FIRST LOOK: The News in Brief, June 6, 2003
BUZZ OFF: Sandra Bullock granted a permanent restraining order against an alleged stalker after the man failed to appear in court today. The order, an extension of a temporary restraining order granted last month, means the Michigan man must stay 200 yards away from the actress and not contact her or her family for three years.
LIKE A VIRGIN: Courtney Love close to signing with Virgin Records to release her first solo album since splitting with Hole, which includes several songs cowritten with Linda Perry of 4 Non Blondes, reports the Hollywood Reporter.
ROCKING OUT: Keanu Reeves making a cameo appearance in Anthrax's upcoming video "Safe Home" from their We've Come for You All album. The Matrix star is a longtime fan.
MONEY PIT: Former NYPD Blue star Nicholas Turturro suing the man who sold him a fungus-filled house in Tarzana, California, last December. Turturro claims the toxic mold and rodent infestation would cost at least $300,000 to fix.
SQUAWK: A Georgia poultry farm suing CBS News and 60 Minutes for libel. Mar-Jac Poultry says a May broadcast wrongly claimed the fam laundered money to finance international terrorism.
STILL WACKO: An Indianapolis doctor confirming Michael Jackson suffered symptoms of a panic attack May 21 when he skipped a court-ordered deposition in a copyright lawsuit. The judge ordered Jackson to return by June 13 or face a possible $1000 per day fine.
GOING FOR THE GOLD: NBC shelling out a whopping $2.2 billion for the rights to the 2010 and 2012 Olympics. The Peacock outbid ABC and Fox for the rights.
THEY GOT NO GAME: Game one of the NBA finals Wednesday night attracting the lowest TV audience in 22 years which could cost ABC and ESPN big advertising dollars. Only 9.6 million viewers tuned in to watch the San Antonio Spurs defeat the New Jersey Nets compared to the 15.8 million who watched the Lakers-Nets game a year ago.
CURTAIN CALL: The Broadway 2002-03 season, which closes Sunday with the 58th annual Tony Awards, grossing a record $720.9 million, up 12 percent from last year.
MUGGLE MAGIC: Scholastic planning a $3 million to $4 million campaign to promote Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix when it comes out June 21, including billboards and a countdown in Times Square.
CHANCE TO SHINE: NBC's Weekend Today coanchor Soledad O'Brien a leading candidate to fill Paula Zahn's old slot at CNN's American Morning, reports TV Guide.
ROUGHING IT: ESPN creating its own reality survival show titled The Wild Rules, which pits 12 players against Mother Nature. The castaways were released into the forests of British Columbia without food or water and only such supplies as fish hooks and axes, reports the Hollywood Reporter, all for the chance of winning $100,000.
SILVER SPOON: Rick Schroder making his directorial debut with Black Cloud, a Native American boxing drama he wrote starring Tim McGraw. Production is underway in Arizona.
FINDING HIS VOICE: Former Smiths frontman Morrissey signing with Sanctuary Records to record his first album since 1997's Maladjusted.





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