06-28-06 EUR: The BET Awards / Benet lashes out at Berry / Walters & Star Drama

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JANET, EMINEM SURPRISE AUDIENCE AT BET AWARDS: But Prince stole the show...twice.
*At the BET Awards Tuesday night, Prince didn’t do a performance drive-by like he did at the “American Idol” finale. He stayed, got comfortable and even made a heartfelt speech to accept his best male R&B artist award. Read Full Story

ERIC BENET LASHES OUT AGAINST HALLE BERRY: Singer urges ex-wife to stop playing the ‘victim.’
*It all started with a quote in last week’s In Touch magazine. Commenting on her divorce settlement with ex-husband Eric Benet, actress Halle Berry said she “finds it difficult to pay money to a man who cheated on me, like, 27 times." Read Full Story

WALTERS FEELS ‘BETRAYED’ BY STAR JONES: “View’ creator says co-host’s announced departure Tuesday took her by surprise.
*Talk about being blindsided. Star Jones Reynolds apparently told no one of her decision to announce her departure from “The View” during Tuesday’s live show. Even her boss Barbara Walters was caught off guard. Read Full Story

3 BLACQUE CHIX TAKE CENTER STAGE: 'Herotique-Aahh' is their thing.
By J.C. Brooks
*It takes a seasoned journalist like our Lee Bailey to interview the Goddess of Love and Sexual Freedom, a Dominatrix, and an ex-Stepford Wife. This fascinating trio is also known as Iona Morris, 55, Lola Love, 49, and Mariann Aalda, 58, respectively. Collectively, they assemble to form the 3 Blacque Chix of the sexually liberating three-woman show “Herotique-Aahh!!” If pronounced correctly, the title makes the strongest man blush. Read Full Story

NAOMI CAMPBELL MAY BE OFFERED PLEA DEAL: Both parties discussing option in her cell phone assault case.
*Naomi Campbell may again strut her way out of jail time for bashing an assistant in the head. Read Full Story

FOXY BROWN REPORTEDLY BACK AMONG THE HEARING: Rapper to perform at HIV/AIDS awareness event.
*Unnamed sources have confirmed that Foxy Brown’s hearing loss has been reversed following corrective surgery performed earlier in the year. Read Full Story

HALLE DEVELOPS SERIES ABOUT BEING BI-RACIAL AND BROKE: Plus, Eartha Kitt says she’d choose Berry over Beyonce for her biopic.
*As ex-husband Eric Benet rants about her “lies” surrounding their marriage to the media, Halle Berry is moving forward with an HBO project based on two memoirs from “Scrubs” writer Angela Nissel: "The Broke Diaries" and "Mixed: My Life in Black and White." Read Full Story

MIJAC RESHUFFLES INNER-CIRCLE: Singer drops accountants, Bahrani attorneys and manager Guy Holmes.
*As jury selection gets underway this morning in the $3.8 million lawsuit against Michael Jackson by a former business associate, the singer has announced “a sweeping restructuring of his personal and business affairs,” his spokeswoman Raymone Bain said in a statement. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: The Motel
*Ernest Chin (Jeffrey Chyau) is a typical, heterosexual 13 year-old with raging hormones who finds himself suddenly fascinated by the female form. But despite the onset of puberty, it doesn’t look like he’s about to find an outlet for release anytime soon. Read Full Story

BABS PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO KEYING WOMAN’S CAR: Rapper due back in court next month.
*Bad Boy rapper Babs Bunny pleaded not guilty Monday to allegations that she threatened a woman and keyed her car last Saturday in Brooklyn. Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: Pharrell vs. Elton’s man; J.Lo’s surprise gig; Q’s daughter dishes; Ciara steps up; Jay-Z’s afterparty;
*Pharrell Williams had to apologize to Elton John’s husband David Furnish after his bodyguard tried to toss the Brit from a VIP lounge so he could cram more women into the area. Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: ‘Snakes’ clip; Oprah mag to feature Harper Lee; Urbanworld announces winners.
*Yahoo! Movies is offering a first look clip for the upcoming Samuel L. Jackson film, “Snakes on a Plane,” due in theaters Aug. 18. Read Full Story

SPORTS BITS: Isiah gets an ultimatum; Jeter is getting old; Sapp bringing HipHopSodaShops to hometown.
*Fresh New York Knicks coach Isiah Thomas has been given a one year deadline to pull the team out of the Eastern Conference gutter – or he will be fired. Read Full Story

EVENT CALENDAR: Bush’s ‘Black Music Month’ bash; Elba, Baisden added to Essence Fest; ASCAP Awards; BET Awards protest.
*President Bush threw a “Black Music Month” party at the White House Monday that included performances from B.B. King, Patti Austin and trumpeter Irvin Mayfield. 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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