FIRST LOOK: The News in Brief, January 4, 2006
A LITTLE MORE PERSONAL: Lindsay Lohan admitting to suffering from bulimia and becoming so thin she looked "disgusting" to herself, in an interview in the latest issue of Vanity Fair. The actress also admitting to using drugs "a little," but claiming to have "gotten that out of my system."
NOT SO HAPPY NEW YEAR: Meanwhile, Lohan hospitalized in Miami Monday night after suffering a severe asthma attack. Her publicist saying the teen queen is "doing fine."
BACK OFF: Denise Richards moving forward with her divorce from Charlie Sheen, her rep confirmed to People magazine.
DADDY DUTY: Mark Wahlberg and model Rhea Durham expecting their second child together, Us Weekly reports. The couple already has a two-year-old daughter.
KUDOS: The Producers Guild of America nominating Brokeback Mountain, Capote, Crash, Good Night, and Good Luck and Walk the Line for Best Picture.
NEW PROJECT: Bravo creating a one-hour documentary special called Project Jay centering on Project Runway winner Jay McCarroll, as he moves to New York City and begins work launching his own fashion line.
CHART ATTACK: Jamie Foxx's Unpredictable landing atop the final Billboard chart of 2005, with 200,000 copies sold, per Nielsen SoundScan data.
ON A ROLL: Foxx showcasing his hit album on the NBC music special Jamie Foxx: Unpredictable on Jan. 25.
GRAPE NEWS: Madonna joining with Celebrity Cellars to issue commemorative editions of wine in her honor.
BLAME CANADA: Sirius Canada refusing to make Howard Stern's new satellite radio show available to its subscribers, citing a "company decision."
DISCOVERED: Ted Koppel and several members of his former Nightline staff joining the Discovery Channel to make news documentaries.
FUTURE RETURN? Variety reporting that 20th Century Fox Television is in talks to bring back the Emmy-winning animated series Futurama, which ran from 1999 though 2003.
TRIPLE PLAY: Also per Variety, producer Jerry Weintraub plotting a third chapter of the George Clooney-starring Ocean's Eleven franchise, to be titled Ocean's Thirteen.
INSPIRED: Stroke survivors cheering Dick Clark's New Year's Eve television appearance and citing him as an inspiration and a hero.
SEEING STARS: Queen Latifah receiving the 2,298th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Wednesday, nine days before the release of her latest film, Last Holiday.
IN COURT: Nick Nolte appearing in a Malibu courtroom for a final progress hearing after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor count of driving under the influence.
GET AWAY FROM US: Columbia Records dropping Nellie McKay following a dispute about the release of her upcoming sophomore album, Pretty Little Head.
TURN IT DOWN: Legendary Who guitarist Pete Townshend warning iPod users to turn the volume down or risk developing hearing problems as severe as those he suffered after years of using headphones in the recording studio.
HE'S JOHNNY CASH: A black-clad Joaquin Phoenix joined 50 inmates at California's Folsom State Prison for a screening of Walk the Line Tuesday, nearly 38 years to the date of Johnny Cash's famous gig there. Phoenix also performed a handful of Cash songs.
BABY ON BOARD: Mira Sorvino expecting her second child with husband Chris Backus, according to People magazine. The baby is due this summer.






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