01-12-06 EURxtra: MiJac's New Child Abuse Allegations / BET & Lil' Kim Hook Up

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BET ANNOUNCES NEW PROGRAMMING SLATE: Reality shows about Lil’ Kim and Grambling students among the offerings.
*Grambling State University's Mighty Tiger Marching Band opened BET’s session at the Winter Television Critics Association (TCA) Press Tour to promote “Year of the Tiger,” one of three new series scheduled to premiere this year on the network. Also set to debut this year is “Lil’ Kim: Countdown to Lockdown,” produced by Tracey Edmonds’ Edmonds Entertainment Group. The reality show follows the rapper during the two weeks preceding her September trip to prison for perjury. Read Full Story

FRESH CHILD ABUSE ALLEGATIONS FOR MIJAC: Twenty-year-old man files civil suit claiming star molested him years ago.
*A 20-year-old man has filed a civil lawsuit in California against Michael Jackson claiming the pop star sexually molested him on different occasions between the ages of two and 14. Read Full Story

MARION BARRY TESTED POSITIVE FOR COCAINE: Mandatory drug test last fall came up dirty.
*Former Washington D.C. mayor Marion Barry now faces an increased risk of serving the maximum 18 months in jail for misdemeanor tax charges after testing positive for cocaine use during a mandatory drug test administered last fall. Read Full Story

NEW BOOK CRITICIZES BLACKS WHO USE N-WORD: ‘Bury That Sucka’ says use of term is a disgrace to Black History Month.
*Author H. Lewis Smith’s new book “Bury That Sucka” takes a look at the “bizarre love affair the black community has with the N-word.” Read Full Story

CHINGY’S FORMER BODYGUARD COMMITS MURDER/SUICIDE: Man kills girlfriend, their son and then himself.
*Michael Cannon, a former bodyguard for rapper Chingy, shot and killed his girlfriend and their seven-year-old son, and then turned the gun on himself last Thursday (Jan. 5), reports the St. Louis Post Dispatch. Read Full Story

NEW ARTISTS REWORK FAMILY STONE HITS: New album features remixes and covers from Legend, Joss Stone and more.
Legacy Recordings will release “Different Strokes by Different Folks,” an album of Sly and the Family Stone hits covered and remixed by a generation of influential and current chart-topping stars. Read Full Story

WYNTON MARSALIS TO PERFORM ON MLK DAY: Trumpeter to help celebrate the reopening of Tulane University.
*Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, a native of New Orleans, will appear on the Tulane University campus on Martin Luther King Day to help celebrate the reopening of Tulane, Xavier, Dillard and Loyola universities, all forced to forgo their fall semesters due to damage inflicted by Hurricane Katrina. Read Full Story

B.G. AND MANNIE FRESH REUNITE: Former Cash Money pat’nas record new single and video.
*Former Cash Money duo, B.G. and Mannie Fresh have reunited in the studio for the first single from B.G.'s upcoming album, “The Heart of the Streets: Vol. 2 (I Am What I Am), to be released March 21 on Chopper City Records. Read Full Story

PAN AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL NAMES 2006 HONOREES: Gossett, Elise among actors to be lauded; ‘Tsotsi’ to open event.
*Legendary actor Louis Gossett Jr. will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the 14th Annual Pan African Film and Arts Festival, to be held at 7 p.m. on Feb. 18 at the Magic Johnson Theatre in Los Angeles (3650 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.) Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: Banner at Florida State; Foxx No. 1; new Isley Bros; new Ras Ka; Scarface designs cap; “Kiminem” gets marriage license; J.Lo & L.L.
*David Banner is scheduled to speak tomorrow (Jan. 13) at Florida State University’s "The Business of Hip Hop: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, Vol. 2," presented by Florida State University Union Productions, Florida Entertainment Summit and Blazin' 102.3 FM. Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: Dourdan joins Berry thriller; ‘Stars for Katrina’; Foxx’s big tip.
*“CSI” star Gary Dourdan and Giovanni Ribisi are joining the cast of “Perfect Stranger,” a psychological thriller starring Halle Berry and Bruce Willis. In the film, Berry plays a woman who goes undercover both online and off to investigate a friend’s murder. Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS (TAKE 2): Farrell sex tape blocked; Oprah backed a liar?; UPN & Keys strike deal.
UPN has announced that it's given the green light to develop a drama series loosely based on the life of Alicia Keys. The network says the coming-of-age story will follow a girl from a biracial family like Keys. Read Full Story

STAR JONES REYNOLDS TEAMS WITH ‘DRESS FOR SUCCESS’: ‘View’ co-host links with charity org. on book tour.
*Star Jones Reynolds, co-host of ABC's "The View," will align with the international non-profit organization Dress for Success during a 30-day tour to promote her new book "Shine -- A Physical, Emotional and Spiritual Journey to Finding Love." 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

01-12-06 EUR FEEDBACK: Southwest Airlines Must Love Obese Black women / Radio Lyrics Crisis Prompted by 'Laffy Taffy.'
"Southwest Airlines must love obese Black women. Their wedding party television advertisement features an obese Black woman dressed in purple and acting like an absolute fool." Read Full Story

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