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Garrison released

Lane Garrison, formerly of "Prison Break," was paroled and picked up at 3:50 a.m. Wednesday from the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi, Calif., according to Lt. Jon Bartelmie. Garrison was serving a sentence of three years and four months for a drunken driving crash. Garrison participated in a substance abuse program while in prison and is eligible for a similar program after his release, Bartelmie said. He was charged after a December 2006 crash where he hit a tree with his Land Rover, killing Vahagn Setian, 17, and injuring two teenage girls. He pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter and misdemeanor counts of drunken driving and giving alcohol to minors.

Jewelry to be returned

Prosecutors have agreed to give Rihanna back the $1.4 million in borrowed jewelry she was wearing the night she was allegedly beaten by Chris Brown. The jewelry will be photographed for evidence if it's needed at trial. The singer's attorney had requested a judge's order for the items' return. An agreement was reached Wednesday. Rihanna was wearing the pair of earrings and three rings to a pre-Grammy party.

Disney to plant trees

Disney promised it would plant one tree in Brazil's Atlantic rain forest for every viewer who saw "Earth" in its first week. According to Disney, the tally hit $16.1 million, which equals 2.7 million trees. The trees are being planted by the Nature Conservancy. "Earth," narrated by James Earl Jones, follows a year in the lives of polar bears, elephants and humpback whales.

Back for more

NBC announced Wednesday that Donald Trump will be back next year for another round of "The Celebrity Apprentice." The show is scheduled to air in spring 2010 and once again will feature 16 celebrities competing in business-oriented challenges. No celebrities for the next "Apprentice" were identified, but deals already are in place with "a couple of them," Trump said. The finale for the latest edition will air at 8 p.m. May 10. Still in the race are country music's Clint Black, poker champ Annie Duke, former "Monster Garage" host Jesse James, Playboy pinup Brande Roderick and comedian Joan Rivers. NBC will formally unveil its fall prime-time schedule on Monday.

Compiled from wire reports by Melissa Sullivan