07-03-06 EUR: Brandy on 'The View?' / Austin Pleads Guilty / BET Awards Huge

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BRANDY TO REPLACE STAR JONES?: That and more ‘View’ residue, including Rosie’s comment ‘Star thinks she’s Beyonce.’
*All of a sudden, Brandy Norwood has entered the three-ring circus sparked last Tuesday by Star Jones Reynolds’ unscripted moment on “The View.” Read Full Story

DALLAS AUSTIN PLEADS GUILTY TO COCAINE CHARGES: Producer faces four years in prison during sentencing Tuesday.
*Atlanta-based producer Dallas Austin has pleaded guilty to cocaine possession in the United Arab Emirates, but claims he was unaware that his actions had violated laws of the country. Read Full Story

JAMIE FOXX VS. KANYE WEST?: Beef started with Grammy performance and reportedly continued at BET Awards last week.
*According to one published report, a feud between Jamie Foxx and Kanye West that started at the Grammy Awards earlier this year continued on at last week’s BET Awards, where Foxx literally fanned the flames of his discontent. Read Full Story

VIBE MAGAZINE CLEANS HOUSE: Editor-in-Chief Valdez among several reportedly fired; plus, Jesse Jackson’s son takes over ‘Radar.’
*The Internet is white hot with buzz about last week’s staff shakeup at Vibe Magazine, which reportedly shook loose Editor-in-Chief Mimi Valdes along with executive editor Shani Saxon, music editor Eric Parker, deputy editor Jamie Katz and Lakeba Hollar. Read Full Story

BET AWARDS ATTRACT 4.1 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS: Show is the most watched cable telecast in history among African Americans.
*Throwing Beyonce’s hips at an audience right off the bat proved to be genius for BET, who got word from Nielsen that its 2006 BET Awards telecast on Tuesday drew 4.1 million households and the most African American viewers of a broadcast in television history. Read Full Story

DMX FREE AFTER NIGHT IN JAIL: Rapper posts bail following failure to appear in court on traffic charges.
*DMX is now free to get himself into another auto-related arrest after posting a $2,500 to get himself out of jail in White Plains, NY. Read Full Story

POLICE QUESTION WILL.I.AM ABOUT BRAWL: Pea frontman involved in fist-a-cuffs at Berlin nightclub.
*Police in Berlin, Germany held Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am for questioning Friday as part of an investigation into a nightclub brawl that broke out during an after-show party. Read Full Story

‘BLADE: THE SERIES’ KILLS COMPETITION: Premiere sets ratings record; Sticky and writer discuss move from big to small screen.
*Executives at Spike TV are still grinning hard after last week’s record-setting debut of “Blade: The Series,” starring former Onyx rapper Kirk “Sticky Fingaz” Jones in the title role. Read Full Story

MIJAC TESTIFIES VIA VIDEO TAPE: Singer claims he already paid Schaffel. Also, boy in child molestation case allegedly tormented by his mother.
*A Los Angeles courtroom got a chance to see Michael Jackson Thursday via videotaped testimony that was played in a lawsuit filed against him by F. Marc Schaffel, a former business associate who claims the singer stiffed him out of $3.8 million. Read Full Story

J.LO’S EX AGREES TO KEEP QUIET: Plus, second wedding video thief pleads guilty.
*Last Thursday was golden for singer/actress Jennifer Lopez on the legal front. The day started with a guilty plea from the second thief accused of stealing her wedding video, and later brought news that her ex-husband has agreed to keep his mouth shut about details of their one-year marriage while they settle a lawsuit over his planned tell-all book. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: 'Heading South' (Vers le Sud)
By Kam Williams
*55-year old Ellen (Charlotte Rampling) teaches French Literature at Wellesley College in Massachusetts, while Sue (Louise Portal) is a successful businesswoman who manages a warehouse in Canada. And 48 year-old Brenda (Karen Young), a recently-divorced housewife from Savannah, Georgia, is just trying to forget an ex-husband who had never been able to satisfy her. Read Full Story

TOOKIE’S ASHES SCATTERED IN SOUTH AFRICA: Final wish fulfilled following Dec. 13 execution in San Quentin.
*The last wish of executed felon Stanley Tookie Williams was carried out Sunday in South Africa, according to his close friend and supporter Barbara Becnel. Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: Denzel taps Peter Jackson; Snoop’s ‘Horror’ picked up; Depp may join Smith’s ‘Legend;’ Film Critic Ebert has emergency surgery.
*Denzel Washington his hoping “Lord of the Rings” helmer Peter Jackson will provide special effects for a film he’s planning to direct for 2008. Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: Kelly sex tape cleared for court; Pharrell’s Vuitton deal in jeopardy?; Carey’s latest diet; Nelly’s star-studded bash; Sony given the Flip-off.
*Cook County Judge Vincent Gaughan said Friday he would not overturn his June 8 ruling allowing the public in the courtroom to view the videotape of singer R. Kelly allegedly having sex with a 14-year-old girl. Read Full Story

THEATER BITS: We remember Lloyd Richards; ‘Purple,’ ‘Tunnel’ alter schedules to accommodate July 4th.
*Famed theater director and educator Lloyd Richards, who served as a mentor for Pulitzer Prize-winning playwrights August Wilson and Lorraine Hansberry, has died of heart failure. Read Full Story

SPORTS BITS: Perry represents at Wimbledon; Griffin’s porn-related crash; LeBron, Anthony offered $80 mil; Tiger to play Dunlop Phoenix.
*The top-seeded Americans were bounced one-by-one out of Wimbledon over the weekend, led by No. 8 seed James Blake on Friday, and followed by the retiring Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick and defending ladies champion Venus Williams on Saturday. 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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