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As published on page
B3 on December 6, 2004
FAMOUS FACES
Michael Jackson gives DNA sample to police
(Shuji Kajiyama/Associated Press)
Beyonce Knowles of music group Destiny's Child poses during an event with fans at a Tokyo's music store Friday. The U.S. music group is in Tokyo on a promotion tour for their new album.
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Michael Jackson voluntarily gave a DNA sample to authorities, returning to his Neverland Ranch estate a day after he left during a search by sheriff's deputies, a source close to the case said Sunday.
When sheriff's deputies arrived with search warrants Friday, his lawyer instructed him to leave and take his children with him, the source told The Associated Press.
Jackson's lawyer, Thomas Mesereau, flew by helicopter from Los Angeles to Jackson's ranch in Los Olivos, 160 kilometres northwest, when he heard the search warrant had been served, said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
On Saturday, when the deputies returned, they asked for a DNA sample and Jackson returned by car to the estate and supplied the sample voluntarily, the source said.
Comedian Joe Piscopo wants to change the popular stereotypes of Italian-Americans promoted on television and in movies.
Piscopo, a former star of the Saturday Night Live skit comedy show, attended a panel discussion at Seton Hall University on Saturday that examined why, according to one attendee, prejudice against Italians is tacitly accepted in popular culture.
Piscopo, who said he is embarrassed by some of the stereotypical Italian characters he has played, is at work on a movie that portrays an Italian-American family from northern New Jersey. He is determined to get the film made, though he said he has run into difficulties because it is not gangster-related.
It was difficult to tell who was more excited: Michael J. Fox for playing alongside former Buffalo Sabres star Gilbert Perreault, or the other way around.
"Man, it's very cool. It's thrilling," Fox said Saturday after meeting Perreault, a member of the Sabres' famed French Connection of the 1970s. "I mean, I'm skating with the French Connection today. Give me a break. It's just insane. That's nuts. I love it."
The feeling was more than mutual.
"I had a big thrill playing with him," Perreault said. "He's got a lot of guts. And good luck to him. He's a wonderful man."
Hollywood met Hockey Legends in Buffalo as part of former Sabres captain Pat LaFontaine's Champions in Courage charity game to raise money for Buffalo Women and Children's Hospital.
A gift from country music legend Buck Owens has lifted one Salem, Ore., woman's spirits.
Betty Youngblood received a huge package this week. It contained a red, white and blue guitar autographed by the 75-year-old Owens, who hosted the TV show Hee Haw for many years.
"I guess he wanted to cheer me up," joked Youngblood, a longtime fan of the singer. She met Owens three years ago. Her daughter works for Owens's company.
Owens knew Youngblood had been through several difficult months, including the death of her brother and recent eye surgery.
The guitar is inscribed with the message: "Two easy lessons will qualify you to pick and grin with me. Your friend, Buck Owens."
Free hugs and haircuts for Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg" read one sign outside Savior Hair as a few giggling hairdressers tried to lure the actor and director into the salon.
Cruise and Spielberg were on set filming scenes at the Uniroyal Chemical plant in Naugatuck, Conn., for War of the Worlds, based on H.G. Wells's novel about an invasion from outer space.
They arrived by helicopter and landed in a secluded parking lot behind the plant. But that didn't stop fans from lingering in front of police barriers as early as 5 a.m. Friday to see if they could spot them.
"If I find Tom, I want to bring him home with me. I'll say, 'You don't need a hotel! I have plenty of room,' " said Maria Furtado, a 56-year-old grandmother.
With Santa Claus coming to town, Bruce Springsteen is hoping that holiday gifts will be purchased in the shore city where The Boss rose to fame.
Springsteen is offering 10 people a pair of tickets to his Dec. 19 show at Harry's Roadhouse, along with the opportunity to meet him. But the only way to enter the contest is to visit a shop in Asbury Park.
The contest is the latest effort by Springsteen to help local businesses, said Eileen Chapman, president of the Merchants Guild of Asbury Park.
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