I Love EUR (10-31-05)

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ROSA PARKS BECOMES FIRST WOMAN TO LIE IN HONOR AT CAPITOL: Aretha Franklin to sing at funeral Wednesday in Detroit.
*The body of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks continues to lie in honor this morning in the Capitol Rotunda, joining a select few – including presidents and war heroes – given a public viewing in the historic venue. Read Full Story

THE GAME ARRESTED AT N.C. MALL: Police said he was causing a ruckus, Game says mall cops overreacted.
*Halloween came early for folks at a Greensboro, North Carolina mall. On Friday, The Game showed up wearing a full-face Halloween mask, and was arrested for refusing to remove it and causing a scene after he was approached by mall security. Read Full Story

R. KELLY PORN CASE & ‘TRAPPED’ SAGA TO MOVE FORWARD: Motion denied to dismiss charges; prepare for 10 more ‘Trapped’ chapters and a TV series.
*A Chicago judge has denied a motion from R. Kelly’s lawyers to dismiss child pornography charges against the singer after the defense argued that the prosecution’s time window in which the offenses were supposed to have occurred was too vague. Read Full Story

TEEN ACTRESS CORREA-MCMULLEN KILLED: Girl who played former gang member on ‘Judging Amy’ slain in gang shootout.
*Tara Correa-McMullen, the promising 16-year-old actress most noted for her portrayal of a former gang member in the CBS drama “Judging Amy,” was shot to death amidst gang-related gunfire, police said. Read Full Story

LUDACRIS PERFORMS AT TENN. COLLEGE: After much static from city officials, rapper finally takes the stage at ETSU Memorial Center.
*Following weeks of back and forth bickering between Tennessee State University students and city officials, Ludacris performed his scheduled concert at the East Tennessee State University Memorial Center before a crowd of 5,000 enthusiastic fans. Read Full Story

JAY-Z AND NAS PUT BEEF TO REST: Rappers move on during Jigga’s ‘I Declare War’ concert; Kanye, Jeezy, Paul Wall, T.I. on the bill.
*The first of Jay-Z’s two scheduled "I Declare War" concerts took place at New Jersey's Continental Airlines Arena Thursday with former rap rival Nas joining Jigga on stage for a performance of “Dead Presidents.” Read Full Story

DON KING ROASTED BY DONALD TRUMP: It was bad hair all around at the Friars Club on Friday.
*Donald Trump was among the talent gathered at the Friars Club Friday to roast the world’s most famous boxing promoter, Don King. Read Full Story

THE MIJAC CHARITY RECORDING HAS BEGUN: Stars gather at studio in Los Angeles, Jackson participates via satellite.
*Michael Jackson took advantage of the talent gathered for BET’s 25th anniversary special in Los Angeles last week by deciding to schedule a recording session for his all-star charity single at the same time, reports Billboard. Read Full Story

WHAT TO EXPECT FOR BET’S 25TH: All-star celebration, set to air Tuesday, features New Edition reunion – including Bobby; plus Whitney honors Luther.
*Yes, the couple of the summer showed up for Wednesday’s taping of “25 Strong: The BET Silver Anniversary Celebration Anniversary” in Los Angeles. Read Full Story

JAM MASTER JAY’S FAM SLAMS NEW BOOK: At issue in ‘Queens Reigns Supreme’ is author’s claim of DJ’s drug association.
*The family of the late Jam Master Jay is upset over a new book that claims the Run DMC DJ had resorted to drug running after falling on hard times in the 1990s. Read Full Story

ALI’S HEALTH IS DECLINING SAYS DAUGHTER: Laila tells Los Angeles Times that dad’s Parkinson’s disease is getting worse.
*Laila Ali, the 27-year-old daughter of boxing icon Muhammad Ali, says her father’s long battle with Parkinson’s disease is beginning to show signs of significant decline. Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: LL’s new album; Black Ty; Kanye still No. 1; Kravitz’s toilets; new Cole album.
*LL Cool J is working on a new at album for Def Jam to be released sometime in 2006. Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: Singleton honored; Kanye & Common team for film; Cannes pursues diversity; more ‘Dancing’ for ABC; Bruce & Halle.
*Filmmaker John Singleton received the 2005 Kodak Award Thursday at the ShowEast Convention for movie exhibitors held last week in Orlando. Read Full Story

