Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: MONDAY, June 25, 1990 TAG: 9006250004
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Lawyer Thomas Wampold, who has filed a class action suit, claims the singer committed a breach of contract with 72,000 fans when he canceled the shows.
The suit also names Ticketmaster Corp., which withheld service fees from refunds on tickets sold to the canceled October and November 1988 concerts.
A telephone call seeking comment from Jackson's publicist Lee Solters in Los Angeles on Sunday was not immediately returned.
When guards would not allow the suit papers to be served on Jackson personally, Wampold got permission from a judge to send the papers by certified mail.
\ Kirk Douglas, who is best known as an actor, is moving ahead with his new career - as a writer.
Douglas was in Dallas recently promoting his new novel, "Dance With the Devil."
"I once said, `If I want to lie a little, I'll write an autobiography. If I want to tell the truth, I'll write a novel.' It's coming back to haunt me," Douglas said.
Douglas already has written an autobiography, "The Ragman's Son," which hit best-seller lists when released in 1988. The 71-year-old Douglas also has starred in such movies as "Spartacus" and "Lust for Life."
Douglas said he has discovered a weakness in his writing. He wants to keep the action moving.
"I don't want to know how the sun reflected off the varnished floor," he said. "I want to get on with it."
by CNB