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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

THE EURweb FREE-4-ALL PAGE/BOARD: Talk about the stories we didn't cover in this issue.
Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn't cover in today's issue. (It's sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. Read Full Story

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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