11-30-05 EUR: All That 'Hustle' And No Cash 'Flow?' / Anita's Christmas Fantasy

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A 50 CENT CONDOM?(Ewww!) Rapper’s latest side hustle is within the lucrative sex industry.
*While rappers like Snoop Dogg and Lil’ Jon host porn videos to make extra dollars, 50 Cent is looking to cash in on the various equipment used within the industry, with specific plans to release his own line of condoms and sex toys. Read Full Story

50, MARIAH IN POLE POSITION FOR BILLBOARD AWARDS: Artists lead the pack of nominees for Dec. 6 show.
*50 Cent and Mariah Carey have a leading eight and seven Billboard Awards nominations respectively to lead the pack going into the big Dec. 6 ceremony in Las Vegas. Read Full Story

ALL THAT ‘HUSTLE’ AND NO CASH ‘FLOW?’: Singleton accused of keeping ‘H&F’ profits from director, co-producer and several actors.
*If “Hustle & Flow’s” Djay thinks it’s hard out here for a pimp, he should try executive producing a film in the upcoming sequel. Read Full Story

SPREWELL’S SWINDLING BROKER SENTENCED: Darden gets four to 12 for spending athlete’s investment money.
*The stockbroker who took $300,000 of Latrell Sprewell’s investment money and put it in his pocket has been sentenced to four to 12 years in prison and ordered to repay almost $6 million that he stole from securities firms and investors. Read Full Story

SUNDANCE ANNOUNCES ITS FILM SLATE: Among works in contention are Rosario Dawson drama and doc on recent voting discrimination.
*"American Blackout," director Ian Inaba's examination of voting troubles for blacks in Florida and Ohio in recent presidential elections, is among the 16 films competing for the documentary prize at January’s Sundance Film Festival. Read Full Story

ALVIN AILEY KICKS OFF NEW SEASON: Essence magazine sponsors tonight’s world premiere of ‘Reminiscin’.’
*Essence magazine is backing tonight’s premiere of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s new ballet, “Reminiscin,” choreographed by its world renown artistic director, Judith Jamison. Read Full Story

EXPERIENCE ANITA BAKER’S ‘CHRISTMAS FANTASY’: A Treat for Grownups Ready to Start Having Some Fun With The Holiday.
By DeBorah Pryor
“Grownups, that’s my whole sort of approach to this album,” says the soulful diva who decided to take a ten-year hiatus and deal with life issues before coming back to her loyal following with the album My Everything last year. “[I wanted to] put grownups in the spirit of Christmas." Read Full Story

SENATOR SPEAKS OUT AGAINST T.O. SUSPENSION: Sen. Spector hates the player AND hates the arbitration game.
*He may not be a fan of the player, but U.S. Senator Arlen Specter is speaking out against the recent action taken against Terrell Owens, the wide receiver who was suspended for four games, and then deactivated with pay Sunday by his former team, the Philadelphia Eagles. Read Full Story

HOLLYWOOD BLACK FILM FESTIVAL LOOKING FOR ENTRIES: Seventh annual contest to be held in June.
*The Hollywood Black Film Festival (HBFF) has announced its Call for Entries for its 7th annual competitive festival, to be held June 13-18, 2006 in Hollywood. Read Full Story

TIKI BARBER SIGNED BY FOX NEWS: Gig helps running back gear up for life after football.
*Coming out of the backfield is New York Giants running back Tiki Barber, exploiting a wide-open hole left by the FOX News Channel on one of its most popular programs. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Mariah tops VH1 list; Ciara’s UMPG deal; Ced’s undies; ‘Peace Warriors’; Richie/Gere song; Diplomats sued; Run’s ‘Legacy’; Cowell’s contract.
*Mariah Carey tops VH1’s new "Top 40 Videos of 2005." Her No. 1 clip for “We Belong Together” outranks Kanye West’s “Gold Digger” (4), Gwen Stefani’s “Hollaback Girl” (5), Alicia Keys’ “Karma” (8), and R. Kelly’s “Trapped in the Closet” (32). Read Full Story

