TELEVISIONComputer Neuter: A revealing shot of Michael...

TELEVISION

Computer Neuter: A revealing shot of Michael Jackson floating naked in water in his new music video turned out to be a bit too revealing. Last-minute computer effects had to be digitally applied when producers discovered Jackson’s anatomy was visible in the video for “You Are Not Alone,” which premieres simultaneously Friday on ABC, MTV and BET. The picture was electronically obscured at a Los Angeles post-production facility where computers were also used to generate angel wings on Jackson for another scene, says a source who witnessed the work. “You Are Not Alone” will be shown at 9:30 p.m. as part of a half-hour special, “Michael Jackson Changes History.”

MOVIES

Judgment Day: Arnold Schwarzenegger has won a defamation lawsuit against the publishers of the French magazine Voici, which in a 1994 article linked him to a prostitute employed by Heidi Fleiss during the filming of the “Last Action Hero.” Schwarzenegger filed the suit when Voici refused to print a retraction. “Celebrities are many times the victim of vicious and malicious false stories,” the actor said in a statement released Wednesday by his attorneys, Lavely & Singer. “I filed this action as a matter of principle since all the money I received from the [undisclosed] damages will be given to the Special Olympics in France.”

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A New Ralph: Tom Arnold will attempt to fill the legendary shoes of Jackie Gleason as loudmouth Ralph Kramden in a Savoy Pictures feature film version of the classic TV series “The Honeymooners,” scheduled to start production in early 1996.

POP/ROCK

Lennon’s Stash: John Lennon’s first wife, Cynthia, will look for a little help from Lennon’s friends when she sells the psychedelic box in which the former Beatle kept his marijuana. A spokeswoman for the auction house Christie’s said: “It’s got some funny looking things at the bottom, some kind of tobacco. You might be able to get a bit of a high from buying it.” The leather-covered box with two hookah pipes on top is expected to sell for up to $640 at the September sale in London. Among the other memorabilia she is selling are a fold-away mini-organ and a kimono presented to each member of the Beatles by Japan Airlines during the band’s trip there in 1966.

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Rocked Schedules: Pearl Jam has rescheduled four of the concerts that were canceled last month when it called off its brief U.S. summer tour, a spokesman for the rock group announced Wednesday. The new dates are Sept. 13 in Phoenix; Sept. 14 in Las Cruces, N.M.; Sept. 16 in Austin, Tex., and Sept. 17 in New Orleans. The spokesman added that new dates for two canceled San Diego shows are expected shortly. The band is also reportedly exploring possible L.A. concert dates. . . . Meanwhile, Bjork has postponed her two concerts at the Palace, scheduled for Wednesday and tonight, because of a throat ailment. The alternative rocker from Iceland is expected to reschedule her shows for mid-August.

PEOPLE WATCH

Tale of Two Jacks: Another postpartum Hollywood split surfaced this week when Christie Brinkley announced she is separating from her husband, millionaire real estate developer Richard Taubman, seven weeks after the birth of their son, Jack. She joins actress Joanne Whalley-Kilmer, who earlier filed for divorce citing irreconcilable differences with actor Val Kilmer, five weeks after the birth of their son, also named Jack. Brinkley offered no details, except to say through her publicist: “After much thought and consideration, I have decided to separate from my husband.” The super-model, 42, and Taubman, 46, were married Dec. 22, eight months after surviving a helicopter crash during a Colorado ski trip. Brinkley also has a 9-year-old daughter, Alexa, from her first marriage to piano man Billy Joel.

QUICK TAKES

Willie Nelson (Aug. 27) and the Gipsy Kings (Sept. 7) are the first acts confirmed for a new concert series called “Sunset Picnics” at the Calamigos Ranch in Malibu. Tickets for the intimate, open-air concerts go on sale Sunday at all Ticketmaster outlets. . . . What will three cans of food get you? Admission into a music festival today featuring Venice, Kevin Gilbert and Water, beginning at 3 p.m. in the parking lot at Tower Records in Marina del Rey. . . . Powerhouse “Forrest Gump” this week was knocked out of the No. 1 spot after 11 weeks on the Billboard video sales chart by--drum roll, please--the new “Playboy: The Best of Pamela Anderson,” a collection of new and previously released clips of the “Baywatch” star and former playmate.