MAGAZINE BITS: Source in tax trouble; Spin and Vibe up for sale; Mandela comic books created to promote literacy; Complex lists worst fashion moments.
*The Source magazine has apparently pulled a Marion Barry in its alleged failure to file state and federal income taxes for two years, reports the New York Post. Read Full Story

MOS & KWELI TOUR HAS BEGUN: Team launched ‘Breed Love Odyssey’ tour Friday in Sacramento.
*Mos Def and Talib Kweli will perform in intimate club settings across the country during the PlayStation Presents Breed Love Odyssey tour, sponsored by Sony Computer Entertainment America in conjunction with House of Blues. Read Full Story

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10-31-05 EUR FEEDBACK: 'Condesleeza' Rice, Clarence Thomas and Janet, the Liar
"How do people like 'Condesleeza' Rice, and Clarence Thomas become like they are? Every now and then you encounter a black person that claims to know nothing about discrimination or the racial struggle in America." Read Full Story

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I Love EUR (10-28-05)

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50 RESPONDS TO MOVIE BILLBOARD PROTESTS: Rapper says he’s the victim of a double standard.
*More than 100 exhibitors at the ShowEast convention in Orlando could care less about the protests surrounding billboards of 50 Cent’s upcoming film, “Get Rich or Die Tryin’,” as they clamored to have their pictures taken with the film’s star. Read Full Story

STAR JONES BLASTS NY POST OVER HUSBAND’S ARREST: Daytime diva says paper was wrong in reporting that she never showed up at precinct.
*The New York Post got an earful from Mrs. Star Jones Reynolds Thursday on her ABC show “The View.” The co-host snapped over the newspaper’s account of her husband’s arrest for allegedly driving with a suspended license. Read Full Story

BRANDY AND FIANCE REPORTEDLY SPLIT UP: Singer forced to address tattoo on her back.
*The British tabloids are reporting that Brandy, 26, has ended her 15-month engagement with New York Knicks basketball player, Quentin Richardson, 25. Read Full Story

FARQUHAR PLANNING ROKER SITCOM AND KRUSH GROOVE SERIES: TV exec gives EUR exclusive rundown of upcoming projects.
That brother Ralph Farquhar can spit out TV shows like Biggie spat out rhymes. As an executive producer, the 54-year-old television veteran is behind such shows as “Moesha,” “The Parkers,” “The Proud Family,” “All of Us” 1994’s critically acclaimed series “South Central” and everyone's guilty pleasure, "Dance 360." Read Full Story

JAY-Z TAKES BALLIN’ TO ANOTHER LEVEL IN ATLANTIC CITY: Mogul throws party of all parties to launch new 40/40 Club; another club planned in L.A.
*With private jets and limousines dispatched all around the country to retrieve his special guests, Jay-Z threw a celebrity-filled bash to celebrate the opening of his second 40/40 Club in Atlantic City. Read Full Story

ACTRESSES SAY SPIKE COULDN’T DIRECT SEX SCENES: Rosie Perez, Joie Lee, Annabella Sciorra vent in Lee’s new memoir; also, director’s TNT spots to premiere.
*In his new memoir, Spike Lee allowed a number of lead actresses in his movies to comment on his directing skills when it comes to sex scenes. To his dismay, the ladies had nothing positive to say about their experiences. Read Full Story

MIJAC CLAIMS MAN SUING HIM IS HIDING FUNDS: Singer files cross-complaint against TV producer.
*Another day, another legal matter involving Michael Jackson. The King of Pop is claiming that former associate Marc Schaffel, the man currently suing him for $3 million over two TV specials and unpaid loans, has concealed and misappropriated funds, according Jackson’s lawyer, Brent Ayscough. Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: Glover in 'Dreamgirls'; Good's 'Prodigy'; 'America's Next Muppet'; Marley/Charles still making paper; Zahara's adoption legal.
*Danny Glover has been cast in the film version of “Dreamgirls” in the role of Marty Madison, the manager of womanizing R&B star James “Thunder” Early, played by Eddie Murphy. Read Full Story

