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ENTERTAINMENT
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Stars Come Out for Frank
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -- There were lots of red eyes for Ol' Blue Eyes Tuesday night as Hollywood's old guard came together for a private rosary service for Frank Sinatra. His flower-covered coffin was carried up the steps of the Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Los Angeles by such longtime friends as Gregory Peck, Kirk Douglas, Robert Wagner and Don Rickles. Among those gathered inside were Tony Bennett, Shelley Winters, Wayne Newton, Milton Berle, Angie Dickinson, Anthony Quinn, Liza Minnelli, and Jack Lemmon. Sinatra's daughter Nancy and granddaughter Amanda spoke, as did Bennett, who talked about Sinatra's impact on popular music. A funeral service for Sinatra will be held today. His body will then be buried in a family plot at a Palm Springs cemetery.

Lawyer Describes Sinatra Will
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Frank Sinatra left multi-million dollar homes to his fourth wife and widow, Barbara, and ``very substantial assets'' to his three children, a lawyer for the entertainer says. Attorney Harvey Silbert tells Reuters that Barbara Sinatra will inherit mansions in Beverly Hills and Malibu while his son Frank Jr. will receive the rights to his father's sheet music. His daughters, Nancy and Tina, will receive holdings covered under a ``living trust'' created 15 years ago. Silbert declined to discuss the contents of the trust. Sinatra's fortune has been estimated at $200 million and there has been speculation in the press of a fight for assets among his survivors. The will is to be made public tomorrow.

Hope Cancels Birthday Event
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Bob Hope canceled his appearance Tuesday night at a 95th birthday celebration in Washington after taking ill with the flu. Hope, who celebrates his 95th birthday on May 29th, was knighted at the British embassy Sunday. He was to be honored again last night at a reception hosted by the Library of Congress, which is unveiling a permanent exhibit of Hope's professional and personal memorabilia dating back to the 1930s. His wife and family did attend the reception. A Hope publicist says the legendary comedian was suffering from the flu and is on the mend.

Godzilla Takes Manhattan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Madison Square Garden is the scene of the big finale in ``Godzilla,'' so it was appropriate that the movie's celebrity-loaded premiere was held at the arena Monday night. A crowd of 13,000 was on hand, including heavy metal monster Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin, who told the New York Post he's been a ``Godzilla'' fan since boyhood. ``I loved all those movies but this one should be a little more intense,'' he said. There were lots of sports heroes in the audience, including Muhammad Ali, New York Rangers star Wayne Gretzky and Yankees pitcher David Wells, who had pitched a perfect game just the day before. Also on hand was Mets pitcher Masato Yoshii, who, like Godilla, is from Japan.

U2 Supports N.Ireland Peace
BELFAST, Northern Ireland (Reuters) - U2 is campaigning for ''yes'' votes for the Northern Ireland peace deal. The band, much revered in its native Ireland, has joined the campaign to approve the agreement in Friday's referendum. Members of the group attended a ``vote yes'' concert in Belfast and took the stage for a song. The event, and U2's involvement, was being seen as a publicity coup for pro-peace accord campaigners eager to win over young voters to their cause.

Ngor Killers Get Stiff Terms
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Three Asian gang members convicted of murdering Academy Award-winning Cambodian actor Haing Ngor during a robbery have been sentenced to long prison terms. The judge sentenced Jason Chan, 20, to life in prison without parole for his part in Ngor's death on Feb. 25, 1996. Tak Sun Tan, 21, was sentenced to 56 years to life and Indra Lim, 21, received 26 years to life. All three are members of the notorious Oriental Lazy Boyz street gang. Ngor, 55, a former gynecologist who won an Oscar for his supporting role in the film ``The Killing Fields,'' fled his native Cambodia in 1980 and settled in Los Angeles' Chinatown district, where he became a counselor at a community center.

Vaughn Going Psycho
NEW YORK (Variety) - Vince Vaughn is the new desk clerk at the notorious Bates Motel. Vaughn, best known for ``Swingers'' and ``Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World,'' will take Anthony Perkins' Norman Bates role in the remake of the Alfred Hitchcock classic ``Psycho.'' After Nicole Kidman passed, Anne Heche is signed up to be the shower scene victim in the Janet Leigh role. Vaughn and Heche already have been working together on ``Return to Paradise.'' The ``Psycho'' cast also includes Juliane Moore, who also was in ``Jurassic Park 2,'' and William Macy of ''Fargo'' fame is believed to be in line for a police detective role, Variety says. Filming starts next month.

Pavarotti Joining Spice Girls
ROME (Reuters) - Opera superstar Luciano Pavarotti has lined up a big-name international bill for his next charity concert. The Spice Girls, Celine Dion and Stevie Wonder will be among those taking the stage June 9 in Pavarotti's hometown of Modena, Italy, for a show that will benefit young victims of Liberia's civil war. ``The idea of singing a duet with the Spice Girls is intriguing,'' Pavarotti said. ``Their music is choral and it seems especially made to draw me in.'' Spike Lee will direct the show. Michael Jackson was asked to take part but declined.

RJ, Hot as Ever
HOLLYWOOD (Reuters) -- Robert Wagner continues to make a screen resurgence. After showy roles in ``Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery'' and ``Wild Things,'' he's made a deal to play an agent in ``Crazy for Alabama,'' which will be directed by Antonio Banderas and star Mrs. Banderas, Melanie Griffith. Wagner might also be tapped for return evil dty in the ``Austin Powers'' sequel that's rumored to be in the works for later in the year.

South Park, Back for More
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -- ``South Park,'' the Comedy Central cartoon about foul-mouthed third-graders, will start its new season in typically tasteful fashion. Tonight's episode is titled ``Ike's Wee Wee'' and will be about a circumcision, while next week's episode, ``Chickenlover,'' will get into bestiality. It might seem that ``South Park'' creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone aren't offended by anything but they say that's not the case. Parker tells The Philadelphia Inquirer he's offended by the squeaky-clean sitcom ``Full House.''
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