QUICK TAKES - June 24, 2009
The Oscar-winning composer and director behind “You Light Up My Life” raped 11 women he lured to his apartment with the promise of a starring role in a movie, prosecutors said at his arraignment in New York on Tuesday.
Joseph Brooks, 71, pleaded not guilty in Manhattan’s state Supreme Court, where he was arraigned on a 91-count indictment. He faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted of first-degree rape.
Brooks won the Oscar for best original song for the 1977 ballad “You Light Up My Life.” He also wrote and directed the “You Light Up My Life” movie, about a comedian who has a one-night stand with a director.
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