08-09-06 EUR: Prince to Perform at Super Bowl / Diddy's Da Richest

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PRINCE TO PERFORM DURING SUPER BOWL HALFTIME: Plus Diddy and Cassie headline NFL’s ‘Opening Kickoff’ Sept. 7.
*CBS hasn’t aired a Super Bowl since 2004, when Janet Jackson’s breast popped out and cost them a little over half a million dollars. Three years following Nipplegate, the NFL’s biggest game will return to CBS on Feb. 7, 2007, with the half-time show belonging to Prince -- a man who once performed on live TV with his butt cheeks exposed. Read Full Story

NICK CANNON SIGNS DEAL WITH MTV: Pact calls for artist to develop, produce and star in projects for the music channel.
*MTV likes what they see in Nick Cannon. The 26-year-old producer and host of MTV’s sketch comedy/improv series "Nick Cannon Presents Wild 'N Out" has signed a first-look production deal with the network to develop, produce and appear in projects. Read Full Story

DIDDY DECLARED ‘RICHEST PERSON IN HIP HOP’: Web site ‘Panache Report’ compiles stats, Jay-Z, Russell Simmons among top five.
*Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs edged out Jay-Z to earn the title of the Richest Person in Hip Hop, according to Web site Panache Report. Read Full Story

MIJAC SAYS FORMER LAWYERS WANTED HIM BROKE: Singer says he was victim of conspiracy to ruin him financially.
*Michael Jackson’s camp now believes that four of his former advisors conspired to recruit others in an effort to get him into bankruptcy court against his will. Read Full Story

‘IDOL’ MANIA KICKS OFF IN PASADENA: Vets give the youngins advice; songwriter element added for new season.
*Thousands upon thousands of young people hoping to become the next “American Idol” showed up at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA Tuesday for the first round of auditions. Read Full Story

EUR MOVIE REVIEW: World Trade Center - Oliver Stone Revisits 9/11 via Touching Tribute to Two Survivors
By Kam Williams
*Oliver Stone has never been one to shrink from controversy. Over the years, the iconoclastic filmmaker has tackled sensitive subject-matter ranging from the disgrace of a president (Nixon) to conspiracy theories (JFK) to Vietnam (Platoon) to the anti-war movement (Born on the Fourth of July) to undue U.S. influence in Central America (Salvador) to the Arab-Israel conflict (Persona Non Grata) to Cuba (Commandante). Read Full Story

JANET NEEDS HER WATER JUST RIGHT: British tabloid reports of singer acting a diva over drinking water.
*Witnesses at a London radio station claim that Janet Jackson made a fuss over having a certain type of drinking water, and furthermore, sent handlers scurrying to make sure it was the right temperature before it touched her lips. Read Full Story

NBC TO AIR DIRTY LAUNDRY OF ‘DIFF’RENT STROKES’: Drama surrounding show’s troubled child actors to premiere on Labor Day.
*The fourth installment of NBC’s “Behind the Camera” series will focus on the backstage shenanigans taking place during the production of the popular 80s sitcom, “Diff’rent Strokes.” Read Full Story

KENNY ANDERSON RULED DEADBEAT DAD: Former NBA star reportedly hasn’t paid child support in months.
*Former NBA baller Kenny Anderson has been put on blast for failing to pay child support for any of his seven kids, reports the New York Post. Read Full Story

CHAKA KHAN: Musical 'I-Khan' Gets Her Props
By Kenya M. Yarbrough
EUR’s Lee Bailey got the chance to chat with the original diva upon the announcement of her BET Lifetime Achievement Award last Spring, and found that though this songstress was long overdue for a lifetime achievement acknowledgement, she’s always on the cutting edge of funk. Chaka’s new disc, “I-Khan Divas” is still in the early stages. She’s in the studio working on new material with R&B super-producers Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. Read Full Story

MO' MUSIC BITS: Another Kelly sex tape; Hip Hop Museum; Cube on Katrina.
*R. Kelly’s younger cousin Damon Kelly is getting into the (alleged) family business. Along with R’uh making claims that it was actually his brother in the infamous sex tape that led to child pornography charges against the artist, now "cousin" Damon will make his contribution to the twisted lineage by appearing in a new porn flick called ... Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: Lauryn’s surprise; Mos Def LP update.
**Lauryn Hill made a surprise appearance at the nine-hour Rock the Bells festival Saturday in San Bernardino, CA. An estimated 20,000 fans were on hand to see the former Fugees singer perform in a Justin Guarini-style Afro ... Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: Tate’s new baby; Latifah, Howard in holiday film; ‘Smokin’ Aces’ trailer; ‘Amos n’ Andy’ on DVD.
*Larenz Tate and his wife Tomasina are the proud parents of a baby boy named Miles Xavier. 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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