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WORLD’S FIRST CELEBRITY CYBER-SEANCE
HOSTED BY EXTRA ONLINE AT AOL
SUMMONS FORTH GOSSIPY "GONE WITH THE WIND" SPIRITS

BURBANK, Calif. (June 26, 1998) - Extra Online last night held the first celebrity seance in cyberspace ­ a sort of "Hands Across America Online" -- with the world’s most famous psychic, Kenny Kingston. Ranking as one of Extra Online’s most popular cyber-events ever, the Hollywood seance captured thousands of fans chatting with Kingston and Hollywood legends Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard, Hattie McDaniel, and many others to celebrate the re-release of GONE WITH THE WIND. The spirits were willing and able to dish gossip, thanks to Kingston who communicated anecdotes on their behalf, while asking computer users to place their hands on the screens to welcome the stars.

Through his contact with the deceased, Kingston channeled some colorful Hollywood gossip including:

  • Orson Welles reacting to CITIZEN KANE topping the American Film Institute list of 100 greatest movies ("I deserved it!"), and on beating GONE WITH THE WIND, which garnered fourth place ("nothing to be ashamed of...")
  • Clark Gable asking forgiveness from director George Cukor for (allegedly) getting him fired ("I went to the studio head and said, ‘how can I play a man’s man when I am directed by a pansy’ I’m sorry George, I’ve apologized to you many times since then")
  • Hattie McDaniel giving Oprah Winfrey career advice ("get busy and hit the big screen")
  • Vivien Leigh, on being reunited with her ex-husband Laurence Olivier on "the other side" ("Oh Kenny, I am so happy I’m with Larry again")
  • Leslie Howard commenting on today’s young stars ("I was the best-endowed male in Hollywood now that I've ‘passed over’, the title goes to Liam Neeson")

Kingston is an expert in the field of psychic phenomena, and well versed in a variety of topics, including "automatic writing" (contacting spirits who actually write messages), reading auras, past lives, soul mates and the good and negative aspects of communicating with spirits. He has given psychic readings to such celebrities as Marilyn Monroe (her one and only psychic), Lucille Ball, Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, U.S. Presidents Truman and Eisenhower, Carol Burnett, Phylis Diller, Clifton Webb, Joan Crawford, John Wayne, many of Britain's royals-beginning with the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.

Warner Bros. EXTRA ONLINE has designed a special feature for GONE WITH THE WIND fans, to help celebrate the film’s re-release with classic photos, multimedia and movie facts. This special Extra Online feature plus a full transcript from the Kenny Kingston seance is available through America Online (KEYWORD: EXTRA) You can also visit EXTRA's web site at http://www.extratv.com.

Warner Bros. Online is a division of Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P. Warner Bros. Online produces entertainment programming for the Internet and commercial online services with sites accessible through the World Wide Web and America Online.

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