Cadet in LaBelle guard tussle back at West Point (AP)

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Department of the Army has reinstated a West Point cadet who was involved in an airport scuffle with bodyguards for R&B diva Patti LaBelle.

Richard King, a member of the Class of 2011, was already on suspended separation for previous conduct when the March 11 scrape happened at an airport in his hometown of Houston.

In a lawsuit against the Grammy Award-winning LaBelle, he said three of her bodyguards attacked him for no reason. The singer has countersued, saying King was drunk and hurling racial slurs.

Norma Harris, the 63-year-old hairdresser for LaBelle, and 43-year-old bodyguard Efrem Holmes, have been charged with assault in connection with the tussle.

West Point says the 23-year-old King will start classes Monday. If he meets academic standards, he will graduate in December.

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Jacki Weaver 'Elated to the Point of Euphoria' Over Oscar Nod

'Animal Kingdom' star Jacki Weaver is now a proud Oscar nominee -- for best actress in a supporting role -- and she is very grateful for the recognition.

"I'm elated to the point of euphoria. I feel like I'm in a walking dream," she told PopEater in a statement.

"I'm so relieved that all those millions of Australians that wanted me to get this nomination aren't disappointed. Happy Australia Day," Weaver exclaimed.

She joins fellow nominees Hailee Steinfeld, Helena Bonham Carter, Melissa Leo and Amy Adams in her category.

"I'm 63 years old, I've been acting for 48 years. I've never been out of work, but I've never been known in America and it's not something that was ever on my agenda," she explained.

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