No Bones About It, He’s A Different Breed
It seemed like the O.J. days all over again when rap star Snoop Doggy Dogg, celebrating his murder acquittal in the shooting of an L.A. gang member, tossed a party at a fancy restaurant for 100 friends and family members.
The honored guests included six jurors from the case, who were greeted with a standing ovation at Snoop’s urging. “They made the right decision, so why not party?” he said.
Juror Randy Maddox, a white UCLA dormitory manager, said he had never heard of the rapper before the trial: “I thought he was Charlie Brown’s friend.”
One big difference between him and Simpson, Snoop told Newsweek: “I ain’t doing no 1-800 (videotape) like O.J. because that was kinda whack. Every time I see O.J. on TV, I want to say, ‘Yo, homie, please go somewhere and sit down.’ “
Loose talk
Talk host Geraldo Rivera, on persistent rumors that he’s having an affair with the late Nicole Brown Simpson’s sister, Denise Brown: “I’m a flirt, but I’m not a fool.”
At that age, he’d better start watching his step
Tommy Tune turns 57 today.
It’s going to take a lot more to beat that rap
Fellow gangsta rapper Guru, who once said you had to carry a gun to be “legit,” was arrested after a metal detector at New York’s La Guardia Airport revealed a .38 in his carry-on. Said the Gang Starr leader: “I’m a rap star and major producer. Could I have my bag back?”
He’s just calling a meathead a meathead
The man convicted of selling cocaine to Carroll O’Connor’s son, Hugh, who later committed suicide, is suing the actor for slander. Harry Perzigian’s lawsuit cites such O’Connor statements as “He killed my wonderful son” and “He is a partner in murder.”
It turns out that he wasn’t really that high-o
Former Johnny Carson sidekick Ed McMahon has settled his $5 million libel suit against the Star tabloid over a 1993 story that claimed McMahon was rip-roaringly drunk on a flight to London. The case was set for trial this week in Los Angeles.
Which was certainly encouraging to Kato
To break down barriers between the races, Simpson defense attorney Johnnie Cochran told a Tennessee college audience, Americans should climb out of their comfort zones and invite into their homes people “who don’t look like you.”
Negotiations are ongoing with Homer and Bart
O.J. Simpson and the Florida Department of Citrus have reached an agreement that the term “O.J.” could be used to market both orange juice and The Juice without unduly confusing the public. Said a department spokeswoman: “We understood Mr. Simpson had filed for trademark for a number of categories. We wanted to be sure that orange juice was not one of those categories.”
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