Former "SOUL TRAIN" Host

Via http://tv.msn.com



Former "Soul Train" host gets probation
March 19, 2009

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Don Cornelius has been sentenced to three years' probation after pleading no contest to misdemeanor spousal battery.

Court records show Cornelius' attorney entered the plea on behalf of the creator of the television show "Soul Train" on Wednesday.

Cornelius was charged in November with spousal battery, assault with a deadly weapon and dissuading a witness from making a police report, all misdemeanors.

The 72-year-old was arrested a month earlier after police were called to his Hollywood Hills home following a report of domestic dispute.

Records indicate the other charges were dismissed as part of Cornelius' plea agreement. He was ordered not to use threats or force against anyone, including his wife Victoria, and must attend a yearlong domestic violence course.


With all the Chris Brown headlines,Not that it's a good thing;but he's has company. That's too bad that spousal/domestic violence is so main stream. LET'S GET IT TOGETHER PEOPLE!