03-07-06 EURextra: Busta Rhymes Lashes Out at Media / MiJac's 'Bad' Side

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BUSTA RHYMES LASHES OUT AT MEDIA: Rapper says press has ‘a n**** looking real crazy’; cops trying to track down missing scene from video.
*As cops in New York continued searching for the killer of Busta Rhymes’ bodyguard, the rapper himself took the stage Sunday night (March 5) to perform at WWPR-FM’s Birthday Bash, an occasion that also served as a platform to thrash the media. Read Full Story

MIJAC’S 'BAD, BAD ... REALLY REALLY BAD' BEHAVIOR?: Jermaine’s proposed tell-all leads to reported hissy fit; plus, Blanket’s babymama uncovered.
*An author who says he was hired to ghostwrite a tell-all book by Jermaine Jackson has told the New York Daily News that the project was shelved because his brother Michael threw a fit over the contents and threatened to file a lawsuit. Read Full Story

ROCK EXPLAINS ‘CHRIS’ MATERIAL AT PALEY FESTIVAL: Cast and creators of UPN sitcom discuss episodes before appreciative audience.
*Chris Rock and the cast of his UPN sitcom “Everybody Hates Chris” took the stage at the Museum of Television & Radio's Paley Festival in Los Angeles Thursday (March 2) to watch episodes and discuss the series before a live audience. Read Full Story

EUR ACADEMY AWARDS WRAP 2006: “Crash” Crashes Brokeback Mountain’s Coming-Out Party, While Gangsta Rappers Pimp Out Oscar
*The 78th Annual Academy Awards were presented at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood on a fairly uneventful evening which unfolded, in terms of winners, pretty much as expected, at least by this critic who correctly forecast the results in 11 of the 13 major categories. The only major surprise came at the very end of the festivities when Crash ruined Brokeback Mountain’s coming out party by taking the Oscar for Best Picture. Read Full Story

HAMILTON, HEADLEY TO MOUNT SPRING TOUR: ‘Change Your World’ trek sponsored by VH1 Soul.
*Anthony Hamilton will kick off his “Change Your World Tour” in Richmond, VA at the Landmark Theater on April 6. Opening act Heather Headley will join the seven-time Grammy nominee on the 22-city U.S. tour sponsored by VH1 Soul. Read Full Story

‘TSOTSI’ PRAISED BY SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT: Mbeki feels Oscar win will help boost film industry in the country.
*South African President Thabo Mbeki has offered his congratulations to the local filmmakers and cast of the film “Tsotsi,” which picked up an Academy Award Sunday night for Best Foreign Language Film. Read Full Story

WEB SITE FORCED TO KILL COSBY CLONES: Lawyers for comedian send cease and desist letters to stop animated parody.
*The online parody “House of Cosbys,” a cartoon about an obsessed Bill Cosby fan who creates Cosby clones with special powers, was forced to close up shop after its creator received cease and desist letters from lawyers representing the real Cosby. Read Full Story

WOODARD, FREEMAN, USHER AT KING MEMORIAL FUNDRAISER: Venue to open doors on National Mall in 2008.
*Alfre Woodard, Morgan Freeman and Usher were among the celebs gathered Tuesday at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel to help raise funds for the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial in Washington, D.C. Read Full Story

WE REMEMBER: Baseball Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett Dies
*Former Minnesota Twins player Kirby Puckett died Monday, a day after suffering a stroke at his home in Arizona. He was 44. Read Full Story

ROSA PARKS ARRIVAL SPARKS PRICE HIKES AT CEMETERY: Cost of crypts near civil rights icon skyrocket.
*The former Celebration of Life mausoleum at Detroit’s Woodlawn Cemetery was renamed the Rosa L. Parks Freedom Chapel following the death of the civil rights pioneer in October – and with the new title came a dramatic hike in prices for crypts located inside and close to the buidling. Read Full Story

CULPEPPER, WILLIAMS CLAIM DISCRIMINATION IN BOAT CASE: Prosecutors didn’t charge white men allegedly engaging in same sex acts.
*Lawyers for Minnesota Vikings players Dante Culpepper and Moe Williams are accusing prosecutors of racial discrimination in the case surrounding the team’s boat party scandal. Read Full Story

MARCUS VICK PLEADS GUILTY TO TRAFFIC CHARGES: Former Va. Tech quarterback to pay fines and court costs.
*Marcus Vick, the embattled former Virginia Tech quarterback who was kicked off the team last season following a win at the Gator Bowl, has pleaded guilty to two traffic charges that helped lead to his early exit from the Hokies. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: DMC album; Lil Jon’s DVD; Underwood on CBS; The Rock in ‘Reno’; Willie Jolley’s short story.
*DMC’s new album, “Checks Thugs and Rock 'n Roll,” will be available for online pre-order at www.walmart.com before its release on March 14. 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

03-07-06 EUR FEEDBACK: Keeping us on our toes
"Aaron McGruder attended the University of Maryland, not Howard (as mentioned in the 03-06-06 EUR). It's something they beat into our heads every time we pick up a copy of the campus newspaper, The Diamondback, which is also where his strip ran for the first time. You know I like to keep you on your toes." Read Full Story

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