11-09-05 EUR: Rumors Swirl Around Ali And Daughter Laila / LisaRaye Nuptials On Hold

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LISARAYE PUTS HER WEDDING ON HOLD: Actress says postponement due to ‘circumstances beyond their control.’
*The extravagant two-day wedding event of LisaRaye McCoy and Honorable Chief Minister Michael Misick, Turks and Caicos Islands, has been postponed, the couple announced in a statement. Read Full Story

RUMORS SWIRL AROUND ALI AND DAUGHTER: Champ’s wife disputes tabloid report; Laila rumored to be dating Latifah.
*As Muhammad Ali’s wife Lonnie attempts to deny recent reports that her husband is near death, rumors surrounding his daughter Laila Ali have been popping up across the Internet and in gossip segments on urban radio stations. Read Full Story

‘DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES’ BASEMENT DWELLER FIRED: Actor Page Kennedy given walking papers for ‘improper conduct.'
*Looks like Sunday’s episode of “Desperate Housewives” will be the last time viewers will see actor Page Kennedy as Caleb, the brother held captive in the basement of new Wysteria Lane resident Betty Applewhite. Read Full Story

DELEON RICHARDS-SHEFFIELD BLACKMAIL TRIAL BEGINS: ‘Community activist’ accused of extortion over sex tape with R. Kelly.
*Audio recordings of conversations between Derrick Mosley (a self-described “community activist”) and the business manager for New York Yankees star Gary Sheffield and his wife DeLeon Richards-Sheffield were played in court Monday in an attempt to prove that Moseley tried to blackmail the couple over a sex video involving R. Kelly. Read Full Story

REP. MCKINNEY WANTS TUPAC’S FED PAPERS RELEASED: Lawmaker introduces new bill that calls for government to release documents.
*House of Representative member Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) has introduced a new bill that calls for the U.S. government to make public all documents it has amassed on Tupac Shakur. Read Full Story

MTV READY TO RUN ON: Music channel extends ‘Run’s House’; Russell, Diddy, Run discuss show’s appeal.
*MTV’s anti-Osbournes reality series, “Run’s House,” has been renewed for a second season, the network announced. Read Full Story

STICKY FINGAZ BOOKS ‘BLADE’ ROLE: Rapper-turned-actor will star in Spike TV’s new series based on film franchise.
*Kirk Jones, better known as former Onyx rapper Sticky Fingaz, will fill the shoes that were vacated in a huff by Wesley Snipes. Read Full Story

DIDDY’S ‘VOTE OR DIE’ CRY QUESTIONED: Group files formal complaint over campaign’s partisan politics.
*The National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) has filed a formal complaint against Sean “Diddy” Combs with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) claiming the mogul’s support of John Kerry for President may have violated the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) and the Internal Revenue Service Code. Read Full Story

SNOOP INTRODUCES NEW LINE OF HOT DOGS: ‘Snoop Doggs’ to hit grocery stores in January.
*Capitalizing on his rap name, Snoop Dogg has entered the hot dog business with a new line of franks following a deal with Platinum One Medium. Read Full Story

BOOTSY FUNKS UP THE BENGALS: Funkateer records tribute song and video for hometown team.
*It’s not out of the ordinary for funk legend Bootsy Collins to dress up in an orange leather hat, jacket and wide-legged pants, but in this case, the color scheme had a purpose. Read Full Story

SHADY BUSINESS: Eminem kicked by Lugz over iPod spot; Showtime sets a date for concert special; ‘Curtain Call’ adds second disc.
*U.S. footwear manufacturer Lugz has sent a cease and desist letter to Apple demanding that it pull its new iPod ad featuring a silhouette dancing to Eminem’s “Lose Yourself.” Read Full Story

JADAKISS, STYLES FED UP WITH INTERSCOPE: Rappers are one step away from scrawling “slave” across their cheek.
*Interscope has three very disgruntled employees on their hands. LOX rappers Jadakiss, Sheek Louch and Styles P tell MTV that they have had about enough of record company politics and will never record a group album for the label again. Read Full Story

TERRELL OWENS APOLOGIZES TO EAGLES, MCNABB: Agent Rosenhaus hopes the move can pave way for possible return.
*Ousted Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Terrell Owens held a press conference outside of his New Jersey home Tuesday to offer his former team, coach, quarterback, team owner and fans a public apology. Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: Janet books film; Solange, Rihanna ‘Bring it’; Howard in ‘Awake’; Marvel eyes Will; Foxx wants to be like Mike.
*Janet Jackson has been cast in the film “Tennessee” opposite Macaulay Culkin and Martin Henderson (“The Ring,” “Torque”). According to Variety, the film will begin shooting in New Mexico and Tennessee in March, and will follow the story of two brothers on a road trip in search of their estranged father. Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: Kanye, Talib, Kelly in charity song; Radio Music Award noms; Simmons denies ‘Source’ talk; new YoungBloodZ; AMA adds acts; Stone’s charity single; Q’s ‘Purple’ haze.
*Kanye West's "We Can Make It Better" featuring Talib Kweli, Common, Q-Tip and Rhymefest, R. Kelly's "Let Your Light Shine," Diddy's "By Faith" featuring Fred Hammond and the Winans' "After All" have been added to the hurricane relief compilation “Come Together Now,” due Nov. 22. 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

11-09-05 EUR FEEDBACK: The N-Word
"Paul Scott (11-08-05 EUR Feedback), please read some of Aaron McGruder's interviews -- he's OK with using the N-word; he sees no problem with it; he thinks it should be used all day, every day. So your 'Dr. Phil' moment is not only off base, but McGruder is, unfortunately, not as deep as you think he is. In the big picture, he's just another Black guy trying to make a buck by selling out his own." Read Full Story

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