FIRST LOOK: The News in Brief, August 5, 2005

DESPERATE MOVE: The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announcing that the 63rd annual Golden Globes will take place on Monday, Jan. 16, a day later than planned so as not to compete with ABC's broadcast of Desperate Housewives.

WIFE SWAP: Meanwhile, Sela Ward telling People magazine that she was originally offered Teri Hatcher's role on Desperate Housewives but turned it down as she couldn't commit to the contract.

SPLITSVILLE: Eddie Murphy's wife, Nicole, filing for divorce from the actor, Murphy's rep confirmed. The couple married in 1993 and have five children together.

VICTORY MARCH: March of the Penguins on target to become the number two documentary of all time, behind Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11. The film had grossed $18.4 million as of Wednesday, and was posed to surpass the $21.6 million taken in by Moore's Bowling for Columbine over the weekend.

HOT STUFF: Coldplay's X&Y being certified double-platinum in July by the RIAA, a little over a month after its release.

CRACKING THE CODE: Dan Brown, author of The Da Vinci Code, winning a court ruling against another author who claimed the bestseller had copied elements from two of his books.

OFF THE HOOK: Barstow, California authorities fining Death Row Records founder Marion "Suge" Knight $691 Friday after he pleaded no contest to making an illegal U turn. A marijuana possession charge was dismissed as a result of Knight's plea.

SORRY GIRLS: The Killers' Brandon Flowers married his longtime girlfriend in Hawaii earlier this week, per MTV News.

PROBLEM CHILD: Jada Chabot, one of the kids featured on ABC's Brat Camp, facing charges after slamming a powerboat into a Massachusetts family and injuring two children.

NO DEAL: Foxy Brown turning down a plea deal of 10 days of community service in exchange for no jail time in connection with her alleged attack on two nail salon employees last year over a botched bill.

GOOD DEED: Cher sending $550 to the family of an Alabama teen suffering from muscular dystrophy to help cover the cost of two weeks of home health care.

WHAT A TEAM: Snoop Dogg and Lee Iacocca starring together in Chrysler Group's latest ads for its employee-pricing program.

DEFENSE STRATEGY: Defense attorneys for ex-fugitive Jesse James Hollywood subpoenaing Alpha Dog director Nick Cassavetes to testify in Hollywood's murder trial because the film is based on the case and prosecutors were brought in as consultants.

STACKED: Pamela Anderson is being sued by a licensing company that says it has an exclusive deal with the star. United Licensing alleges Anderson struck her own deal to have her image on Las Vegas slot machines without using the company.

AHOY, PIRATE: A Missouri teen charged with making video recordings of The Perfect Man and Bewitched in theaters and distributing the films over the Internet. The indictment marks the first time someone has been charged under the Family Entertainment and Copyright Act of 2005, which President George W. Bush signed into law in April.

ROAD TRIP: Francis Ford Coppola finally bringing On the Road to theaters after many years of searching for the right combination of director and writer, which he found in Motorcycle Diaries team Walter Salles and José Rivera, per the Hollywood Reporter.

IN THE JEANS: Nicole Richie, the spokesperson for Bongo Jeans, sharing space with fiancé DJ AM in her latest print-advertising campaign.

STAYING FAITHFUL: Kate Hudson telling Access Hollywood that while she doesn't think monogamy is "realistic," she has no plans to cheat on husband Chris Robinson.

ON A ROLL: Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone" topping Uncut magazine's list of the 100 top songs, movies, books and TV series that changed the world as decided by a panel of musicians, actors and industry experts, including Paul McCartney, Lou Reed and Keith Richards.

NO STAGE FRIGHT HERE: The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences reportedly rethinking a plan calling for pretaped acceptance speeches in the writing and directing categories at next month's Primetime Emmy Awards after receiving numerous complaints from prominent writers and directors, per the Hollywood Reporter.

MORE HULK: VH1 greenlighting a second season of reality series Hogan Knows Best, slated to premiere next year.

DREW WORSHIP: Independent film My Date with Drew, about one man's quest to meet Drew Barrymore in 30 days, opening Friday in limited release in major cities across the country.

GOING APE: Peter Jackson, currently at work on a remake of King Kong, helping to produce bonus materials for the DVD debut of the 1933 original, per the Hollywood Reporter.

FEELING THE HEAT: CNN suspending conservative commentator Robert Novak Thursday after he swore and walked off the set of Inside Politics.

SO SORRY: Novak issuing an apology Friday for his R-rated outburst, but claiming his meltdown had nothing to do with anticipation of being questioned about his role in the CIA leak case.

SUMMER JAM: Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" reclaiming the top spot on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart for the tenth nonconsecutive week.

SAYING GOODBYE: Famed Variety reporter Army Archerd to pen his last "Just for Variety" column next month. Archerd has been writing for the Hollywood trade magazine for over 50 years.