Jack Osbourne is not HIV-positive.

The son of Ozzy and Sharon and reality TV star in his own right has been the target of speculation the past few weeks, ever since his sister Kelly broke down onstage at an AIDS benefit and blubbered that a "member of my family" is HIV positive-- "and I'm very proud of him."

It turns out that recovering drug abuser Jack was not the Osbourne Kelly had outed. The family member is not even a member of the TV family-- not even an official "Osbourne," but, as we'd suggested, her cousin. Terry Longden is a 43-year-oldhairdresser and star of the UK reality show, The Salon. He'd attended the benefit with Kelly, and was standing offstage when she made the announcement in London. And he says he knew in advance that she'd make the disclosure.

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Armed, which featured D-list "celebrities" in Reno 911! situations as real-life cops in Muncie, Indiana, was darn watchable-- and had decent numbers when it premiered three weeks ago.

But that was before Idol came back and went up against the celebucops.

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Even so, few are more excited about the show than the folks in Muncie. Who cares if the town looks like a permanent location for the real COPS? Muncie's gone national. The local paper, The Muncie Star-Press, has been leading the charge since town agreed to host the show. Reporters and photographers have tailed the production crew, and made news like good tabloid reporters--like when they caught Erik Estrada cursing out a man on a stretcher. Armed is the lead story in today's paper: an in-depth investigation that reveals "Life not as glamorous for city's real cops" (now that's news)-- along with a sidebar on the show's ratings.

The paper also has its own exclusive video clips, which you can see after the jump...

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Hey, this series might turn out to be as funny as the COPS takeoff on My Name Is Earl! And you haven't even seen Estrada get tasered yet! That video is after the jump...

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