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Compiled from Times wires Fox scores with boxingRelying on boxing matches between fading celebrities and names from tabloid headlines, Fox scored some of its highest ratings of the year Wednesday with its Celebrity Boxing special. About 15.5-million viewers tuned in, more than watched almost any other entertainment show on Fox this season. Only major sports events, including the World Series and Super Bowl, and Star Wars: The Phantom Menace drew more. One episode of Fox's comedy Malcolm in the Middle had the same number of viewers. It was the biggest special on Fox since the infamous Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire in February 2000. In the matches, disgraced figure skater Tonya Harding beat Paula Jones, who sued former President Bill Clinton for sexual harassment; Danny Bonaduce defeated Barry "Greg Brady" Williams, and Todd Bridges belted around Vanilla Ice. Drink leads to Bach chargesSebastian Bach, Skid Row lead singer, Broadway performer and brother of former Lightning goalie Zac Bierk, was charged with making terrorist threats and drug possession after a dispute with a restaurant bartender. Bach, whose real name is Sebastian Bierk, was released Thursday on $10,000 bail in Middletown, N.J. He also was charged with disorderly conduct, possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Authorities said Bach, who also hosts VH1's Forever Wild, was at the Lincroft Inn on Wednesday night when he went outside with a drink. He got angry when a bartender told him to go back inside, police said. Bach, 33, told police who arrived at the restaurant that he was going to return to his home, get a gun and shoot a bartender and others in the bar area, authorities said. At police headquarters, Bach became verbally abusive when a detective tried to explain the charges and continued to threaten the bartender. Police said that when asked whether he understood the charges, he replied: "Yeah, because I smoked a lot of weed." His manager, Carol Kaye, declined to comment. More tape in Ryder caseThe lawyer defending Winona Ryder against shoplifting charges got a new 10-second snippet of a Saks Fifth Avenue videotape of her shopping trip but said he doubts it will affect the case. The clip apparently shows the moment Ryder first was spotted inside the Beverly Hills store, attorney Mark Geragos said. "I don't think it's anything of any great moment," he said. Ryder, arrested Dec. 12, is charged with felony theft, burglary, vandalism and possession of a pain reliever without a prescription. When charges were filed, the district attorney's office quoted police as saying Ryder was visible on a closed-circuit camera using scissors to clip security tags from merchandise. Geragos repeated previous comments that a 90-minute surveillance tape leaked to the media this month exonerates her. A judge will decide after a preliminary hearing whether Ryder must stand trial. Ryder is free on $20,000 bail.
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