• Jack Osbourne to appear in 'Dawon's Creek' season premiere

  August 2, 2002
  Zap2it.com has reported that Jack Osbourne will also make an appearance in the season premiere of The WB's 'Dawson's Creek' series. Few details are known, but a network spokeswoman says he'll likely play himself.

• Kelly Osbourne in negotiations to star in Disney 'Freaky Friday' feature film

  August 1, 2002
  Reuters reports that Kelly Osbourne is in negotiations to play the musically inclined best friend to the teen heroine in Walt Disney Pictures' quirky comedic remake of the 1976 picture.

• Osbournes close $7million DVD/VHS deal with Miramax

  July 29, 2002
  The Los Angeles Times reports that The Osbournes have landed another big payday -- this time from Miramax Films for the worldwide DVD/videocassette release of the show.

• Producer claims Ozzy & Sharon stole 'Osbournes' idea from him

  July 28, 2002
  The Associated Press reports that a producer has sued Ozzy Osbourne and the rock musician's wife, claiming the couple stole the idea for their hit MTV reality series "The Osbournes" from him.

• Jack Osbourne Hurt Diving From Pier

  July 19, 2002
  Zap2It.com reports that Ozzy Osbourne's son 16-year old son, Jack, was injured Wednesday when he and several friends were attempting cannonballs off the Malibu Pier in Southern California.

• Sharon Osbourne Says Cancer Has Spread

  July 19, 2002
  Sharon Osbourne's cancer has spread beyond her colon and the wife of the anarchic British rock star Ozzy Osbourne will start a three-month course of chemotherapy at the end of July, she told People magazine in an interview released on Thursday and reported by Reuters.

• 'Making The Band II' to premiere October 10th, co-star Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs

  July 19, 2002
  Zap2It.com reports that MTV has announced that Sean "P. Diddy" Combs will be featured in the network's reality show, 'Making the Band II.' Production of the series will begin later this month in New York City. The half-hour show will document the creation of a mainstream hip hop/R&B group, starting with the audition process working up to a record deal, all under the guidance of P. Diddy himself.

• MTV's 'Real World Chicago" finale scores highest 'Real World' ratings ever

  July 14, 2002
  Varierty reports that the Tuesday night finale of MTV's 11th season of " Real World " was the most-watched episode in the series' history, drawing 5.5 million viewers.

• Canadian network to air 'The Osbournes' UNCENSORED

  July 11, 2002
  Zap2It.com reports that Canadian television network CTV has sublicensed the first two seasons of "The Osbournes" from MTV Canada and plans to air them uncensored on broadcast television.

• Sharon Osbourne Recovering from Colon Cancer Surgery

  July 10, 2002
  (Reuters) Sharon Osbourne, the wife and manager of rock star-turned-reality TV hero Ozzy Osbourne, is "in good spirits and doing well" after undergoing colon cancer surgery last week, the couple's publicist said on Tuesday.

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