynt” held a celebrity-studded premiere screening in New York recently, George magazine acted as host.

That came as something of a surprise to Kennedy-watchers everywhere, considering the magazine’s publisher is John F. Kennedy Jr. and the movie is about a sleazy pornographer who once printed a photograph of Jackie Onassis in the nude.

Director Milos Forman, obviously one of the concerned, took the trouble of expressing to Kennedy his concerns. But, according to Forman, Kennedy didn’t mind.

“Don’t worry about it,” John-John reportedly said. “In the last few years, my skin has grown so thick I can handle just about anything.”

Loose talk

Monaco’s Prince Albert, 38, on why he’s still single (in the French magazine Le Figaro): “Some of my girlfriends have been exposed to this kind of life, even briefly, and they haven’t been able to tolerate it.”

He was with Butch and Sundance in Bolivia

George Roy Hill turns 74 today.

Her work is done, so now she’s ready to whistle

Walt Disney Co. just got a hit from one of the little people. French actress Lucie Dolene, 66, who recorded the voice of “Snow White” for the French version of that classic film, was awarded back pay for royalties owed on 30 years of video and audio cassettes. A Paris court ordered Disney to make a $20,000 down payment in overdue royalties, $6,000 in damages with more to come.

Another rhinestone cowboy wears a sidewalk star

Today’s trivia question: Whose name is on the 2,078th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame? Answer: Country singer Clint Black, who arrived at Thursday’s dedication ceremonies with wife Lisa Hartman riding in a stagecoach.

They’d like to deck the halls with bits of his hide

Here’s today’s nomination for most galling declaration: Opera tenor Luciano Pavarotti, longing for the warmth of the old homestead, reportedly asked his wife to welcome him home for the holidays. The catch? He wanted to bring along his new 20-something squeeze, Nicoletta Mantovani. Guess what he was told.

Put your hands on your head and your hands on your hip…

Here’s a special Vatican report: Among a group of entertainers who visited with Pope John Paul II on Wednesday was the singing duo Los Del Rio. You may know them better as the singers of “The Macarena.”

That’s an awfully long time to be pregnant “I’m really excited,” said Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan of the birth Tuesday of her son, Matthew Solomon. “I’ve been looking forward to this since I was 10 years old.”

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