DOPE SHOW: The editor of Spin magazine has filed harassment and assault charges against Marilyn Manson, claiming the shock rocker ordered bodyguards to beat him up after a concert.
REVELATION: Emmy-winner Michael J. Fox (Spin City) tells the new People that he's afflicted with Parkinson's Disease. He was first diagnosed seven years ago.
OUT OF BOUNDS: Unmarried man Dennis Rodman facing more trouble after the Los Angeles waitress who claims the hoops star got grabby with her presses for criminal charges.
DEAD AIR: Michigan authorities to pursue a first-degree murder case against Dr. Jack Kevorkian for the mercy kill broadcast on last weekend's 60 Minutes.
RECORD RECORD: Garth Brooks gets a platinum star for selling 1.09 million first-week copies of his new Double Live CD--besting a mark set by Pearl Jam.
COPY CATS? A artist suing the makers of What Dreams May Come for $1 million, alleging paintings depicted in the Robin Williams flick were ripped off from his work.
IT *IS* A WONDERFUL LIFE! NBC to air fine film It's a Wonderful Life on Christmas Day--in place of a basketball doubleheader now officially lost to the NBA lockout.