Legal Briefs

Sure, everyone’s riveted by the latest O.J. saga, but there are other courtroom contretemps worth watching:

A RUFF DAY IN COURT: The Denise Richards-Charlie Sheen custody battle continues. Now she doesn’t want their daughters sleeping at his house. Among her complaints, Charlie hit the family dogs.

DISORDERLY CONDUCT: A judge orders that Britney Spears take two drug and alcohol tests a week or she could risk losing custody of her kids.

HE ’ D RATHER SUE: CBS settles a suit for as much as $20 million with Don Imus, and suddenly Dan Rather is back. He wants $70 million—he’d finally bring home more money than Katie.