BLACKDOCTOR.ORG LAUNCHES: New Web site provides health resources for African Americans.
*Publishing and Internet entrepreneur Reginald Ware, who founded the groundbreaking African-American healthy lifestyle publication Heart & Soul in the mid 1990s, has launched BlackDoctor.Org, a health portal on the Internet for African Americans. Read Full Story

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11-30-05 EUR FEEDBACK: Tookie Should Live / Tookie Should Die
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11-29-05 EURxtra: Tookie Talks to Tavis TONIGHT / Dope Pipe Found in Irvin's Car

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TOOKIE GIVES TAVIS IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW: See it TONIGHT On 'Tavis Smiley' on PBS
California Death Row inmate Stanley "Tookie" Williams will have the whole half hour on "Tavis Smiley" on PBS tonight, Tuesday, November 29. The in-depth half hour interview was videotaped from Smiley's radio studio with Williams via telephone since video cameras were not permitted at San Quentin. Read Full Story

NAACP JOINS EFFORT TO SAVE TOOKIE: Civil rights org. to launch two-week effort to sway Schwarzenegger.
*"There is no doubt in my mind that Stanley Tookie Williams merits clemency," says Bruce S. Gordon, president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Read Full Story

MILES DAVIS LEADS ROCK HALL ’06 CLASS: Famed trumpeter to be inducted alongside Blondie, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Sabbath.
*The late jazz legend Miles Davis is among the list of esteemed inductees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The influential trumpeter will be joined by Lynyrd Skynyrd, Blondie, Black Sabbath and the Sex Pistols in the class of 2006. Read Full Story

POLICE FIND DRUG PIPE IN MICHAEL IRVIN’S CAR: NFL vet charged with possession of drug paraphernalia; he says it wasn’t his.
*Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin was arrested Friday after police found a drug pipe in his car during a traffic stop. Read Full Story

BEALS SUED FOR BREACH OF CONTACT: Former management firm says ‘L Word’ star hasn’t paid commission.
*Jennifer Beals is being sued by her former business manager for breach of contract on charges that she has failed to pay commission on the second and upcoming third season of her Showtime series, “The L Word.” Read Full Story

LENNY KRAVITZ TO START A FASHION LINE: Rocker looks to new venture as another ‘creative outlet.’
*Lenny Kravitz is following in the footsteps of the many music artists who have launched their own clothing line. Read Full Story

MIJAC’S EX SAYS HE’S NOT KIDS’ BIOLOGICAL FATHER: Debbie Rowe tells Irish paper that a sperm bank was used.
*Michael Jackson’s ex-wife Debbie Rowe has reportedly admitted to a newspaper in Ireland what folks have been suspecting since first laying eyes on his children. Read Full Story

‘SIMPLE LIFE’ HEADS TO E!: Dumped Fox show finds home on cable; format allows for ex-friends to avoid each other during filming.
*E! Entertainment Television has picked up FOX’s leftovers and will air a new season of “The Simple Life” next spring. Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: Bassett’s voice in Olay ads; Williamson, Lindo ‘Kidnapped’; Farqhuar joins ‘Rokers.'
*The Angela Bassett ads for Olay’s new Quench body lotion will feature the voice of the actress, not Bassett in-the-flesh as we had previously reported. Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: Fayard ailing; Eminem mocks rehab; P.E. goes mobile; new Temptations album; Benzino’s tax charges.
*Fayard Nicholas of the famous tap-dancing Nicholas Brothers has reportedly suffered a stroke and has been hospitalized in Burbank, CA. Read Full Story

EVENT CALENDAR: Civil Rights anniversary marked in L.A.; Minority Aids Project event in Hollywood; Boys Choir in Michigan; Health seminar in L.A.
*A candlelight tribute, film screening and discussion will be held Dec. 1 in Los Angeles to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the civil rights movement, sparked by Rosa Parks’ refusal to give up her bus seat to a white man. Read Full Story

