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3/11/2008 11:19:57 PM

'Gilligan's' Mary Ann caught with dope (AP)
3/11/2008 11:02:07 PM
This undated photo, supplied by the Teton County Sheriff's Department, shows Dawn Wells, the actress who played 'Mary Ann' on Gilligan's Island, who was sentenced Feb. 29, 2008,  to five days in jail, fined $410.50 and placed on probation in Idaho after pleading guilty to one count of reckless driving.  The guilty plea came as part of an agreement with prosecutors in which three misdemeanor counts  -- driving under the influence, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance stemming from an Oct. 18, traffic stop -- were dropped.  (AP Photo/Teton County Sheriff's Department )AP - Dawn Wells, who played Mary Ann on "Gilligan's Island," is serving six months' unsupervised probation after allegedly being caught with marijuana in her car.

Judge says Fairplay must amend lawsuit (AP)
3/11/2008 10:32:00 PM
In this file photo originally provided by the Hard Rock Cafe, Danny Bonaduce is shown during an event inside the Hard Rock Cafe at Universal City Walk, on in this Feb. 9, 2007, file photo in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Hard Rock Cafe, Rene Macura, file)AP - Reality TV figure Jonny Fairplay will have to provide a court with more details about his tooth-busting dust-up with Danny Bonaduce before his lawsuit against producers of an awards show can go forward. "I think more facts should be set forth," Superior Court Judge Michael C. Solner ruled Tuesday.

Britney will guest star on CBS' 'Mother' (AP)
3/11/2008 6:00:23 PM
Britney Spears performs at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards in Las Vegas, September 9, 2007. (Robert Galbraith/Reuters)AP - Britney Spears' upcoming appearance on the CBS show "How I Met Your Mother" could be — to borrow scene-stealer Barney's favorite word — legendary.

Jackson gets flu, bails from 'SNL' show (AP)
3/11/2008 8:44:33 PM
Janet Jackson poses backstage during an appearance on MTV's 'Total Request Live', in this Feb. 26, 2008,  file photo in New York. Jackson has dropped out of her 'Saturday Night Live' performance because she has the flu, the singer's representative said Tuesday, March 11, 2008. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)AP - Janet Jackson has dropped out of her upcoming "Saturday Night Live" performance because she has the flu, the singer's representative said Tuesday.

Kid Rock causes scene at a Waffle House (AP)
3/11/2008 9:35:19 PM
Kid Rock signs an album cover for Alisha Mullen, of Point Pleasant, W. Va, at the Waffle House restaurant in Duluth, Georgia on Tuesday, March 11, 2008. The entertainer came to sling hash browns and sign autographs for hundreds of fans during a fundraiser at the suburban Atlanta diner. The event came just a week after Kid Rock, whose real name is Robert James Ritchie, pleaded not guilty to a charge of battery from a fight last fall at another Waffle House in metro Atlanta.  (AP Photo/Stanley Leary)AP - Kid Rock caused another scene at a Waffle House — this time, for charity. The entertainer came to sign autographs for hundreds of fans during a fundraiser at the suburban Atlanta eatery. The event came just a week after Kid Rock, whose real name is Robert James Ritchie, pleaded not guilty to a charge of battery from a fight last fall at another Waffle House.

Film shows Germans not immune to return of Nazis (Reuters)
3/11/2008 9:23:35 PM
Reuters - The director of a new film that explores the hypothetical question of whether another dictatorship could ever emerge in Germany has come to the chilling conclusion that it could happen again.

Fans embrace, clerics condemn TV's "Afghan Star" (Reuters)
3/11/2008 9:24:40 PM
Reuters - Hundreds of fans clamored on Tuesday to catch a glimpse of their favorite finalists from the TV show "Afghan Star," Afghanistan's version of "American Idol," which is watched by millions but condemned by Islamic clerics as immoral.

Spitzer's troubles ready-made for jokes (AP)
3/11/2008 9:33:01 PM
New York Governor Eliot Spitzer arrives at his Fifth Avenue apartment, Monday, March 10, 2008, in New York. Spitzer, the crusading politician who built his career on rooting out corruption, apologized Monday after he was accused of involvement in a prostitution ring. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)AP - NEW YORK — A prominent politician, especially one known for a certain righteousness, is alleged to be a customer of high-priced call girls. For comics, that's a hanging curveball over the plate.

"Idol," "Truth" cement Fox's ratings dominance (Reuters)
3/11/2008 9:23:00 PM
Reuters - Fox enjoyed another bonanza in the primetime ratings last week, thanks to a resurgent game show, a new drama, and the usual three helpings of "American Idol," according to Nielsen Media Research data issued Tuesday.

Joan Marlowe, Publisher of Theatre Information Bulletin, Dies at 88 (Playbill)
3/11/2008 7:24:16 PM
Playbill - Joan Marlowe, who was the co-publisher of the Theatre Information Bulletin and was the former wife of Broadway critic Ward Morehouse, died March 6. She was 88.

'Gilligan's' Mary Ann caught with dope (AP)
3/11/2008 11:02:07 PM
This undated photo, supplied by the Teton County Sheriff's Department, shows Dawn Wells, the actress who played 'Mary Ann' on Gilligan's Island, who was sentenced Feb. 29, 2008,  to five days in jail, fined $410.50 and placed on probation in Idaho after pleading guilty to one count of reckless driving.  The guilty plea came as part of an agreement with prosecutors in which three misdemeanor counts  -- driving under the influence, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance stemming from an Oct. 18, traffic stop -- were dropped.  (AP Photo/Teton County Sheriff's Department )AP - Dawn Wells, who played Mary Ann on "Gilligan's Island," is serving six months' unsupervised probation after allegedly being caught with marijuana in her car.

Mentor misses Ukranian designer's debut (AP)
3/11/2008 2:32:56 PM
A model walks the runway during the Veronika Jeanvie Fall 2008 fashion show during Mercedes Benz fashion week in Culver City, Calif. on Monday, March 10, 2008.  (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)AP - Where was Paco Rabanne when Ukrainian designer Veronika Jeanvie needed him at her U.S. debut?

'Cows' fun but breaks little new ground (AP)
3/11/2008 4:12:52 PM
AP - "Death to All Sacred Cows" (Hyperion Books, 224 pages. $21.95), by David Bernstein, Beau Fraser, Bill Schwab: It's easy to understand why business self-help books tend to sound the same.



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