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Tuesday, December 15, 1998 12:43:13 PM EST
Today's buzz stories:
CHANHASSEN, Minnesota (CNN) -- First he rebelled against his name, dropping Prince in exchange for an unpronounceable symbol. Now the artist formerly known as Prince is shucking traditional marriage as well. The musician and his wife plan to annul their nearly three-year marriage, and then on Valentine's Day, they'll be rejoined in what he calls a "symbolic" ceremony.
The artist says conventional marriage ceremonies are against their beliefs, and that marriage contracts are made -- as he puts it -- "to guarantee the possibility of divorce." He apparently isn't big on contracts: he had a big blow-up with his former record company and now records for his own label, which he says doesn't have contracts.
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Hamilton
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LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- Their relationship is sunk, terminated, over. Any way you put it, director James Cameron and actress Linda Hamilton are getting a divorce. Hamilton filed papers Monday, citing irreconcilable differences. She sought custody of their 5-year-old daughter, Josephine, court papers said.
The development comes less than a year after Cameron proclaimed himself "King of the World" when his epic "Titanic" won 11 Oscars at the 1998 Academy Awards. Hamilton, who starred in Cameron's blockbuster film "Terminator" and its sequel alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger, also asked in the petition for attorney fees and spousal support.
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Orlando (left) and Newton
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BRANSON, Missouri (CNN) -- Tony Orlando and Wayne Newton are making new Branson theater more than live up to its name, the Talk of the T.O.W.N. After both singers headlined together at the plush theater, Newton apparently threw Orlando out of the venue last week. Then, according to Orlando's spokesman, he refused to let him back in Monday, even to collect his daughter's
toys.
The reason: Newton said in a statement issued by his White Eagle Inc. management company that Orlando owes him $2 million. Orlando spokesman Rob Wilcox said that's a lie, noting Orlando was locked out of the theater the day after he told police a conference room where he met with his staff had been bugged.
"This community knows Tony Orlando, and his honor, integrity and character are unquestioned," Wilcox said. The remainder of Tony Orlando's shows for 1998 have been canceled at the Talk of the T.O.W.N, according to Newton's management company.
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Kidman (left) and Cruise
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LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- Tabloid journalist Eric Ford pleaded not guilty Monday to federal charges of eavesdropping on an angry cell phone call between actor Tom Cruise and his wife Nicole Kidman and then selling the tape to a weekly newspaper. Ford, 27, is charged with one count of intercepting a wire communication and two counts of disclosing the information.
Ford allegedly used a modified scanner to pick up a cellular phone call between Cruise and Kidman, then sought to sell the tape to the British tabloid News of the World and to the publishers of the U.S. tabloid The Globe. In the ensuing Globe article, the tabloid reported that a woman believed to be Kidman, calling from the set of her movie "Practical Magic," told a man identified as Cruise that their marriage was "hanging by a thread." Cruise and Kidman will testify at a trial. Ford is free on $10,000 bail.
NEW DELHI (CNN) -- A new Indian movie called "Fire" is causing heated and sometimes violent debate between the entertainment industry and right wing Hindus. The movie, which shows an intimate relationship between two women, has outraged members of the Shiv Sena party, which led attacks on halls showing the film.
Now, India's Supreme Court has stepped in, asking authorities to explain their positions in the case. "Before you consider other issues raised in the petition, we ask the attorney general and the Maharashtra state government's standing counsel about the discharge of obligations by state to protect the life, liberty and property of citizens and to discharge these obligations," the three-member panel of judges said.
Extreme Hindu activists have called the movie vulgar, although some say they have not seen the film. Liberals and civil rights activists say the attacks are a slur on democracy and free choice, and leading Indian film makers, artists and playwrights have denounced the attacks.
Reuters Limited contributed to this report.
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