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11-29-05 EUR FEEDBACK: Ayishah F. Williams takes on Vonshay Chirinos' for Tookie comments
"(Regarding Vonshay Chirinos' 11-28-05 EUR feedback on Stanley 'Tookie' Williams), how dare he/she mention praying to God in the same vile, judgmental comments where he/she condemns a man for his past actions! This commentary was probably the most ignorant I have read in a while and was full of ridiculous reasoning." Read Full Story

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11-28-05 EUR: Gov to Meet W/Tookie Lawyers / MiJac Denies Being Anti-Semitic

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GOV. TO MEET WITH TOOKIE’S LAWYERS NEXT MONTH: Clemency will be considered during private hearing next month.
*With pleas of mercy coming from celebrities ranging from Snoop Dogg and Jamie Foxx to Bianca Jagger and Desmond Tutu, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said he would consider granting clemency to convicted killer Stanley Tookie Williams, the Crips gang co-founder who became an anti-gang activist while in prison. Read Full Story

WYCLEF’S HIP HOP PROTECTS RELIEF EFFORTS IN HAITI: Artist’s Yele Haiti organization uses beats to enter gang-controlled slums.
*The almighty power of hip hop is clearly evident in one of the most dangerous areas of Haiti. Read Full Story

BUSTA SHEDS THE DREADS: Rapper cuts 15-year-old locks during New York photo shoot.
*Busta Rhymes is without his dreadlocks for the first time in 15 years. The rapper, who began sporting dreads during his early years with Leaders of the New School, has cut off his locks and is now sporting a Caesar cut. Read Full Story

MIJAC DENIES BEING ANTI-SEMITIC: Middle East media outlets report of singer converting to Islam.
*It was a busy Thanksgiving weekend for the Michael Jackson camp. His attorney Brian Oxman, who is Jewish, has come out swinging in defense of his superstar client and recent accusations that he is anti-Semitic. Read Full Story

TERRENCE HOWARD AND DAYANARA GO PUBLIC: Actor reportedly splits with wife and is dating Marc Anthony’s ex.
*Terrence Howard has reportedly joined Morris Chestnut on Splitsville Lane. The New York Post is reporting that the “Hustle & Flow” actor has left his wife of 14 years after she revealed her love for an old high school sweetheart. Read Full Story

‘YESTERDAY’ PREMIERES TONIGHT ON HBO: Filmmakers urge folks to get past their subtitle issues and give it a shot.
*The chief concern for the writer/director and executive producer of the remarkable South African film “Yesterday,” premiering tonight at 9 on HBO, is that viewers will turn the channel once they realize that it has subtitles. Read Full Story

MAN CHARGED IN ‘GET RICH’ PENNSYLVANIA SHOOTING: Incident blamed on old prison beef; not 50’s movie.
*Police believe that the Nov. 9 shooting that occurred at the Pittsburgh-area movie theater showing 50 Cent’s “Get Rich or Die Tryin’” was the result of an old prison beef between the gunman and the victim. Read Full Story

GEORGE HUFF READY TO RECEIVE ‘MIRACLES’: ‘Idol’ finalist’s new single is an ode to New Orleans hometown.
*George Huff credits his strong faith in the Lord for sustaining him as Hurricane Katrina left his hometown of New Orleans in complete ruin. Read Full Story

WHOOPI GOLDBITS: Actress is five years younger than everyone thought; Oscar gown sells big at Mackie auction.
*Whoopi Goldberg is not as old as we were all led to believe. The actress said she added six years to hear real age at the beginning of her career as a way to get acting jobs. Read Full Story

FILM/TV NEWS: Robinson in ‘Dreamgirls’; D’Eva’s b-day; Abdul talks ‘Idol’; ‘Fascinating’ Rice, West, Foxx; Rock in family film.
*Actor Keith Robinson will join the cast of Bill Condon’s film adaptation of the Broadway hit, “Dreamgirls.” Read Full Story

MUSIC NEWS: NAACP honors Hev, Ben E. King’s new deal; James Brown festival in Augusta; Rashad on gospel CD.
*Hev, the artist formerly known as Heavy D, will be given a special Spirit Award at the 16th Annual NAACP Theatre Awards to be held on Feb. 20 at the Directors Guild of America Theatre in Los Angeles. Read Full Story

