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*NSync reunites for J.C. Chasez’s 40th birthday bash

*NSync has gotten back together, at least for a night.

The boy band’s former front man, Justin Timberlake, posted a picture on Instagram of himself alongside fellow *NSync members Joey Fatone, Lance Bass, Chris Kirkpatrick and J.C. Chasez. Timberlake noted in the caption that they were celebrating Chasez’s 40th birthday. The picture also was posted on the band’s Twitter account.

*NSync went on hiatus in 2002 and hasn’t recorded new material since. The group did reunite, though, for a one-off performance at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards.

Domestic-violence charges won’t be filed against Sizemore

LOS ANGELES

Los Angeles prosecutors say Tom Sizemore will not face felony domestic-violence charges after his arrest last month.

A charge evaluation worksheet by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office completed Friday stated the woman Sizemore is accused of attacking had minor injuries.

The case has been referred to city prosecutors for a possible misdemeanor filing.

NBC wins weekly ratings despite lagging Olympics viewership

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.

The Rio Games had a less-than-golden start for NBC but were enough of a draw to allow the network to dominate the weekly ratings.

The Summer Olympics opening ceremony had 26.5 million viewers, according to Nielsen company figures released Tuesday. That’s a 35 per-cent drop compared with the 40.7 million U.S. viewers who watched the opening of the London Games four years ago – although NBC is pointing to more time-shifted viewing and streaming as factors in the decrease.

For the week of Aug. 1-7, the top 10 shows, their networks and viewerships: Summer Olympic Games (Sunday), NBC, 29.8 million; Summer Olympics opening ceremony (Sunday), NBC, 26.5 million; Summer Olympics (Saturday), NBC. 20.6 million; “America’s Got Talent” (Tuesday), NBC, 11.6 million; “America’s Got Talent” (Wednesday), NBC, 9.4 million; “The Bachelorette,” ABC, 8.6 million; “The Bachelorette: After the Rose,” ABC, 8.1 million; “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 6.8 million; “NCIS,” CBS, 6.5 million; “Big Brother” (Thursday), CBS, 6 million.

Associated Press