FIRST LOOK: The News in Brief, September 11, 2006

A BIRTH, A DEATH: Anna Nicole Smith's adult son, Daniel, dying suddenly in the Bahamas Sunday, three days after his mother gave birth to a healthy baby girl in Nassau. The Nassau Guardian reporting that the 20-year-old suffered a massive heart attack while visiting his mother in the maternity ward of a private hospital.

RESCHEDULED: Madonna's Moscow concert rescheduled from Sept. 11 to Sept. 12 in order to avoid clashing with the fifth anniversary of 9/11, an organizer said. The concert also changed venues due to security concerns.

FOR A GOOD CAUSE: Pearl Jam, Trent Reznor, Dave Matthews Band and Neil Young among the bands performing at the 20th anniversary Bridge School Benefit, to be held Oct. 21-22 at Shoreline Amphitheatre outside San Francisco. The school serves students with severe physical and speech disabilities and was founded by Young and his wife.

ANOTHER NAME CHANGE: Sean Combs agreeing to stop using the name Diddy in the U.K., as part of a settlement with British music producer Richard "Diddy" Dearlove, who sued the rap mogul for unfair competition. At least he has plenty of other names to fall back on.

BACK TO THE EDIT BAY: After coming under fire from the Clinton administration, ABC editing its 9/11 miniseries to remove certain scenes that suggested the former president was too distracted by the Monica Lewinsky affair to effectively go after Osama Bin Laden. The network did not bow to pressure to cancel the miniseries, which it referred to as a "dramatization," rather than a documentary. Part one of The Path to 9/11 aired Sunday; part two airs Monday.

WHO NEEDS IDOL? American Idol dropout Mario Vazquez due to release his self-titled album on Arista Records on Sept. 26. At least if he ever wins a Grammy, he won't have to remember to thank Simon and crew.

CAUGHT ON TAPE: Lindsay Lohan offering a "massive thank you" to paparazzo Darryn Lyons, whose footage of the actress arriving at Heathrow Airport was reviewed by police to recover Lohan's missing purse, Extra reports. Sometimes those "g-d damn people" come in handy.

BATTLE ROYALE: David Gest asking a judge to set aside his prenuptial agreement with estranged wife Liza Minnelli, claiming she hid the fact that she was an alcoholic, infected with herpes and prone to violence and arguing he would never have entered into the agreement had he known. Please, oh, please, can't somebody seal these court proceedings?

HIGH ON LIFE: Fergie telling Time magazine that she struggled with crystal meth addiction in the past. "It was the hardest boyfriend I ever had to break up with," the singer told the magazine. Bet that's comforting to some of her exes.

REMEMBERED: Steve Irwin's family and friends remembering him in a private service with stories told around a campfire at Australia Zoo over the weekend. "Because Steve loved the bush so much and yarning around the campfire, the service was held just like he would have wanted, with everyone telling their favorite stories about him," his father, Bob Irwin told reporters. A public memorial is likely to be held at a football stadium this week, friends said.

KUDOS: Ben Affleck and Helen Mirren taking top acting honors at the Venice Film Festival; Spike Lee winning the documentary prize for his Hurricane Katrina film, When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts.

FANCY PANTS: The enormous granny panties famously worn by Ren�e Zellweger in Bridget Jones' Diary and signed by Hugh Grant being auctioned off to benefit London's parks.

YOU'VE GOT SHOWS: AOL landing the online premiere rights to NBC's Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and 20 Good Years, one week before the shows bow on NBC.

DEEP POCKETS: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and his wife donating $2 million to his alma mater, the University of Miami, school officials said.

AT THE BOX OFFICE: The Covenant topping the box office with a lowly draw of $9 million, the lowest gross of any number one film since 2003's Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star.