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Briefly: STP's Scott Weiland jailed on domestic violence charge

plus: Brian Wilson tours Europe. 'NSync bobbleheads. New version of Bee Gees track. Boyz II Men on parade.

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Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland was booked on one count of domestic battery and jailed for 12 hours on Monday (11/19). According to police, he got into a fight with his wife in a room at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

A police report said that Weiland's wife, Mary, attempted to keep him from leaving the room to pick up a prescription. She told police that "as time went on, [Weiland] got more physical with me by hitting me against a wall and stepping on me."

Weiland, who has a history of drug abuse, told police that his doctor prescribed the medication for a knee injury.

The arrest occurred following a Stone Temple Pilots performance at the Hard Rock. A second show is scheduled to go on as planned tonight.

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Brian Wilson, in his first performances as a solo artist outside the U.S. and Japan, will open a European tour in London on Jan. 28. He will be backed by a 10-piece band. An itinerary is posted on Wilson's official website.

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A bobblehead figure of 'NSync's JC Chasez will be available at Best Buy stores on Saturday (11/24), and bobblehead renderings of the group's four other members will follow. The figures will be priced at $9.99 with a minimum $25 purchase.

Best Buy will donate $1 million in proceeds from the sales to charity.

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Universal Records said that the first pressing of "Bee Gees: Their Greatest Hits--The Record," released today (11/20), contains a previously unreleased version of "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart." According to the label, that version "made its way onto [this pressing] when the wrong master was apparently delivered for production," and won't be included on subsequent pressings.

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Boyz II Men will perform their hit "Thank You" on the New York Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade route.