Confessions of a FILM FOX

Confessions of a FILM FOX

Better than catnip: Klee' Peter Cries is purring these days, thanks to his new toy, none other than Dave Mason's former lady.

And what of Babe, since Elvis C.'s departure for the U.K. and his family— (read Rock 'n' Roll News and you'll know!)? The former model has. been popping up at NYC rock gigs all by her lonesome, apologizing to pals for looking ever so poorly (do we detect a bleeding heart?).

Woody's Watergate? The sole copy of the 1971 flick, The Politics Of Woody Allen, was lifted from PBS-TV's N.Y. offices—but what year, is a mystery. PBS had nixed the film in '71 for "legal and taste reasons," after ill attempts to cut certain colorful scenes (i.e., a nun calling a Kissinger character a sex freak). Don't worry, Woody—if you find it, you can always sell it to Saturday

Night Live.

Cheese queen Cheryl Tiegs (some of us remember when she wasn't such a... big girl) lost the limelight to estranged hubby Stan Dragoti when he was busted at Germany's Frankfurt airport recently for possession of cocaine. Meanwhile, Cheryl's getting over her embarrassment with the help of current squeeze, Peter Beard.

She doesn't get around much anymore: That Nicaraguan rose, Bianca Jagger, is out of commission 'til her broken leg reassembles itself ... that'll teach her to try 360's on roller skates! Ain't love fickle. .. The Hollywood Reporter sez li'l (hah!) Linda Ronstadt seems to have

turned her gaze from the ruling class to the working class—namely, her bodyguard. They report that her jaunt to Africa with Jerry Brown was the last straw, and the singer's now keeping company with the thug who keeps the guys away. Not to be outdone, the Guv's been rumored to have his eye on one of his "assistants" ... Just about the only predictable one in the Ronstadt camp these days is Peter Asher, who'll bop down the aisle to wed Mackenzie Phillips.. . any day now.

The chit-chat coming from Britt Ekland book-writing headquarters has the lady's former hubby, Peter Sellers, frothing at the mouth—if she prints a word of his formef love letters, there'll be a day in court. On the other side of the coin, Seller publicly moaned his displeasure at not getting a few lines in'sultry Sophia Loren's auto-bio (some people will do anything to get a word in the press!).

Flans are underway to make a picture on the life and times qf "Mama" Cass Elliott, written by Sheila Allen. And if one word is mentioned about Bette Midler being considered for the role... I'll eat a ham sandwich!

Did he listen to Jerry Lee? Chuck Berry recently pleaded "innocent" to income tax evasion; and when the court date arrives, if convicted, he'll be duckwalking behind prison walls for the next ten years.

Marie Osmond soiled her squeaky-clean image in Vegas while browsing a local newsstand. When she came upon a picture of herself in a fanzine, she reportedly screeched, "Who the hell printed this picture!?" Following 1 this unlady-like outburst, Mz. O. stormed away, leaving the newsstand in an ugly mess.

If and when he can find the time, Tho Who's Roger Dahrey (minus those curly locks) will star in a motionpic (Who Co.-produced, by the way) entitled McVicar-r Public Enemy No. 1. Ever wonder what happened to Angie Bowie? (No?) She's reportedly keeping house with pqnk rocker Drew Blood in London. Meanwhile, » David was seen cruising the streets of Gstaad with model Vivienne Lynn.

Eric Clapton Fever? Rumor has it that the mighty Robert Stigwood machine's thinking of churning out a movie documentary on thefamed guitarist.

Baby, baby, can't cha hear my heart beat...

Joni Mitchelfs keeping time with conga drummer Chuck Aliae these days. (Yeah, well, when the cupboard's bare ...) 'Til next month, keep cool in the pool!