Veteran TV producer Aaron Spelling used to be notorious for micromanaging the details of his shows. Time was, if an actress wanted to alter her hair color or style, she did so by committee! Seems he's easier-going these days, since Charmed star Rose McGowan dyed her 'do red without asking permission first — and lived to tell the tale!

If anyone could pull it off, surely Marilyn Manson's ex — who's recently been linked with Eve 6 frontman Max Collins — has the chutzpah to do it. See, when she replaced Shannen Doherty in the witchy TV trio last year, she wasn't thrilled that all three sisters were expected to wear look-alike brunette coifs. So, she rebelled and turned redhead.

"The hair color was my conscious decision," she tells TV Guide Online, "and it was my decision that all the sisters did not, in fact, have to look alike. I have sisters, and we have blonde, red and brown hair all naturally. So there is proof on the planet that all sisters don't look alike.

"I decided to do it in my off time," the 29-year-old adds, "and told them to explain it by saying that a spell had blown up in my face and turned my hair red! That's pretty much exactly what they did, so it worked out well."

After the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, many showbiz folks sought to contribute to relief efforts. As a native New Yorker, Sigourney Weaver was no different. Thus, she decided to team with The Flea — her husband Jim Simpson's theater company — to put on an inspirational play written specifically in reaction to the tragedy. Shortly over a year later, The Guys has been adapted into a film (opening Dec. 13). Weaver's clearly proud of her part in its journey.

"I think part of the play is about how marginal a lot of New Yorkers felt because we didn't have the skills to actually go and help out at Ground Zero," she relates. "I felt immensely grateful, and still do, that I was able to bring what I do to a project about what happened."

In The Guys, Weaver reprises her stage role as a journalist who helps a fire captain — played by Anthony LaPaglia — write eulogies for his fallen men. But the stage production, which began performances in downtown Manhattan mere months after the events of 9/11, still holds a very special place in her heart. "I think it was really an offering to the city," says the 53-year-old actress. "A lot of the fire community and their families came to our show, including the families of people we talk about.

"It was an extraordinary experience because, for one thing, you're talking about a story that everyone shared — some people much more deeply than others," Weaver continues. "The tension and the sorrow in the theater were all extremely present."