*”Saturday Night Live” has replaced a flu-ridden Janet Jackson with another diva. Mariah Carey will be musical guest on March 15, and Jonah Hill (“Superbad”) will host.
* Sleaze impresario Joe Francis pleaded no contest to child abuse and prostitution charges Wednesday in Florida under an agreement allowing the founder of the “Girls Gone Wild” video empire to go free after nearly a year in jail.
*All George Strait, all the time: XM Radio will turn Channel 17 into “Strait Country” April 1 to May 31 to coincide with the release of Strait’s “Troubadour” album. He joins Led Zeppelin and Michael Jackson as the only acts to have XM Radio channels.
*A Los Angeles judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against Robert De Niro by an insurance company that claimed he misrepresented his health for a movie role. According to court documents, De Niro was diagnosed with prostate cancer on Oct. 15, 2003, two days after he signed a medical certificate.
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Personals was compiled by Alan Leo from Tribune news services and staff reports.
