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POP/ROCK

Hall of Fame Nominees: Joni Mitchell, the Jackson 5 and Parliament-Funkadelic are among 17 acts under consideration this year for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The other nominees are: the Bee Gees, Black Sabbath, Buffalo Springfield, Solomon Burke, the Dominoes, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Mamas and the Papas, the Meters, the Moonglows, Gene Pitney, Lloyd Price, the (Young) Rascals, the Stooges, and Crosby, Stills & Nash. Up to seven acts will be added to the hall during the 12th annual induction ceremonies scheduled for January in Cleveland.

MOVIES

On the Selena Train: Jennifer Lopez, who co-starred with Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson in “Money Train,” will portray Selena in Warner Bros.’ upcoming movie biography of the slain tejano singer. Lopez, who beat out thousands of actresses in a lengthy talent search (“Desperado” star Salma Hayek was among those who had been mentioned as in the running), will reportedly receive $1 million for the role, believed to be the highest salary ever for a Latina actress. The movie, scheduled to begin production in Texas in late August, will reunite Lopez with writer-director Gregory Nava, who also directed her in “Mi Familia.” All major casting for the movie, which is being produced by Moctesuma Esparza and Robert Katz, will be announced next Tuesday.

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Rolling Thunder Slate: Writer-director Quentin Tarantino on Tuesday unveiled a slate of eight releases for Rolling Thunder, his Miramax Films specialty label dedicated to giving exposure to “little-seen movies that have slipped through the cracks,” as well as to new films by undiscovered talent. Among the films being released is Jack Hill’s “Switchblade Sisters,” which opens in theaters today. Among others upcoming are: “Mighty Peking Man,” a 1977 Hong Kong remake of “King Kong”; “Blood and Black Lace,” a 1964 stalker movie directed by Italian horror master Mario Brava; the 1973 blaxploitation classic “Detroit 9000”; and Richard Linklater’s pre-”Slacker” movie “It’s Impossible to Plow by Reading Books” (1988). Release dates for the pictures were not announced; plans call for Rolling Thunder to release up to four films a year.

TELEVISION

No Emmy This Year: Candice Bergen, a five-time Emmy winner for lead comedy actress for CBS’ “Murphy Brown,” has taken her name out of the running for this year’s awards. “She just thinks that she’s won enough. . . . The time has come for the competition to be between others,” said Bergen’s spokeswoman, PMK’s Pat Kingsley. Kingsley noted that Bergen, who has agreed to one more season on “Murphy Brown,” began thinking of pulling out of Emmy consideration last year (she didn’t, of course, and won).

LEGAL FILE

Jackson Denies Claim: Michael Jackson’s televised denial of child molestation allegations on ABC’s “PrimeTime Live” last June has gotten him into more legal trouble. The father of the boy who accused Jackson of molesting him has now sued the pop star for allegedly violating a promise not to discuss their out-of-court settlement by appearing on the program. The Santa Barbara lawsuit says Jackson, his estranged wife Lisa Marie Presley, Jackson’s companies, ABC/Capitol Cities and interviewer Diane Sawyer, among others, are all responsible for breaking the confidentiality agreement. A lengthy investigation of Jackson began in August 1993 when the boy, then 13, claimed the performer had sex with him. Although Jackson settled with the boy for a reported sum of up to $20 million, no criminal charges were ever filed. Jackson responded to the latest suit in a written statement: “The allegations made in the lawsuit are false, and I will vigorously challenge them. I’m especially hurt that [the plaintiff] chose to involve my dear Lisa Marie in this meritless dispute.”

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Rehab Ordered for Douglas, Pilatus: Actor Eric Douglas pleaded guilty in a New Jersey federal court Monday to disrupting a cross-country airplane flight last March, and was ordered to enter a detoxification program and then get treatment in a residential rehabilitation center. Douglas, 37, the youngest son of actor Kirk Douglas, faces up to 30 days in jail and a $5,000 fine when he is sentenced Sept. 5 on the misdemeanor charge. . . . A Los Angeles judge has recalled a $60,000 arrest warrant for former Milli Vanilli member Robert Pilatus that had been issued last week after Pilatus walked out of a court-ordered stay at a North Hollywood rehabilitation center. Pilatus’ attorney told the judge Monday that Pilatus had immediately checked into a similar downtown facility after leaving the North Hollywood one. A June 24 probation violation hearing is scheduled.

QUICK TAKES

Cable’s HBO will air the exclusive delayed broadcast of last Friday’s Oscar De La Hoya-Julio Cesar Chavez fight. The taped fight will air this Saturday, immediately following HBO Sports’ live doubleheader “World Championship Boxing: Roy Jones Jr. vs. Eric Lucas and Kevin Kelley vs. Derrick Gainer,” which begins at 6:30 p.m. . . . Ben Brantley, 41, who has been a theater critic for the New York Times since 1993, has been promoted to chief theater critic there, replacing 71-year-old Vincent Canby, who is returning to the post of Sunday theater critic for the newspaper. Brantley’s appointment takes effect in September with the start of the new theater season.