Los Angeles - Spurred by thousands of enthusiastic women, the movie debut of hit TV series Sex and the City has broken the box- office record for an adult-rated comedy, according to studio figures released Monday. Earning 55.7 million dollars over the weekend, the film beat the previous record holder - the raunchy teenage sex comedy American Pie, which earned 45.1 million dollars on its debut. The movie also boasted the best three-day opening ever for a live-action adaptation of a TV series, beating Mission: Impossible's 45-million-dollar opening.
The movie stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon, and cost about 65 million dollars to make.
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Kelsey Grammer recovering from mild heart attack
Los Angeles - Actor Kelsey Grammer suffered a mild heart attack over the weekend and was recovering Monday at a hospital in Hawaii, People magazine reported.
The Frasier star, 53, experienced symptoms Saturday morning at his Hawaii home after paddle-boarding with his wife, Camille, his spokesperson said. He was immediately hospitalized and is scheduled to be released early this week.
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Tatum O'Neal released after crack arrest
New York - Oscar-winning actress Tatum O'Neal was released from custody Monday, a day after being arrested by New York police on charges of purchasing crack cocaine.
Tatum O'Neal, 44, has publicly battled drug addiction in the past but claimed she had been drug free until she was nabbed buying crack Sunday night in downtown Manhattan.
She was arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court on a misdemeanor charge of possession of a controlled substance. O'Neal entered no plea and is due back in court on July 28.
O'Neal is the daughter of actor Ryan O'Neal and ex-wife of tennis great John McEnroe. She is the youngest-ever winner of an Academy Award, winning an Oscar for best-supporting actress for 1973's Paper Moon.
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Thurman stalker sentence to three-year probation
New York - The man convicted last month of stalking actress Uma Thurman was released Monday from jail and sentenced to three years probation.
Jack Jordan, 37, a former patient at a mental institution, will have to submit to psychiatric care as part of his probation.
He was convicted of stalking and aggravated harassment after trying to contact Thurman at her home and work, and contacting her family via phone and email. He could have been sentenced to up to a year in prison.
"It's important that you understand that your conduct is unacceptable, is criminal," said New York Criminal Court Judge Gregory Carro, who rejected a prosecution recommendation that Jordan return to jail, where he was held for four months.
Jordan said he would have stopped harassing Thurman had he known he was frightening her.
"My greatest wish is that I had known sooner that I was putting fear into the heart of a woman I cared very much for," he told the court.
