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DATE: THURSDAY, March 24, 1994                   TAG: 9403240020
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PEOPLE

The movie critics canceled a post-Oscars appearance on the show Tuesday night because Hall failed to confront the Nation of Islam leader on his Feb. 25 show or reject Farrakhan's anti-Semitic remarks, Siskel said.

"He hugged Minister Farrakhan when he walked onstage and he never distanced himself from anything Farrakhan said afterward," Siskel wrote in his Chicago Tribune column Monday.

Florida lawmakers are putting the squeeze on the people who hired Rush Limbaugh as the pitchman for Florida orange juice.

A state Senate committee on Tuesday showed its displeasure with the conservative commentator's $1 million contract by holding up the confirmation of three appointees to the Florida Citrus Commission.

"We're looking for people who will present the best possible image for Florida citrus - not people who will engender hate, disregard for minorities, or represent any political philosophy," Sen. Peter Weinstein said.

Deion "Neon" Sanders is challenging Shaquille O'Neal in the sports drink marketing wars.

Sanders, who plays baseball for the Atlanta Braves and football for the Atlanta Falcons, will appear in ads for Powerade, the Coca-Cola Co.'s answer to Gatorade.

"He represents the quintessential '90s athlete," said Ralph Kytan, a marketing executive at Coca-Cola.

Two weeks ago, Pepsi-Cola Co. said O'Neal will star in ads for its new All Sport drink.

This year's Golden Raspberry dubious achievement awards, the Razzies, went Sunday to: Madonna (her third!) for worst actress for "Body of Evidence," Burt Reynolds for worst actor ("Cop and a Half"), Faye Dunaway for worst supporting actress ("The Temp"), Woody Harrelson for worst supporting actor ("Indecent Proposal") and, worst new star, Janet Jackson for "Poetic Justice." The worst director award went to Jennifer Chambers Lynch for "Boxing Helena." Worst picture and worst screenplay: "Indecent Proposal."