A TV reporter who lapsed into gibberish during a live shotoutside the Grammys said she was terrified when it happened and knewsomething was wrong as soon as she opened her mouth.
KCBS-TV reporter Serene Branson 's incoherence Sunday fueledInternet speculation that she suffered an on-air stroke. But doctorsat the University of California, Los Angeles, where she went to geta brain scan and blood work done, ruled it out. Doctors said shesuffered a type of migraine that can mimic symptoms of a stroke.
Branson told CBS' "The Early Show" in an interview Friday thatshe was terrified, scared and confused, and didn't know what wasgoing on.
"I knew something wasn't right as soon as I opened my mouth," shesaid. "I hadn't been feeling well a little bit before the live shot.I had a headache, my vision was very blurry. I knew something wasn'tright, but I just thought I was tired. So when I opened my mouth, Ithought, 'This is more than just being tired. Something is terriblywrong.' I wanted to say, ' Lady Antebellum swept the Grammys.' And Icould think of the words, but I could not get them coming outproperly."
Branson, who was diagnosed with migraine aura, said watchingherself in the clip is "troubling."
Jury gets Banton case
A federal jury in Florida was to begin deliberations Friday inthe drug trial of Grammy-winning reggae singer Buju Banton .
The 37-year-old Banton, whose given name is Mark Myrie , is ontrial for conspiring with two other men in setting up a drug deal inDecember 2009. His album Before the Dawn won a Grammy on Sunday forbest reggae album.
Radiohead drops latest
Radiohead 's new album, The King of Limbs , arrived a day early.
The band made the album available Friday for download from itswebsite. Radiohead announced the album release on Monday, saying itwould be out today .
Unlike the band's 2007 pay-what-you-want album, In Rainbows ,this one has a price.
Fans can preorder an MP3 download for $9 or a higher-quality WAVversion for $14. A deluxe vinyl edition sells for about $50 .
No stuntwoman for Kruger
Diane Kruger resisted the temptation to call in a stuntwoman fora challenging action scene in the thriller "Unknown."
Kruger stars alongside Liam Neeson in the movie, which screenedout of competition Friday at the Berlin film festival.
She plays Gina, a taxi driver and illegal immigrant who savesNeeson's character from drowning after her cab skids off a bridgeinto a river.
Kruger says she "would have been very happy to let a very capablestunt lady take over from me."
But she says her character is "a pretty tough chick really - andI felt like it was important that the audience believed that it wasme."
Fashion joins immigration debate
Saks Fifth Avenue and Oscar de la Renta are among the fashionindustry players who are joining Mayor Michael Bloomberg 'scoalition for immigration reform and calling for an easier visaprocess for international workers. Bloomberg made the announcementFriday, the day after the close of the fall previews at New YorkFashion Week.
- From Our Press Services
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Today's birthdays
Singer Smokey Robinson , 71; s inger Lou Christie , 68; guitaristTony Iommi of Black Sabbath, 63; actor Jeff Daniels , 56; actorLeslie David Baker ("The Office") is 53; singer Seal , 48; actressJessica Tuck ("True Blood"), 48; drummer Jon Fishman of Phish, 46;actress Justine Bateman , 45; actor Benicio Del Toro , 44 .
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