Stagehand Sues Backstreet Boys
           MANASSAS, Va. (AP) - A stagehand filed a $3 million lawsuit against the pop group Backstreet Boys, contending he was injured by a 50-pound cannon that fell on his head.
           Michael Barrett, 22, filed the lawsuit Tuesday in Prince William County Circuit Court seeking damages from the five-member group for injuries and emotional distress. Gary Exner, another stagehand, was
also named as a defendant.
          Exner could not be reached for comment and band spokeswoman Sonya Muckle did not return a phone message or respond to a faxed list of questions.
           Barrett, of Alexandria, was working backstage at Nissan Pavilion after a concert July 16.
           A line suspending the cannon - a stage prop that fires confetti - was untied after the show, ``causing it to descend to the
stage below at great speed,'' according to the lawsuit. Backstreet Boys released its first hit single, ``Quit Playing
Games (With My Heart),'' in 1997.