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Stone Recuperating From Brain Aneurysm

Sharon Stone was under observation at a San Francisco hospital on Monday after having what appears to have been a tiny brain aneurysm.

According to her publicist, Cindi Burger, the 43-year-old actress was hospitalized Saturday for bleeding on the brain.

Stone’s husband, San Francisco Chronicle Executive Editor Phil Bronstein, took her to an emergency room because she was suffering severe head pain.

The actress, said to be resting comfortably, is expected to remain hospitalized the rest of the week. No treatment is required, added Burger, who said Stone is sounding “great.”

TELEVISION

‘Price’ of a Wrongful Termination Suit

Two former employees of CBS’ “The Price Is Right” have filed wrongful termination lawsuits, claiming they were fired in retaliation for their testimony against host Bob Barker in another legal case involving him and a former model on the show.

Sherrell Paris and Sharon Friem filed the suits in Los Angeles late last week against Barker and the show’s former production company, Mark Goodson Productions. They are seeking lost wages and damages.

Fremantle Media, which took over the show in October 2000, says that the decision was purely economic.

The employees were not rehired and were given severance because they were “no longer necessary to produce a quality show,” the company said in a statement released Friday. Those positions, it added, were never filled.

Family Feud at Buckingham Palace

Prince Edward is in the royal doghouse after his TV company, Ardent Entertainment, was caught filming at St. Andrews University in Scotland, where his nephew William is pursuing an arts history degree

After Buckingham Palace objected to the violation of the 19-year-old’s privacy, his uncle handed over the controversial footage Monday. It was intended for broadcast on an American cable program, “A-Z of Royalty.”

“Ardent and the A-Z production team are incredibly apologetic for what happened now that they realize the full picture, and for any trouble they have caused,” the company said. None of the footage, it promised, will be used in “this or any future program.”

ATTACK AFTERMATH

Show Biz, Politicos Salve the Wounds

* First Lady Laura Bush is appearing in public-service announcements on the Disney Channel designed to help children cope with their feelings in the aftermath of the attacks. The spots have also been adapted for Radio Disney. Bush and Atty. Gen. John Ashcroft will discuss the Sept. 11 incident on CNN’s “The Larry King Show” tonight.

* Americans for the Arts, an arts advocacy organization, is offering “10 Ways to Promote Healing, Civic Dialogue and Community Building” at its Web site, https://www.americansforthearts.org, as part of its National Arts & Humanities Month.

* Nearly 60 Latin pop music stars, including Gloria Estefan, Carlos Vives and Juan Luis Guerra, gathered in a Miami music studio to record “El ltimo Adios” (“The Last Goodbye”), written by producer Emilio Estefan and Gian Marco. Proceeds from the CD will go to the American Red Cross and the United Way.

* Thousands turned out Sunday for actor Denis Leary’s annual hockey game, at the Worcester Centrum, which raised funds for the Massachusetts city’s fire department and the families of New York firefighters. Participating celebrities included Michael J. Fox and Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), who were coached by Conan O’Brien and Elizabeth Hurley.

Leary, a Worcester native and cousin of one of the six firefighters killed in a 1999 warehouse blaze there, invited families of the Manhattan victims and New York firefighters to the game.

POSTPONEMENTS

* Janet Jackson canceled her fall concert tour of Europe on Monday over concerns for the safety of her entourage following the terrorist attacks.The concerts, scheduled for November and December in Britain, France, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Switzerland and Belgium, may be rescheduled for next year.

* “All Tomorrow’s Parties,” an ambitious music, film and spoken-word festival scheduled for Oct. 19-21 at UCLA, has been postponed until March 15-17. The festival’s attractions included a solo appearance by Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder, a reunion of the rock band Television and a performance by Sonic Youth. Though a new lineup will be announced soon, organizers expect the bulk of the programs to remain intact. Tickets for the original dates will be honored in March.

* The third annual Directors Guild of America honors, scheduled for Nov. 17 at New York’s Waldorf Astoria hotel, has been postponed. No alternate date has been announced for the event, at which Don Hewitt, Jane Alexander, Spike Lee and the three principals of Sony Pictures Classics--Michael Barker, Marcie Bloom and Tom Bernard--will be feted. The group also announced plans to donate $100,000 to aid victims.

QUICK TAKES

The creator of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” is teaming up with DIC Entertainment, a Los Angeles animation firm, to produce a cartoon version of the game show ....Kimberly Godwin has been named vice president/news director of KNBC-TV, effective Oct. 1. ....Seiji Ozawa will open his 29th--and last--season as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra tonight. He has led the orchestra longer than anyone in its 121-year history.