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BOP Daily NewsMay 19, 2006The spirit of BOP News lives on in
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| With the start of the FIFA World Cup less than three weeks away, all eyes gaze expectantly toward Germany in anticipation of ... oh, never mind. We can't sustain that farce. America has never appreciated soccer, and how can the people devote their attention to anything else when we're still discussing Janet Jackson's breast? Yesterday, the U.S. Senate voted to raise the maximum fine imposed on television or radio stations that air profanity or sexually explicit material. The previous maximum was $32,500 per incident, while the Senate voted to raise that maximum to $325,000 (a tenfold increase). This bill will have to be reconciled with a U.S. House of Representatives bill passed last year setting the maximum fine to $500,000. As Kansas Republican Senator Sam Brownback reportedly stated, "radio and television waves are public property and the companies who profit from using the public airwaves should face meaningful fines for broadcasting indecent material." No word yet on whether the FCC will classify "Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America" under Senator Brownback's definition of "indecent material." The legislation arose after Janet Jackson's "wardrobe incident" over two years ago at the 2004 Super Bowl. While the House acted relatively quickly, the Senate delayed action until Senator Bill Frist's presidential aspirations were fully known. However, the good news is that these regulations still will not apply to cable television, so your episodes of The Real World, The Daily Show, Ultimate Coyote Ugly Search, and The Colbert Report will remain largely unaffected. |
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Someone needs to alert Tom Cruise's publicist -- it's been three whole days since he's dominated the headlines, and now Nicole Kidman is stealing the spotlight. Mere weeks after Ms. Kidman admitted she still loved our favorite Maverick, Keith Urban's publicist has confirmed that the two are engaged (Urban and Kidman, not Urban and Cruise). The couple have not announced any definite wedding plans, though rumors abound that they are planning a small, Catholic wedding. Kidman had her previous marriage to Cruise anulled in order to marry Urban while still adhering to Catholic teachings. London's Daily Mail newspaper reported that they originally discussed getting married in Australia, but felt the publicity would be too much; apparently, they now are planning a small ceremony at Urban's Nashville home with a honeymoon planned in Fiji. |
| NBC has announced the three judges for this summer's show, America's Got Talent, planned as something like American Idol meets Star Search. Contestants on the show will demonstrate their skills as dancers, comedians, singers, and more (not that we really want to know what "more" means) in various competitions. Reaching into the past to judge the future, NBC selected three people who reached the pinnacle of fame in the mid-1990s: David Hasselhoff, Piers Morgan (a British director), and Brandy (the star of "Moesha"). The show will be produced by FremantleMedia, which also produces American Idol, and hosted by Regis Philbin. Simon Cowell, an American Idol judge (excuse us ... the American Idol judge) who will also be involved in producing the show, said "We have three different judges from three different backgrounds. Expect the unexpected." The show premieres June 21 and will follow a format similar to 98% of the American television-viewing public: the judges will decide which of the acts advance to the final round while viewers ultimately decide who gets the $1 million prize. However, we had received no word by press time on whether William Hung plans to audition for this new show. |
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"Come out of the closet, Tom Cruise!"
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