WAYNE NEWTON: `MICHIGAN JUDGE HAS GREAT TASTE IN MUSIC'

WAYNE NEWTON: `MICHIGAN JUDGE HAS GREAT TASTE IN MUSIC'

LAS VEGAS (Wireless Flash) -- Is being forced to listen to Wayne Newton's music cruel and unusual punishment? You've probably heard about the judge who ordered an 18-year-old man to listen to a Wayne Newton CD for two hours straight as punishment for playing rap music too loud. Some people think the sentence was too severe, but Newton himself disagrees and believes the judge -- in his words -- "...obviously has great taste in music." Newton also feels that if the judge's intent was to punish the kid, the effect may not work because these days he claims the majority of folks attending his Las Vegas shows are all under the age of 35. Newton -- who will turn 58 in two weeks -- says he hopes to capitalize on his new "youth icon" status by recording with newer contemporary acts like the Dixie Chicks.