FIRST LOOK: The News in Brief, December 31, 2004
REST IN PEACE: Nearly 300 people, including such stars as Sam Waterston, Chris Noth, Olympia Dukakis, Danny Aiello, Benjamin Bratt, Michael Imperioli, Brian Dennehy and Chita Rivera, on hand in New York City for the funeral of Jerry Orbach, who died of prostate cancer Tuesday at 69.
SHOW GOES ON: NBC says production on the new L&O installment, Trial by Jury will continue despite Orbach's death. The series is set to debut in early 2005 and costars Bebe Neuwirth. Orbach will appear in three of the first six shows.
CODA: Big Band-era clarinetist Artie Shaw died Thursday at his home in California. He was 94. His greatest hits included "Stardust" and "Begin the Beguine."
STAYING UP LATE: Craig Ferguson will make his debut as new host of CBS' Late Late Show on Monday with David Duchonvny as his inaugural guest. Other first-week guests include Jason Alexander, Jon Cryer and Nip/Tuck's Julian McMahon.
REVERSAL OF FORTUNE: A federal appeals court tossing out ruling that awarded $88.5 million to Anna Nicole Smith. Smith had claimed she was entitled to a "gift" from her 90-year-old ex-husband's fortune after he passed away. The money will now stay in possession of his son, E. Pierce Marshall. Smith's attorney says he may appeal the decision.
TOUGH LOSS: Martha Stewart's team losing a holiday decorating contest in West Virginia's Alderson Federal Prison, People.com reports. Their entry, paper cranes that hung on the ceiling, "wasn't all that great," according to one inmate.
JOHNNY ROCKS: Johnny Depp and Lindsay Lohan placing 1-2 in IMDB.com's 2004 STARmeter, ranking celebs' popularity among the site's 22 million visitors. Rounding out the top five: Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley and Angelina Jolie.
HIGH AND DRY: Open Water's husband-and-wife filmmakers Chris Kentis and Laura Lau managed to escape from the Thai resort island of Phuket, where they were vacationing when the tsunamis hit Christmas weekend.





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