06-02-06 EUR: R. Kelly Porn Trial Update / Luda & Kanye Victorious in Court

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R. KELLY CHILD PORN TRIAL UPDATE: Defense and prosecution ask judge to bar viewing of sex tape
*There's been movement in the R. Kelly sex trial. Yesterday prosecutors and defense lawyers asked a judge to bar the public from viewing a videotape allegedly showing the singer having sex with an underage girl. Read Full Story

LUDACRIS, KANYE VICTORIOUS IN COURT: Rappers win copyright case in New York.
A New York court on Thursday cleared rapper Chris “Ludacris” Bridges and producer Kanye West of copyright infringement in a case brought by a New Jersey rap group over Ludacris’ song, “Stand Up.” Read Full Story

OPRAH FILMS NAVAJO POWWOW FOR UPCOMING SHOW: Talk show host visited Navajo capital to showcase culture.
*Cameras for “The Oprah Winfrey Show” captured the talk show queen visiting the Navajo capital of Window Rock Wednesday for an upcoming episode on the Navajo Nation. Read Full Story

LAST CHAPPELLE SHOWS TO AIR IN JULY: Comedy Central will roll out final four under the title ‘Chappelle's Show: The Lost Episodes.’
*The filmed material left in Dave Chappelle’s dust as he took off from his Comedy Central series “Chappelle’s Show” last year will finally air in the form of four episodes to begin on July 9. Read Full Story

LAWYERS FOR B.I.G.’S FAM RESPOND TO JUDGE’S ALLEGATIONS: Legal team says they did not deceive the court into declaring mistrial.
*Lawyers for the family of slain rapper Notorious B.I.G. have responded to a Los Angeles judge who said last week she was deceived into declaring a mistrial in the family’s wrongful death lawsuit against the city. Read Full Story

‘THE CONTENDER’ – ROUND TWO: NBC said ‘No Mas,’ but Sugar Ray Leonard says the boxing reality series is ready to rumble on ESPN.
*Fans of NBC’s cancelled reality show “The Contender” can circle July 18th on the calendar, as the series will pick itself up off the canvas that night and go another round on ESPN. Read Full Story

RWANDA’S PRESIDENT DISMISSES ‘HOTEL RWANDA’: Paul Kagame says Hollywood got the story wrong.
*Rwandan president Paul Kagame has no love for the 2004 film "Hotel Rwanda," saying Wednesday that the Oscar-nominated drama was an attempt by Hollywood to rewrite the history of the country’s 1994 genocide. Read Full Story

STAR JONES VICTIM OF SLOW HOUSING MARKET: ‘View’ co-host has been trying to sell her Upper East Side penthouse for a year.
*Star Jones Reynolds has just lowered the asking price of her New York condo by $250,000 in an effort to get the property sold. Read Full Story

BLACK FILM FESTIVALS: Hollywood Black Film Festival begins June 13; “Nollywood” comes to Hollywood on June 15.
*The 2006 Hollywood Black Film Festival (HBFF), a showcase featuring 104 films as well as panels and workshops, will be held in Los Angeles this month at various venues throughout the city. Read Full Story

CHAMILLIONAIRE RIDES INTO SECOND WEEK ON BILLBOARD: Plus, ‘Idol’s’ Daughtry debuts higher than Taylor Hicks.
*Chamillionaire stays atop Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart for a second week with his latest single, “Ridin’” featuring Krayzie Bone. Read Full Story

KATRINA BITS: Universal picks up first post-Katrina film; Wynton Marsalis to produce TV special; Mayor Ray Nagin sworn in.
*Universal Pictures has picked up the film "Hurricane Season," a post-Hurricane Katrina drama based on an upcoming documentary "Walking on Dead Fish." Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: Ziggy at Target; Jurassic 5 tour; Wayne hits the books; MiJac’s witnesses; Lisa Lisa headlines L.A. concert.
*Target stores will be the only place to pick up the new Ziggy Marley album “Love Is My Religion,” due July 4 via Tuff Gong Worldwide. Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: FX ‘Tucks’ Lathan; TCA loves ‘Chris’; Will’s ‘Bedroom’; Brangelina’s film; Diesel ‘Furious’ again?; Perrineau action figure is ‘Lost.’
*Sanaa Lathan will star in the upcoming fourth season of FX’s drama “Nip/Tuck.” The actress will play a thirty-something woman married to a wealthy, much older man. Read Full Story

THEATER BITS: ‘Color Purple’ actress honored; Fishburne begins ‘Without Walls’ in L.A.
*Felicia P. Fields, known to audiences of Broadway’s “The Color Purple” as Miss Sophia, has been honored with a Clarence Derwent Award for the most promising female performer on the New York stage. Read Full Story

RADIO/INTERNET BITS: Whoopi picks a sidekick; lawyer says fired radio host Star was retaliating in his on-air rant; Benny Medina ditches e-mail.
*Whoopi Goldberg has chosen DJ Paul "Cubby" Bryant of New York’s Z-100 to ride shotgun on her new syndicated morning radio show "Wake Up with Whoopi," which will originate from WKTU-FM New York, from 5 to 9 a.m. weekday mornings. Read Full Story

SPORTS BEAT: FBI to question Bush’s fam; golfer Kevin Hall at Memorial; French Open update; O.J.’s daughter gets community service.
*The Feds are sniffing around New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush. The athlete’s family told the Associated Press Wednesday that the FBI wants to speak with them as part of their investigation into a San Diego sports marketing firm that tried to recruit the Heisman Trophy winner. 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

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