SUGAR RAY GUITARIST: `I REALLY DIDN'T STAR ON `LAND OF THE LOST'

SUGAR RAY GUITARIST: `I REALLY DIDN'T STAR ON `LAND OF THE LOST'

LOS ANGELES (Wireless Flash) -- Sugar Ray guitarist Rodney Sheppard is leaving a sour taste in the mouth of a former child actor. For the last few years, the band's website has claimed that Sheppard played the part of "Chaka, the Pakoonie," an ape-like character on the 1970s Saturday morning show, "Land Of The Lost." Unfortunately, the bogus claim hurt the feelings of the real actor who played Chaka, Phil Paley, who is now 35 and works for an internet company. Paley says the claim has caused his own fans to question whether he is the real Chaka whenever he appears at "Land Of The Lost" fan conventions. His lawyer recently contacted the band, and Sheppard has issued a statement officially denying that he ever played Chaka and apologizing for not coming clean sooner.