FIRST LOOK: The News in Brief, August 22, 2005

TO THE GRAVEYARD: HBO's Six Feet Under signing off with a 75-minute episode Sunday night after five seasons.

IT'S REALLY, REALLY OVER: Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston's divorce agreement filed with the Los Angeles Superior Court Aug. 19. Neither actor can remarry until Oct. 2, when the split becomes official.

SMASH HIT: Scarlett Johansson getting into a fender-bender near Disneyland last week as she swerved in an attempt to escape paparazzi and hit another car, according to her publicist.

START THEM UP: The Rolling Stones kicking off their latest tour Sunday night at Boston's Fenway Park.

FREE FALL: A 20-year-old female fan breaking both her ankles and her wrist after falling from the rafters of Fenway Park during Sunday's Rolling Stones concert.

COURT BOUND: Rod Stewart and Harrah's Entertainment heading to federal court in Nevada to settle a dispute over a canceled casino concert in 2000.

FOR THE CRITTERS: Alec Baldwin receiving the Linda McCartney Memorial Award at PETA's 25th anniversary in gala on Sept. 10 for his work on the short documentary Meet Your Meat that PETA officials said has helped bring about policy changes at Burger King.

ON BOARD: Martha Stewart tapping her daughter, Alexis Stewart, a consultant at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, and Charles Koppelman, chairman of the board at MSLO, to be her advisors on The Apprentice: Martha Stewart.

LEGAL CHALLENGE: Los Angeles-based writer Anthony Spinner suing ABC and Touchstone Television, claiming that Lost was based on ideas he provided for the network when he was hired in 1977 to pen a series about a group of plane crash survivors stranded on an island.

SIDELINED: Bo Bice undergoing emergency surgery last week to remove an intestinal blockage. The operation was reportedly a success, though Bice will not be returning to the American Idols Live! tour.

GAB FEST: Randy Jackson teaming with So You Think You Can Dance host Lauren Sanchez to create an urban version of Live with Regis and Kelly.

OUT OF UNIFORM: The Screen Actors Guild warning New York actors on shows like Law & Order not to buy or carry police uniforms because they risk arrest under a possible shift in city policy.

ACTING OUT: Joaquin Phoenix denying reports that he had a breakdown on the set of the Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line and claiming he was merely acting when he banged his head against a bedpost in a scene.

ATTACK AFTERMATH: A 27-year-old man indicted for stabbing Bobby Brown's nephew during a fight that occurred in an Atlanta restaurant in May.

MISSING BOYFRIEND: A man who has been missing since he failed to return from a Southern California fishing trip seven weeks ago has been identified as Olivia Newton-John's boyfriend of nine years, Patrick Kim McDermott.

YOU'RE EXPORTED: Donald Trump planning a sanctioned version of The Apprentice for Chinese audiences, according to the South China Morning Post.

VIEWING SIZEMORE'S PRIVATES: A sex tape featuring Tom Sizemore frolicking with a variety of women being sold online by xPays. Sizemore's manager claiming that while he doesn't know how the tape got out, he believes his client should be entitled to some of the profits.

SECRET HEALTH SCARE: Victoria Gotti telling the New York Daily News that she hid the fact that she had breast cancer from her sons and the producers of their reality show, Growing Up Gotti, while she underwent months of medical treatment.

THUMBS DOWN: The MPAA vetoing already-distributed promotional materials for Saw II, because of artwork featuring severed fingers. Lions Gate Films agreeing to recall the materials, per the Hollywood Reporter.

PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION: Joan Baez performing a free concert Sunday for about 500 anti-war demonstrators camped out near President George W. Bush's Texas ranch.

TAKING A TOUR: Don Cheadle finally visiting the Hôtel des Milles Collines where the events featured in Hotel Rwanda took place. Cheadle received an Oscar nom for his portrayal of Paul Rusesabagina, who sheltered more than 1,000 people in the hotel during the country's 1994 genocide.

VIRGIN ON TOP: The 40-Year-Old Virgin scored as the new number-one movie, opening with an estimated $20.6 million to top another down weekend at the nation's box office.