06-15-06 EURxtra: Jay-Z's Boycott of Cristal / Ashanti Preggers? / Missy's Movie

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ROBERT DENIRO TO PRODUCE MISSY ELLIOTT BIOPIC: Rapper/producer’s life story to be given big-screen treatment by Universal Pictures.
*Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott always thought her life story would make a good movie. And thanks to none other than the sista-loving Robert DeNiro, the dream is about to come true in a major way. Read Full Story

ASHANTI REPORTEDLY IN A FAMILY WAY: website claims the singer is pregnant with either Nelly or Irv Gotti’s child.
*Has Ashanti gone and gotten herself pregnant? Website MediaTakeOut.com is reporting that the singer is already four months along and either Nelly or Irv Gotti could be the daddy. Read Full Story

USHER ASSISTS CLEANUP OF NEW ORLEANS SCHOOL: Singer joined volunteers to help rebuild facility demolished by Katrina.
*Usher pitched in to help dozens of volunteers clean a school that had been ravished by Hurricane Katrina in August. Read Full Story

MILIAN SAYS DEF JAM SPLIT IS ‘A BLESSING’: Singer writes personal message to fans via her MySpace site.
*Beginning the message, “When a window shuts…a door opens,” Christina Milian says in an online posting that she is surviving her recent departure from Island Def Jam, which had long been rumored before finally being confirmed this week. Read Full Story

FRANCHIZE BOY ARRESTED IN DRUG RAID: DFB group member Parlae charged with trafficking marijuana in the ATL.
*Another rapper has been arrested. Maurice “Parlae” Gleaton of Dem Franchize Boyz was charged with trafficking marijuana and taken into custody Tuesday evening following a drug raid at an Atlanta recording studio. Read Full Story

OUSTED 'DIVORCE COURT' JUDGE HAS NO TIME FOR TEARS: Judge Mablean Busy Singing Praises for Unsung Fathers
By DeBorah B. Pryor
*Whether it was money, hair issues or just plain politics, take a good hard look because this is the last season you'll be seeing the woman we have come to know as "Judge Mablean" on the syndicated courtroom drama series, Divorce Court. The deal is done. There is someone new in place and Judge Mablean is moving on with her entrepreneurial pursuits and calling it a "win-win situation." Read Full Story

EUR INTERVIEWS BOW WOW: Canine in Driver's Seat
By Kam Williams
*Shad Gregory Moss, aka Bow Wow, made an impressive screen debut, back in 2002, starring in Like Mike. Since then, the young, hip-hop sensation has also appeared in Johnson Family Vacation and Roll Bounce. Though now 19 years-old, he's listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the "youngest solo rapper to ever hit number one." Here, he talks about his latest role, as Twinkie, in the Fast and the Furious 3 Read Full Story

PRINCE PICKS UP HIS WEBBY AWARD: Artist joins other honorees and winners during Monday ceremony in NY.
*Organizers of the Webby awards – which bills itself as the Oscars of the Internet – sure know how to make certain that award recipients don’t blabber incessantly trying to thank everyone and the dog Fido for their support. Read Full Story

DMX AND HIS NEVER-ENDING LEGAL DRAMA: Rapper ticketed by police again, this time for ‘driving on the shoulder of the road.’
*DMX and moving vehicles just don’t get along. Nine days after New York police pulled him over for driving erratically, the rapper was involved in an auto accident in Harrison, New York. Read Full Story

GOOD NEWS FOR TNT’S HARDWICK AND REYNOLDS: ‘The Closer’ and ‘Saved’ set basic cable records during Monday premieres.
*Monday night’s season premiere of "The Closer" drew a record-breaking 8.3 million viewers for TNT, which makes it basic cable's top scripted series telecast ever, according to Nielsen Media Research. Read Full Story

FILM/TV/THEATER BITS: Merkerson in ‘Slipstream’; Paramount locks LeRoi; ‘Windfall’ scores; Palmer signs talent deal; Jaleel still alive.
*“Law & Order” star S. Epatha Merkerson and actor Michael Clark Duncan are among the seven new cast members joining the Anthony Hopkins-written and directed indie film "Slipstream." Read Full Story

LATINO BEAT: Sanchez joins ‘The Rock’; Singleton heads to Puerto Rico; Oscar nominee Moreno in ‘Love’; Longoria to write a book?
*Roselyn Sanchez has been cast as the female lead opposite Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in "The Game Plan," a family comedy for Walt Disney Pictures. Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: Gorman dies; Kanye’s ‘Scene’; Wonder, Legend help Bennett; Roots LP; Aviance attackers; Jim Jones DVD; virtual Chamillionaire; Rakim’s ‘Seal.’
*EUR has learned that Freddie Gorman, a bass singer/songwriter who penned “Please, Mr. Postman” for the Marvelettes and was a member of the group The Originals, died Tuesday afternoon at the age of 67. Read Full Story

RADIO/INTERNET/THEATER BITS: Farnsworth’s ‘Keys’; Black Voices does ‘Boateng’; Atlanta welcomes ‘Harvey’; Tony boosts ‘Purple’ sales.
*Farnsworth Bentley has signed on to be the new voice of Black Enterprise magazine’s Keys to a Better Life radio reports, which will feature Diddy’s former assistant addressing such topics as personal finance, homeownership, credit, and health. Read Full Story

SPORTS BITS: Williams update; Blake wins; Woods returns, explains new Nike ad; black professors leave Duke; Upper Deck unveils latest ‘LeBron.’
*The New Jersey Supreme Court said Tuesday it would consider whether the manslaughter retrial of former NBA star Jayson Williams can include evidence of his activities immediately following the shotgun death of his hired chauffeur. 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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