Don Cornelius To Be Memorialized Thursday; Music Stars Stevie Wonder & George Duke To Perform
Posted on Feb 16, 2012 @ 09:30AM - Add a comment
By Dylan Howard - Senior Executive Editor, Star magazine
Stevie Wonder and George Duke will perform at a private memorial service Thursday for Don Cornelius, the Soul Train creator, at the Hall of Liberty at Forest Lawn cemetery in the Hollywood Hills, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.
It's the second service for Cornelius, 75, who was found dead Feb. 1 at a house on Mulholland Drive, in what the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office later ruled a suicide caused by a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
Jesse Jackson Officiates Funeral Service For 'Soul Train' Legend Don Cornelius
Posted on Feb 09, 2012 @ 03:30PM - Add a comment
The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, the leader of the civil rights movement, officiated a private service Thursday to commemorate the Soul Train creator Don Cornelius, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting.
"It was a private, Christian service," a source said.
Members of Cornelius' family attended and witnessed the cremation at the Rosemary Chapel located on the grounds of Forest Lawn in Glendale, Calif., shortly after 1 p.m.
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"His ashes were placed in an engraved jade urn with a gold tone charm and were taken home by the family," the insider added.
Cornelius, 75, was found dead at his home Feb. 1 at a house on Mulholland Drive, in what the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office later ruled a suicide caused by a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
Soul Train Host Don Cornelius Dead At 75; Investigated As Possible Suicide
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Soul Train Host Pleads No Contest to Abuse Charge
Posted on Mar 19, 2009 @ 08:43PM - Add a comment
Don Cornelius, the legendary host of Soul Train, was put on thirty six months of probation after pleading no contest to one count of “corporeal injury resulting in traumatic condition of a spouse.” The incident in question happened in October when he apparently assaulted his wife Victoria.
While not present when the judgment was handed down on Thursday in the L.A. County Superior Court in Van Nuys, Cornelius has been slapped with a long list of requirements including:
-$1,000 in fines
-300 hours of community service
-Inability to own, use or possess any deadly weapons
-Mandate to not use or threaten violence to any person, especially Victoria
-Mandate to complete a 52 week domestic violence treatment program
-Mandate to stay 100 yards from the Mulholland estate where the attack took place
Due to a plea agreement, Cornelius’ other misdemeanors charges were dropped. A protective order is also in place.
