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ALL MY CHLDREN
Bianca and Kendall survived
the explosion, which appeared
to have been caused by a gas
leak. Fearing she might be
forced to expose her pregnancy,
Bianca passed herself off as
Mrs. Cambius in the hospital
before sneaking out when Erica
arrived. Bianca then wandered
dazed and disoriented into an
isolated area and passed out.
Dr. Parker agreed to show
Adam Babe's medical file.
Livvie Frye arrived to take over
Kendall’s defense. A horrified
Maria and Greenlee saw Juan
Pablo’s car engulfed in an
explosion. Wait to See: Krystal
becomes Adam’s opponent.
Greenlee experiences a Christ
mas miracle.
AS THE WORLD TURNS
Holden was worried about
Lily’s disturbing behavior.
Molly acted on her deep anger
toward Dusty. Alison reneged
on taking the next step with
Aaron. Roxanna refused to
abide by Craig’s demand that
she stay away from Paul. Wait
to See: A chagrined Craig learns
of Annabelle's return.
JILL JACKSON’S HOLLYWOOD
HOLLYWOOD ... Hopefully
you’re having a wonderful
week celebrating loving and
giving and all the good things
the season stands for... Out
here in the land of everlasting
sunshine, it would be fun to see
snow, but the best we can do is
find some on sets in the studios
or travel to the mountains
where it does fall.
On the showbiz side, it’s all
push, push, push, either for the
Golden Globe Awards, or the
Oscars, or umpteen other
Awards, Shows, arid such. ...
As I’ve said before, there’s not
too much else going on in the
town, what with the big names
taking off for wherever...
Melanie and Antonio Banderas
are back from Broadway and
happy to be in their beauteous
Hancock Park mansion with
time for the children and fun.
They took off for Aspen and
some skiing for Thanksgiving
and are doing the same now.
Aside to Bertha K. of New
Orleans, La. Indeed I did see
Harry Connick Jr’s Christmas
show, and indeed 1 did think it
was wonderful. And 1 have
more than a special interest in
this young man: being from
THE BOLD AND THE
BEAUTIFUL
Ridge and Brooke were joined
at Dr. Paxon’s office by
Stephanie, Eric, Jackie and
Nick—and all were shocked to
learn the paternity test showed
Nick fathered Brooke’s baby. To
Brooke’s delight. Ridge told her
despite the paternity news, he’s
sure they can make their mar
riage work. Later, Nick said he
won’t allow Ridge to adopt the
baby. Bridget told Deacon she no
longer has feelings for him and is
now engaged to Oscar. Wait to
See: Brooke considers
Stephanie’s warnings.
DAYS OF OUR LIVES
Roman told Kate that despite
Sami’s efforts to incriminate her,
he’ll clear Kate of murder
charges. Later, Sami was con
fronted by the killer but managed
to bite the killer’s hand and then
tried to flee. Shawn and Belle
shared a close moment unaware
that an angry Jan was watching
them. Belle told John she wor
ried over Celeste’s premonition
that Marlena will die at John’s
hand. Mimi feared for her moth
er and rushed to find her, ending
New Orleans, I knew his mom
and dad, as I have known of
Harry’s talent since he was a
wee lad. And to further answer
your question, yes, he now has
three children—Georgia Tatom,
Sara Kate and Charlotte. Jill
Goodacre is his wife.
Nic Cage is readying his
winter duds for a trip to
Chicago in February, when he
starts filming “The Weather
Man.” It’s about a divorced
Chicago weatherman who is
about to take a job in New
York, but before he leaves he
tries to make peace with his ex
wife and kids ... Young Josh
Brolin, son of Jim and stepson
of Babs, has landed a role in
MGM’s “Into the Blue,” about
a group of scuba-diving friends
who discover the wreckage of a
sunken plane carrying illegal
cargo. The divers then become
involved with a drug lord, and
the action takes off from there
... Sir Michael Caine will be
the new butler to Batman ...
Hilary Swank is in South
Africa shooting “Red Dust,” a
courtroom drama about an anti
apartheid activist who enlists
the help of a former student,
now a New York City prosecu-
up face to face with the killer
alongside her mother and Max.
Wait to See: Belle faces death.
