FIRST LOOK: The News in Brief, June 19, 2006
WEDDING BELLS: Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban returning to Australia Monday where they plan to be married, reportedly this weekend. "We are very happy to be back in Australia. We have come home to celebrate our wedding with our family and friends," the couple said in a joint statement.
AND BABY MAKES SIX: In an interview scheduled to air Tuesday on CNN's Anderson Cooper 360, Angelina Jolie stating that she plans to adopt again and that her fourth child will be from another country, the New York Post reports. The actress said she had not decided whether she would be adopting a boy or a girl, nor from which country. "It's going to be the balance of what would be the best for Mad and for Z right now," she said. It seems Brad and Shiloh don't get to vote.
HE'S A LOVER NOT A FIGHTER: Bruce Willis suing photographer Anthony Goodrich for defamation after the shutterbug claimed Willis shoved and injured him outside a West Hollywood restaurant last week. Willis claimed he was merely raising his hands to shield his eyes from the bright lights used by the paparazzi. And if one of his hands just happened to make contact, well, that wasn't really his fault, now was it?
NO COPYCAT: A French court tossing a plagiarism lawsuit filed against George Clooney by a writer who claimed he lifted ideas from a script she completed in 2002. Lucky for him; otherwise that Best Supporting Actor Oscar would be forever tainted by allegations of cheating.
ON THE MEND: Jerry Lewis released from the hospital Saturday and recovering aboard his boat in San Diego, where he is reportedly already working on his annual Labor Day telethon.
PULLING A BRANGELINA? Not likely. Britney Spears' rep shooting down a Namibian official's claim that the pop tart was considering giving birth to Sean Preston's sibling in the African nation, ? la Shiloh Nouvel, while the official later admitted he may have been duped. Besides, Namibia is so over anyway.
NOT SO SECURE: A judge ruling that three of Britney Spears' former security guards must go through arbitration to settle their claims of unpaid overtime, rather than letting a jury decide if the pop princess' prerogative should be to pay up.SAME OLD STORY: Pete Doherty fined $1,900 after traces of cocaine were found in his bloodstream following a performance in Sweden. Somehow, this news fails to surprise us.
FROM BEYOND: A year after Luther Vandross' death in July 2005, The Ultimate Luther Vandross, an album featuring two new tracks from the singer, is scheduled for release on Aug. 22.
SEWING MACHINE: The third season of Project Runway scheduled to debut July 12 with a new cast of 15 designers, probably all angling to be the next Santino.
NEW MATERIAL: Justin Timberlake releasing his second solo album, FutureSex/LoveSounds, on Sept. 12. Just think--if he was still with Britney Spears, he might be welcoming his second child right about then instead. Bullet, dodged.
ON THE DOWNLOAD: Apple looking to add feature films to the iTunes Music Store, most likely by the end of the year, Daily Variety reports. The main problem is believed to be price, as most studios rejected Steve Jobs' initial suggestion that films be sold for $9.99.
VIVA LA FRANCE: Johnny Depp telling Newsweek that he lives in France because he prefers the less celebrity-driven culture. Meanwhile, as if to prove his point, Disneyland adding Depp's Pirates of the Caribbean character, Jack Sparrow, to the Pirates of the Caribbean theme park ride to celebrate the ride's 40th birthday.
OFF THE MARKET: Grey's Anatomy star Katherine Heigl and musician Josh Kelley are engaged, their reps confirmed. No wedding date has been set, which in our experience, drastically lowers the blessed event's chances of actually taking place.
SAVED BY THE SHIRT: Dustin Diamond, aka Screech from Saved by the Bell, hawking T-shirts featuring his picture in an effort to raise $250,000 and save his Wisconsin home from foreclosure. This rivals Lisa Turtle's alleged drug addiction and A.C. Slater's supposed cheating ways for the lowest moment suffered by a Bayside High alum.
HOT WHEELS: Cars topping the box office for the second weekend in a row, earning $31.2 million, pinning Nacho Libre into second place with $27.5 million.
GIMME REHAB: A spokesperson for the Rolling Stones confirming that Ron Wood is seeking treatment for alcohol abuse at a London rehab clinic but claiming that the guitarist will be ready to rock by the time the band kicks off its Bigger Bang tour July 11 in Milan.




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