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Scarlett Johansson joins cast of Woody Allen film

01:00 AM EDT on Monday, July 5, 2004

Scarlett Johansson has joined the cast of Woody Allen's latest movie that will shoot in Britain.

The 19-year-old actress is replacing Kate Winslet, who dropped out recently to spend more time with her family, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Johansson joins a predominantly British cast, including Emily Mortimer and Jonathan Rhys Meyers. As usual with the writer-director, the film's plot has not been divulged. The project will begin shooting this summer.

Johansson gained critical acclaim for her role in Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation in 2003.

Since then, she's been busy and has signed on for The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, A Good Woman, Synergy, The Black Dahlia and Mission: Impossible 3.

Rock band Limp Bizkit and lead singer Fred Durst aren't liable for the injuries a fan suffered at a 2000 concert, an appeals court ruled.

The fan, a paramedic, was kicked in the head after Durst invited concertgoers to come down to the main floor, the Michigan Court of Appeals said.

In a unanimous decision, the appellate court said Durst did not act irresponsibly by inviting concertgoers to come down to the main floor during a performance at The Palace of Auburn Hills.

An eyewitness said someone in the crowd kicked the paramedic, Christopher Dickinson, as if he were a soccer ball.

"The thug who kicked (Dickinson) in the head violated his duty to (Dickinson) and, if caught, should be held accountable," the appeals court said.

Ashley Judd is scheduled to visit Cambodia this week to raise AIDS awareness and to launch new health products and services, a U.N. program said Thursday.

The star of Double Jeopardy and Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood also will visit Thailand and attend this month's international AIDS conference in Bangkok, according to YouthAIDS, run by the nonprofit Population Services International.

Her visits will include trips to clinics and schools to speak with children about the threat of catching HIV. She'll tour the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, home to the famed Angkor Wat temples, during her stay.

Compiled from Journal wire reports.

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