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'Baywatch' star reminisces

David Hasselhoff is fully aware of the international cult status "Baywatch" enjoys. "'Baywatch' is more like a brand name that will probably constantly be made fun of for the rest of the millennium," Hasselhoff said, laughing. The 48-year-old actor says the syndicated lifeguard drama fell apart after he left last year. Hasselhoff starred as Mitch Bucannon from the show's start in 1989 and appeared in the mid-'90s detective spinoff "Baywatch Nights."

"'Baywatch' really was me, not just because I was in it, but I was really instrumental in trying to keep the stories focused," he said. "We watch the reruns and they're excellent, and I mean, we all took a lot of heat but they're really great family entertainment."

Now, 'Voyager' says adios

Jeri Ryan is going to miss her favorite "psychopaths" now that "Star Trek: Voyager" is going off the air. Ryan plays the machine-human Seven of Nine. The two-hour series finale aired Wednesday night on UPN.

"The men on the cast, all of them, are psychopaths," the 33-year-old actress told reporters. "They're just out of their minds, and that's what makes it so much fun to be there."

Besides missing the cast, Ryan said she'll miss the "Star Trek" conventions. "They love anybody who is remotely related to any aspect of 'Star Trek.' And there is no more warm, passionate, supportive, loyal group of people than 'Star Trek' fans," she said.

Country singers found innocent

Country singer Tim McGraw was found innocent Wednesday of charges he assaulted a sheriff's deputy during a scuffle over a police horse. The jury also found fellow singer Kenny Chesney and McGraw road manager Mark Russo innocent for their roles in the ruckus last year at a music festival near Buffalo, N.Y.

McGraw and Chesney hugged each other as the verdict was read, and McGraw's wife, country star Faith Hill, wiped away tears in the front row. "We've been waiting eleven months to have our day in court," a tired-looking McGraw said outside of court. "The justice system works. We have nothing against the people of Buffalo. We'll be back."

'Frasier' gets sidewalk star

Actor Kelsey Grammer, television's fussily pompous "Frasier," just earned a spot on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The three-time Emmy winner received the 2,177th star on Hollywood Boulevard on Tuesday. Grammer's star is near that of fellow "Cheers" alum Ted Danson.

"I never thought I would be here," Grammer said, un-Frasier-like in his humility. He made up for it soon enough, however, calling Frasier "the strange man who is a product of my imagination," apparently overlooking the writers who created the character.