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Parties over for Whitney

New York - Whitney Houston admits she's abused drugs in the past, but she says she's gotten beyond that time through prayer.

The Grammy-winning singer also discusses the pressures of stardom and her decade-long marriage to Bobby Brown in an interview with Diane Sawyer on "Primetime," scheduled to air at 8 p.m. CST today on ABC.

When Sawyer asks her, "Is it alcohol? Is it marijuana? Is it cocaine? Is it pills?" Houston responds, "It has been at times."

"All?" Sawyer asks.

"At times," Houston says. "Uh-hm."

Houston says she's done partying now and has found strength through daily prayer. Her new album, "Just Whitney," comes out Tuesday.

Jane Kaczmarek has baby girl

Los Angeles - Bradley Whitford and Jane Kaczmarek have a new baby girl.

Mary Louisa Whitford was born at 9:32 a.m. Monday. She weighed 10 pounds, 3 ounces and was 21 inches long.

Kaczmarek, 46, the star of Fox's hit comedy "Malcolm in the Middle," and Whitford, 43, who plays deputy chief of staff Josh Lyman on the NBC political drama "The West Wing," have been married since 1992.

They also have a 5-year-old daughter and a 2-year-old son.

Reality check

New York - Have you ever wondered what Chuck Woolery does all day? The Game Show Network wants to show you.

Woolery will be the subject of a new reality series, "Chuck Woolery: Behind the Lingo."

The show, which is scheduled to begin airing in the spring, will follow the game show host on the set of the new word game "Lingo." Viewers also will see him at home in Park City, Utah, with his wife and seven children.

"We get to know the real Chuck, we get to see what it's like behind the scenes creating a brand new game show, and we get to tell great stories about some cool, crazy, quirky but ultimately talented people," executive producer Phil Gurin said Monday.

Woolery, 61, has been host of shows including "Wheel of Fortune," "Love Connection," "Scrabble" and "Greed." He also sells bass fishing lures on the QVC shopping channel.

'Producers' producer favors film

Los Angeles - Which is better, the stage version of "The Producers" or the original 1968 movie?

Mel Brooks, who created both, says there's no question which one he favors.

"This little movie is the closest thing to my heart," Brooks, 76, said. "The stage show is just standing on its shoulders; that's why it looks so big."

The story, about a conniving theater producer and a meek accountant who plan to cheat elderly investors by creating a surefire flop called "Springtime for Hitler," is best known now as a Broadway stage show that won 12 Tony Awards.

Brooks, however, hopes a new DVD that came out Tuesday will renew interest in the movie, which starred Gene Wilder as the accountant.