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...problems plaguing Hollywood producer STEVE BING, lack of virility is not one. Actress ELIZABETH HURLEY says Bing is the father of her newborn son, a claim he is fighting in court. Now he is also being cited as the father of Kira Kerkorian. Until recently, Kira, 4, the daughter of Bing's ex-girlfriend Lisa Bonder, was believed to have been sired by Bonder's former husband, billionaire movie-studio mogul Kirk Kerkorian. In January Bonder, 37, petitioned Kerkorian, 84, for $320,000 a month in child support. His lawyers say he is sterile and could not possibly...
...Lyne. Like his previous forays into adultery--Fatal Attraction and Indecent Proposal--this one is designed to provoke debate. Since the movie's opening on May 10, some critics have called it an exploitative morality tale; others have championed it as thoughtful adult drama. But almost everyone agrees that actress Diane Lane's rendering of an irresistibly average mom driven mad by passion is, by itself, worth the price of admission. Co-starring Richard Gere as the husband and Olivier Martinez as the lover, Unfaithful has already made Lane an early contender in this year's Oscar race...
...entire 10-week run sold out within days. With a reported personal fortune of more than $275 million, she transcends performers' usual financial insecurities, and yet with her iconic status comes the intense glare of public attention. Madonna, immensely successful as a singer, has never won respect as an actress - her 1988 Broadway stage appearance in David Mamet's Speed the Plow caused New York magazine's John Simon to grumble that "she could afford to pay for a few acting lessons." Her most successful movies are those in which she played supporting roles that traded on her headstrong image...
...discrimination against women. Among her triumphs: establishing a shelter for abused women and children, and decriminalizing prostitution. After becoming a Buddhist nun, she tried in vain to raise the lowly status of nuns, and planned a college for them; it's now nearly completed. DIED. RUTH CRACKNELL, 76, Australian actress best known for her role as Maggie Beare in abc's hit comedy series Mother and Son; in Sydney. Working in theater, television, film and radio for 56 years, Cracknell won numerous accolades, including the Silver Logie for most popular comedy personality and for most outstanding actress. In 1998 Cracknell...
...career at his family's glass company before switching his sights to food. Riboud ran Danone, which now has $12.7 billion in sales, until late in his 70s when he handed control to his son Franck. DIED. KAIFI AZMI, 87, award-winning Urdu poet, lyricist and father of Indian actress Shabana Azmi; in Bombay. A student of the progressive school of poetry, Azmi's writings often mirrored the socio-political scene in India where he was an advocate for a socialist society. DIED. YEVGENY SVETLANOV, 73, Russian conductor who led Russia's State Symphony Orchestra for more than three decades...