Robert Iler from "The Sopranos"

In Court

The Sopranos's Robert Iler will have to wait until an Oct. 25 court hearing to find out whether the charges of second-degree robbery and marijuana possession against him will be dropped, Entertainment Tonight reports. At a hearing Wednesday, a Manhattan judge delayed a decision citing insufficent information. Iler, who stars as Tony Soprano's troubled son, was arrested July 4 with three other teens for allegedly robbing two 16-year-olds of $40. Iler, who pleaded not guility, is out on $2,500 bail.

The Dixie Chicks want more money. Their record company, Sony Music Entertainment, wants more albums from the spunky country trio. Now both parties seem to be heading to court. Sony filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit Tuesday against the Dixie Chicks, a week after the Flygirls demanded that Sony renegotiate their contract, The Associated Press reports. Sony wants to enforce the current contract, which calls for up to four more albums. The Dixie Chicks, whose albums Wide Open Spaces and Fly sold a total 15 million copies, could not be reached for comment.

ODB, of the rap group Wu-Tang Clan, was sentenced to 2 to 4 years in prison Wednesday after he pleaded guilty in April to criminal possession of a controlled substance, The Associated Press reported. ODB, whose real name is Russell Jones, was arrested in July 1999 after police stopped him for running a red light and found cocaine and marijuana in his car. A New York state Supreme Court judge also recommended that state correction authorities determine whether Jones needs psychiatric or substance abuse treatment. Jones has been in and out of trouble with the law since 1987, having been arrested on charges of drug possession, shoplifting and threatening a former girlfriend.

Honored

Hong Kong's Jackie Chan, who has built a career on executing one death-defying stunt after another, will receive the Special Grand Prix of the Americans on Sept. 25 at the 25th Montreal World Film Festival. "If we are today keen on Asian movies based on martial arts, this is mostly thanks to Jackie Chan," festival spokesman Henry Walsh told the Hollywood Reporter.

Soul legend Al Green will receive the lifetime achievement award Oct. 4 from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation during the 12th annual Pioneer Awards ceremony at the Apollo Theatre in New York, Variety reports.

Supermarionation practitioner Gerry Anderson, who created the 1960s cult shows Thunderbirds and Stingray, received an MBE (Member of the British Empire) this week at Buckingham Palace, BBC News reports. There are no strings attached to this award.

In General

An Asian-American watchdog group demanded an apology Tuesday from Late Night with Conan O'Brien after comedian Sarah Silverman used the racial slur "chink" in a joke on the July 11 show, AP reports. "It's not constructive to use such a hateful word and play it off for laughs. It just gives people permission to continue to use it," Guy Aoki, president of the Media Action Network for Asian Americans, told AP. A spokesman for the show had no comment.

Dave Matthews is hardly known as one of rock's bad boys, but even he isn't afraid to disregard the rules in the name of having a good time. University of Colorado officials fined Matthews and his band $15,000 after their July 11 concert ran past a 10:30 p.m. curfew by 15 minutes, AP reports. "They tend not to go over curfew that frequently, but they were just having a great time and wanted to keep playing a little longer," Ambrosia Healy, the band's publicist, explained.

To boldly teach where no android has taught before. Jerri Ryan, formerly Seven of Nine on Star Trek: Voyager, has officially joined the cast of the high school drama Boston Public, Fox officials announced Tuesday.

Perhaps Iggy Pop has a thing for old Disney cartoons. The pioneer punk rocker's list of backstage demands for an upcoming Scottish concert in August includes seven dwarves and pack of American-made cigarettes, even though he doesn't smoke. He also demanded broccoli because he hates the vegetable and wants to throw it in a bin, officials with the Gig on the Green concert in Glasgow told Scotland's the Daily Record. Officials said that they are taking Pop's demands in good humor.