PASSING: Isabel Sanford, best known as Louise Jefferson on The Jeffersons, died of natural causes at a Los Angeles hospital. She was 86.

THE SHOW GOES ON: Broadway's actors union striking a last-minute deal with producers to avert a strike. Until the tentative settlement was struck, many theaters were expected to go dark Monday.

RADIO STAR: Eminem inking a deal with Sirius satellite radio to launch a new hip hop channel this fall featuring the singer as host of his own show.

HIS PREROGATIVE: Bobby Brown turning himself in to authorities just a few hours before a court-imposed deadline Sunday night to face charges he hit Whitney Houston. He was released on $2,000 bail.

GET BETTER SOON? Courtney Love expected to check out of a New York City hospital today, at which point she may be arrested on a warrant issued Friday by a California judge after she missed an arraignment on an assault with a deadly weapons charge.

COPYCAT CHORUS? A lawsuit against Mariah Carey accusing her of stealing a chorus for a 1999 song is back in play, a federal appeals panel ruled today.

DO OVER DENIED: A Los Angeles judge denying Tom Sizemore's motion for a new trial in his domestic violence conviction against Heidi Fleiss.

CRY ME A RIVER: Britney Spears' ex-husband, Jason Alexander, telling Britain's News of the World that he signed the annulment papers under duress.

ONE HECK OF A TAB: Marc Anthony agreeing to pay an outstanding $20,000 bill at a Puerto Rican nightclub to settle a lawsuit filed last week by a former friend who hosted the 2002 bash.

IT'S NOT LIKE SHE NEEDS THE MONEY: Paris Hilton directing her sex tape costar Rick Salomon to donate her share of the profits to charity, according to the hotel heiress' rep.

MORE VIEWING PLEASURE: Survivor alum Jenna Lewis steamed over a sex tape on the Internet featuring the reality TV star and her hubby on their honeymoon.

SHIP SHAPE: Rosie O'Donnell's cruise for gay and lesbian families kicks off its inaugural voyage this week with a stop in Key West, where the former talk show host will receive a key to the city.

NOT SO FAST: McG pulling out of Warner Bros.' upcoming installment of Superman, per the Hollywood Reporter. The director and the studio reportedly clashed on the movie's budget and shooting location.

ALSO NIXED: Baz Luhrmann calling off his Alexander the Great biopic, which would have competed with Oliver Stone's version due out in November, per the New York Post.

GOOD FOR A LAUGH: NBC adding a third season of Last Comic Standing to their fall schedule based on the boffo ratings of the current installment.

STICKING TO IT: Spider-Man 2 remained the nation's top movie for a second weekend, earning $45.2 million, spinning its overall gross to $256.4 million. Will Ferrell's Anchorman was second with $28.4 million and King Arthur rang up just $15.2 million in third.

HOMECOMING: Arnold Schwarzenegger visiting his hometown of Graz on Sunday after attending Saturday's funeral of Austrian President Thomas Klestil.

FOR A GOOD CAUSE: Lenny Kravitz and Avril Lavigne among those performing at a show in London's Hyde Park Sunday thrown by Prince Charles with proceeds benefiting the Prince's Trust charity.

BUSTED: The niece of country music pioneer Rufus Thomas pleading guilty to stealing more than $67,000 from the late singer's estate. Marceline Vaughn was sentenced to six years in prison but will likely only serve nine and spend the rest of the time on probation. She also has to pay back the stolen money.

BRAINIAC: Ken Jennings making his 29th appearance on Jeopardy Monday night, having won $920,960 so far. He credits his "God-given memory" for much of his success.

SPECIAL PLEA: Martin Milner (Route 66, Adam 12) making a public plea to find a bone marrow donor for his leukemia-stricken daughter.

CODA: Rockabilly singer Ersel Hickey, best known for his rendition of "Bluebirds over the Mountain," has died at age 70. Hickey died of an infection after having surgery to remove a tumor from his bladder.