08-08-06 EURxtra: Mariah's Opening Night in Miami / JudgeOJ.com Site is a Trip!

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COURTNEY VANCE SUED BY FORMER TALENT AGENCY: Lawsuit claims actor fired them to deprive them of extra commission.
*A talent agency is suing former client Courtney B. Vance for unpaid commission, claiming they were fired by the actor to avoid the payment of benefits entitled under their contracts. Read Full Story

TUPAC’S MOM TO VISIT SOUTH AFRICA NEXT MONTH: Afeni Shakur to scatter son’s ashes in Soweto and hopes to meet with Nelson Mandela.
*Afeni Shakur, the mother of slain rapper Tupac Shakur, will visit South Africa from Sept. 10 through Sept. 18 to mark the 10th anniversary of her son’s passing, as previously reported. Read Full Story

PROTESTS MEET FOURTH EPISODE OF MTV2’S ‘DOGS’: Cartoon portrays scantily-clad black women as canines to be ordered around.
*Watchdog groups are protesting an episode of MTV2’s new animated series “Where My Dogs At?” that featured a Snoop Dogg-like character walking two bikini-clad black women on leashes. Read Full Story

MARIAH LAUNCHES TOUR IN MIAMI: MTV review says singer impresses with vocals, but spends too much time changing costumes.
*Here’s what ticket holders for Mariah Carey’s “The Voice, the Hits, the Tour” can expect based on Sunday’s opening night in Miami. Read Full Story

CASSIE’S ‘ME & U’ VIDEO CONTROVERSY: Teen singer says she’s not biting off of Janet; previous video for the song pops up on You Tube.
*One look at pop singer Cassie’s video for “Me & U” and one can only assume the 19-year-old is paying homage to Janet Jackson’s classic 1986 video for “Pleasure Principle,” as both clips feature the singers dancing by themselves in an empty rehearsal room. Read Full Story

NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN O.J. TAPES ON NEW WEB SITE: JudgeOJ.com features NFL vet cavorting with women, dissing Oprah, mocking his lowered status.
*A Florida producer who followed O.J. Simpson around with a video camera between 2001 and 2005 has pared the footage down to 75 hours and made it available for viewing on a new Web site. Read Full Story

GRAVESTONE ERECTED FOR RICK JAMES: Black granite marker set up at cemetery in Buffalo hometown.
*A gravestone was erected for late funk legend Rick James at his burial place in Buffalo, New York just in time for the second anniversary of his death on Sunday (Aug. 6). Read Full Story

HARDISON, JONES JOIN CAST OF PASADENA’S ‘FENCES’: Pair step into August Wilson play with Bassett and Fishburne.
*Kadeem Hardison and Orlando Jones will join Laurence Fishburne and Angela Bassett in California’s upcoming Pasadena Playhouse run of August Wilson's drama Fences. Read Full Story

WHOOPI MAKES NICE WITH RIVALS OPIE & ANTHONY: Actress surprises morning team with unannounced visit.
*Whoopi Goldberg subscribes to the motto “kill ‘em with kindness.” The actress and host of the Clear Channel-syndicated “Wake Up with Whoopi” had been hounded by rival jocks Opie and Anthony, whose syndicated morning show from New York’s WKTU also airs on XM Satellite Radio. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: Manderlay -- Drama Unfolds on Alabama Plantation Where Slavery Never Ended
By Kam Williams
*It is 1933, and by accident some mobsters from Chicago drive up to a secluded old plantation in Alabama by the name of Manderlay. Rather than finding a relic of the ante-bellum South, the gangsters make the disturbing discovery that this is a plantation where slavery never ended. Read Full Story

THANDIE NEWTON LOOKING FOR COMIC RELIEF: Also, wardrobe malfunction gives photographers an eye-full.
*British actress Thandie Newton had an embarrassing moment before photographers recently when a wardrobe malfunction exposed more of her than she would’ve liked during a red carpet event in London’s fashionable Mayfair. Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: Janet's (almost) naked again; Monica’s ‘Me’; Satchmo celebrated; Armèl outing.
*Janet Jackson’s boobs are out again, this time for the cover of Vibe magazine. Recalling an earlier Vibe cover with two hands cupping her breasts from behind, Janet does the covering herself for the new issue, which features her standing in the ocean with her arm covering up the essentials. Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: Foxx wants black Bond; J.Lo’s ‘Dallas’ drama; Star Jones’ crib; Angelou/Chappelle on Sundance; ‘Love & Suicide.’
*Jamie Foxx hopes that the next James Bond flick will have a black man in the starring role. Read Full Story

SPORTS BITS: Dale Davis arrested; Venus withdraws; Uncle Luke’s NYFL.
*Miami police used a stun gun on Detroit Pistons center Dale Davis then arrested him for threatening police and security guards, reports the Associated Press. 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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