Supermodel sweeps up
Supermodel sweeps up
NEW YORK -- Naomi Campbell is known for her fashion poses on the catwalk, not her cleaning skills.
But for five days, beginning Monday morning, the 36-year-old supermodel was expected to push a broom or mop at a Manhattan garage to fulfill her sentence for community service for throwing a cell phone at her maid over a pair of missing jeans.
Unlike singer Boy George, who served a similar community service sentence in full view of TV cameras, the sentencing judge allowed Campbell to be assigned to work indoors. She was to begin work at Manhattan District 3 Garage, Pier 36.
Campbell, who has a reputation for angry outbursts, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault in January for hitting Ana Scolavino in the back of the head with the phone last March. Scolavino was treated for a head injury.
'Dukes' banned in Cincy
CINCINNATI -- The Dukes of Hazzard are getting driven out of town over the Confederate imagery in their good ol' TV show.
The stars of the series, John Schneider and Tom Wopat, have segued into musical careers since the show ended production in 1985. Schneider says the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra canceled a planned "Dukes"-themed appearance after contracts were signed because some in the community found the show racist and offensive.
"It's a huge shock to me that in this day and age people could be so narrow-minded, especially professional people," Schneider said Friday. Although he didn't want to start a feud over the decision, "I would like for people to examine their motives, however, and their knee-jerk reactions to someone else's prejudice and bigotry."
The orchestra said in a statement that it has had a long artistic relationship with Schneider and Wopat, but "we decided that some of the messages conveyed in the program are not consistent with the efforts of the Pops to reach out to all members of our community."
Edith Thrower, president of the Cincinnati branch of the NAACP, said she was contacted a few weeks ago by Pops conductor Erich Kunzel, who wanted the NAACP's reaction to the planned July 14 show.
"It's very clear how we feel about the Confederate flag and the long and arduous fight we have conducted to get rid of that symbol of a very unpleasant time in our history," said Thrower.
T Today' birthdays
Producer-director-comedian Carl Reiner is 85. Actor Hal Linden is 76. Singer Jerry Reed is 70. Hockey Hall-of-Famer Bobby Orr is 59. Actor William Hurt is 57. Rock musician Carl Palmer (Emerson, Lake and Palmer) is 57. Movie director Spike Lee is 50. Actress Holly Hunter is 49. Actress-model Kathy Ireland is 44. Actor Michael Rapaport is 37. Rock singer Chester Bennington (Linkin Park) is 31.