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FOX Show A Sleeper

Hollywood – Representatives of FOX studios announced today that taping for the comedy "Ally McBeal" would be put on hold indefinitely, until an answer can be found for the unexplained and numerous incidents of narcolepsy reported on the set of the hit show. Officials for the Centers for Disease Control confirmed today that a full investigation is underway in an attempt to discover a cause for the alarming phenomenon. All members of the cast have reportedly been affected with the exception of actor Gil Bellows who portrays the character "Billy". "We are performing tests on Mr. Bellows to determine the reason for his immunity" said Lawrence Becker of the CDC. While spokesman for FOX are quick to point out no connection has been confirmed, some members of the crew have broken their silence on the matter. Said Tyler Hanson, boom operator, "Man, I tell you...it’s him! It’s like that pillar of salt chick in the Bible dude, one look and you’re catchin’ Z’s!" Although not a scientific conclusion, there does appear to be some validity to Mr. Hanson’s theory since virtually all the occurrences coincided with scenes in which the actors played opposite of Bellows. Adding to the controversy were reports that Bellows himself, during a recent pre-air screening of the show, dozed off during a scene involving himself and Calista Flockhart. Bellows, who just last week , suffered a harrowing experience involving outraged fans of the show, was quoted as saying, "This is all I need", "I assure you that in no way am I responsible for these incidents, and I am appalled at the insinuations that abound on this matter, since I feel I’m not to blame for any of it", "I mean, how could people think I’m causing this to happen? I’m telling you it’s not me and as for that screening thing, they had the heat way up which I’m sure they blame me for too. It doesn’t make sense that I could be doing this and I’m getting tired of people suggesting that I am doing it when I’m not doing it, you know?" - Pete