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His trademark flowing hair gone, the newly shorn Hugh Grant appeared at the London premiere of About a Boy Sunday. He spent some time greeting the multitudes of fans who had gathered to see him and rebuffing questions on former paramour Elizabeth Hurley. Grant signed autographs for the throng but repeatedly stated that he would not comment on Liz or her 10-day-old son, Damian. The other two stars of the film, Toni Collette and Nicholas Hoult, also attended the premiere.
Celebs
Maybe Cameron Diaz isn't "The Sweetest Thing." SkyNews.com quotes the blonde beauty as saying, "I'm not the marrying kind," to current beau Jared Leto. Citing the famous lack of marriage stability in Hollywood, Diaz went on to say, "I don't want to be another statistic." John Cusack (Serendipity, America's Sweethearts) is set to star in John Grisham's The Runaway Jury, which will begin filming this fall, Variety reports. Cusack may feel some heat, as Naomi Watts (Mulholland Drive) is being considered for the female lead. Nathan Lane is clearly a hard act to follow. Henry Goodman, who took over for Lane in the Broadway play The Producers, has been fired after just 30 performances, Variety reports. Brad Oscar, who was Lane's understudy, will take over the lead role of Max Bialystock. Steven Weber, who took over for Matthew Broderick when Broderick and Lane retired in March, will continue on with his role.Tube News
Bernie Mac, Fox's highest-rated new series of the 2001-2002 season, has been cleared for a second year, Variety says. Airing Wednesdays at 9 p.m., the endearing family comedy has drawn decent ratings and outstanding critical reviews. It's also won a prestigious Peabody Award. Mia Farrow (Hannah and Her Sisters) will grace the small screen again. The former star of soap Peyton Place will join titular star Mary McCormack on CBS' comedy Julie Lydecker. Farrow plays McCormack's flighty mother who comes to live with her unemployed daughter. Academy Award host Whoopi Goldberg will not be returning to her day job as producer and center square of Hollywood Squares, a post she's filled for the past four years, Reuters reports. The show has been renewed for a fifth and sixth season, which will have to go on without the comedienne. No word yet has been received on a replacement.Music News
British rockers Oasis are dipping into the well once again. Despite their last album's poor reception, the group members are planning to release their first album (Heathen Chemistry) in more than two years, in July. The first single from the album, "The Hindu Times," has just been released to radio stations, though fans have been able to download a bootleg copy from the Internet for months.
Honored
Survivor: Marquesas' Tammy Leitner is already a winner. Leitner has been given a journalism award for her work as a police reporter by the Associated Press Managing Editors of Arizona. Along with three other reporters, Leitner covered a rash of swimming pool drownings for the East Valley Tribune, winning first place in the public service reporting category. Leitner is one of the nine remaining contestants on Survivor who are competing for the $1 million top prize.