DVD/BOOK/MAGAZINE BITS: AMC’s ‘Shootout’; ‘Hooked’ explores ‘online cruising’; DMX performs in ‘Smoke Out’; child hair care guide; Trace features Biggie.
*Delta Entertainment Corporation and Davis-Anderson Merchandising Corp will release a DVD collection of the AMC series “Sunday Morning Shootout: The Best of Season 1,” billed as “the definitive guide to mastering the secrets of success in Hollywood.” Read Full Story

EVENT CALENDAR: MoAD opens in San Fran; Whoopi, Q. Jones to light UNICEF Snowflake.
*San Francisco’s new Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) opened its doors for the first time Saturday. Read Full Story

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11-28-05 EUR FEEDBACK: Tookie Commended for Turnaround in Prison, BUT ....
"I would like to respond in regard to Mr. Williams. I commend Mr. Williams for his dramatic turnaround during his prison term, however, the fact remains that he has been convicted of four murders that were committed during a robbery." Read Full Story

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11-23-05 EUR: Oprah & Letterman Make Nice / Mariah Shows Her Stuff at AMAs

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OPRAH WILL FINALLY APPEAR ON ‘LETTERMAN’: But it’s more for her benefit than his.
*In 2003, Oprah said in Time magazine that she would never again appear as a guest on Letterman’s show because her two previous visits left her feeling “like the butt of his jokes.” Read Full Story

MARIAH SHOWS HER STUFF AT AMAs: Singer Sports Revealing Dress, But Only Wins One Award.
In case you didn't see the American Music Awards last night you missed Mariah Carey's somewhat dangerous dress. One wrong move and she could've had a Janet Jackson moment. Interestingly, Ashanti rocked a similar piece, but for some reason, wasn't as revealing. Perhaps it's because she doesn't quite have the "assets" that 35-year-old Mariah possesses. Meanwhile, Carey, whose performance opened the show, was only able to walk away with one award and that was for for favorite soul/R&B female artist Read Full Story

SHARPTON TO SHARE THANKSGIVING WITH KATRINA SURVIVORS: Rev. to address evacuees over traditional turkey dinner.
*Al Sharpton and ministers affiliated with the National Action Network will have Thanksgiving dinner in Baton Rouge with survivors of Hurricane Katrina. Read Full Story

ATLANTA ARTISTS POSE FOR HISTORIC PICTURE: Dupri, Jeezy, Ludacris gather for Art Kane-like photo.
*In the spirit of Art Kane’s iconic 1958 photo “A Day In Harlem” – featuring 60 jazz greats, including Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk – the Atlanta’s hip hop elite gathered Friday (Nov. 18) for a similar photograph, the details of which will be chronicled on an upcoming episode of MTV’s “My Block: Atlanta.” Read Full Story

RASHAD, RUBIN-VEGA HEADLINE ‘BERNARDA ALBA’ MUSICAL: Lincoln Center production to open March 6.
*While Rosario Dawson enters movie theaters today as Mimi in the film adaptation of “Rent,” two-time Tony nominee Daphne Rubin-Vega, who originated the role on Broadway, will remain on the New York stage as the newest cast member of “Bernarda Alba,” a musical version of Federico Garcia Lorca’s “The House of Bernarda Alba.” Read Full Story

ALICE WALKER TO SPEAK AT N.Y. LIBRARY: Talk comes on eve of “The Color Purple’s” Broadway opening.
*Author Alice Walker, who won a Pulitzer Prize for her novel “The Color Purple,” will appear in a New York Public Library event on the eve of the work’s debut on Broadway. Read Full Story

OPRAH HONORED AT INT’L EMMYS: Sen. Clinton presents TV pioneer with Founder’s Award.
*Further cementing her world domination, Oprah Winfrey was presented with the Founder’s Award at the 39th annual International Emmy Awards Monday in New York. Read Full Story

