Seen, Heard, Said
When you're in the news biz, you get stuff on the wire in advance. Like we have some quotes from Diane Sawyer's interview with Nicole Simpson's family that's going to air tonight on "PrimeTime Live" (10 p.m., KOMO-TV). However, they're always sent with the caveat that the edited version of the show could change. So here are some things you may or may not hear on the show: -- Nicole's sister Dominique on O.J.: "He was insanely jealous . . . but she was completely devoted to him." -- Mom Judy on what Nicole said about pressing charges after the 1989 New Year's Eve fight: "She told us that they had a big fight and uh, she did not know what she should do, if she should press charges. And we took a long walk, and she says, `Mama, I can't ruin his whole life and his career.' "
Judy, on asking O.J. at Nicole's coffin if he had killed her: "He said, `No, I loved your daughter.' " The rumors just won't stop about Richard and Cindy's marriage. Even though they plunked down a bundle for a huge ad that said, in effect: Put a sock in it. Earlier this week was a report of a tearful tiff outside a Manhattan eatery. Now the word is that Cindy was seen in Southern Cal nuzzling a motorcyclist from his back seat. And that Richard is spending some of his time in England (where he's filming) with twentysomething Laura Bailey. They're both Buddhists and met at the Dalai Lama's. Here's an interesting ploy: Jenna Dorsey, 17, whom the courts decided in 1980 is the daughter of singer Engelbert Humperdinck (real name Arnold Dorsey), says she'll have to pose for Playboy to pay for college "because my father refuses to pay for my higher education." This despite Engelbert's paying $500 a week support since the court ruling that Jenna was the result of a two-night stand (now there's a term you don't hear often) the singer had with mom Kathy Jetter. But Jenna says Daddy's payments are often late and she has had to baby-sit for two whole years for extra money. We're frankly a little concerned for having used this item. We don't want to inspire a rash of threats by recalcitrant offspring: "Hey. Give me the money or I'll pose for Playboy." Earlier this week we had the opportunity to share with you more than you wanted to know about Ed McMahon. Well now we have the same prospect with Michael Jackson. He bares all, in the verbal/emotional sense, in The London Daily Mirror. He divulges: -- That Lisa Marie is not preggers, but they do plan to have children. -- That there is no prenuptial agreement - "What kind of marriage would that be?" -- That Lisa is not concerned about the allegations of sexual misconduct and is confident her children are safe with hubby. -- That he proposed after they watched "All About Eve" by taking out a diamond ring and gasping, "You wanna?" Lisa: "Yes, yes, yes." -- That he had "known" her "in the biblical sense" only twice before he proposed. OK, we'll stop now. You're welcome. - Janine Dallas Steffan