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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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