AUGUST WILSON’S LAST INTERVIEW IN ‘AMERICAN THEATRE’: Late playwright spoke with Suzan-Lori Parks.
*August Wilson's final interview, featured in the November issue of American Theatre magazine, was conducted by fellow Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks. Read Full Story

ANTONIO TARVER CAST AS ROCKY’S NEMESIS: Boxer beats Roy Jones Jr. to earn Mason Dixon role.
*It’s now official. Antonio Tarver told ESPN that he has been cast as Rocky’s opponent Mason Dixon in “Rocky Balboa,” the upcoming sixth film of the franchise. Read Full Story

OPRAH ON A MOLESTER-BUSTING ROLL: Belize women who recognized Niles Scott rewarded during live show Thursday.
*Oprah Winfrey rewarded two more people who turned in a fugitive after viewing an episode of her show earlier this month that targeted child molesters. Read Full Story

STANLEY ‘TOOKIE’ WILLIAMS TO BE EXECUTED: Judge signs death warrant for co-founder of Crips.
*A judge signed a death warrant Monday for Stanley "Tookie" Williams, the co-founder of the notorious Crips gang who became a children’s author in jail and the subject of a 2004 biopic on FX. Read Full Story

EUR SCREENING ROOM: ‘G,’ ‘The Legend of Zorro’ and ‘Prime’
By M.J. Roome/MYfeedback@eurweb.com
G [*****] comes in under the radar, meaning not too much promotion was done for the film. And it’s unfortunate, because it is quite good for its genre. Read Full Story

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10-28-05 EUR FEEDBACK: The Real Deal on Condoleeza Rice / Morris O'Kelly, Why You Hatin' on Stephen Jackson?
"P.H. Scott, your (10-27-05 EUR) feedback on Dr. Rice is totally false. Anyone who has done any research on her knows that she was a friend of one of the victims of the church bombing in Birmingham. She has stated this during every interview regarding her childhood." Read Full Story

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I Love EUR (10-27-05)

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JANET DENIES HAVING 18-YEAR-OLD CHILD: Singer releases terse statement to Access Hollywood Wednesday.
"I do not have a child and all allegations saying so are false," Janet Jackson said in a one-sentence statement released to the syndicated "Access Hollywood" TV show Wednesday. Read Full Story

SHERYL SWOOPES OUT OF THE CLOSET: WNBA star tells the world she is a lesbian.
*WNBA star Sheryl Swoopes says her reason for finally deciding to come out as a lesbian is simple. Read Full Story

FUNERAL, PUBLIC VIEWINGS SET FOR ROSA PARKS: Viewings set in Alabama and Detroit before Nov. 2 funeral; museum highlights bus; ‘Boondocks’ to delete Parks jokes; Lifetime, GSN to air specials.
*The funeral service for Rosa Parks will be held on Wednesday in Detroit at Greater Grace Temple, while public viewings have been scheduled to take place in both Detroit and Montgomery, Ala. Read Full Story

GABRIELLE UNION’S PR FIRM APOLOGIZES TO MOOD OWNER: B|W|R releases statement Tuesday saying allegations of racism were ‘regrettable.’
*B|W|R Public Relations released a statement late Tuesday attempting to diffuse an e-mail sent out last week by a publicist representing actress Gabrielle Union. Read Full Story

FANTASIA SAYS SHE’S NOT ILLITERATE: Singer prefers to call it having ‘strong struggles.’
*“American Idol” winner Fantasia Barrino tells Jet magazine that the big “20/20” episode exposing her illiteracy was a bit inaccurate. Read Full Story

COURT ORDERS YOUNG JEEZY TO PROVE HE’S BROKE: Judge in child support hearing requests financial records.
*In his child support hearing on Tuesday, rapper Young Jeezy was ordered to turn over financial statements of his earnings to lawyers representing his baby’s mom, Nicole Dykes. Read Full Story

SAMUEL L. TO HOST SPIKE’S VIDEO GAME AWARDS: Vin Diesel, The Rock, Missy Elliott, Snoop to make appearances.
*The biggest night of the year for video games will take place Nov. 18 in Los Angeles at the Spike TV "Video Game Awards 2005" (VGA) hosted by Samuel L. Jackson, who took home a trophy last year for his voice work on Grand Theft Aut San Andreas. Read Full Story

