A LEAKED EXCERPT FROM MARIN'S NEW BOOK ON MEN FORCES HER TO DEFEND HER CAREER TO JACK, AND AN UNEXPECTED VISIT TO THE CHIEFTAIN FROM SINGER-SONGWRITER JEWEL STIRS THINGS UP FOR THERESA, ON ABC'S "MEN IN TREES"

Jewel Performs Her Newest Single, "Good Day," with Back-up Vocals from Sarah Strange

"The Menaissance" � Unbeknownst to Marin, Jane leaked an excerpt from Marin's new book on men to The New Yorker magazine. Now Marin is forced to defend her career to Jack, the unwilling subject of her work. Meanwhile singer-songwriter Jewel stops into the Chieftain when her car breaks down, and runs into Theresa, who turns out to be her former bandmate, and Patrick's mom, Celia and his new step-mother, Mai, go head to head in an alpha showdown for the role of "top mom," on "MEN IN TREES," THURSDAY, AUGUST 2 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast. OAD 11/10/06)

"MEN IN TREES" stars Anne Heche as Marin Frist, Abraham Benrubi as Ben, Emily Bergl as Annie, Seana Kofoed as Jane, Suleka Mathew as Sara, Derek Richardson as Patrick Bachelor, Sarah Strange as Theresa, James Tupper as Jack Slattery and John Amos as Buzz.

Guest starring are Jewel as herself, Cynthia Stevenson as Celia, Lauren Tom as Mai, Timothy Webber as Jerome, Debbie Podowski as Cheryl, Lori Triolo as Merril, Ty Olsson as Sam and Adrian McMorran as Carl.

"The Menaissance" was written by Padma L. Atluri and directed by Rick Wallace.

"MEN IN TREES" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning.

This program carries a TV-PG,L,S parental guideline.