FIRST LOOK: The News in Brief, November 12, 2005
GOOD VIBES: The biggest story line from Saturday's Vibe Awards: No one was stabbed this year. The second biggest story line: Mariah Carey capping her big comeback by winning Artist of the Year.
BIG CHICKEN: Chicken Little topping box-office charts for the second week in a row, grossing $25 million, easily topping the big new releases: Zathura, Derailed and Get Rich or Die Tryin'.
MOURNED: WWE star Eddie Guerrero found dead in his Minneapolis hotel room Sunday. No further details are known at this time. He was 38.
TAIWANESE OSCARS: Kung Fu Hustle winning Best Picture at the Chinese-language equivalent of the Oscars, Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards.
DEPP ON DEFENSE: Appearing on a U.K. talk show, Johnny Depp criticizing the coverage of Kate Moss's drug scandal, saying he was "appalled and shocked at the...vicious attacks."
FLYING WITHOUT WINGS: To hype his new children's book, High in the Clouds, Paul McCartney providing the first live wake-up call to the crew of the International Space Station on Saturday.
BLAKE WATCH: Jury deliberations in Robert Blake's civil wrongful death trial set to resume Monday after three days off last week due to juror illness.
KISS THIS: A New York judge ruling that a woman can go forward with her defamation suit against KISS mastermind Gene Simmons for making her sound like a "sex-addicted nymphomaniac" during a VH1 show.
STUNTED DEVELOPMENT: Fox has decreased its order for Emmy-winning but ratings-deprived Arrested Development, putting the show's future in doubt after season three.
UNHEAVENLY NEWS: The WB announcing that it is canceling its top-rated family drama, 7th Heaven, after 10 seasons.
SAY CHEESE! People want to have their picture taken with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie more than any other celebs, according to a new poll by TakePictures.com.
AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT: Researchers naming a newly discovered species of lemur after Monty Python alum and animal activist John Cleese. The avahi cleesei was discovered in Madagascar in 1990.





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