FIRST LOOK: The News in Brief, July 30, 2004

TROUBLE IN PARADISE: A 15-year-old boy was injured in an ATV accident Thursday afternoon at Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch when the vehicle he was riding flipped over. The teen was airlifted off the ranch and taken to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, where he was listed in good condition.

JACKSON ADD: The mother of Jackson's young accuser gave birth to her fourth child this week. According to Jackson's lawyer, Thomas Mesereau Jr., the woman has remarried, possibly to a retired military officer.

CAGE OFF THE MARKET: Nicolas Cage married his girlfriend, 20-year-old former waitress Alice Kim, at a private ranch in Northern California today. This is the 40-year-old actor's third marriage after attempts with Lisa-Marie Presley and Patricia Arquette.

WHAT CLUED HIM IN? The attorney for Dawnette Knight, the woman accused of threatening to chop up Catherine Zeta-Jones, asking the judge to suspend criminal proceedings against his client because he questions her mental competance. Knight's preliminary hearing has been halted until she can undergo an evaluation.

DOCTOR'S NOTE? A judge asking Rosa Parks' doctor to explain why Parks cannot testify in a lawsuit she brought against OutKast for using her name without permission. Her lawyers said she suffers from an unspecified medical condition and her doctor does not recommend that she testify.

BABY WATCH: Former ER star Michael Michele expecting her first child with boyfriend, New York restaurateur Jimmy Rodriquez. The baby is due early next year.

ALWAYS THE DRUMMER: Poco drummer George Grantham had a heart attack Wednesday and collapsed onstage in Massachusetts one song into the band's performance. Following surgery, he was listed in stable condition.

BOO-HOO BEN: Ben Affleck blaming the media for his split with Beantown gal-pal Enza Sambataro. "It's difficult. I meet people, but I feel like I'm this walking nightmare. You get photographed with me once at a ball game, and the Enquirer will find out every dirty little thing that ever happened in your family's history."

MONEY MAN: Usher is the first celeb to be honored with his face on a banking card. The Usher MasterCard debit card will be sold at concerts for $9.95 plus a $10 activation fee.

BLING BLING P. Diddy buying a 21-room Bergen County, New Jersey, mansion for more than $10 million. Options include: an outdoor pool with a waterfall and separate spa; a movie theater; tennis, racquetball and basketball courts; a wine cellar; and a 700-gallon aquarium.

FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES: Damon Wayans convincing his good buddy Michael Jordan to guest star on the season premiere of My Wife and Kids, per TV Guide.

FAMILY AFFAIR: Dr. Phil's son Jay getting his own reality makeover series that fixes entire families from their homes to their pets, per the New York Post.

SPELL THIS: Disney developing a musical version of Spellbound about kids competing in the National Spelling Bee, reports USA Today.

FAIRY TALES CAN COME TRUE: Harry Belafonte tapped as a goodwill ambassador for the upcoming Hans Christian Andersen bicentennial celebrations in Denmark.

THERE SHE IS: Miss America Pageant organizers cutting out the talent portion of the competition--and skipping straight to the bikini segment.

SPREAD THE WORD: South Park going into syndication. A toned-down version of the toon is set to premiere in September 2005.

BIG APPLE COUNTRY? The Country Music Association is in talks to bring the CMA Awards to New York in 2005, reports TV Guide.

JOURNEY'S END: Ewan McGregor pulling into New York City on his motorcycle Thursday after completing a 20,000-mile round-the-world trip that started in London three months ago. A documentary of his journey will air on the Bravo TV series Long Way Round, premiering on Oct. 28.

WATCH YOUR BACK OZZY: During an interview segment on domestic violence, a tearful Sharon Osbourne said she would have shot her hubby, Ozzy, when he tried to strangle her in 1989 if she had had a gun.

HINDSIGHT IS 20/20: Long Island Lolita Amy Fisher, who spent seven years in jail for shooting her lover's wife in the face, publishing her autobiography this fall entitled If I Knew Then...

REMEMBERED: Irvin Shortess "Shorty" Yeaworth Jr., who directed the 1958 cult classic The Blob, died in a car accident in the Middle East. He was 78.

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