Sam in treatment
Christina Applegate, star of TV's
Samantha Who?, is undergoing treatment for an early form of breast cancer, according to her publicist. Applegate, 36, has earned Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for her current role, but she also is known to many viewers as ditzy teenager Kelly Bundy on
Married ... With Children. She is following her doctor's orders and is expected to make a full recovery, her spokeswomen said late Saturday.
Women make the difference
Singer
Annie Lennox says women can get involved and end the complacency that threatens to slow the fight against AIDS. The singer-songwriter is participating in the international AIDS conference in Mexico City this week. On Saturday, she urged artists, musicians, filmmakers and women to keep the issue at the forefront. She has launched the "Sing" campaign, which includes a song recorded with 23 female singers to raise money to fight AIDS. She also is working on behalf of South African women and children infected with HIV.
Weekend box office
For the third weekend,
The Dark Knight led box-office receipts, taking in $43.8 million and setting new records. The latest Batman film in the Warner Bros. series should break the $400 million mark by tomorrow, another record, according to studio estimates. Rounding out the top five were
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Step Brothers, Mamma Mia! and
Journey to the Center of the Earth.
Contact "SideShow" at sideshow@phillynews.com. This column contains information from Inquirer wire services. Inquirer staff writer Michael Klein contributed to this report.
