SHORT TAKES : Dangerfield Denies Drug Use
Attorneys for Rodney Dangerfield want to bar allegations that the comedian was a chronic drug and alcohol abuser from his trial against a Las Vegas resort.
In motions filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court, attorneys for Dangerfield said the allegations were untrue and without foundation.
The motions ask that all evidence of alleged substance abuse be excluded from Dangerfield’s civil trial against Caesars Palace, which was scheduled to begin Monday.
Dangerfield’s attorney, John Lusk, said today that the trial has been postponed until Sept. 10.
Caesars Palace attorneys filed court papers earlier in the week, claiming that Dangerfield smokes marijuana regularly, drinks vodka heavily and often uses cocaine.
The claims by the resort were made to show that Dangerfield was responsible for canceling a series of shows at Caesars in March, 1988.
Dangerfield sued Caesars for $225,000 in disputed contract money and medical and legal bills, claiming that his eyes were burned in a steam bath accident at the resort.
His attorney said he has never seen his client use drugs. The 64-year-old Dangerfield has also denied any drug use.
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