He Doesn't Need the Attention

By DAVID ELLIS

The spotlight is getting to be a bit too bright for JOHN F. KENNEDY JR. The son of the slain President is telling visitors to his modest New York City studio apartment that he resisted making a high-profile show of solidarity at cousin Willie's rape trial, but he bowed to family pressure and spent some uncomfortable time in the courtroom. He is also very upset that his father's brutal assassination is being re-examined with the release of Oliver Stone's controversial JFK. "Maybe I'll just have to leave town," says the 31-year- old Manhattan assistant district attorney with a sigh.

With reporting by Wendy Cole