12-07-05 EUR: Usher's Bad Box Office Hurts / BET News' In-Depth Look at Tookie's Case

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USHER ‘MIX’-UP KILLS LIONS GATE EARNINGS: Lions Gate slashes fiscal 2006 forecast after singer’s box office fiasco.
*Canadian independent producer Lions Gate Entertainment was forced to lower its earnings forecast for fiscal 2006 after its Usher film “In the Mix” did far worse at the box office than expected. Read Full Story

BASSETT EXPECTING TWINS FROM SURROGATE MOM: Source tells People magazine that the rumors are true.
*Following early reports from Extra TV regarding an arrival of a double bundle of joy to Angela Bassett and her husband Courtney B. Vance, People magazine has learned from a source that the rumors are true. Read Full Story

SUPER BOWL MAKES TIME 4 STEVIE: Motown legend will perform during pregame show in Detroit.
*It should’ve been a no brainer that somebody…anybody from Motown’s illustrious roster would be asked to perform at the Super Bowl in February. Read Full Story

JAY-Z SUED FOR TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT: Wrestler claims mogul stole his “diamond cutter” hand symbol.
*A former WWE wrestler is suing Jay-Z for trademark infringement alleging the retired artist is using a hand symbol that mirrors his official logo. Read Full Story

STANLEY TOOKIE WILLIAMS' CASE EXAMINED BY BET NEWS: Network Takes In-Depth Look Tonight at 7:30 E/P
As his scheduled execution date of December 13 looms closer, BET News will go inside the case of Los Angeles “Crips” gang co-founder Stanley Tookie Williams and the growing controversy over whether he should be granted clemency for a quadruple-murder conviction. Read Full Story

TOOKIE SUPPORTERS FOXX & SNOOP TEAM FOR SINGLE: Jamie adds vocals to rapper’s new DPGC track ‘Real Soon.’
*Snoop Dogg is hoping that the addition of Jamie Foxx to “Real Soon,” his new single with DPGC (featuring Snoop, Kurupt, Daz & Nate Dogg), will raise further awareness of the fight to save death row inmate Stanley Tookie Williams from execution. Read Full Story

KANYE SCHOOLS SANTA MONICA STUDENTS: Rapper performed Monday for high school that won a local radio contest.
*One student wore his “George Bush doesn’t care about black people” t-shirt for the occasion. Others wore single letters of his first and last name and sat together in the stands to spell out K.A.N.Y.E. W.E.S.T. Read Full Story

TWO INJURED IN GUNFIRE FOLLOWING LIL’ FLIP CONCERT: Cops shut down Minneapolis venue and search every patron.
*It was game over for folks trying to leave a Lil’ Flip concert in downtown Minneapolis early Sunday as a shooting outside caused the venue to be immediately shut down and patrons barred from going home until they were searched by police officers. Read Full Story

LABELLE GROUP REUNITES FOR ROSA PARKS SINGLE: Patti, Nona and Sara record ‘Dear Rosa’ in advance of reunion tour.
*Patti LaBelle hit a New York recording studio yesterday (Dec. 6) with her LaBelle group members Nona Hendrix and Sara Dash to record “Dear Rosa,” a tribute to the late civil rights icon Rosa Parks that also marks the group’s first song together since disbanding in 1976. Read Full Story

UPN SETS A DATE FOR J.LO’S ‘SOUTH BEACH’: Plus, NY set of singer/actress’ latest film shut down by electrical fire.
*UPN’s new series “South Beach,” a drama from Jennifer Lopez’s Nuyorican Productions shingle, will have a two-hour premiere on Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 8 p.m., the network announced. Read Full Story

WILL.I.AM. PREPARING GRAY, MENDES ALBUMS: Black Eyed Pea knee deep in the “don’t call it a comeback” business.
*Black Eyed Peas member Will.I.Am says he wants to resurrect the careers of his artists Macy Gray and veteran musician Sergio Mendes in the way Clive Davis has for Santana. Read Full Story

EXCLUSIVE TOOKIE INTERVIEW: Earl Ofari Hutchinson and journalist Jasmyne Cannick go deep with death row inmate.
*As the Dec. 13 execution date of Stanley Tookie Williams draws near, journalists are scrambling to speak with the former gang leader-turned-peace activist for possibly the last time. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Pimp C home for the holidays; Blige avoids court; Cowboy Troy co-hosts ‘Nashville Star’; Angelou on Hallmark; Henson’s Landmark deal.
*Rapper Pimp C, who with Bun B formed the Texas group UGK (Underground Kingz), is scheduled to be released from prison in the next 30 days after serving roughly half of his eight-year sentence on aggravated assault. 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

12-07-05 EUR FEEDBACK: "What does the movie 'King Kong' have to do with Black men?"
"I'm sorry, EUR, did I miss something here? (Regarding 12-06-05 EUR Feedback from Ellen), what does the movie 'King Kong' have to do with Black men?" Read Full Story

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