01-26-06 EURxtra: NBA Great Isiah Thomas Accused of Sexual Harrassment

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ISIAH THOMAS ACCUSED OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT: Knicks president sued by former front-office employee.
*A federal lawsuit has been filed against former NBA great and current New York Knicks team president Isiah Thomas for sexual harassment and discrimination by one of the team's former front-office employees. Read Full Story

CASSIDY CONVICTED OF INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER: Rapper accused of plotting ambush of man following beef.
*Rapper Cassidy was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and aggravated assault Tuesday (Jan. 24) in Philadelphia for having a hand in an April 15 ambush of a man following an argument. Read Full Story

IF THE NAME FITS ... Los Angeles school to be renamed after Johnnie Cochran.
*A Los Angeles middle school once attended by famed attorney Johnnie Cochran Jr. will be renamed in his honor, officials said Tuesday. Read Full Story

IS THAT MIJAC BEHIND THAT VEIL?: Pop star spotted at Bahrain mall disguised in women’s traditional attire.
*According to the latest reports out of Bahrain, Michael Jackson seems to think he can dip into a public mall dressed as a Bahrani woman and go unnoticed. Read Full Story

WE REMEMBER FAYARD NICHOLAS: Famous dancer dies Tuesday at his home. He was 91.
*Fayard Nicholas, who with his brother Harold became innovators in the tap dancing world for their breath-taking athleticism, died. Tuesday at his home from pneumonia and other complications of a stroke, his son Tony Nicholas said. Read Full Story

JAY-Z SAYS CAM’RON IS LOOKING FOR ATTENTION: Def Jam pres calls sudden verbal attacks a ‘ploy,’ but is ‘torn’ over whether to respond.
*Def Jam president Jay-Z has finally responded to the out-of-the-blue attacks thrown his way from rapper Cam’ron, who was signed to his Roc-A-Fella label in 2002. Read Full Story

NAS’ EX-GIRLFRIEND TELLS ALL IN NEW BOOK: Carmen Bryan dishes about Nas’ cheating; alleged affair with Jay-Z and more.
*Lookout Karrine Steffans, there’s a new woman armed with a tell-all book poised to go up against your “Confessions of a Video Vixen” blow for blow – no pun intended. Read Full Story

BRANDY JUMPS INTO THE VIDEO GAME ARENA: Singer provides voice and likeness for sci-fi/action game.
*Having conquered music and television, Brandy is poised to invade the video game world via a sci-fi/action project for the company Matty/Markus Games. Read Full Story

SHARPTON SEEKS APOLOGY FROM CARTOON NETWORK/MCGRUDER: Rev. threatens to picket following MLK episode.
*You knew it was coming. The recent “Boondocks” episode that featured Martin Luther King Jr. waking up from a coma to a post-9/11 world has gotten Rev. Al Sharpton upset and ready to lift a picket sign. Read Full Story

DIDDY SHIFTS FOCUS TO BAD BOY FOR 06: Mogul aims to return label to its major-player status.
*With the posthumous Notorious B.I.G. collection “Duets: The Final Chapter” nearing platinum sales, 2006 is starting off on a positive note for Diddy’s Bad Boy record label. Read Full Story

STEPIN FETCHIT EXAMINED IN BHERC EVENT: Weekend in Los Angeles will discuss life of actor and the image of blacks in mass media.
*The Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center ("BHERC") presents a weekend in Los Angeles showcasing the life of Stepin Fetchit and a discussion on the black image, entitled Stepin Fetchit: Reexamining the Black Image in Mass Media. Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: More Berry/Aubry talk; Narain on Starz InBlack; VH1 Soul’s February programming.
*There’s been another sighting of Halle Berry all hugged up with fellow Versace model Gabriel Aubry. Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: Prince plays behind protégé; Harper in Honolulu; Hancock, Cosby in Boston.
*Prince played guitar behind his new protégé Tamar during a Tuesday night gig at the Roxy in Los Angeles. Read Full Story

BITS OF MAGIC: Earvin “Magic” Johnson to host Detroit’s ‘Legendary Night’ and co-organize Houston’s ‘Zo and Magic 8-Ball Challenge.’
*NBA legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson and auto maker Lincoln join forces for Lincoln Presents: A Legendary Night, to be held on Feb. 1 in Detroit in advance of the Super Bowl. 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

01-26-06 EUR FEEDBACK: 'Madea's Family Reunion' is a hot mess!
"I just had the misfortune of checking out an early screening of Tyler Perry’s second installment of the Madea Franchise, Madea’s Family Reunion, and it was, in a word, a hot mess! Oh, my bad, that's 3 words. Anyway, I took a chance on seeing the first movie, 'Diary of A Mad Black Woman,' after being leery about how the stage play would translate to film, but I was pleasantly surprised; it was no award-winner, but it was certainly entertaining. 'Reunion,' however, had a much different effect." Read Full Story