03-16-06 EURextra: Kanye to Create & Star in Film / Juvenile on Top of Billboard

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KANYE, NEW LINE TEAM FOR INNOVATIVE FILM PROJECT: Rapper to create and star in movie inspired by his music.
*Kanye West is taking on an ambitious project with New Line Cinema that will see the Grammy winner executive produce and star in a feature film inspired by his music. Read Full Story

GORDON PARKS MEMORIAL HELD IN NEW YORK: Dinkins, Vanderbilt among mourners at service.
*A memorial service for Gordon Parks was held Tuesday at New York’s Riverside Church with former Mayor David Dinkins and fashion designer Gloria Vanderbilt among the mourners. Read Full Story

KRUNKED OUT ‘IDOL’ HOPEFUL PLEADS GUILTY: Leroy ‘Can You Dig It’ Wells cops plea deal on assault charge.
*Former “American Idol” contestant Leroy Wells, the Dirty South brother with the platinum grills spouting crunk nonsense during season 4 auditions, has pleaded guilty to second-degree assault in a 2005 shooting at a convenience store. Read Full Story

MARIAH PREPARING FOR DEF JAM RENEGOTIATIONS?: Singer reportedly adds high-powered lawyer to ensure her paperwork is fair.
*Fox411.com’s Roger Freidman is reporting that Mariah Carey is looking out for her best financial interest in the wake of her successful album “The Emancipation of Mimi. Read Full Story

JUVENILE’S KEEPS IT REAL ATOP BILLBOARD: New Orleans rapper’s ‘Reality Check’ enters at No. 1.
*Juvenile scores his first No. 1 on The Billboard 200 album chart by moving 174,000 copies of his new disc “Reality Check,” which hit stores last week via UTP/Atlantic. Read Full Story

AL ROKER GIVES DIDDY KITCHEN COMPETITION: Famous weatherman announces show with the same format as rap mogul’s ‘Showdown.’
*Is there enough room in the kitchen for two celebrity cooking shows? “Today Show” weatherman Al Roker seems to think so. His production company just shot a pilot this week for “Celebrity Food Fight,” to air sometime this year on the Food Network. Read Full Story

REGINA HALL PROFILED IN NEW JEWEL MAGAZINE: Actress says her puppy Zeus keeps her company while boyfriend and family are miles away.
*The sophomore issue of the online magazine Jewel features a cover story on Washington D.C. native Regina Hall, the star of such films as “Scary Movie 4,” “The Honeymooners” and “King’s Ransom.” Read Full Story

FARRAH GRAY URGES BLACKS TO BECOME MARROW DONORS: Motivational speaker hopes boost in black registrants can help save his sister.
*Best-selling author and self-made millionaire Farrah Gray is launching a nationwide effort to bring attention to the need for African American bone marrow and blood stem cell donors. Read Full Story

TV ONE TO AIR PROGRAMMING IN WAL-MART: Deal brings lifestyle content from network into more than 2,850 stores.
*Soon, shoppers at more than 2,850 Wal-Mart stores across the country will be able to see select shows from the African-American cable channel TV One piped through the chain’s in-store TV network. Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: ‘Heist’ preview; Denzel bits; ‘Flavor’ & ‘Kim’ ratings; Clooney’s Oscar bag; Cole on PBS; Smith vs. Mostow; Legend documentary.
*NBC is previewing a 16-minute clip of its new drama "Heist" on MSN Video that will remain available until the program's March 22 premiere. Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: Ray J’s furs; Knight’s covers; Diddy houses; DMC fan club; Thomas’ ‘Rain.’
*Ray J has bowed down to PETA supporter Pamela Anderson and agreed to ditch his chinchilla fur coat at her request. Both happened to be at London nightclub Kabaret when sources say the actress stepped to Ray, whom she had previously met at the “Tyra Banks Show” months earlier, and simply began taking off his coat. Read Full Story

SPORTS BITS: Chaney misses final game; NCAA on iTunes; NASCAR fields first black-owned team.
*Retiring Temple basketball coach John Chaney was not present at his team’s 80-73 overtime defeat to Akron Tuesday in the opening round of the National Invitation Tournament because of his wife’s health issues. 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

03-16-06 EUR FEEDBACK: We're not through with Three 6 Mafia, yet
"Hey EUR, I have to take issue with folks criticizing 36 Mafia's Oscar win, and live performance. Damn, can we not be happy about anything? Black people won another Academy Award! Even when Halle and Denzel won their Best Actress/Actor awards, all some folks could do was complain: 'Why he gotta play a crooked cop? Why she had to sleep with a white man to win an Oscar?'" Read Full Story

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