In a tearful video, Brian Littrell apologized to fans for missing a Backstreet Boys autograph signing after being diagnosed with swine flu. Cue evil music. Littrell is expected to be "out of the loop" for three to four days.

Here's a lesson for all you wild-eyed, impetuous, crack-smoking pop stars: your nightly fun can have sobering implications in the morning. After years of abusing cigarettes and god-knows-what-else, Amy Winehouse has been...