JESSE JOINS PUSH TO SAVE TOOKIE: Rev. Jackson visits Death Row inmate on Monday, asks Gov. to grant clemency.
*Convicted murderer Stanley “Tookie” Williams got a visit from Rev. Jesse Jackson on Monday as the clock ticks down toward his scheduled execution on Dec. 13. Read Full Story

PROTEST PLANNED AGAINST KFI’S ‘KILL TOOKIE HOUR’: Coalition of community leaders to call for FCC action as well.
*A coalition of community leaders and activists will protest Clear Channel station KFI 640 AM in Los Angeles and announce a formal complaint filed with the Federal Communications Commission for designating the hour of 5 p.m. as the "Tookie Must Die/Kill Tookie" hour. Read Full Story

LIONEL RICHIE ON DAUGHTER’S STICK FIGURE: Singer says stress is causing the weight loss.
*Lionel Richie is blaming stress for his daughter Nicole’s disturbing weight loss since the filming of last season’s “Simple Life.” Read Full Story

BET FOUNDER JOHNSON CREATES ASSET MANAGEMENT VENTURE: New company seeks to be largest owned and directed by African Americans.
*Robert L. Johnson, the founder of Black Entertainment Television, announced that he has signed a letter of intent with Deutsche Asset Management (DeAM), the asset management division of Deutsche Bank AG, to form and operate an asset management company with an initial focus on hedge fund of funds products. Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: Denzel in ‘Steinbeck’; Torres in ‘Pico’; CBS takes care of ‘Home’; Mottola’s MTV series; Underwood on DVD.
*Denzel Washington will reportedly re-team with his “John Q” director Nick Cassavetes for the film “Steinbeck’s Point of View,” reports BlackFilm.com. Read Full Story

MUSIC/RADIO BITS: Pharrell album delayed; Snowman melts in Fla.; Stone throws off Dozier; Jeter on XM; Lantern joins RSMG.
*The release date of Pharrell Williams’ first solo album “In My Mind” has been pushed back from Dec. 13 to sometime in February. Read Full Story

EVENT CALENDAR: Rap-A-Lot/Swisha House Thanksgiving events; Remy Ma gives away turkeys; De La Soul to rock UCLA Live.
*Record labels Rap-A-Lot and Swisha House will join forces to provide Thanksgiving relief efforts to the needy in Houston. Their “Feed the Homeless” Drive will take place tomorrow (Nov. 24) at Club Visions from 1-4 p.m. Read Full Story

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11-23-05 EUR FEEDBACK: It's in The Process! / 'Dreamgirls' / Q-Tip's B-day
"Regarding the 'Dreamgirls' character Effie, I am glad that Fantasia did not get this particular role, for anyone who has seen 'Dreamgirls,' I don't think she fits the character right, also she may have problems with her lines due to her learning problems and I am not saying that to joke either." Read Full Story

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11-22-05 EURxtra: Bassett to Promote New Lotion / Tucker Signs on for $20 Mil

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BASSETT TO PROMOTE NEW LOTION FOR BLACK WOMEN: Actress signs on as new face of Olay’s Quench Body Lotion.
*Olay has announced that Angela Bassett will star in a national television and print campaign to promote its new lotion product designed specifically for African American women. Read Full Story

TUCKER FINALLY SIGNS ON TO ‘RUSH HOUR 3’: Twenty million dollar payday helps to clear gridlock.
*New Line Cinema feels like it’s cruising in the carpool lane now that Chris Tucker has finally agreed to a deal for “Rush Hour 3.” Read Full Story

SHAQ AND SHAUNIE WANT TO OPEN A SCHOOL: Couple looking to provide charter school for kids in South Florida.
*Miami Heat star Shaquille O’Neal and his wife, Shaunie, have plans to open a charter school in a disadvantaged area of Miami as part of their Real Model Foundation, named after an expression Shaq often uses to describe himself. Read Full Story

TEEN DAD PROFILED IN ‘PEOPLE’ KILLED: Terrell Pough, 18, balanced school and work while raising 2-year-old daughter alone.
*Terrell Pough, the 18-year-old single dad profiled in a moving People magazine story in August, was killed Thursday night in Philadelphia, leaving behind a 2-year-old daughter. Read Full Story

