FIRST LOOK: The News in Brief, October 11, 2005

SOAP THEM UP: The Rolling Stones debuting their video for "Streets of Love" on NBC's Days of Our Lives next Tuesday. The song will also be used as the soundtrack for some scenes in the soap opera in weeks to come.

STEPPING IN: David Lee Roth taking over for Howard Stern in East Coast markets when Stern skips to satellite radio, while Adam Carolla will take over in West Coast markets, Fox News reports.

MAKING TRUMP PROUD? Former Apprentice contestant Raj Bhakta may run a campaign for Congress in Pennsylvania's 13th District. An official announcement is expected soon.

IT PAYS TO HELP: Two women receiving $50,000 checks from Oprah Winfrey for their part in helping to capture a fugitive sex offender.

SONGS OF LAWSUITS: Singer Leonard Cohen filing a lawsuit Tuesday against his former business manager alleging she refuses to return some of his personal items. Cohen sued the same woman in August for $5 million, alleging she stole money from him.

SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRT : Rocker Marilyn Manson telling Women's Wear Daily he is in talks with a "major" cosmetics company to launch his own fragrance early next year.

TOGETHER AGAIN: The four original members of R.E.M reuniting to play a seven-song set at the wedding of guitar tech Dewitt Burton in Athens, Georgia.

ON HOLD: A judge adjourning DMX's trial for allegedly violating the terms of his release until Oct. 25 on a request from the defense.

EARTH BOUND: The Strokes releasing their third album, First Impressions of Earth, on Jan. 3.

DARE TO BE BARE: Pamela Anderson's nearly naked image being featured in ads on Chinese phone cards, with the message "Give fur the cold shoulder."

CONGRATS: Antwan "Big Boi" Patton receiving the Fine Arts Award from the King-Tisdell Cottage Foundation in his hometown of Savannah, Georgia.

PLAYING HOUSE: Cynthia Nixon making a guest appearance on an episode of Fox's House slated to air in December.

ENVELOPE, PLEASE: Nicole Richie, Nick Lachey, Ludacris and John Mayer among the celebrities slated to present at the 2005 American Music Awards on Nov. 22.

BOND. JAMES BOND? Britain's Daily Mail reporting that Daniel Craig has been selected to fill Pierce Brosnan's shoes as the next James Bond. An official announcement is expected later this week.

MORE TURMOIL: Meanwhile, British tabloids reporting that Sienna Miller and Jude Law's troubled relationship is off-again after Law discovered Miller had been seeing Craig on the sly. Miller's rep has denied the reports.

STARRY DAY: Rod Stewart receiving a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame Tuesday, one week before the release of his latest album.

KUDOS: George Lopez and his wife, Ann, who donated a kidney to the comedian in April, named honorary chairman for the National Kidney Foundation.

HONORED: Calista Flockhart being honored with a humanitarian award by the Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women on Oct. 21.

BACK FOR MORE: Eminem releasing a greatest hits album Dec. 6. Curtain Call includes at least two new songs.

THAT SUCKS: Warner Independent Pictures refusing to release the feature film Strangers with Candy on Oct. 21 as planned because of concerns the producers did not secure the necessary rights, Daily Variety reports.

JACKO WHACKED: Michael Jackson reportedly knocked over by fans while attending the musical Billy Elliot in London's West End. The singer, who was not hurt, is in London recording his hurricane-relief single.