TONY YAYO VS. SOURCE MAGAZINE: After publication’s ‘G-Unot’ cover, rapper says ‘no more passes.’
*G-Unit rapper Tony Yayo has had it with The Source magazine. SOHH.com reports that the MC is not pleased with the publication’s November cover, emblazoned with the headline “G-Unot” to describe its feature article on the perceived slippage of 50 Cent’s G-Unit crew of emcees. Read Full Story

A CONVERSATION WITH SUPERMODEL ALEK WEK: Sudanese beauty talks to AP about industry pressures and her charity.
*Her dark skin and close-cropped hair added another dimension to America’s mainstream standard of beauty in 1995, when she first burst onto the modeling scene at age 18. Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: Blige, Gray in H&M ad; N’Dour’s tour; Capri’s ‘Party Alertz’; Game branches eastward.
*Mary J. Blige and “American Idol” finalist Tamyra Gray star in a new promotional film short titled “Romeo & Juliet” for Swedish apparel maker H&M. Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: Snipes in ‘Hard’; Holyfield’s niece in ‘Sheila’; ‘Tsotsi’ lobbies Oscar; Tyrese, Howard, ‘Chris’ honored; Ejiofor in ‘Children.’
*Wesley Snipes and Jean Claude Van Damme will star in the action flick "The Hard Corps," reports Variety. Read Full Story

EVENT CALENDAR: Flex at ‘Need for Speed’ in CA; Epps and friends ‘On the Edge’ in NY.
*Funkmaster Flex and model Josie Maran are hosting the launch party for EA’s new racing video game, “Need for Speed Most Wanted,” to take place Saturday (Oct. 29) at the Califonria Speedway in Fontana. Read Full Story

THEATER BITS: Pregnant Goldsberry to leave ‘Color Purple’; ‘Cuttin’ Up’ sets up shop in D.C.
*Renée Elise Goldsberry will leave the Broadway production of “The Color Purple” shortly after it bows on Dec. 1 because she is pregnant. Read Full Story

EUR CORRECTIONS: Cam'ron's real rep; Chamillionaire's upcoming album.
*In a 10/26/05 story about Cam'ron, we listed the rapper's rep as Lynn Hobson. Cam'ron's actual publicist is Kate Lupson of Susan Blonde, Inc. Read Full Story

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10-27-05 EUR FEEDBACK: Condi's Condescending Hypocrisy / Setting The Record Straight on Early 60s Hollywood
"Am I mistaken, or wasn't it just recently I read somewhere that Condescending- er, I mean, uh, Condoleeza Rice said she had no recollection of the civil rights events, including the church bombing, that happened during her childhood in Alabama because her parents shielded her from such things?" Read Full Story

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I Love EUR (10-26-05)

EUR Headlines

THE WORLD REMEMBERS ROSA PARKS: Candlelight vigil organized in Los Angeles, comments pour in from leaders.
*Tuskegee, Alabama Mayor Johnny Ford said he would order flags to be flown at half-staff from Tuesday until after the funeral of civil rights trailblazer Rosa Parks, who died of natural causes late Monday at her home in Detroit. Read Full Story

WAS ATTEMPTED CAM’JACKING A PUBLICITY STUNT?: That’s what some folks in D.C. are thinking.
*D.C. police are now uncertain that Harlem rapper Cam’ron was the victim of an attempted carjacking, reports the Washington Post. Read Full Story

JAMIE FOXX SETS UP SHOP AT MTV FILMS/PARAMOUNT: Actor and his team sign two-year production deal.
*With an Oscar under his belt and an anticipated CD on the way, Jamie Foxx adds another dimension to his resume with Tuesday’s announcement of his new two-year, first-look production deal with MTV Films and Paramount Pictures. Read Full Story

DMX PLEADS GUILTY TO VIOLATING CONDITIONAL RELEASE: Rapper likely to get 60-day sentence at Rikers Island.
*DMX pleaded guilty Tuesday to violating the terms of his conditional release in a case stemming from a June 2004 incident at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. Read Full Story

