1. In an interview on Monday, former Entertainment Tonight host and musician John Tesh said that he and Oprah dated for a brief period while working as reporters in Nashville. Tesh says Oprah brought a lot of understanding to the relationship, while he brought his music. This explains why their dates usually ended with crying.
2. After being accused of sexual assault for the second time in the past year, charges against NFL quarterback Ben Roethlisberger have been dropped. Ocmulgee, GA district attorney Fred Bright says they could not prove the sexual assault charges beyond a reasonable doubt. Experts however say the DA was simply afraid of Roethlisberger's very effective new defense lawyer, Pope Benedict XVI.
3. A skull found in South Africa that may be a missing link in human evolution may also contain what scientists believe is a shrunken brain, still somewhat intact. One explanation for the shrunken brain, say researchers, is that the early human was mummified leading the water loss in the brain, which then led to the brain shrinking. Scientists say this is likely, but that it also could be explained by Tea Party pamphlet found near the body.
4. Kevin Eubanks, band leader of the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, has decided to retire after 18 years. Eubanks made the announcement Monday saying, "After 18 years of playing America into commercials, I'm gonna go somewhere where I can finish a song." Eubanks scheduled personal studio time for his band after Monday's show but was surprised to find Leno already waiting with some jams he wanted to explore on his key-tar.
5. Over the weekend, Sigourney Weaver told a Brazilian news site that James Cameron didn't win the Oscar for Best Director because he "didn't have breasts." Cameron lost to Hurt Locker director Katheryn Bigelow. Cameron read Weaver's comment while sitting on the same Hollywood effects stage he used for Avatar, and he laughed as he caressed a digital Oscar statue with breasts.
High five.
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