FIRST LOOK: The News in Brief, April 11, 2006
NO GAME: Buena Vista Games denying Teri Hatcher is involved in the production of a Desperate Housewives videogame, despite reports claiming the actress had been offered $1 million to record voice-overs for the game.
CODA: Proof, a member of rap group D12 and a close friend of Eminem, shot to death early Tuesday at a Detroit nightclub, a publicist said. The rapper, whose real name was DeShaun Holton, was 32.
OOPS? Family Services visiting Britney Spears' home after seven-month-old Sean Preston was rushed to the hospital Friday after a fall from his high chair. The case has since been closed; no charges will be filed.
IN DEEP: Victor Edward Willis, the original policeman from the Village People, facing arraignment on further drug charges later this month after a judge determined there was enough evidence to hold him over for trial.
LATIN FLAVOR: The Latin Grammys taking place at Madison Square Garden in New York for the first time on Nov. 2.
BABY STEPS: Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard engaged and expecting a baby, People magazine reports. The couple have been together for more than four years.
WHAT A TEAM: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's Soul 2 Soul II tour is the most-requested event in the first quarter of 2006, per Ticketmaster.
TUNE TOMB: Recordings by Buddy Holly, B.B. King, Sonic Youth, Fats Domino, Stevie Wonder and Jimi Hendrix among the 50 records being preserved by the Library of Congress this year.
BANISHED: Original Survivor winner Richard Hatch being held in protective custody and kept apart from other prisoners in a Plymouth, Massachusetts jail while awaiting sentencing later this month. Hatch could face up to 13 years behind bars.
HOSPITALIZED: Finola Hughes returning to General Hospital as Anna Devane, the role she originated two decades ago.
TODAY, TOMORROW: Matt Lauer reupping his Today show contract through spring 2011, in a deal reportedly worth more than $13 million a year.
BAD MEMORIES: Meredith Vieira revealing in the May issue of More that she was once involved in an abusive relationship. "He would slap me and then make up, saying, 'I'll never do this again,' crying," the newly named Today show coanchor recalled.
KUDOS, Y'ALL: Carrie Underwood winning Breakthrough Video and Female Video at the 4th Annual Country Music Television Awards Monday for her song "Jesus, Take the Wheel." Keith Urban winning Video of the Year for "Better Life."
PUT THAT BOOK DOWN: Jennifer Lopez suing ex-husband Ojani Noa to stop publication of a tell-all book he's been shopping around. Her lawsuit claims Noa offered to stop pursuing publication if she paid him $5 million.
STORK WATCH: Holly Marie Combs expecting her second child, Us Weekly reports. The actress' pregnancy is not expected to affect production on Charmed.
NOT TELLING: CBS Corp., the Walt Disney Co., NBC Universal, News Corp. and Viacom Inc. formally opposing a plan that would force them to disclose the compensation of top earners among nonexecutive employees, including actors, directors and TV anchors, and urging the SEC to decide against adopting the measure this year.
MILE-HIGH CLUB: The 18th season of MTV's The Real World taking place in Denver, the network announced Monday. The season has already been cast and is slated to air later this year.
MATERIAL MISHAP: Madonna and Guy Ritchie reportedly retreating to Los Angeles in order to patch up their marriage after a difficult period, according to an interview with Ritchie's father, John Ritchie, in Closer magazine.
MAKING LIKE TARZAN: Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt holing up at a secluded Namibian game preserve, where wild lions will help protect them from the media, a Namibian newspaper reported. The couple's African retreat has led to rampant speculation that their baby will be born in Africa.
DIDN'T SAY IT: Michael Douglas claiming he was misquoted in a GQ article last month in which he questioned Pitt's decision to leave Jennifer Aniston to "go hold orphans" for Jolie.
OUT OF THE CLOSET: Elton John selling thousands of pieces from his personal wardrobe in order to raise money for his AIDS charity.
OH, BABY! Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin welcoming their second child, a baby boy named Moses Martin, over the weekend. The couple's daughter, Apple, turns two next month.
SAD GOODBYE: Robin Williams, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Matthew Broderick and Barbara Walters among the myriad celebrities and notables paying their respects to Dana Reeve. A memorial for the singer, activist and widow of Christopher Reeve was held Monday in New York. Dana died last month of lung cancer.
DENIED: A Los Angeles judge turning down Robert Blake's request for a new trial in the civil wrongful death suit stemming from his wife's slaying.
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