Laws of Physics Catches Up With Ally Star

 Hollywood – FOX representatives announced today that  an accident had occurred on the set of Ally McBeal, that studio’s hit Monday night comedy. Taping was reportedly interrupted for almost 2 hours while paramedics treated actress Lisa-Nicole Carson for a deep laceration to the face.

   According to witnesses, the accident occurred during a scene involving Carson’s character, “Renee” and the star of the show, Calista Flockhart’s “Ally McBeal”. Apparently, at some point during the rehearsal of the scene involving the two women, the nylon harness that secured a satchel containing lead counterweights to Carson’s back, suddenly snapped. Observers could only watch helplessly as the fifty pounds of lead crashed to the stage floor. Simultaneously, Carson, no longer able to maintain balance against the forces of gravity acting upon her breasts, toppled forward striking fellow actress Calista Flockhart’s left hip, opening a five inch long and one inch deep gash on her right cheek.

   “I knew it was just a matter of time”, said Harold Thompson, prop manager. “I told them for weeks about that harness, but the execs said we were on a schedule. They said it was an acceptable risk”

   FOX spokesman emphatically denied the accusations, stating the counterweight satchel design was used successfully in the past without incident by actresses such as Dolly Parton and Rachel Welch.

   Carson was treated and released from a nearby hospital. Her agent told reporters the actress would return to the set of Ally McBeal after plastic surgery scheduled for later this week. -TDC