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Thursday, October 23, 2003
AGGIELIFE
THE BATTALION
David Gest, alleging assault, sues
Liza Minnelli for $10 million
NEW YORK (AP) — Producer David Gest
sued Liza Minnelli for $10 million Tuesday,
accusing his estranged wife of alcohol-fueled vio
lence that caused neurological damage and
headaches.
Gest, 50, alleges in court papers that Minnelli,
57, flew into drunken rages on several occasions
on both sides of the Atlantic, insulting and strik
ing him.
Liz Rosenberg, a spokeswoman for the singer,
said Minnelli had not seen the lawsuit and could
not comment. Minnelli’s lawyer, Allen Arrow, did
not immediately return a call seeking comment.
Minnelli and Gest separated in July, just 16
months after they wed at a celebrity-studded cere
mony that featured best man Michael Jackson car
rying the bride’s train. Elizabeth Taylor served as
maid of honor.
In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court,
Gest alleges that Minnelli began battering him
before the wedding.
Gest’s lawyer, Raoul Felder, said his client suf
fered neurological damage and headaches from
the alleged attacks, and is staying at a rehabilita
tion clinic in Honolulu.
In one incident last June in London, conn
papers allege Minnelli consumed a bottle of vodka
before she threw a lamp at Gest in their hotel suite,
She later “began beating (Gest) about the head
and face with her fists,’’ the lawsuit said. When
Gest asked a security guard to intervene, court
papers say Minnelli punched him in the stomach.
When the couple married in March 2002,
attendees said Minnelli danced in happiness at
the altar. Hundreds of fans lined Fifth Avenuelo
watch guests including actors Michael Douglas,
Anthony Hopkins and David Hasselhoff, rocker
Elton John and TV news personality Barbara
Walters arrive in limousines.
The wedding marked a personal comeback
for Minnelli, the daughter of Judy Garland and
director Vincente Minnelli. She has won an
Academy Award, an Emmy, two Golden Globes
and three Tony Awards but also battled sub
stance abuse, weight gain, and a near-fatal boul
with encephalitis.
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
Rahman to compose "Lord
of the Rings"musical
LONDON (AP) — Indian composer A.R.
Rahman and a Finnish folk troupe have been com
missioned to write songs for a musical stage ver
sion of “The Lord of the Rings,” the show’s pro
ducer announced Tuesday.
Rahman, a veteran Bollywood songwriter who
scored the Andrew Lloyd Webber-produced musi
cal “Bombay Dreams,” will collaborate with the
group Varttina on the adaptation of J.R.R.
Tolkien’s fantasy trilogy, which has spawned a hit
film series.
“We are recreating Middle-earth and we need
ed the music that goes with it to be unique,” said
Kevin Wallace, who’s producing the West End
show.
“A.R. Rahman writes brilliant melodies with
an exotic quality and we know he will write some
thing which audiences will adore.”
Tolkien is thought to have drawn on the Finnish
folk epic the “Kalevala” to create the world of
Middle-earth and the story of a hero’s quest for a
magical ring. The Finnish language inspired the
Elvish tongue of Tolkien’s trilogy.
The “Lord of the Rings” musical is scheduled
to open in London in spring 2005. Wallace has
said the production is budgeted at $13 million,
which would make it the most expensive musical
in West End history.
Clay Aiken's debut effort
tops charts in first week
NEW YORK (AP) — Clay Aiken was the run
ner-up on “American Idol” this season, but he’s
second to none on the album chart.
Aiken's “Measure of a Man” debuted at No. I,
selling nearly 613,000 copies during its first week
in stores, according to industry figures released
Wednesday.
The collection of pop tunes and love songs fea
tures “This Is the Night,” the ballad he first belted
out during the finals of the Fox singing competi
tion. Ruben Studdard, this year’s “American Idol”
winner, plans to release his album, “Soulful,” on
Nov. 25.
Last season’s winner, Kelly Clarkson, also
debuted at No. 1 on the album chart witli
“Thankful,” which sold more than 297,000copiu
during its first week in stores in April.
Aiken’s showing far surpassed that of his coun
terpart last season, runner-up Justin Guarini,
whose self-titled debut sold only 54.000 copies
during its first week in June.
The freshly scrubbed crooner ousted Ludacris
from the No. 1 spot.
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