European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 2, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Never by Vernon Scott up Hollywood reporter i he year i993 was a Rabelais an 12 months for show business brimming with scandal outrageous pranks lawsuits and just Plain nuttiness for which the movie to capital of Hollywood has become justly infamous. Where else docs the King of pop a or bogus Royalty of any sort a find himself accused of molesting Young boys How often does a prominent married couple announce wedding plans involving a third partner where can one fading actress win a multimillion Dollar award for slander against another passe actress a. How about a Well known while Man donning Black makeup to amuse his african american sweetie at a highly publicized banquet would you believe an actor who challenges his estranged wife to a lie Detector contest on nationwide to for a prize a custody of their child lotto anyone /. A a can a movie about dinosaurs be the first in history to Gross a billion dollars could mtg the Down and dirty music Channel really feed us a couple of Raunchy cartoon nerds teaching tots How to Torch their Homes Only in the land of the Palm the fruit and the nut Are such Lunatic goings on accepted with a shrug a Wink and a years Worth of Revenue for the tabloid press and masses of Money for titillating show and Tell to. In a Community devoted mostly to Bottom line Bucks notoriety and Power it behoves the citizenry to capture As Many headlines As possible to Salve burgeoning egos affirmation of ones importance in this Galaxy. Why else would a bleached Blond Singer of due a a a. A file. A Elk Sommer has gone from starring in the wrecking Crew to winning $32 million in a slander Case. Bious Talent publish a Book filled with nude pictures of herself in suggestive poses accompanied by a text divulging her sexual adventures a what about rap singers facing accusations of murder and sex crimes or an actress ordered to pay a producer $8 million for backing out of a contract imagine the horror of a 23-Ycar-ofd Oscar nominated actor dying in the Street of a drug overdose As spectators look on passively. Or a Singer collecting $12 million for two nights work in a vegas club. Of yeah. All this went into the show business record Book for 1993, and this is Only the stuff the Public was told. Imagine the excesses of Power abuse obscene wealth Shady deals crooked bookkeeping Kinky sex drug use and crimes yet unreported. Such As the unedited contents of reputed Hollywood Madam Heidi Fleiss a Little Black Book. No question the biggest Story of the year was accusations that Michael Jackson sexually abused Young boys at his neverland estate near Santa Barbara. Although not legally charged with anything Jackson would appear to be facing an Uncertain 1994. V a. A. / a a a a v whether Roseanne and Tom Arnold a joint marriage to his Secretary is a publicity stunt or the beginning of a new trend has yet to be answered. It is at least bizarre and unprecedented among major celebrities. How tragic that River Phoenix among the most promising Young actors on the screen snuffed out his own life mixing alcohol cocaine and morphine As friends looked on at a Sunset strip dump catering to Youthful druggies. Elke Sommer was awarded $3.2 million in her suit against Zsa Zsa Gabor who reportedly told a German journalist Sommer was Bald looked As if she were 100 years old knitted sweaters for a living and Hung out in Sleazy bars. Rap Star Snoop Doggy Dogg was accused of Drav ing a car from which one of his companions fired a gun killing another Man. He made his $1 million Rosc Annc and Tom Arnold Here in tvs the woman h to Lover Elvis fell for his Secretary. Abc a a Paramount rap Star tupac shakur shown in the 1992 film juice has been hit with sex crime charges. Page 22 sunday january 2, 1994