04-14-06 EUR: Babyface Sues Anita Baker / MiJac Claws Way out of Financial Hole

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BABYFACE SUES ANITA: He claims she owes him at least $250,000
*Who knew?! We thought they were like ... best buds and stuff. Maybe they were until the money got funny. Babyface, whose real name is Kenny Edmonds, filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit against Anita Baker Thursday, alleging she owes him at least $250,000. Read Full Story

MIJAC CLAWS HIS WAY OUT OF FINANCIAL HOLE: Singer refinances more than $200 million in loans to avoid bankruptcy.
*Michael Jackson announced Thursday that he struck a deal with creditors that will keep him out of the welfare line. Read Full Story

BOUNCER PROBED IN PROOF DEATH: Also, heated game of pool may have led to gunfire.
*Police investigating the shooting death of rapper Proof have questioned a 28-year-old bouncer who was working the night of the incident at Detroit’s C.C.C. nightclub. Read Full Story

‘SCARY MOVIE 4’ OOZES WITH GRATUITOUS SPOOF: Veteran Regina Hall and newcomers Anderson and Shaq talk about the experience.
*The fourth film in the “Scary Movie” franchise arrives in theaters today with returning regulars Regina Hall and Anna Faris, and surprising expectations of a profitable opening weekend at the box office. Read Full Story

EUR FILM ('Kinky Boots') REVIEW: Drag Queen and Shoe Heir Make Unlikely Buddies in Wacky Brit Comedy.
By Kam Williams
*Whether it’s the topless ladies of Calendar Girls, the bottomless boys of The Full Monty, or the totally naked showgirls of Mrs. Henderson Presents, the British seem to have a knack for taking a sordid story with a naughty theme and turning it into a flamboyant, feel-good feature film that’s fun for the whole family. Such is the case with Kinky Boots, a heartwarming tale about the unlikely friendship forged between a black drag queen and the recently-engaged heir of a shoe factory. Read Full Story

WYCLEF PLAYS CAB DRIVER IN NEW FILM: Artist also freestyles his way onto the soundtrack.
*Wyclef Jean has been cast in the unique role of a “spiritual taxicab driver” in the film “One Last Thing…” which follows the final days of a teen who is terminally ill. Read Full Story

DID PAULA ABDUL LIE ABOUT HER CLUB BEATDOWN?: Witnesses claim she made up story to cover up being asked to leave.
*Two witnesses claim to have seen Paula Abdul “falling down drunk” at L.A.’s club Xenii the night she claims to have been roughed up, and they’re telling Page Six that she made the whole story up to divert attention away from the fact that she was told to leave the premesis. Read Full Story

FIRED CBS NEWS PRODUCER ALLEGES RACISM: Raylena Fields says ‘Evening News’ anchor Schieffer wanted her answering phones.
*Would Katie Couric expect a veteran CBS News producer to answer her phones? Read Full Story

MAMA LEEZZY WAS A CIVIL RIGHTS SOLDIER: Secretary of State gives props to her late mother in new issue of Good Housekeeping.
*In an interview for a special Mother’s Day issue of Good Housekeeping, Secretary of Condoleezza Rice says her mom, Angelina, was on the front line of the civil rights movement and stood up to racism and segregation that permeated life outside of their Birmingham, Alabama home. Read Full Story

SUSAN L. TAYLOR PROTESTS HAMPTON’S HAIR POLICY: Essence exec against school policy about unacceptable ‘braids and dreadlocks.’
*Susan L. Taylor, the editorial director of Essence magazine, pulled out of a speaking engagement at Hampton University recently after learning of its policy on acceptable hairstyles for students in the five-year master's of business administration program. Read Full Story

FESTIVAL TO SPOTLIGHT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: Sarah Jones, Phylicia Rashad to appear at ‘Until the Violence Stops: NYC.’
*Actresses Sarah Jones and Phylicia Rashad will join other entertainers at a two-week performance festival in New York to spotlight violence against women and girls. Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: 'Chris' lobby; another Keys 'Diary'; Torry joins 'Flirt'; 'Flav of Love 2'; Epps' HBO special.
*If the bootleg man around the way suddenly has DVDs of the entire first season of “Everybody Hates Chris,” including shows that haven't aired yet, we’ll know exactly who they came from. Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: Peoples, Jurassic in benefit jam; Elektra missing Prince; Dupri, Austin inducted; 'Moan' has the blues.
*Dilated Peoples, DJ Shadow, Jurassic 5, Cut Chemist, Money Mark and Madlib are on the performance bill for a three-day benefit concert and art auction in Los Angeles for Keith Tamashiro, a graphic designer who recently suffered a brain aneurysm. Read Full Story

EVENT CALENDAR: Trick Daddy in D.C.; B.B. King in Chicago; Aretha at Berklee; NAACP's Wilkins Freedom Fund Awards.
*Miami rapper Trick Daddy, a search for Miss HIN and the best cars from the custom car world will fill Dulles Expo Center in Washington D.C. April 22, 5 p.m. to midnight for XM Satellite Radio's Hot Import Nights (HIN) 2006. 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

04-14-06 EUR FEEDBACK: Joseph C. Phillips is on point on the illegal immigrant issue.
"Kudos to EUR: you bring us fabulously diverse opinions on important cultural issues such as politics and entertainment. Mr. Joseph C. Phillips wrote an insightful article on Black leadership and immigration with his 'Hello, NAACP' article (04-13-06 EUR). I agree with every point that he made and add my own. Read Full Story

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