Turn On:
Roy Horn reunites with Montecore, the tiger who mauled him onstage nearly one year ago, and discusses his recovery with Maria Shriver in "Siegfried and Roy: The Miracle" (9 p.m. ET, NBC). And keep your clicker close at hand, because also at 9 p.m. ET, on ABC, are "The 2004 World Music Awards," where you can catch performances by Usher, Avril Lavigne, Kanye West and Alicia Keys. And PBS offers "The Question of God: C.S. Lewis and Sigmund Freud With Dr. Armond Nicholi," a special based on a course Dr. Nicholi teaches at Harvard (check local listings).
Morning Briefing:
Are you there, God? It's me, a National Book Award winner: Judy Blume has won an honorary National Book Award, primarily in recognition of her more-than-20 books tackling difficult topics for the preteen set. "We're very pleased to have Judy Blume receive the prize, because it is the first time we have given it to a young people's author," Deborah E. Wiley, chairman of the board of the National Book Foundation, which sponsors the awards, commented. Past winners of the award include Arthur Miller, Philip Roth, Eudora Welty and last year, amidst controversy, Stephen King. (Newsday/Associated Press)
Vials of blood at the ready! Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton, once passionately married, then passionately divorced, are talking again. "Nobody actually knows, but Billy and I speak now. We began a few months ago with one of the most beautiful conversations two people could have," Jolie tells Premiere magazine in a soon-to be-published interview. "We talked about how much we said and didn't really mean." (Premiere via Rush and Molloy)
And the American Music Awards nominees are ... Sheryl Crow, Avril Lavigne and Jessica Simpson for favorite female artist in the pop/rock category; Josh Groban, Lenny Kravitz, Michael McDonald and Usher for favorite male artist; Evanescence, Nickelback and Outkast for favorite group; and "Feels Like Home" (Norah Jones), "In This Skin" (Jessica Simpson) and "Confessions" (Usher) for favorite album. (For nominees in other categories, click here.) The awards will be presented on Nov. 14. (Detroit Free Press)
Black nets green: The Sotheby's auction of items from the estate of Johnny Cash netted $1.24 million on its first day, with many items selling for way more than expected. A custom-made abalone-inlaid acoustic guitar labeled "Custom Made For Johnny Cash," for instance, which was expected to fetch about $20,000, sold to a private collector for $131,200. The auction will continue for two more days. (BBC News)
Also: Michael Bergin, the former "Baywatch" actor who claims to have had an extramarital affair with Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, was charged with DUI causing injury in connection with a July incident in which he allegedly struck a professional in-line skater with his car in West Hollywood (N.Y. Daily News) ... Tracey Gold, who in the '80s and '90s played Carol Seaver on "Growing Pains," was arrested on charges of drunk driving in connection with an accident earlier this month that injured one of her three young children ( The Smoking Gun) ... Mattel actually is planning to market the toy created by the winning team on last week's "The Apprentice." The Morph Machine will carry "The Apprentice" logo on its packaging, retail for about $30 and hit toy store shelves in early 2005 (CNN/Money) ... And Linda Hamilton is going public about her struggle with mental illnesses including depression, bipolar disorder and a history of compulsive eating (AP Radio).
-- Amy Reiter
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