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Friday, June 12, 1998 6:59:51 PM
Today's buzz stories:
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Harrelson
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BOSTON (CNN) -- A jury ruled on Friday that Woody Harrelson must pay $4,828.30 to two photographers who had filed a lawsuit alleging the actor attacked them. The decision comes after U.S. District Judge William Young's ruling on Thursday that Harrelson assaulted the photographers and unlawfully removed film from one of their cameras as they took pictures of him and his family at the Martha's Vineyard Airport in 1995.
The photographers accused Harrelson of violating their civil rights and causing them pain and emotional distress. Harrelson argued that the photographers took pictures of his wife and daughter after he requested privacy, and said he was trying to protect his daughter's rights.
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Hartman (center) impersonating a McDonald's-loving Bill Clinton
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NEW YORK (CNN) -- NBC's "Saturday Night Live" will pay tribute to the late comedian and SNL alum Phil Hartman with a special retrospective on his work this week. The retrospective special, which will air this Saturday night at 11:30 p.m. ET, will feature many of Hartman's characters and impressions. He starred on "SNL" from 1986-1994. The comedian was shot and killed on May 28 by his wife, who later turned the gun on herself.
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Weiland
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LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- Grammy-winning rocker Scott Weiland didn't show up for a Los Angeles court date to face drug charges on Thursday because he is
undergoing detoxification, his lawyer said. The judge in the case responded by threatening to have him arrested if he didn't show up by June 25.
The Stone Temple Pilots singer was charged last week in New York with heroin possession, and was admitted to a drug treatment center shortly after. The Los Angeles drug case, Weiland's second involving drug possession in Southern California, stems from two charges filed in February alleging felony possession of heroin and misdemeanor possession of a hypodermic needle. He faces a maximum of three years in state prison if convicted.
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Tarantino
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NEW YORK (CNN) -- Film director Quentin Tarantino now faces criminal charges for allegedly slugging a fashion stylist, police said Thursday. He surrendered to police in New York's East Village and was charged with assault. He faces up to a year in jail if convicted.
Tarantino was already facing civil charges in the same case. Leila Mwangi, 25, filed a civil lawsuit last month in Manhattan Supreme Court alleging Tarantino hit her May 2 with a blow intended for her photographer boyfriend, Barron Clairborne, at a restaurant in the East Village. The civil suit seeks $5 million in compensatory damages and $10 million in punitive damages.
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Hope
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LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- Add another honor to the list. Bob Hope and wife Dolores were awarded papal knighthoods on Thursday for always being "willing to step forward and share their gifts, their lives, with everyone." Cardinal Roger Mahony bestowed the honors on Wednesday. Hope, 95, smiled but did not speak during the ceremony at St. Charles Borromeo Church, near the couple's Toluca Lake home. Papal knighthoods are bestowed on those of unblemished character who have promoted the interests of humanity and the Catholic Church.
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