MIJAC RETURNS ANTIQUES IN LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT: Dealer sued pop star over unpaid bills.
*A bunch of high-priced antique items will be returned to a Los Angeles dealer by Michael Jackson now that a lawsuit between the two parties has been settled. Read Full Story

BLIGE SAMPLES BONO – FOR REAL: R&B star covers U2 song with band’s own front man for new LP.
*“Reminisce,” Mary J. Blige’s forthcoming greatest hits CD due Dec. 6, will also feature the new single “One,” a cover of U2’s classic anthem from their 1991 album, “Achtung Baby.” Read Full Story

MAGIC TAPS CELEBS FOR A GAME OF HORSE: Basketball legend to executive produce reality show.
*Magic Johnson is trying to make the popular basketball game of horse the next big reality show craze. Read Full Story

WHO SHOT SUGE – UPDATE: Miami Beach cops rule out possibility that mogul capped himself.
*Miami Beach police investigating the August shooting of rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight are still scratching their heads over who actually pulled the trigger. Read Full Story

MUCH OF LAWSUIT FROM EMINEM’S FAMILY TOSSED: Rapper’s aunt and uncle claimed he evicted them unlawfully.
*A Michigan court on Monday tossed out most of a lawsuit filed against Eminem by his aunt and uncle, who claimed that the rapper had them evicted from the house he had built for them. Read Full Story

SOURCE FILES BREACH OF CONTRACT SUIT AGAINST BET: Magazine also prepping legal action against Hot 97 over Funk Flex comments.
*The Source magazine filed a lawsuit against Black Entertainment Television (BET) and two of its executives for $100 million last Wednesday, claiming the network did not air The Source Awards as stipulated in a signed contract, reports Allhiphop.com. Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: ‘Disturbing Tha Peace’ album; Lorenzo trial delayed; Audra in the studio; Williams, Baker do in the Shack.
*Ludacris will drop his second Disturbing Tha Peace Records album, "Ludacris Presents...Disturbing Tha Peace," on Dec. 13. Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: Brady, Longoria in cartoon; Latino crime drama for Fox; Ealy’s Showtime drama on Comcast broadband.
*Wayne Brady and Eva Longoria are among the voice actors cast in “Foodfight!” the 3-D animated comedy about a supermarket that comes to life after hours. Read Full Story

MICHAEL JORDAN REFLECTS IN NEW AUTOBIOGRAPHY: NBA legend’s new book hit stores Tuesday.
*Three years removed from his playing career and in celebration of the 20th anniversary of Air Jordan, Michael Jordan reflects on his on and off court successes, including the creation of Brand Jordan, in “Driven from Within” (Atria Books; $35.00; Hardcover) edited by Mark Vancil. Read Full Story

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10-26-05 EUR FEEDBACK: Janet Jackson
"Janet and James DeBarge eloped August 1984 and annulled the marriage May 1985. The same year she started dating husband # 2, Rene Elizondo. Now, looking at the dates if Janet became pregnant PRIOR to her August 1984 marriage this would mean the baby would have been born sometime in early 1985 and since this 2005, that child would be 20! NOT 18." Read Full Story

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I Love EUR (10-25-05)

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CIVIL RIGHTS ICON ROSA PARKS HAS DIED: When She Sat Down, A Whole Race Stood Up For its Rights
The woman known as the "Mother of The Civil Rights Movement," Rosa Parks, has died. She passed away of natural causes at her home in Detroit. She was 92 Read Full Story

JOHN SINGLETON GIVEN ‘BEHIND THE LENS’ AWARD: Tyrese on hand for Sunday ceremony in Los Angeles.
*On Sunday, filmmaker John Singleton was given DaimlerChrysler’s prestigious Behind the Lens award for career achievement during a ceremony in Los Angeles. Read Full Story

‘DESPERATE’ BASEMENT BROTHER REVEALED: Caleb introduced on Sunday episode; actor has no idea what’s next.
*On Sunday, “Desperate Housewives” fans got their first good look at the man locked in the basement of Betty Applewhite’s home. Viewers also found out that he is a fugitive from Chicago where he may have been responsible for the killing of a teenage girl four months ago. Read Full Story

