FIRST LOOK: The News in Brief, April 22, 2004

JACKSON INDICTED: Michael Jackson indicted by a Santa Barbara grand jury investigating the child molestation allegations against him, according to published reports.

JACKSON ADD: Attorneys for Jackson said in a statement he would plead innocent during his scheduled April 30 arraignment if indicted by the grand jury. But the statement did not confirm an indictment.

STILL SUPPORTIVE: Jackson fans holding a candlelight vigil at the entertainer's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at Thursday night.

CELEBUTANTE UNCENSORED: Porn distributor Red Light District Video acquiring the rights to distribute Paris Hilton's 45-minute sex tape from her ex-boyfriend, Rick Salomon. The tape will be titled One Night in Paris, and will be released June 15.

UNFRIENDLY: An appeals court reinstating a sexual and racial harassment suit filed by a former Friends staffer who says she was subjected to offensive comments while she worked on the show.

WHERE'S THE LOVE? Anna Kournikova's parents sued her last week for taking over the Florida home the three jointly own. Sergei and Alla Kournikova want money for their share of house, which was purchased for $5 million in 2000.

MY NAME IS: Eminem has won a cybersquatting case against a British mobile phone firm who illicitly used his name and music on an Internet site selling ringtones and picture messages, the U.N.'s World Intellectual Property Organization said Thursday.

PAY UP: Courtney Love accused of not paying condo fees on her Manhattan pad since last September, as such, the building's managers filed a $17,939 lien against the erratic singer.

PIPE DOWN: Rowan Atkinson winning undisclosed damages and a public apology Thursday from two English newspapers that claimed he was suffering from depression and on the edge of a nervous breakdown.

BAD BLOOD: Family and associates of Princess Diana expressing outrage after CBS showed a photo of the dying princess on 48 Hours. No major media outlet had previously run photos of the princess at the scene of the fateful Aug. 31, 1997 car accident.

OUCH! Paula Abdul's revealing the reason behind her arm sling to TV Guide. The American Idol judge's right thumbnail was mangled during a manicure and doctors had to remove the entire nail because of infection.

SO LONG: Jennifer Hudson being voted off last night's American Idol to the shock of Ryan Seacrest.

IN STYLE: P. Diddy's label Sean John investing in the label of fashion up-and-comer Zac Posen. The two companies will be equal partners, according to a statement released Wednesday.

NOT SO DUMB BLONDE: Jessica Simpson inviting Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to make cameos in her upcoming ABC sitcom, according to Us Weekly. Apparently they're family friends.

THE RIGHT GUY: Harrison Ford signing on to headline The Wrong Element, a Warner Bros. thriller about a global bank security chief whose family is kidnapped.

HOLD UP: Paramount Pictures delaying the release of its action-adventure flick Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow until Sept. 17. Originally set for a June 25 release, the movie has been moved because of competitors scheduling changes, according to the studio.

GOOD CAUSE: Natalie Portman touring Uganda to raise funds for African women dealing with poverty and the AIDS epidemic.