LOU WATERS, CNN ANCHOR: Tales of sex and celebrity highlighted testimony today in a high-profile court case here in Atlanta. Pro basketball star Patrick Ewing told how strip club dancers rolled out more that than the red carpet for him. CNN national correspondent Brian Cabell has been watching this case closely. He joins us now from the federal courthouse in Atlanta, with the latest on the case -- Brian.</s>BRIAN CABELL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good afternoon, Lou. Patrick Ewing's testimony this morning was brief. He spent about 25 minutes on the witness stand. And it was to the point; he said he visited the Cold Club over the last several years maybe 10 times. Twice among those 10 times, he said, he received sex while there. He said both times he was escorted to the VIP room by the owner and manager there, dancers came in and performed oral sex on him. Both times, he said, he asked whether he should tip them, and he was told don't worry about it, it's taken care of. The second witness on the stand this morning was a dancer by the name of Jana Pelnis, a former dancer of the gold club. She said at once point, she performed oral sex on Dikembe Mutombo, the basketball player, when he came in. She also said she had a sexual encounter at the club with Terrell Davis, the football player. And she said she also witnessed Dennis Rodman, the former basketball player, undergoing oral sex, at one point, as well. The prosecution is bringing all this salacious material to try to prove that the Gold Club was involved in an illegal enterprise, prostitution, among many other alleged illegal enterprises. After all, this is a federal racketeering trial. Lou, back to you.</s>WATERS: Brian Cabell, at the federal courthouse here in Atlanta. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
Basketball Star Ewing Testifies in Racketeering Trial of Strip Club Owner