LANDMARK STATUS SOUGHT FOR TILL’S CHURCH: Activists want to preserve location of 14-year-old’s funeral in 1955.
*Activists are seeking to turn the Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ in Chicago into a historic city landmark for its role in the early stages of the civil rights movement. Read Full Story

MURDER INC. TRIAL BRIEF/DAY 3: Prosecution Uses Text Messages and Shoe Boxes To Connect Irv Gotti to Supreme.
By Carl -- Sohh.com
*Day three of Murder Inc. money laundering trial got off to a confusing start today as prosecutors and defense attorneys argued over the relevance of text messaged conversations between Irv Lorenzo "Gotti" and Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff. Read Full Story

PROMOTER SCAMMED INTO STAGING BERNIE MAC EVENT: Man claiming to be actor’s manager convinces Ohio promoter to book event.
*An entertainment promoter in Athens, Ohio got duped into advertising an event to feature Bernie Mac by a man pretending to be the comedian’s manager. Read Full Story

STARS COME OUT FOR MUHAMMAD ALI CENTER: Bill Clinton, Bryant Gumbel attend grand opening in Louisville.
*Muhammad Ali was feted by the likes of former president Bill Clinton and the host of HBO’s “Real Sports,” Bryant Gumbel, at the opening of a new facility bearing his name in his Louisville, Kentucky hometown. Read Full Story

BRITISH OPERA TO CEASE ‘BLACKFACE’ MAKEUP: Practice of white actors using black makeup to portray black characters will stop.
*An article criticizing the British Royal Opera House’s use of black face paint when playing black characters has led to the practice being abandoned for good. Read Full Story

BRITISH ‘BIG BROTHER’ STAR AVOIDS DEPORTATION: Zimbabwe woman feared retaliation back home after wild summer on U.K. reality show.
*A Zimbabwe woman who became a TV star on Britain’s “Big Brother 6” last season has won her battle to stay in the U.K. after being threatened with deportation. Read Full Story

WHOOPI GOLDBITS: Actress owes Oscar to Swayze; runs into resistance with black Nazi project.
*Whoopi Goldberg says that her best supporting actress Oscar for the film “Ghost” would not have been possible without the support of her co-star Patrick Swayze, who told director Jerry Zucker that he would only star in the film if “The Color Purple” star appeared in it with him. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Harris in ‘Heist’; Nelly/J.D.’s strip club moment; Edge launches Music Rising; Hutchinson joins NAM.
*Steve Harris will go from practicing law on ABC to breaking the law on NBC. Read Full Story

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11-21-05 EUR: Snoop Stumps For Tookie / Bernie Mac To Develop New Series For Fox

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DMX GOES TO JAIL: Rapper given 70-day sentence; taken immediately to Rikers.
*Rapper DMX is back in familiar territory – a jail cell. A Queens N.Y. judge gave him an extra 10 days behind bars Friday, bringing his total sentence to 70 days for violating the conditions of his release following a June 2004 incident at Kennedy International Airport. Read Full Story

BERNIE MAC TO DEVELOP NEW FOX SERIES: Sitcom will be in the vein of “All in the Family.”
*Bernie Mac is coming back for seconds at Fox. With “The Bernie Mac Show” currently in its fifth season, the comedian is developing a new “All in the Family” flavored sitcom as the first project under his Mac Productions banner, which has an overall deal with Regency and 20th Century Fox TV. Read Full Story

SNOOP STUMPS FOR TOOKIE: Rapper joins hundreds outside San Quentin to keep condemned Crip founder alive.
*San Quentin hasn’t seen this much star power since Johnny Cash in 1969. The Man in Black treated those inmates to a concert, but this artist – known to represent the blue rag – appeared outside the prison gates Saturday for one inmate only. Read Full Story

AIN’T NOTHIN’ GOIN’ ON BUT THE ‘RENT’: Dawson, Diggs, Martin discuss coming full circle with Wednesday’s film opening.
*Rosario Dawson admits now that when “Rent” first hit Broadway on April 29, 1996, the then 16-year-old was not trying to see a musical about a bunch of folks dancing and singing about being HIV positive and broke on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Read Full Story

