FIRST LOOK: The News in Brief, August 24, 2000
BIGGER THAN THE OSCARS: The reality adventure series' two-hour finale scoring a phenomenal 28.6 household rating/45 share, according to preliminary Nielsen numbers, becoming the highest-rated summer program since the advent of people meters in 1987. Some 51.7 million viewers tuned in to all or part of the show.
HOSPITALIZED: Actress Minnie Driver taken to a London hospital Monday to have her appendix removed after doubling over with abdominal pain on the set of her new movie, High Heels and Lowlifes. She's reported to be doing fine.
CLEARED: Woody Harrelson was found not guilty Thursday on pot possession charges. Harrelson was arrested for planting hemp seeds on his Kentucky farm. State law doesn't differentiate between industrial hemp and pot, and the Woodster was facing up to 30 days in jail if convicted.
MOBBED! The newlywed Brad Pitt greeted by thousands of teenage fans at the London premiere of his new film, Snatch, prompting police to whisk him into the theater to prevent a dangeous crush as he walked around signing autographs and posing for pictures.
ALL IN THE FAMILY: Woody Allen and wife Soon-Yi Previn adopting another baby girl, whom they've named Manzie Tio Allen, after jazz drummer Manzie Johnson.
DREAM HOME: Kevin Kline in talks to star in Life as a House, a dark comedy about a terminally ill man who sets about building his dream house with his estranged son and wife.
PIANO MAN! Robin Williams signing on to develop and star in a biopic which will chart the life of flamboyant pianist Liberace, who died in 1987.
WELL-READ: Alec Baldwin producing and starring in a series of play readings at New York's City Center set to debut later this year.
MORE MONSTERS: Warner Bros. picking up a third Pokémon feature film from Japan, which it will retitle and release in the U.S. next spring.
SUNDANCE ON THE WEB: The Sundance Institute announcing Wednesday that next year they will launch an online film festival to coincide with the Sundance Film Festival. The new fest will consider animation, live-action, documentaries, interactive and experimental works.





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