POP/ROCKWeiland Arrested: Scott Weiland, lead singer of...

POP/ROCK

Weiland Arrested: Scott Weiland, lead singer of the rock group Stone Temple Pilots, was arrested early Monday in Pasadena for investigation of drug possession and driving under the influence. Weiland, 27, was arrested as he drove away from a motel after sheriff’s deputies saw what they said looked like a drug deal, a deputy said. Authorities found cocaine in Weiland’s car and heroin in his wallet. He was jailed and bail was set at $10,000.

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VH1 Honors: Musicians who devote time to various causes will be honored at the second annual VH1 Honors, which will air live from the Shrine Auditorium on June 22 at 8 p.m. Among the recording artists to be recognized are Annie Lennox, whose charity is the Rokpa Trust Foreign Aid; Whitney Houston for the Whitney Houston Foundation; Boyz II Men for Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America; Bette Midler for the Manhattan Restoration Project, and Vince Gill for the Victims and Families Relief Fund. Greg Kinnear will host the event.

TELEVISION

Kato Cut: Brian (Kato) Kaelin was supposed to appear on Wednesday night’s “Roseanne” as a house guest, but his scene has been deleted from the ABC show. “This is no reflection of Mr. Kaelin’s comedy performance. It was very effective,” said a spokesman from the Carsey-Werner Co., which produces “Roseanne.” The spokesman explained that Kaelin’s scene, a “tag” that was to end the show, was not in keeping with the rest of the episode. In the scene, Kaelin walked into Roseanne’s house and asked, “Where’s the spa?”

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ABC Legal Woes: ABC has been ordered to pay more than $500,000 in attorneys’ fees to the lawyer of a “psychic adviser” at the Psychic Marketing Group, which had been the target of an ABC News investigation. In the 1993 “PrimeTime Live” story, the adviser, Mark Sanders, along with another adviser, Paul Highland, were filmed by a hidden camera in an attempt to expose the organization. Sanders and Highland sued for invasion of privacy, and a California jury last year awarded them more than $1 million in damages. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Bruce G. Geernaert on Friday ordered the network to pay fees of $561,658 to Sanders’ attorney, Neville L. Johnson. However, the judge declined to issue an injunction that would keep ABC News from using hidden cameras in closed workplaces. Johnson said in a statement that “the case is a warning that the courts and the people of California are not going to tolerate vigilante journalism, and that journalists put their pocketbook on the line when they use deception to gather the news.” ABC executives could not be reached for comment.

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By a Nose: Geraldo Rivera has a broken nose, again. A guest on “Geraldo” last week broke the talk-show host’s nose during the taping of an upcoming segment on domestic violence. Two men who had been romantically involved with the same woman began arguing. A third man, the woman’s husband, jumped in and a fight broke out. Rivera was punched as he shielded the woman and two other female guests. The episode will air May 23. In 1988, the talk-show host’s nose was broken by a flying chair when a brawl broke out on the set as he interviewed white supremacists and a black civil rights leader.

MUSIC

San Diego Symphony Director Resigns: The executive director of the financially strapped San Diego Symphony has resigned, just days after taking a “medical leave” and following his public chastising of the symphony’s trustees. “For health-related reasons, I’m asking you to accept my resignation,” Michael Tiknis said in a letter to the board’s president on Friday. When he announced he was taking medical leave, Tiknis said he had high blood pressure and stomach pains. Tiknis also faces a lawsuit by a former symphony employee accusing him of verbal and physical abuse. Last month, Tiknis openly criticized symphony trustees for bungling the symphony’s budget, and threatened to quit when his contract expired in August. The symphony has used up most of a $1.9-million line of credit and owes an additional $400,000. The board will conduct a search for Tiknis’ replacement.

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Opera Takes a Roman Holiday: Angered by continuing strike threats, the mayor of Rome sang “Basta!”--no opera in the city this summer. Francesco Rutelli, who as mayor oversees the Rome Opera, on Monday canceled its six-week summer program of “Tosca,” “Rigoletto” and a ballet based on the life of film director Federico Fellini. Rutelli said the “manifest untrustworthiness” of the opera’s powerful unions forced him to drop the curtain. The unions have been threatening to strike unless 301 workers employed by the previous administration are put back on the payroll and 51 temporary workers are hired permanently. Most big-name conductors refuse to appear at the Rome Opera because of its labor problems. However, an opera spokeswoman said the summer shows will go on, despite the mayor’s announcement.

QUICK TAKES

Michele Gillen will join KCBS-TV Channel 2 as an investigative correspondent beginning May 28. A former reporter for “NBC Nightly News,” Gillen also did investigative reporting for the syndicated new magazine “The Crusaders.” . . . KTTV-TV Channel 11 resumed its regular daytime programming Monday after five months of extended live coverage of the O.J. Simpson trial. . . . First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton will appear on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” today to discuss how America treats its children.