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Don Cornelius Charged With Multiple Crimes

Posted Nov 14th 2008 12:54PM by TMZ Staff

"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.

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1. It's time for him to get on the 'Ooooooooold Traaaain'.

Posted at 1:31PM on Nov 14th 2008 by A Real Housewife from Compton

2. You know they are not gonna put "The Don" prison... fees and counsiling at the most

Posted at 1:13PM on Nov 14th 2008 by Phe

3. ""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 :)

Posted at 1:29PM on Nov 14th 2008 by Captain Obvious

4. Now that's REALLY old school gangsta stuff! Ike would be proud!

Posted at 1:32PM on Nov 14th 2008 by Crabby

5. 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.)

Posted at 1:32PM on Nov 14th 2008 by american beauty

6. This guy has always given me the creeps!!

Posted at 1:49PM on Nov 14th 2008 by Kitty Angel

7. 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!!!!!

Posted at 2:09PM on Nov 14th 2008 by nba5stars

8. I dont understand, the first paragraph clearly says 3 COUNTS OF SPOUSAL BATTERY. How do they NOT know who the victim is?

Posted at 2:10PM on Nov 14th 2008 by Valentine

9. I WISH HIM LOVE, PEACE SOUL!!!

Posted at 2:17PM on Nov 14th 2008 by CADCELL

10. Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooul Train!

Posted at 2:36PM on Nov 14th 2008 by whitey

11. 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.

Posted at 2:50PM on Nov 14th 2008 by Dit or Dot?

12. he always was a self centered jerk

Posted at 3:02PM on Nov 14th 2008 by mooom

13. 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!

Posted at 3:39PM on Nov 14th 2008 by JPD

14. Oh no! Don is in Tra-Booo LOL Are you sure that it wasn't some one else doing this? LOL

Posted at 5:22PM on Nov 14th 2008 by ajm33771

15. Way ta go bro. Gotta keep em' in line. A little backhand every once in a while let's em know who's boss.

Posted at 3:46PM on Nov 14th 2008 by Rick Klark

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