On March 19, 2009, he changed his plea to no contest and was placed on 36 . He was pronounced dead an hour later at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Tom Ford. In 1993, after more than two decades of changing musical styles and fashions, he stepped down as host. Who is Viktoria Chapman dating? Viktoria Chapman boyfriend, husband Death. Don's breakup with Viktoria Chapman Cornelius was brutal. Don Cornelius Battled Significant Demons - The Moderate Voice Marriage: Spouse: Don Cornelius. Don Cornelius 'Despised' His Ex-Wife, But She Got Paid Big Time (Twice ... He served in the United States Marine Corps during the mid-1950s. Physique. He was convicted of domestic abuse and, according to him, she pepper sprayed him multiple times. Don Cornelius' Ex-Wife Viktoria Chapman Cornelius Scores Huge Life ... Not known Before Fame. When the Music Stopped for Don Cornelius (Published 2012) In recent years he went through a bitter divorce from his second wife, Viktoria Chapman-Cornelius, a Russian model. Victoria Cornelius Age-How Old Is She? Gladys Knight. NUMBER OF PEOPLE AGE PEOPLE COMPOSITION ETHNICITY. Russian model Victoria Avila-Cornelius (Viktoria Chapman), who had obtained two restraining orders against him. Don Cornelius | Soul Train | Beverly Glen Circle Don Cornelius Called Son Before Suicide, Left Ex-Wife ... - Medical Daily Don Cornelius Of Soul Train With his x wife Victoria Cornelius His first marriage was to Delores Harrison and lasted from 1956 to 1976, while his second marriage was to Viktoria Chapman from 2001 to 2009. . Red. The Demons of Don Cornelius - Yahoo! News The past Miss Ukraine, Viktoria, was a one-time actress seen in the movie " Club Vampire " and " Women of the Night ." Her life before the marriage to Don Cornelius is under wraps. LOS ANGELES (LALATE) - Don Cornelius' arrest accuser, ex-wife Viktoria Chapman Cornelius, will get the policy benefits of the Soul Train host's life insurance policy, claims TMZ. After the dust settled from news of the tragic suicide, attention turned to his ex-wife, Viktoria Chapman Cornelius, with whom he had a. ius-dead-at-age-75/9265/ Post Mar 02, 2012 #8 2012-03-02T22:41. . Cornelius, 75, was found with single gunshot. In 2001, Don married Russian model, Viktoria Chapman, and in 2008, October 17, he was arrested for domestic violence inflicted by him to Viktoria.