GENERAL HOSPITAL
After waking up in the hospi
tal, Carly told Sonny and
Michael she feels like her old self
again. Dillon accused Tracy of
arranging for Georgie to find him
and Sage together. As Nikolas
and Emily tended to a sick Sam,
they heard her mention the
sunken ship, Courage, which
Emily said was an old
Quartermaine vessel that sunk
100 years ago. Zander refused to
talk to Elizabeth when she tried
to tell him she was pregnant with
their child. Later, Ric found a
note that caused him to question
the paternity of the baby. Faith
hijacked Sonny’s shipment and
held Jason hostage, and then
realized she stole a load of toys.
Wait to see: Ric learns the truth.
Jason rejects Courtney.
GUIDING LIGHT
Harley was tempted to betray
Gus. Michelle, Marina and
Marah got proof that Carrie was
telling the truth. Ross questioned
Danny’s legitimacy as a candi
date. Wait to See: Harley rails
tor.
Thinking about Oscar noms?
Consider these for Best Picture:
“Master and Commander: The
Far Side of the World”;
“Seabiscuit”; “The Last
Samurai”; “Cold Mountain”;
“The Lord of the Rings: Return
of the King”; “Pirates of the
Caribbean”; “The Black Pearl."
Aside to Kenneth L. of
Carmel, Calif. 1 have purposely
not expressed an opinion about
Michael Jackson. I figured
enough has been said already.
None of us really knows
WHAT happened. We must all
take somebody else’s word for
the goings-on, and who knows
who tells what? Michael is a
fine entertainer, if you like that
kind of entertainment.
Personally. I would rather hear
a tenor sing an aria from “La
Traviata.”
BITS ‘N’ PIECES: One of
the heels on the stiletto-style
pumps Cameron Diaz wore to a
premiere broke as she walked
the red carpet. The invincible
Cammie merely stooped, took
off her shoes, and walked the
rest of the way barefoot...
Sharon Stone’s new BF is
entertainment attorney Bernie
Entertainment extra • 12/19/03 thru 12/25/03 •
against Jeffrey. Joey gets advice
from Edmund. Michelle, Marina
and Marah want to know more
about Maryanne’s death.
ONE LIFE TO LIVE
Rex’s unexpected arrival
forced the Music Box Killer to
flee before he could murder Jen.
Marcie turned down
Michael/Al’s bid for a date
because of his (Michael’s) past
with Madison. David and Dorian
were shocked that Paul passed
the lie detector test—prompting
Dorian to tell David they needed
to find a woman to seduce Paul
into marriage if they hoped to
make him ineligible to inherit
Aunt Betsy’s fortune. Bo feared
the killer might target Flash
next. Opal told David that Babe
was married. Wait to See:
Michael/Al accomplishes his
third miracle.
PASSIONS
Tabitha had difficulty trying
to control baby Endora, who was
reacting against the holiday
cheer. Beth had to race her “son”
(actually Sheridan’s child) to the
ER—and as Sheridan’s mental
state deteriorated, so did baby
Martin’s physical health. John
> Im
Ji 1
Cahill ... Patrick Swayze joins
the national tour of “Chicago”
for the two-wcek Los Angeles
engagement; the show opens
Jan. 7-18 at the famed Pantages
Theater... Bandleader Peter
Duchin and John Morgan
Wilson have followed their suc-
had an unusual experience while
decorating Tabitha’s home. With
Sheridan’s accounts frozen. Fox
in debt and Pilar out of work,
Ethan tried to find away to
secretly fund Theresa’s legal bat
tle. As little Martin lay dying,
Luis and Beth arranged a quick
baptism for him. Wait to see:
Sheridan meets Norma.
THE YOUNG AND THE
RESTLESS
Bobby encouraged Jill to
accept Kay as her mother.
Brittany was wary of Sal, who
told her he could launch her
singing career. Later, after Fred
tried to persuade Brittany that
Bobby and his associates were
not to be trusted, Sal told Angelo
of Fred’s threat to shut down the
club. Dru told Neil she had a rea
son for changing the location of
their wedding. Victor insisted
Michael make a deal with
Christine over the bribery
scheme. Nikki later told Nick
that Victoria left town after
learning that Nick turned their
father (Victor) in to the federal
authorities. Wait to See: Nick
faces a new crisis.
(c) 2003 King Features
Synd., Inc.
cessful “Blue Moon” mystery
with “Good Morning
Heartache" (Berkley Prime
Crime) —a great read about
happenings in Hollywood in the
‘6os ... MERRY CHRISTMAS!
(c) 2003 King Features
Synd., Inc.
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