50 CENT’S SHOOTER REVEALED: Identity of gunman who fired nine shots into the rapper is revealed in new book.
*The man who shot 50 Cent nine times has been identified in the new book "Queens Reigns Supreme: Fat Cat, 50 Cent, and the Rise of the Hip-Hop Hustler," by New York magazine music editor Ethan Brown. Read Full Story

CAN YOU HANDLE USHER’S ‘TRUTH?’: Singer’s live DVD due Nov. 8 exclusively at Best Buy.
*An Usher concert captured this year in his Atlanta hometown will be available on the DVD “Behind the Truth: Truth Tour – Live,” due Nov. 8 exclusively at Best Buy. Read Full Story

UPDATE ON ATTEMPTED CAM’JACKING: Rapper back in New York after being shot in D.C.
*Cam’ron is back in New York after being shot in Washington D.C. early Sunday morning during an unsuccessful carjacking. Read Full Story

READING IS FUNDAMENTAL FOR ROSIE PEREZ: Actress participates in reading marathon to celebrate New York Times best-seller list.
*Rosie Perez read an excerpt from “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” during a 12-hour reading marathon Saturday to celebrate the 70th anniversary of The New York Times best-seller list. Read Full Story

RAY CHARLES HOMETOWN TO BUILD STATUE IN HIS HONOR: Greenville, Fla. to unveil bronze likeness in February.
*A life-size bronze statue of the late Ray Charles will be unveiled in his home town of Greenville, Fla. next year. Read Full Story

FILM/TV/THEATER BITS: ‘Hustle’ nominated; ‘What’s Happening!!’ marathon; ‘Soldier’s Play’ extended; ‘Balancing’ on ABC Fam.
*Craig Brewer's “Hustle & Flow” has been nominated for best picture at The Hollywood Film Festival opposite such competition as “Star Wars III” and “War of the Worlds.” Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: Chilli denies Ursh rumor; Smokey sells Cali home; Chamillionaire salutes Astros; Madonna samples MiJac.
*Reps for Chilli of TLC have sent out a press release to deal with chatter on several New York radio stations that erroneously has the singer and her ex-boyfriend Usher back together. Read Full Story

EVENT CALENDAR: BET Silver Anniversary; Tracee Ellis Ross hosts UPN’s Patti party; Golden Scissors hair event in D.C.
*Usher, Alicia Keys, R. Kelly, Earth Wind & Fire, John Legend and Mary J. Blige are among the confirmed talent for “25 Strong: The BET Silver Anniversary Special,” to be taped at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Wednesday at 8 p.m. Read Full Story

DILLARD’S DEPT. STORE SUED FOR RACIAL PROFILING: Southern store chain accused of haggling black customers without cause.
*Once again, the Dillard’s department store chain finds itself on the receiving end of a discrimination lawsuit. Read Full Story

OFFICIAL WANTS SCHOOL RENAMED FOR AUGUST WILSON: School board member proposes magnet school rep the late playwright.
*Nearly a week after Broadway’s Virginia Theater was officially renamed the August Wilson Theater in honor of the famed Tony-winning playwright, a school board member in Wilson’s native Pittsburgh expresses hope that some day a similar ceremony will be held in front of a local performing arts magnet school. Read Full Story

RODMAN SPILLS MADONNA SECRETS IN NEW BOOK: Former NBA star details singer’s desperation to conceive.
*As MTV was busy airing the new Madonna documentary “I’m Going To Tell You A Secret” this weekend, her ex-boyfriend Dennis Rodman was exposing some pretty intimate secrets about the singer via excerpts form his forthcoming autobiography, “I Should Be Dead Now.” Read Full Story

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10-25-05 EUR FEEDBACK: NBA's Stephen Jackson is Right About Racism in New Dress Code / "I knew it! I knew it! I've always told people that Ms. Janet Jackson had a secret daughter!"
"I have sat back and watched everyone get mad with Stephen Jackson and Allen Iverson for that matter in regard to the (new NBA) dress code. First of all the whole thing is rather foolish; if we really feel that them wearing suits or dress clothes will actually alter their behavior then we are sadly mistaken." Read Full Story

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