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As part of his court-ordered treatment, Morgan was recently fitted with the monitoring device, which he will wear for two months — including when he hosts Spike TV’s “Guys Choice” awards on June 13.

Longtime “Tonight Show” talk show sidekick Ed McMahon is urging people to donate DVDs for U.S. troops in Iraq.

“This program accomplishes two things: the troops are entertained and they know that citizens at home care and support them,” McMahon, 84, said in Palm Springs, Calif.

Robert Boots, California spokesman for Operation DVD, said the goal is eventually to have 1 million DVDs distributed to U.S. troops, with more than 200 titles in rotation at each base.

Collection boxes are located across the United States at schools, retail stores, churches, and government offices.

Universal Orlando Resort is opening a Harry Potter theme park in Florida that will let fans visit many of the iconic locations in the books and movies that endeared the boy magician to millions.

“The Wizarding World of Harry Potter” is set to open at Universal’s Islands of Adventure theme park in late 2009, complete with the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the Forbidden Forest and Hogsmeade village.

“The plans I’ve seen look incredibly exciting, and I don’t think fans of the books or films will be disappointed,” said author J.K. Rowling, who has been working with a creative team to make sure the park resembles the books and films.