People talk 6/5/03

School's out, but Osbournes are not

NEW YORK -- School's out, but "The Osbournes" are back in session.

Ten new episodes of the MTV reality series will air throughout the summer, starting at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday.

The cable music channel said Tuesday that the shows will follow Ozzy, Sharon, Kelly and Jack Osbourne, and their various pets and friends, at their Los Angeles home and on the road.

The episodes were shot before Jack, the heavy metal star's 17-year-old son, entered rehab in late April for alcohol and marijuana abuse. Jack Osbourne, a part-time talent scout for Epic records, said at the time, "I got caught up in my new lifestyle and got carried away with drugs and alcohol."

Ozzy Osbourne said his son's newfound clean living has inspired him to give sobriety another try. He told People magazine for its June 16 issue that after decades of struggling with substance abuse, he hasn't touched any alcohol or marijuana in more than a month, and he's running about five miles a day.

"Jack and I are racing to be the first one to 100 days sober," Osbourne told the magazine.

Linkin Park's singer taken to hospital

LOS ANGELES -- Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington was admitted to a hospital with what the group's label described as an attack of severe back and stomach pains.

Bennington, 27, went to a Los Angeles-area hospital Friday, Warner Bros. Records said Tuesday.

"Doctors are still trying to determine the cause of the ailments," band manager Robert McDermott said.

"All touring and video shoot plans in Europe have been put on hold this month as we wait for him to get better," he said. "We wish him the best and will keep everyone posted as to his condition."

The rap-rock group, whose 2001 release "Hybrid Theory" was the top-selling album of the year, had 12 appearances scheduled in June throughout Europe.

Rock band's singer pays fine for nude stroll

CORAOPOLIS, Pa. -- The lead singer of the rock band Eve 6 has found there's a price to pay for taking a naked jaunt around a hotel lobby: $514.

Max Collins, 24, pleaded guilty to two counts of disorderly conduct under a deal reached Tuesday before a district justice. Collins was fined $400 and ordered to pay court costs.

Police initially charged the singer with indecent exposure for walking around with nothing but shaving cream on his genitals at the Crowne Plaza hotel outside Pittsburgh on May 27.

Hotel workers told police that a naked Collins walked to the front desk asking for shaving cream. He later was seen walking around with nothing but shaving cream on his genitals.

Collins, a singer and bass player for the Los Angeles-based trio, used Tuesday's hearing to plug his upcoming album and his next concert in town.

"I promise to keep all my clothes on at our show July 2," Collins said.

Singer-actor surprised by high school friend's act

SYLACAUGA, Ala. -- Jim Nabors thought he was attending a ceremony at Sylacauga High School to honor a popular area resident. But a surprise was waiting.

Nabors' high-school buddy, Jim Pursell, announced a $25,000 grant Monday to the Sylacauga City Schools Foundation in Nabors' honor. The foundation awards grants to teachers every year.

A look of amazement crossed Nabors' face as his friend, who's chairman of Pursell Technologies, recognized him with the grant.

"I don't know what to say. I'm very honored, Jimbo," said Nabors, 72.

The friendship between Nabors and Pursell dates to the 1940s. Pursell talked about Nabors' father and mother, Fred and Mavis Nabors.

"They were two gentle, lovable people who affected my life and many others," Pursell said.

Nabors graduated from Sylacauga High School in 1947, then majored in business at the University of Alabama.

After graduation, he went on to a career as a singer, actor and comedian.

-- From wire reports