MURDER INC. TRIAL – DAY TWO: 50 Cent’s name enters the court room.
By Ei8ht and Ms. Battlecry, SOHH.com
*Day two of the Murder Inc money laundering trial began as the Donell Nichols show, but that all changed when 50 Cent's name was uttered during the afternoon arguments. Read Full Story

CAM’RON CASE STILL BAFFLES POLICE: Authorities frustrated with the street’s “anti-snitching” mentality.
*On Friday, Washington Post readers were met with the front page headline “Who Shot Cam’ron?” accompanied by a Killa Entertainment publicity photo of the rapper dressed in black, leaning against his prized blue Lamborghini. Read Full Story

DIDDY VISITS HOT 97 TO COUNTER LOX CLAIMS: Calling in during Lox appearance Wednesday wasn’t enough.
*About 24 hours after Sean “Diddy” Combs called into New York’s Hot 97 radio show to face off with disgruntled former employees The Lox, the Bad Boy mogul and his entourage showed up to the studio along with contracts and cancelled checks to help counter claims that he is keeping them from their money. Read Full Story

O.J.’S TWO CENTS ON THE ROBERT BLAKE VERDICT: Simpson says they’re both victims of “double jeopardy.”
*O.J. Simpson is of the belief that a not guilty verdict in a criminal trial should, by definition, rule out any possibility of a guilty verdict in a civil trial. Read Full Story

SHAQ PARTIES ‘DOWNSTAIRS’ WITH PAYLESS: Hoopster’s Dunkman shoe launches Dec. 1 at discount shoe chain.
*You gotta give it to Payless. The discount shoe company gets folks you’d never in your most feverish hallucination believe would even step foot in the store, much less partner with them in business. Read Full Story

BIRDMAN TO SERVE BIRDS FOR THANKSGIVING: Cash Money mogul’s annual Turkey Giveaway to service Katrina evacuees.
*Cash Money Records founders and New Orleans natives Ronald 'Slim' Williams and Bryan 'Birdman' Williams will dedicate their annual Turkey Giveaway to more than 2000 evacuees of Hurricane Katrina, providing survivors and displaced residents of the crisis with a sit-down Thanksgiving dinner with all the holiday trimmings. Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: Ross in S.A.; Swizz babymama drama; DMC ditches Adidas; Jimi bling; Paris H. album; Paris (the rapper) not dead.
*Before a recent concert in South Africa, Diana Ross took time out to meet with rescue workers who tried to save her ex-husband, Norwegian shipping magnate Arne Naess. Read Full Story

FILM/TV/MAGAZINE BITS: Beals baby; Jones in ‘Reading’; 'ANTM's' Mercedes in ‘X-Men 3?’; Prince/Spud on ‘Short’ list; 50 wins video game award.
*Actress Jennifer Beals and her husband, Ken L. Dixon, welcomed a baby girl last month, it was announced Friday. This is the first child for the 41-year-old star of Showtime’s “The L Word.” Read Full Story

EVENT CALENDAR: Reeves at UC Davis; Knight in Oslo; NY casting call for Chaka musical.
*Jazz vocalist Dianne Reeves will perform a set of holiday favorites from her recent “Christmas Time is Here” CD at the Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts at UC Davis (One Shields Ave. Davis, CA) Read Full Story

MIKE TYSON EVENT ENDS IN BRAWL: U.K. function turned into last year’s Vibe Awards with chairs tossed and punches thrown.
*Another headline-grabbing incident has been linked to former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, but this time, he doesn’t appear to be directly involved with the matter. Read Full Story

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11-21-05 EUR FEEDBACK: Darryl James' Stupid Ass Christians (Feedback) Won't Stop
"Thanks, Mr. James. You really made me think. You made valid points.I would hope that what people could take away from your column is that God loves everyone. I agree that the attitude that only one group can claim to know and love the Lord is a recipe for disaster." Read Full Story

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