Whitney Houston to End Rocky Marriage
By JOHN ROGERS, Associated Press Writer
LOS ANGELES - The tumultuous marriage of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown _ which withstood drug addiction, Brown's numerous arrests, the decline of Houston's once-sparkling image and domestic abuse allegations _ is coming to an end. A publicist for Houston confirmed to The Associated Press that the Grammy-winning, superstar singer had filed for divorce after 14 years of marriage. Publicist Nancy Seltzer declined to reveal where or when Houston filed the divorce papers, and said the singer had no statement to make. "I can just confirm that she has filed for divorce," Seltzer said Wednesday. Brown's lawyer said Houston had filed papers for a legal separation.
With Racial Split, 'Survivor' Returns
By FRAZIER MOORE, AP Television Writer
NEW YORK - If viewers had been taking "Survivor" for granted, here was an idea guaranteed to catch their eye: organize the players by race. For "Survivor: Cook Islands," the 20 castaways will initially be split into four tribes along ethnic lines (black, white, Asian-American and Hispanic). The 13th cycle of the CBS adventure challenge premieres Thursday at 8 p.m. EDT, arriving on the heels of a burst of attention _ including outrage that creator Mark Burnett had played the race card with his players. From the first announcement of the show's new concept in late August, pundits were fulminating. A Wall Street Journal editorial accused the show of "playing up identity-politics in a crude and potentially rancorous way."
