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Tuesday, July 14, 1998 5:32:09 PM
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Tarantino
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NEW YORK (CNN) -- Director Quentin Tarantino pleaded not guilty Monday to charges that he assaulted a woman in a brawl at a New York restaurant. Fashion stylist Leila Mwangi, 25, claims Tarantino punched her when he tried to hit her boyfriend and missed. But in court, Tarantino's lawyer said the charges "are nothing more than 'Pulp Fiction,'" referring to the Tarantino film that won a best screenplay Oscar in 1994. If convicted on the assault charges, Tarantino faces a year in jail. He also faces a civil suit related to the incident.
NEW YORK (CNN) -- The New Yorker has a new editor. The magazine on Monday named Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Remnick to the top spot following the resignation last week of Tina Brown, who decided to pursue creative interests with Miramax Films. Remnick, 39, has been a staff writer at the weekly magazine since 1992. He has written more than 100 articles, including a piece in the latest issue on the Amish community in Pennsylvania.
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Koppel on "Nightline"
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NEW YORK (CNN) -- ABC's "Nightline" is going prime time. The network news program that usually airs at 11:30 p.m. on weekdays will run for five consecutive Thursdays at 10 p.m. EDT beginning on August 6, ABC said Monday. The move aims to take advantage of a summer of reruns during the prime time hours, and higher Nielsen ratings for newsmagazine programs. Ted Koppel's show during the special hours will present a series examining the evolution of America's penal system into one focused almost solely on punishment.
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Maltin
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LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- Film critic Leonard Maltin has settled the lawsuit filed against him by Billy Gray, who played Bud on "Father Knows Best." In his "Movie and Video Guide 1993," Maltin called Gray a drug addict when describing the 1971 movie "Dusty and Sweets McGee." "Among real-life addicts and pushers shown is Billy Gray of TV's 'Father Knows Best,'" Maltin wrote. Financial terms of the settlement were not released. Gray and Maltin are to appear at a news conference Saturday, where Maltin is expected to read a statement saying he did not intend to portray Gray as a drug addict or dealer.
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Russo
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NEW YORK (CNN) -- Actress Rene Russo, who currently stars in "Lethal Weapon 4," says her road to success has been a bumpy one. In an interview in Redbook magazine's August edition, Russo says she's "struggled through life." Her father walked out when she was two, and from age 10 to 14 she was forced to wear a body cast for curvature of the spine. As she grew older, Russo says she had problems with long-term relationships. "I've probably had more depressing days than happy ones," Russo says. Russo started modeling when she was 17, and eventually parlayed that experience into an acting career.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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