NEWS LITE : DAVID DUCHOVNY `X-FILES' LAWSUIT.``The X-Files'' star David Duchovny is suing the show's producer, 20th Century Fox Film Corp., claiming Fox gave its own stations sweetheart deals on ``X-Files'' reruns. The suit, filed Thursday in Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. Superior Court, claims Fox breached Duchovny's contract and paid ``X-Files'' creator Chris Carter Chris Carter may refer to:
The suit did not specify damages. Fox sold the series to its own broadcast network, Fox Broadcasting Co., and its own cable network, FX Cable Network. Syndication rights were sold to its own group of stations, Fox Television Stations The Fox Television Stations (FTS) are a group of television stations located throughout the United States which are owned-and-operated by the Fox Broadcasting Company. FTS also produces the Fox program COPS. . The lawsuit contends that Fox should have sold the series to the highest bidder HIGHEST BIDDER, contracts. He who, at an auction, offers the greatest price for the property sold. 2. The highest bidder is entitled to have the article sold at his bid, provided there has been no unfairness on his part. . Fox said in a news release that it would not comment. A message left at Carter's office Friday was not immediately returned. Gingrich's girlfriend allegedly long-term Divorce lawyers for the estranged es·trange tr.v. es·tranged, es·trang·ing, es·trang·es 1. To make hostile, unsympathetic, or indifferent; alienate. 2. To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations. wife of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich have won permission to question a woman Gingrich reportedly has been seeing. An order signed Thursday by Cobb County, Ga., Superior Court Judge Dorothy Robinson allows Marianne Gingrich's attorneys to take a deposition from Callista Bisek. Published reports say Gingrich, 53, and Bisek, a 33-year-old aide to the House Agriculture Committee, have been seeing each other for years. Marianne Gingrich's lawyer, John Mayoue, declined to say whether she thought her husband was involved in a relationship with Bisek before Gingrich filed for divorce July 29. ``I can tell you that she thought that they had a very sound marriage, right up until this unexpected demand for divorce,'' he said. ``And I can also tell you that Marianne is prepared to thoroughly investigate Mr. Gingrich's personal life as well as his business activities.'' Now Mick, Jerry truly not married Rock legend Mick Jagger's ``marriage that never was'' with Texan model Jerry Hall Jerry Faye Hall (born July 2, 1956 in Gonzales, Texas) is an American supermodel and actress known for being Mick Jagger's long-time companion and common law wife. Early life Hall's autobiography, entitled Jerry Hall's Tall Tales, was published in 1985. was declared null and void by a London High Court judge on Friday. Neither partner in one of the entertainment world's most glamorous and tempestuous tem·pes·tu·ous adj. 1. Of, relating to, or resembling a tempest: tempestuous gales. 2. Tumultuous; stormy: a tempestuous relationship. relationships was in court for the legal ending to the affair that lasted 22 stormy years. In her statement to the court, Hall fired back at Jagger's claim that their Hindu wedding on the Indonesian island of Bali in 1991 was not recognized under British law. ``The marriage ceremony bore, so far as I was aware, all the usual hallmarks of a wedding,'' she said. ``The ceremony was lengthy and complicated and was preceded by what I believed was a ceremonial conversion into the Hindu faith.'' Air Force drops A-bomb jewelry The gift shop of the National Atomic Museum National Atomic Museum, soon to be renamed the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Museum is a national center of nuclear science information and is dedicated to preserving and presenting information about the history of nuclear at Kirtland Air Force Base Kirtland Air Force Base is located in the southeast quadrant of Albuquerque, New Mexico, adjacent to the Albuquerque International Sunport. The base is the third largest installation in Air Force Materiel Command, covering 51,558 acres (209 km²) and employing over 23,000 people, , N.M., has stopped selling silver earring earring, a personal adornment, sometimes an amulet, worn attached to the ear lobe. Since prehistoric times the ear has been pierced for the insertion of the earring; certain primitive tribes distort the lobe with plugs several inches in diameter or with heavy stones. replicas of the A-bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. A Japanese anti-nuclear group had protested the jewelry. Martin on new film, Murphy, self Funny guy Steve Martin may have played ``The Jerk'' on screen, but in real life he remains one of Hollywood's consistent class acts. He has done it all, from stand-up stand·up or stand-up adj. 1. Standing erect; upright: a standup collar. 2. Taken, done, or used while standing: a standup supper; a standup bar. to ``Saturday Night Live'' to movie stardom to screenwriting. He reflects upon his career for E! Online while managing not to strangle Strangle An options strategy where the investor holds a position in both a call and put with different strike prices but with the same maturity and underlying asset. This option strategy is profitable only if there are large movements in the price of the underlying asset. the interviewer for mentioning the phrase ``wild 'n' crazy guy.'' On ``Bowfinger'' co-star Eddie Murphy: ``You know, the part was actually written for a white actor. . . . Then Brian Grazer, the producer, said, `What about Eddie Murphy?' I thought it was a fantastic idea, because I knew Eddie would make the character so energetic. So Kit Ramsey became a black action star.'' On no-names giving him scripts: ``I've been eating at a restaurant and had a script dropped on the table. And you want to treat it with respect because you think, What if that was me?'' On whether he'll do stand-up again: ``No, never. . . . You have to be on the road for a year. And who wants to go on the road for a year? I've got a dog!'' Any regrets? ``After `Sgt. Bilko,' I just hated myself - and by the way, I'm not criticizing the movie. I just thought, What am I doing?'' Miss America Pageant to streamline talent spots Dissatisfied with the caliber of its contestants' talent routines, the Miss America Pageant is cutting back on the number of performances included on the television show. Traditionally, all 10 semifinalists have performed solo talent segments as part of the contest. This year, only five will, and they will be backed by professional dancers and musicians. The idea is to improve the telecast and boost its ratings, which have plummeted in recent years, pageant CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Robert Beck told The Press of Atlantic City, N.J., in a story published Friday. Viewers get bored watching the amateur talent routines, Beck said. ``Thirty or 40 years ago, there was no other choice. You watched us or flipped to one or two other stations. Today, you can flip to 20 or 30 stations and find great entertainment,'' he said. The 79th annual Miss America Pageant is Sept. 18. News Lite is compiled by Karen Duffy from Daily News staff and wire reports. CAPTION(S): 4 Photos Photo: (1) Tribute to a legend Janet Leigh gestures in front of the infamous ``Psycho'' house at the back lot of Universal Studios on Friday morning in celebration of Alfred Hitchcock's 100th birthday and Amazon.com's Hitchcock site. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News (2) DUCHOVNY (3) JAGGER jag 1 n. 1. A sharp projection; a barb. 2. a. A hanging flap along the edge of a garment. b. A slash or slit in a garment exposing material of a different color. tr.v. (4) MARTIN |
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