FIRST LOOK: The News in Brief, May 2, 2005

NO WEDDING BELLS: Cameron Diaz's rep calling published reports claiming the actress plans to marry Justin Timberlake in France this weekend "totally false."

TOON TWOSOME: Meanwhile, Timberlake joining Diaz for Shrek 3, playing a young King Arthur who has no interest in his royal title.

TOXIC TUBE: UPN announcing that Britney Spears and Kevin Federline's upcoming reality series will be called Chaotic. The series premieres May 17.

EVERYBODY WATCHES RAYMOND: TV Land paying tribute to Everybody Loves Raymond by airing annoying programming during the show's May 16 series finale so that viewers will hopefully flip the channel to CBS.

DEAL WITH THE DEVIL: Meryl Streep signing on to star in the film version of The Devil Wears Prada, per the Hollywood Reporter.

UNFUN IN THE SUN: Bob Barker missing the Daytime Emmy Awards in a few weeks because he's having a cancerous lesion removed from his back.

NOW COOKING: Martha Stewart's new nationally syndicated lifestyle series, Martha, scheduled for a September launch.

OVER AND OUT: Cher finally wrapping up her farewell tour in Los Angeles after three years and 325 concerts.

WE WANT OUT: Linkin Park demanding to be released from its four-album contract with Warner Music Group, complaining that the label is not marketing the band effectively.

KUDOS: Kinsey and Six Feet Under nabbing top honors at Saturday's GLAAD Media Awards, which honor depictions of the gay, lesbian and transgender community.

MORE MONEY, MORE PROBLEMS: Two New York-based songwriters filing a lawsuit against rapper Lil' Kim, per Website The Smoking Gun. The two men say they co-wrote a song off Kim's La Bella Mafia and were never paid for their work.

WAY TO GO: Felicity Huffman nabbing Best Actress for Transamerica at the fourth annual Tribeca Film Festival Saturday. Cees Geel winning Best Actor for Dutch film Simon and Chinese film Stolen Life taking Best Picture.

ON THE BLOCK: Dozens of Titanic artifacts selling for more than $150,000 at an auction Sunday, including a gold watch that belonged to a rescued passenger and stopped ticking the day the boat sank.

HOLDING THE LINE: Stars Wars fans in New York forming a line outside the Ziegfield theater Saturday, 19 days before Star Wars: Episode III--Revenge of the Sith opens, in part to earn money for Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation.

YEE-HAW: Kris Kristofferson and former industry executive Jim Foglesong inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on Sunday.

DON'T PANIC: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy easily won the weekend box office with an estimated $21.7 million. The Diesel-less XXX: State of the Union only finished in third place with $13.7 million.

THAT'S HOT: Paris Hilton claiming she earns between $150,000 to $200,000 to appear for 20 minutes at a party and more if the event happens to be in Japan.

POOP SCOOP: Dave Matthews Band paying $200,000 to an environmental fund to settle a lawsuit. The state attorney general filed the suit after a tour bus driver for the band dumped human waste onto a boat in the Chicago River.

THE FUR FLIES: Dozens of protesters from PETA greeted Jennifer Lopez at the premiere of her new movie, Monster-in-Law, with signs declaring her the "monster-in-fur" for the use of fur in her Sweetface fashion collection.

GIVING THANKS: Peter Jennings writing a note to viewers thanking them for their "guidance and concern" as he battles lung cancer. The note was read on World News Tonight and posted on ABCNews.com.