COPPING A PLEA: Sopranos star Vincent Pastore pleading guilty in New York City to misdemeanor attempted assault of his girlfriend. He was sentenced to 70 hours of community service, six months of anger management classes and a $190 fine.
OPRAH DOES DAVE: Ending a self-imposed, two-decade ban, Oprah Winfrey will appear with David Letterman on the Dec. 1 Late Show. Winfrey once vowed never again to appear on Letterman's show because he made fun of her.
WHAT A GIRL WANTS: Christina Aguilera swapping vows with music exec Jordan Bratman Saturday night in California's Napa Valley, Us Weekly reports. It's the first marriage for both.
POTTER WORKS ITS MAGIC: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire grossing $102.3 million in its opening weekend and scorching competition at the box office. It was the fourth-highest movie opening of all time and the highest grossing debut weekend for the Potter film franchise.
BACK ON TRACK: Per Variety, New Line Cinema sealing a deal with Chris Tucker, Jackie Chan, director Brett Ratner and scribe Jeff Nathanson to make the long-delayed third Rush Hour movie.
HEAVEN HELP HIM: Ashton Kutcher executive producing For Pete's Sake, a reincarnation TV comedy about five people who continually die and fail to get into heaven and are sent back to Earth every couple of episodes to resolve whatever issues they have between them.
THE BOY MAYOR: Commander in Chief creator Rod Lurie writing and executive producing Triumph, a drama for ABC centering on an 18-year-old boy who is elected mayor of a midsize town.
THIN WHITE SCIENTIST: David Bowie in talks to play inventor Nikola Tesla in Batman Begins helmer Christopher Nolan's next film, The Prestige, about rival magicians in early 20th century London. The film stars Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale and Michael Caine.
JUST WHAT THEY NEEDED: Cars principals Elliot Easton and Greg Hawkes joining forces with singer-songwriter Todd Rundgren who'll replace frontman Ric Ocasek for a new version of the seminal '80s New Wave band. Expect a tour and possibly an album next year.
WITH OR WITHOUT HIM: Bono telling CBS' 60 Minutes on Sunday that he thinks his music will stand the test of time and be remembered 100 years from now and not his activism because hopefully "those problems will have gone away."
ALL BECAUSE OF YOU: Meanwhile, U2 guitarist The Edge kicking off Music Rising, a campaign to replace instruments that were lost in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. "Anyone who has earned money from music owes a huge debt to New Orleans," the musician told USA Today.
DO THE LOCOMOTION: Australian popster Kylie Minogue planning to go forward with her homecoming Australian tour at the end of next year after nixing the trek this month to focus on her battle with breast cancer.
DEATH RIZZOW: Snoop Dogg protesting at San Quentin State Prison to save the founder of the Crips gang, Stanley "Tookie" Williams, from execution. "All I want to say to the governor is it's about keeping this man alive, because his voice needs to be heard," Snoop Dogg said. Governor Schwarzenegger will decide on Williams' fate in the coming weeks.
OFF THE BEATEN TRACK: Former British rock star Gary Glitter in custody in Vietnam following allegations that he indulged in lewd acts with a minor, police officials confirmed Sunday.
HOT JOB: According to the Hollywood Reporter, Jessica Simpson in talks to star in the comedy Employee of the Month, playing a cashier whose the object of attention for two dorky workers at a discount superstore.
MOBILE LOST: Disney signing a deal with Verizon Wireless to air the Lost Video Diaries, its series of 22 two-minute episodes of ABC's Lost, on the company's VCast broadband service starting in January.
TV TORTURE: The Rupert Murdoch-owned Fox Reality Channel ordering up its first original series, Solitary, in which contestants must survive harsh conditions ranging from solitary confinement to sleep deprivation to earn prizes.
JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS: The union representing members of the orchestra for Radio City Music Hall's Christmas Spectacular approving a new contract on Sunday that will enable them to call off their strike and return to work.
ON THE WEB: 20th Century Fox signing a deal with Movielink that will finally give the Web company movies for online distribution from all five major Hollywood studios.
CODA: Famed guitarirst Link Wray, the musician credited with creating the power chord in such tunes as 1958's "Rumble" and 1963's "Jack the Ripper" and influencing such Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famers as Bruce Springsteen and David Bowie, died Nov. 5 at his home in Copenhagen. He was 76.