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June 2, 2004 -- Ben Affleck misses the London premiere of "Jersey Girl" when he's hospitalized in Boston with a severe case of bronchitis.

June 3, 2004 -- Lindsay Lohan's dad Michael is arraigned on charges with second-degree assault and aggravated harassment for attacking his brother-in-law at a first communion party.

June 4, 2004 -- "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" beats out "Spider-Man" with the highest first-day earnings of $41.2 million and O.J. Simpson commemorates the 10th anniversary of his wife's murder by starting to make the round of talk shows, beginning with "Dateline NBC" and "Today."

June 5, 2004-- Former actor and president Ronald Reagan dies from pneumonia at the age of 93. Meanwhile, life goes on as, Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez tie the knot before the ink on his divorce papers is even dry.

June 6, 2004 --"X-Men" star Hugh Jackman hosts the Tony Awards and is conveniently on hand to accept his award for best male performance in a musical for "The Boy From Oz."

June 7, 2004 -- "ER's" Alex Kingston reveals that her contract wasn't renewed for next season because she's "too old."

June 8, 2004 -- Britney Spears' left knee blows out while shooting her "Outrageous" video with Snoop Dogg in Queens.

June 9, 2004 -- "Survivor" and "The Apprentice" producer Mark Burnett announces plans for another reality show called "Rock Star" to find a singer worthy to be the front-person for a well-known band -- INXS.

June 10, 2004 -- Soul legend Ray Charles dies in Beverly Hills from complications due to liver disease at the age of 73.

June 11, 2004 -- Oscar winner Mira Sorvino, 36, marries her 22-year-old actor boyfriend Christopher Backus at the Santa Barbara courthouse.

June 12, 2004 -- Michael Moore mentions in an interview that his next political jeremiad will be targeted at British Prime Minister Tony Blair. It's later to be revealed as a joke.

June 13, 2004 -- "Friends" star Courteney Cox and husband David Arquette become the proud parents of a baby girl named Coco while Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen finally turn 18.

June 14, 2004 -- The WB begins juggling network heads when it announces that CEO Jordan Levin will be stepping down and set up a production company at Warner Bros. TV.

June 15, 2004 -- "American Idol" Season 3 winner Fantasia Barrino makes her J Records debut, releasing her single "I Believe."

June 16, 2004 -- Britney Spears cancels her 36-city Onyx Hotel Tour due to her knee injury.

June 17, 2004 -- Surprising no one, the latest "Bachelor" couple, NFL quarterback Jesse Palmer and law student Jessica Bowlin, call it quits.

June 18, 2004 -- Material Mom Madonna announces on ABC's "20/20" that she will change her name to Esther to reflect her spirituality as a follower of Kabbalah.

June 19, 2004 -- "King of Queens" star Kevin James says "I do" to long-time girlfriend Steffiana De La Cruz in Dana Point, CA.

June 20, 2004 -- Ben Affleck wins the Commerce Casino's California State Poker Championship, trouncing "Spider-Man's" Tobey Maguire and 89 other players.

June 21, 2004 -- Fox Searchlight announces it will shoot a sequel to the virus-zombie thriller "28 Days Later."

June 22, 2004 -- A mere four days after Mary-Kate Olsen turns 18, the world discovers that she has entered a Utah facility to treat an eating disorder.

June 23, 2004 -- Ken Jennings, a 30-year-old software engineer from Utah, begins to show up on the radar now that his "Jeopardy!" winnings have passed the half-million mark.

June 24, 2004 -- Rapper-actor DMX is arrested at New York's Kennedy airport for trying to steal another man's car by passing himself off as a federal agent.

June 25, 2004 -- Jeri Ryan's ex-husband, Illinois Republican candidate Jack Ryan, drops out of the race for a seat in the Senate and blames the media for revealing the salacious custody documents.

June 26, 2004 -- Despite her disastrous 55-hour marriage to Jason Alexander in Las Vegas, Britney Spears happily announces that she's engaged to marry dancer Kevin Federline. Elsewhere, director Tim Burton and his girlfriend, actress Helena Bonham Carter, become the proud parents of a baby boy.

June 27, 2004 -- Michael Moore's anti-Bush film "Fahrenheit 9/11" tops the box office for the weekend and becomes the most successful documentary in film history, raking in an estimated $21.8 million.

June 28, 2004 -- MTV announces its intention to cash in on "The O.C." phenomenon by launching its reality drama "Laguna Beach -- The Real Orange County" starring real-life attractive, wealthy and vapid teens.

June 29, 2004 -- The Rev. Al Sharpton signs on as "the ultimate career counselor and motivational coach" in a Spike TV series called "I Hate My Job."

June 30, 2004 -- "Spider-Man 2" breaks opening-day and Wednesday-opening box office records after debuting with $40.5 million in ticket sales and Scottish author J.K. Rowling reveals that "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince" will be the title to her sixth book about the boy wizard.