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today's news in brief
December 16, 2003,
OZZY UPDATE: Sharon
Osbourne telling Britain's ITV Television that husband Ozzy Osbourne is up and joking with
nurses, even asking two to marry him, but said it will be "probably
about six months" before he's fully recovered from his injuries
stemming from last week's bike crash.
ONE RING TO RULE THEM ALL! The Lord
of the Rings: The Return of the King set to unspool tonight
at midnight with 2,001 midnight screenings before officially bowing on
Wednesday.
DONE DEAL: Lions Gate
Entertainment announcing on Monday it had officially completed its $200
million-plus merger with Artisan Entertainment. Lion's Gate will now own
the Artisan film library, which includes more than 6,000 films including The Blair Witch Project and Buena Vista Social Club.
HOLLYWOOD SHUFFLE: NBC
Entertainment president Jeff Zucker
set to oversee NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, and Bravo once the merger of
NBC and Universal is complete.
HIS LAST MOVIE: Fans of the
late John
Ritter can see the comic actor in one of his last movie roles as a
wealthy honoree at a dinner party in the improvised dramatic-comedy Man of the Year, which is expected to
get a limited engagement in the coming year.
ON THE OFFENSIVE: Embattled
conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh
asking a court Monday to seal his medical records, claiming that police
violated his privacy by seizing them in their investigation into alleged
drug connections.
COMEBACK KID: Luther
Vandross, who's is recuperating in a rehabilitation center after
suffering a debilitating stroke last April, hoping to attend the Grammy
ceremony February 8 in Los Angeles where he's nominated for five awards.
F%#! IT: Angry that rock star
Bono
used profanity on live TV and the FCC declined to act on it, California
Republican lawmaker Doug Ose,
introducing the Clean Airwaves bill last week, which would punish
television and radio broadcasters if they aired any of eight specific
swear words and phrases.
THE WAY HE MAKES THEM FEEL:
According to a new Gallup poll, 58 percent of people want embattled
popster Michael
Jackson to continue making music, even if 51 percent think he's guilty
of the sexual abuse charges that are expected to be filed against him
later this week.
BUSTED? White Stripes
frontman Jack White may face
assault charges after allegedly punching a Detroit musician in the face at
least seven times at a Motor City nightclub Saturday night, per the
Smoking Gun Website.
DOGG HOUSE: An actress who
appeared on Snoop Dogg's MTV
show Doggy Fizzle Televizzle
is suing the rapper and the music network for making it appear she was
naked and having sex with another actor.
BAD HELP: The maid of Beverly Hills, 90210 star Ian Ziering sentenced to a year in
jail and three years probation after being convicted of grand theft for
stealing from the actor.
HIGH MARKS: Winona Ryder being commended for good
behavior by a Beverly Hills judge at a progress report hearing in her
shoplifting case. The actress, who's on probation for three years, will
return to court May 26 for her next progress report hearing.
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