FIRST LOOK: The News in Brief, December 24, 2000
MORE MADONNA: Scottish police released two men they had held for possible involvement in a plot to record Madonna's baby son's baptism.
HANKSFUL HOLIDAY BUSINESS: Tom Hanks, alone on a desert island, drew crowds. His Cast Away may become the best Christmas opener ever. The movie earned an estimated $30 million over three days as the number one weekend attraction.
GOODNIGHT SWEET PRINCE: Victor Borge, nicknamed "the clown prince of Denmark" died Saturday at his home in Connecticut. The classical trained pianist/comedian, who added goofy sounds, running commentary and physical antics to well loved masterpieces, was 91. In the 1950s his one-man show Comedy in Music ran for 849 Broadway performances. Last year he was a recipient of a Kennedy Center Honor.
SO LONG SHORT LIFE: Billy Barty, one of Hollywood's best know "little people" died of heart failure Friday in Los Angeles. He was 76. The 3 foot 10 inch actor appeared in more than 200 films and TV shows and created The Little People of America Foundation dedicated to overcoming the stereotyping of those of his own stature.
GIVE MY GLASSES A CHANCE! The glasses on a life-size bronze statue of John Lennon were stolen recently by someone in Cuba, President Fidel Castro says.
SEE BOB FLOAT: Next week's Tournament of Roses Parade will feature a 35 foot tall Bob Hope float, sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars group.
TRIBUTE: Calling a slain police officer a hero, Billy Ray Cyrus raised almost $15,000 for the man's family in a benefit concert in Tennessee.
SELLING YOUR PRIVACY: Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones have won a favorable court ruling stemming from the unauthorized publication of photos from their wedding.
GETTING BLUE IN MEXICO: Pop sensation Backstreet Boys are plan to make their first appearance in Mexico in March, hot on the heels of their latest album, Black and Blue, which has sold some 350,000 copies domestically.
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