FIRST LOOK: The News in Brief, February 1, 2004
AILING: Barry Manilow rushed to a Palm Springs hospital after experiencing chest pains due to stress, his publicist announced Sunday. Manilow is expected to remain in the hospital for a few days for tests.
CONTROL THIS: CBS and MTV issuing apologies Sunday night after Justin Timberlake ripped off a piece of Janet Jackson's outfit and briefly exposed her breast during the Super Bowl halftime show. Timberlake said the breat-baring wasn't planned, calling it a "wardrobe malfunction."
WELL ENOUGH SERVED: The B2K hip-hop dance drama You Got Served topped the box office, earning an estimated $16 million over the traditionally slow Super Bowl weekend.
MRS. ZAPPA: Selma Blair and rocker Ahmet Zappa swapping vows in a traditional Jewish wedding ceremony at Carrie Fisher's Beverly Hills mansion; the duo were supposed to wed at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Marina Del Ray, California, but switched locations at the last minute, according to published reports.
REAL JEOPARDY: TV quizmeister Alex Trebek managed to escape injury Friday after he fell asleep at the wheel of his pickup truck and went airborne. The Jeopardy! was making his way to his farm in central California.
WINGED: Russell Crowe dislocating his shoulder while training for his upcoming role as a boxer in Universal's Cinderella Man. Shooting on the film will be delayed by one month and now start in early April.
REMEMBERED: Mary-Ellis Bunim, who with partner Jon Murray pioneered the reality television genre has died. She was 57. Under their Bunim-Murray Productions slate, the two producers created shows such as MTV's Real World and Fox's The Simple Life.
SENTENCED: Comedian Jamie Foxx placed on two years' probation and fined $1,500 after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge from a fight with security guards at a casino.
NICE GADGET: Alias spy-babe Jennifer Garner set to host the Oscar's Scientific and Technical Awards honoring Hollywood techies on February 14 at the Ritz-Carlton Huntington Hotel in Pasadena.
KEEP 'EM LAUGHING: Carl Reiner tapped to emcee the 56th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards set for Feb. 7 in Los Angeles. This will be the 19th time he's hosted the honors.
OSCAR WARMUP: Brooke Shields, Joan Rivers, Cybill Shepherd and Marlee Matlin set to guest star in a four-week Oscar-themed arc on the ABC sitcom I'm with Her, about a high school teacher who falls for a movie star. The series stars Teri Polo
ROLL OF THE DICE: NBC giving an early full-season pickup to Las Vegas, starring James Caan, and American Dreams, for next fall.
GETTING THE AXE: ABC execs canceling their critically-acclaimed drama Karen Sisco due to low ratings and their unhappiness with the creative direction of the show.
V IS FOR VANDROSS: Celine Dion, Alicia Keys and Richard Marx tapped to perform a special tribute at Feb. 8's Grammy Awards for R&B star Luther Vandross, who may or may not make it, depending on how his rehabilitation goes stemming from last year's stroke.
HOLLYWOOD AMBASSADORS: The United Nations granting Universal permission to shoot most of its Nicole Kidman-Sean Penn thriller, The Interpreter, in its New York headquarters.
LOSING NEMO: Pixar ending discussions with Disney Thursday regarding extending the studio's distribution agreement; Pixar, creator of Finding Nemo and the Toy Story films, said it would seek a deal with another studio.
LEAP TO THE STAGE: Saturday Night Live alum Chris Kattan starring opposite Nathan Lane in Stephen Sondheim's The Frogs at the Lincoln Center Theater. The new musical, based on Aristophanes' 405 B.C. play and directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman, begins previews on June 17 and opens July 15.
CALLING IT QUITS: British girl band Atomic Kitten announcing on Friday they are breaking up in March to spend more time with their budding families. The band sold 7 million records in nearly five years. The Liverpool trio didn't rule out one day reuniting.




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