FIRST LOOK: The News in Brief, February 11, 2005

DEATH OF A LEGEND: Arthur Miller, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright whose Death of a Salesman character Willy Loman came to symbolize the American dream, died Thursday evening, his assistant said. He was 89.

REMEMBERED: Oprah Winfrey and Danny Glover among those attending Friday's public viewing for for Ossie Davis. Funeral services are set for Saturday. The actor and civil-rights activist was found dead in his Miami hotel room on Feb. 4. He was 87.

WHO'S BAD: Corey Feldman revealing that Michael Jackson showed him pornography when he visited Neverland Ranch as a young teenager, according to excerpts of his interview with ABC's Martin Bashir airing Friday. Feldman was subpoenaed by prosecutors in Jackson's child-molestation trial last week, his manager said Thursday.

BASIC INSTINCT: Sharon Stone teaming with socialite/songwriter Denise Rich to produce the all-star single "Come Together Now" for tsunami relief. Aretha Franklin, Lindsay Lohan and Peter Gabriel are among those contributing vocals.

NOTHING COMPARES 2 COMEBACK: Sinead O'Connor announcing that she plans to return to the spiritual music scene and that she is working on material for three different records. The Irish singer quit making music two years to raise her three children and battle a fatigue illness called fibromyalgia.

KEEP AWAY: A judge extending a temporary restraining order obtained by Amber Tamblyn against a man the Joan of Arcadia star claims has been making threats against her since last October.

STALKS AND BONDS: A Miami judge upping the bail for a homeless man accused of stalking Anna Kournikova from $50,000 to $250,000. Judge Dane Ward said she was concerned the man was showing signs of instability and delusional thinking.

LACK OF RESTRAINT: An Australian court lifting restraining orders imposed on two photographers accused of harassing Nicole Kidman, warning the shutterbugs not to stake out the actor's home.

ON HOLD: Meanwhile, production on Eucalyptus, a romance starring Kidman and Russell Crowe delayed indefinitely because of script problems, per the Hollywood Reported. The pic was scheduled to begin shooting Monday.

URINE TROUBLE: Tom Sizemore arrested in a Los Angeles courtroom Thursday during a probation hearing. The Saving Private Ryan actor failed a drug test and was ordered jailed in lieu of $25,000 bail.

BLAKE WATCH: Robert Blake's defense team suggesting that the prosecution's star witness, Ronald "Duffy" Hambleton made up his account of Blake plotting various scenarios to kill his wife after reading accounts of the murder in the tabloids.

MOTLEY JUSTICE: Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx winning a lawsuit against sneaker maker Vans for using his photo in a national ad campaign without permission. Sixx will recoup close to $1 million, his lawyer says.

SECURITY ISSUE: A man suing one of Janet Jackson's bodyguards for $120 million, claiming he suffered "pain, injury [and] permanent damage" after the bodyguard reportedly choked him until he passed out last week, the New York Daily News reports.

FUNNY BUSINESS: Eddie Izaard and a reunited Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong among the hottest tickets at the annual U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado.

HOOP DREAMS: Ice Cube, Nelly, Mark McGrath and Danny Masterson among the celebs playing in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game on Feb. 18.

SPLITSVILLE: Leeza Gibbon's husband of 14 years filing for legal separation from the TV host, citing irreconcilable differences.

KUDOS: Brian Wilson receiving the MusiCares 2005 Person of the Year award Friday in recognition of his accomplishments as a musician and a humanitarian.

JUST DESSERTS: Catherine Zeta-Jones crowned the Hasty Pudding Theatrical's Woman of the Year at Harvard University Thursday. Tim Robbins to received the corresponding Man of the Year prize on Feb. 17.