FIRST LOOK: The News in Brief, September 24, 2005
THE VOTES ARE IN: Former Seinfeld actor John O'Hurley winning ABC's Dancing with the Stars rematch Thursday. Fans voted O'Hurley the new champ after he squared off against original winner Kelly Monaco on Tuesday night.
IN TROUBLE: Mindy McCready hospitalized after overdosing on antidepressants early Friday. Police say the troubled country singer took the pills following an argument with the father of her unborn child.
CASE DISMISSED: Fox's new courtroom drama, Head Cases, becoming the first canceled show of the fall television season after receiving poor reviews and low ratings.
HER KIND OF TOWN: Jennifer Lopez turning up in Chicago Thursday for the opening the first World of JLo boutique in the United States. The store features her name-brand goods, including shoes, handbags, watches, furs and fragrances.HIP HOP HOORAY: VH1 celebrating rap's pioneers, including LL Cool J, Salt 'N Pepa and Big Daddy Kane, Thursday night at the Second Annual Hip-Hop Honors. The show will air Monday on VH1.
MARCHING INTO STORES: March of the Penguins being released on DVD on Nov. 29. The film has earned $70 million in theaters thus far, making it the second-highest grossing documentary ever behind Fahrenheit 9/11.
FOR THE BIRDS: France passing over March of the Penguins and selecting the unreleased film Joyeux Noel to represent the country at the 2006 Oscars.
SMOOTHING THINGS OVER? Jimmy Kimmel, who infamously said Detroit would burn if the Pistons won the 2004 NBA championship, planning to bring his show to the Michigan city in February, during the week before the Superbowl.
FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH: Francis Ford Coppola returning to the director's chair after taking eight years to helm the self-financed big-screen adaptation of Youth Without Youth, beginning Oct. 3 in Bucharest, per Daily Variety.
READING IS FUNDAMENTAL: Oprah Winfrey selecting James Frey's A Million Little Pieces, a graphic memoir of substance abuse, as her latest book-club pick. The book rose to number one on Amazon.com as of Thursday night.





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