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FIRST LOOK: The News in Brief, November 4, 2000

EXCELLENT: The Simpsons, already TV's longest-running toon, airs its 250th episode Sunday night on Fox.

CELINE SETTLES: Celine Dion has agreed to settle a defamation suit she filed earlier this year against the National Enquirer, which wrongfully claimed she was pregnant with twins. The tab will publish a retraction and apology in Thursday's issue and donate money to the American Cancer Society in honor of Dion and husband Rene Angelil, who has battled cancer.

MORE CELINE: Meanwhile, on the final page of her new book, My Story, My Dream, Dion reveals the child she is carrying is a boy. "Everyday I say a little prayer for him to be good and happy," she writes. "He is already an important part of my story."

KEEP AWAY! Live with Regis executives reportedly banning Kathie Lee from appearing and advertising her new album on the show until July. They say they don't want the former cohost competing with those auditioning for the seat next to Reeg.

OUT OF THE WEB: John Malkovich denying reports that he will play the Green Goblin in Columbia's upcoming Spider-Man movie directed by Sam Raimi and starring Tobey Maguire.

THE EMPIRE EXPANDS: Viacom grabbing a virtual monopoly on the entire music-television business by gobbling up Black Entertainment Television in a stock deal valued at $3 billion. The coporate giant adds BET to its other holdings, including MTV, VH1 and Country Music Television.

PICKING UP: ABC ordering six additional episodes of Gideon's Crossing, the medical drama starring Andre Braugher, after the show's solid performance in the ratings.

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