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^ Wednesday, April 14, 1999 GGIELIFE ? has is the ise. Thesp; ew of whe tver\’ playe fficulttoili le of time: Filter ystation i9 Studios ction i ” was rel up being id Rambo )etry andi iple, it isi r” wasrelt ling buttle hington.f busy sub a tuxedo rown denies Irriage rumors ■W YORK (AP) — Whitney says she is the aggres- »r in her marriage to Bobby Brown. “Contrary to belief, I do the hitting, he doesn’t. He has never put his hands on me. He is not a woman-beater,” the singer and actress said in e May issue of Redbook. “We e crazy for one another. I mean azy in love, love, love, love, ^e.|When we’re fighting, it’s like at’s love for us. We’re fighting r oiur love.” Brown’s arrest history in- udes drunken driving and bat- rypgainst women other than s wife. Brown was sentenced in 998 to five days in jail and a tar, on probation for drunken •ivi|)g. On Monday, a judge in )rt“Lauderdale, Fla., put him ack on probation for showing a drunk to do his time. Hbuston conceded that her nger husband is “a party guy” hoi “likes to hang with his lends. He likes to dance with fferent people.” But she said ■mows he is loyal to her be- ause “I checked him out when a wasn’t even looking.” Vidower sued for Vynette’s death NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The idower of Tammy Wynette de ed allegations that he helped lep/dyer 3use the country star's death. George Richey and Ms. butcani) Vnette’s physician, Dr. Wallis nonaW. iarsh of Pittsburgh, are being since: jed by three of her daughters ndtfie t $50 million. 'that. The daughters claim Richey pensetlu' id Marsh didn’t monitor her (GracT^gg PEOPLE IN THE NEWS medical condition closely enough and gave her too many painkillers. Wynette died last April at her home. She was 55. Marsh ruled she died of a blood clot to the lungs. There was no autopsy. “All of these allegations are totally false, without foundation, and that will be proven in a court of law," Richey said in a state ment Monday. It was the first comment from Richey’s side since the lawsuit was filed April 5. Marsh has also denied wrongdoing. Shaw chosen to sew royal gown LONDON (AP) — Sophie Rhys- Jones has chosen a little-known designer to make the dress for her wedding to Prince Edward. The design by Samantha Shaw, who set up her own salon only four years ago, will remain secret until the June 19 cere mony at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, Shaw’s publicist said Tuesday. Shaw, 30, never advertises and sells her work mainly at pri vate fashion shows. “It’s a great choice,” said Camilla Secil, social editor of Harpers and Queen magazine. “Sam makes very feminine clothes, very pretty and often lay ered. She uses very rich fabrics, hand-painting and beads. Those little touches are always ab solutely perfect.” Both Princess Diana and the Duchess of York, the former Sarah Ferguson, chose unsung designers to make their wedding dresses. Public appearance reveals tired Payton CHICAGO (AP) — Former foot ball star Walter Payton was suf fering from fatigue Tuesday after throwing out the first pitch on opening day at Wrigley Field. Payton, who has a rare liver disease, was scheduled to speak Tuesday at the Machin ery/Materials Conference and Exposition but canceled at the last minute, convention spokesperson Leo Nadolske said. Nadolske said he was told that Payton, 44, went to bed sick Monday right after arriving home from Wrigley Field and his first public appearance in months. But Ginny Quirk, vice presi dent of Walter Payton Inc., said Payton was not bedridden. “He had a very big day yes terday and part of the symptoms of (his disease) is fatigue. There fore, his feeling was that it was going to be too much to go all the way downtown and give a powerful keynote speech. He was too taxed to make the trip,” she said. Mandela builds home on seacoast Payton lives in suburban South Barrington. MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Nelson Mandela and his wife, Graca Machel, are building a new home on an elegant sea- coast street. Machel, the widow of the late Mozambi can President Samora Machel, mar ried Mandela last year. Mandela, 80, is retiring in June after five years as South Africa’s first democratically elected president. He was divorced from anti apartheid activist Winnie Madik- izela-Mandela in 1996. Mandela also owns South African homes in an upscale neighborhood of Johannesburg and in his boyhood home of Qunu. MITSUBISHI ’ DEFINITIVE TECHNOLOGY • PHILLIPS • KLIPSCH ■Shir# lU R Itiatekoufe CASSETTE WOOFERS BOXES CD AMPS MINIDISC CD CHANGER ALARMS VIDEO 10-96% Off utozt itetn* in ttock Tuesday - $atu±bay 10- 6 44oh%c £.lectuo*iic£ SPEAKERS DVD BIG SCREEN CD RECEIVERS TV SUBS VCR CASSETTE FURNITURE D O SURROUND AUDIO 524 E. 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