06-16-06 EUR: We Go 'Waist Deep' With The Game / Beyonce Ambushed by PETA

June 16, 2006

EUR GETS ‘WAIST DEEP’ IN THE GAME: Rapper talks about move to the burbs’, last month’s Burbank arrest and why the 50 Cent beef started.
*“I remember when we first got ‘Boyz n the Hood’ in the hood, with the masking tape on the box with the Sharpie-written ‘Boyz n the Hood’ on it, and we put it in [the VCR] and I seen Ice Cube do his thing,” says rapper The Game, reminiscing on his first experience with the hood movie genre. Read Full Story

PRINCE, BEYONCE BOOKEND BET AWARDS: Megastars join Foxx, Blige, Busta, Ne-Yo, T.I. and more for June 27 ceremony in Los Angeles.
*Beyonce will debut her new single “Déjà Vu” to open the 2006 BET Awards on June 27, while her boy Prince is scheduled to close the show in what organizers are billing as a “Grand Opening, Grand Closing” event in Los Angeles. Read Full Story

CHAPPELLE HANGS UP ON HOT 97 INTERVIEW: Miss Jones brought up ‘Chappelle Show’ drama against his wishes.
*Sometimes, artists will approach an interview requesting that certain topics remain off limits. Dave Chappelle found out Tuesday that Hot 97’s Miss Jones ain’t the one to play that game. Read Full Story

MIJAC TO MARRY HIS NANNY?: Also, court papers show singer intended to keep publishing proceeds of planned 9/11 charity single.
*When Michael Jackson news rains, it pours. Roger Friedman of Fox.com is reporting two stories on the MiJac front: the singer may marry his nanny to give him a picture perfect family going into a possible custody battle with his ex-wife, and Jackson had no intention of making his publishing proceeds part of an overall donation from a scrapped 2003 charity single. Read Full Story

MICHAEL JORDAN SIGNS ON AS PART-OWNER OF BOBCATS: NBA legend inks deal with owner and BET founder Robert Johnson that will give him a stake in most of his portfolio.
In a deal signed Thursday, Michael Jordan became part owner of the Charlotte Bobcats and a stakeholder in most of Robert johnson's existing ventures. Johnson's portfolio consists of several media, entertainment and financial services. Read Full Story

JAY Z DONATES $30,000 TO SIX NY/NJ SCHOOLS: Mogul gave props to winners of an essay contest he launched in December.
*Six schools in the New York/New Jersey area will share a $30,000 donation from Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter as winners of a student essay-writing contest he launched in December along with Charlotte Bobcats owner Robert Johnson. Read Full Story

LOPEZ-ANTHONY LAPTOP THIEF PLEADS GUILTY: Tito Moses to get 1 1/2 to 3 years for grand larceny.
*The man accused of stealing singer Marc Anthony’s laptop computer containing footage of his wedding ceremony, then trying to extort $1 million from him for its return, has pleaded guilty to attempted grand larceny in Manhattan's state Supreme Court. Read Full Story

‘FLAVOR OF LOVE’S’ HOOPZ ARRESTED: Reality show winner allegedly assaulted cop near home in Michigan.
*It’s been two months since the season finale of “Flavor of Love” and somehow Hoopz is still in the news. Read Full Story

PRESTON FUNERAL SHADOWED BY FAMILY, FACILITY DRAMA: Fox.com says family is ignoring his last wish; funeral parlor had sanitary issues.
*Monday’s scheduled musical tribute to Billy Preston will reportedly include Natalie Cole and Chaka Khan in what promises to be a heartfelt sendoff to the legendary musician. Read Full Story

OPENING THIS WEEK: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun For movies opening June 16, 2006
By Kam Williams
*The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (PG-13 for sex, expletives, violence, and reckless and illegal teen behavior) With the cast overhauled again, the action shifts to Japan for the third installment of the high-octane auto franchise. Now Lucas Black stars as a fugitive from justice and gangsters whose hope of paying off a gambling debt rests with putting the pedal to the medal driving in death-defying street races. Read Full Story

POITIER HELPS HONOR PHOTOGRAPHER BILL JONES: Ceremony part of HBFF Opening Night event; Robin Givens film screened as well.
*Sidney Poitier, Elise Neal and Camille Winbush were among the celebrities on hand to honor famed photographer Bill Jones at the Hollywood Black Film Festival’s Opening Night event, which took place earlier this week at the Fine Arts Theatre in Beverly Hills. Read Full Story

WHEN BRUCE WILLIS ATTACKS: Black photographer says the actor ‘smashed my camera into my face.’
*A paparazzo attempting to take a picture of Bruce Willis outside of a West Hollywood restaurant claims the actor stiff-armed him and pushed the camera back into his face, breaking the skin on his nose and chipping a tooth. Read Full Story

FILM/TV/RADIO BITS: Foxx, Miller are ‘hot bachelors’; Iman explains long marriage; Tom Joyner cruise raises $1 million.
*Oscar winner Jamie Foxx and “Prison Break” star Wentworth Miller have made People magazine’s “hottest bachelor” list. Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: Ill. passes copycat law; new Freddie Jackson; Lil E cleared; Lionel Richie LP; Jeezy, Keyshia, Game headline RockCorps show.
*Legislation championed by Mary Wilson of the Supremes that regulates copycat musical groups has been passed into law in Illinois. Read Full Story

THEATER BITS: Tina Turner musical ‘River Deep’ returns; Keith David on six-week leave from ‘Hot Feet.’
*“River Deep,” a Tina Turner musical which had a Jan. 20 through Feb. 4 Off-Broadway run at The Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, will return to the venue at 416 West 42nd St. for a July 5 through 29 run, reports Playbill.com. 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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