"Soul Train" host Don Cornelius has been charged with three counts of spousal battery, one count of dissuading a witness from making a police report, and one count of assault with a deadly weapon.
Cornelius was arrested last month after allegedly getting into it with a woman at his home. The 72-year-old is married but cops aren't saying if the alleged victim was his wife.
The charges that were just filed by the L.A. City Attorney -- all misdemeanors -- stem from two separate incidents.
Cornelius could get five years if convicted of all charges.
Celebrity Justice11/14/2008 2:54 PM PST BY TMZ STAFF
Don Cornelius Charged With Multiple Crimes
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A Real Housewife from Compton:
It's time for him to get on the 'Ooooooooold Traaaain'.
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You know they are not gonna put "The Don" prison... fees and counsiling at the most
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""Soul Train" host Don Cornelius has been charged with three counts of spousal battery"
"The 72-year-old is married but cops aren't saying if the alleged victim was his wife."
To the author of this article: The word "spousal" indicates marriage.
duuuuh :)
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I will always remember being a kid in Chicago in teh late 60s and watching Soul Train. One particular show: a musical guest performed, and D.C. subsequently interviewed him. The interview quickly turned into D.C. accusing the musical guest (can't recall who it was) of having an affair with Mrs. Cornelius. They almost came to fisticuffs. I don't know if that show was live. If it wasn't, I was surprised that they'd show it. That was one amazing interview! And from that point on, I couldn't stand D.C. He's skank. (So was his wife at the time.)
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WHAT A DISGRACE HE IS! I USEDTO WATCH SOUL TRAIN AS A KID & ALWAYS ENJOYED ALL THE STARS HE BROUGHT ON..JAMES BROWN..MARVIN GAYE & TAMMY..ARETHA..DD SHARP..SUPREMES & SMOKEY R ...WHOEVER THE WOMAN WAS HE WAS ABUSING SHOULD HAVE KNOCKED HIM OUT!! HE SHOULD GET A TASTE OF HIS OWN MEDICINE!! HE'S NO ONE TO LOOK UP TO..CERTAINLY NO RUSSELL SIMMONS! JUST AN OLD P.O.S. LOSER!!!!!
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I dont understand, the first paragraph clearly says 3 COUNTS OF SPOUSAL BATTERY. How do they NOT know who the victim is?
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What a miserable soul he must be and has been all these years...to have that much anger and rage inside to strike a female and one that he is married to. Either way, color this man Done. Best he stay hidden for the remainder of his days unless repentance and amends are part of his vocabularly.
Right now he's coming across as the biggest Phony of the last 4 decades.
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MUST HAVE BEEN BUSH'S FAULT....ALWAYS KEEPING THE BLACK MAN DOWN....AT LAST WE WILL HAVE A PRESIDENT (MESSIAH) WHO WILL APPEAR ON SOULLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL TRAINNNNNNNNNN!
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Oh no! Don is in Tra-Booo LOL Are you sure that it wasn't some one else doing this? LOL
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Way ta go bro. Gotta keep em' in line. A little backhand every once in a while let's em know who's boss.
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