European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 4, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday May 4, 1994 faces in places the stars and stripes Page 21verdict not a from wire reports Michael Bolton plans to ask a judge to overturn a finding that he stole an old Isley Brothers song for his 1991 hit love is a wonderful thing. Bolton denounced last weeks jury verdict that he and co writer Andrew Goldmark had plagiarized elements of a 1966 Isley Brothers song of the same name. He said neither he nor Goldmark had Ever heard the song. A a we re not talking about a hit we re talking about obscurity a Bolton said at a new York news conference. A a it a  a a = the los Angeles jury awarded the Isley Brothers 66 percent of All past and future royalties from the single and credited the song with 28 percent of the Success of Bolton a album time love and tenderness. The court said it would appoint someone to deter mine the net profits of the song and album and the percentages to which the plaintiffs would be entitled. Bolton said he could not estimate what that meant other than a a it a got to be in  the 1991 album has sold More than 10 million copies. Bolton who is White claimed that the verdict was partly based on race. But Ronald Isley who is Black called that Contention  a hearing that he a making a racial Issue out of this really hurts because it Wasny to that Way a Isley said at a los Angeles news conference. A the jury racially motivated How could that be a four of the jury a eight members were Black. Bolton said a search of the Library of Congress had turned up 129 songs named love is a wonderful thing 84 of them written before the Isley Brothers version and the Isles had failed to produce any evidence of record sales or airplay Sheet music or Chart ratings for theirs. A they just did no to establish in any Way that Andy and i could have heard their song. The jury a finding. Is just incomprehensible and is tragically wrong a Bolton a said. Bolton said his attorneys will ask the judge to Over turn the verdict cheers Star in new sitcom cheers Star George Wendt is returning to prime time As a Mechanic in a series based on National Public radios car talk according to variety. The radio show features bostonian Tom and Ray Magl Lozel who entertain As they help listeners understand automobile Workings. The to sitcom from Walt Disney to for Abc will be called family mechanics. Wendt a co Star is Dan Castellaneta the voice of Homer Simpson on the Simpsons. To placate Wendt after 10 years on the Boston based cheers the new sitcom locale was switched to Madison  hospitalized Gene Kelly Gene Kelly is temporarily out of the  to Bolton Singer Michael Bolton telis reporters monday in new York that he will Appeal a verdict by a los an Geles jury last week in which he and a co writer were found to have plagiarized a 1966 Isley Brothers song Quot love is a wonderful  the 81-year-old dancer Star of singing in the rain and anchors aweigh was hospitalized in san Francisco with the flu. He was admitted sunday after complaining of a headache and pain said St. Mary a Hospital spokesman Wade Rose he was in stable condition Rose said. Kelly who lives in Beverly Hills was in san Francis co for a performance of the Ballet Romeo and  charges dropped Jack Nicholson is off the Hook for swinging a Golf club. A a a a a v. A judge dismissed charges monday against the actor after the Man who accused him of bashing his Mercedes said he did no to want to proceed. A. Robert Blank told the judge that he was satisfied with Nicholson a apology and settlement of a lawsuit. Terms of the March settlement have not been disclosed. After being Cut off in traffic feb 8 in los Angeles Nicholson became enraged and used a Golf club to Dent the roof and smash the Windshield of Blanks car at a red Light authorities said. Nicholson was charged with tit and vandalism. Assai Harding Calls it cheesy Tonya Harding says it was a kind of cheesy Quot the Way she was denied an invitation to a White House reception with her olympic teammates. Harding who is serving three years probation for hindering prosecution in the attack on rival Nancy scr Rigan said on the syndicated to show Rolonda that All she found in her Mailbox was an empty envelope. Olympic officials who handled arrangements for the april 13 reception denied sending any envelope a empty or otherwise a to Harding. 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