08-22-06 EURxtra: Dallas Austin Talks About Dubai Debacle

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DALLAS AUSTIN TALKS ABOUT DUBAI DEBACLE: Music producer tells EUR’s Lee Bailey it was ‘blown out of proportion.’
*EUR caught up with super producer Dallas Austin at last Thursday night's big 25th anniversary party for Radio One in Washington D.C. and wasted no time trying to get him to speak on his news making drug bust in Dubai. Read Full Story

BIN LADEN HAS CRUSH ON WHITNEY HOUSTON: Terrorist’s former sex slave says he also wanted to get rid of Bobby Brown.
*President Bush may have just found the perfect bait to draw Osama Bin Laden out of hiding…that is, if the bait wasn’t in hiding herself. Read Full Story

WILL SMITH PARTNERS WITH BOLLYWOOD COMPANY: Joint venture to yield two films worth $30 million.
*Indian Entertainment company UTV has announced it has signed a deal with Will Smith’s Overbrook Entertainment and Sony Pictures to produce two films worth a total of $30 million. Read Full Story

MARLON WAYANS GETS ‘UGLY’: ‘Little Man’ actor brings another comedy to the big screen.
*Comedic actor Marlon Wayans goes from poking fun at height in the movie “Little Man” to making a statement about inner beauty in his latest film project, “Pretty Ugly.” Read Full Story

BYRON ALLEN BEHIND ‘COMICS UNLEASHED’: Syndicated TV show will feature famous comedians in panel conversations.
*Imagine “The View” but with comedians such as George Wallace, Dane Cook and Howie Mandel discussing hot topics. The idea has been snatched by actor-comedian Byron Allen for a new television show entitled, “Comics Unleashed.” Read Full Story

JESSYE NORMAN TO HIT HIGH NOTES IN PASADENA: Opera star to bring her golden pipes to inner city high school.
*Students at Pasadena, California’s Blair IB Magnet High School are in for a rare treat next month with the scheduled arrival of acclaimed opera star Jessye Norman for a rare West Coast performance. Read Full Story

SONY’S ‘NBA ‘07’ PICKS KOBE FOR THE COVER: L.A. Lakers star creeping back onto Madison Ave.
*Here’s more proof that the 2003 scandal involving Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant and a woman accusing him of rape is no longer of concern to companies hoping to benefit from his star power. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Parts
Conspiracy theorists disappointed with formerly iconoclastic filmmaker Oliver Stone for failing to explore any of the controversies surrounding 9/11 in World Trade Center might have a new hero in director Spike Lee. For Spike, in his HBO documentary, When the Levees Broke, gives vent to a panoply of paranoid notions about who’s to blame for the flooding of New Orleans and the subsequent abandoning of its citizens for days on end. Read Full Story

JOHN LEGEND READIES NEW ALBUM: Singer to drop ‘Once Again’ on Oct. 24.
*Kanye West, Raphael Saadiq and will.i.am are among the producers contributing to the sophomore album from John Legend, titled “Once Again.” Read Full Story

OPRAH VS. SPIELBERG?: Reported mutual snubs fuel rumors of feud.
*Yep, more "Oprah vs." drama. Now, celeb watchers have picked up on an apparent rift between Oprah Winfrey and director Steven Spielberg, who met and became tight in 1984 when the director cast her in "The Color Purple" as Miss Sofia. Read Full Story

BEYONCE PREFERS HER CURVES: Singer couldn’t wait to eat up and fill out following ‘Dreamgirls’ diet.
*During her “B’Day” promo swing through the U.K., Beyonce stopped at Britain’s GMTV morning show Thursday and got into a discussion about the liquid diet she used to drop pounds quickly for her upcoming film, “Dreamgirls.” Read Full Story

NE-YO'S LOVE GOES BEYOND 'SEXY': Singer honored for humanitarian work.
*"Sexy Love" singer Ne-Yo was honored Saturday for his humanitarian work by "The Disabilities and Special Needs Board of Clarendon" in South Carolina, reports ClarendonToday.com. Read Full Story

AOL PICKS FIASCO FOR BREAKER CAMPAIGN: Rap newcomer poised to follow in successful footsteps.
*This week AOL Music (http://www.aolmusic.com) added rap newcomer Lupe Fiasco to this season's list of Breaker artists. Read Full Story

HILL AND BRAFF BOND OVER COKE AND PEPSI: Popstar and actor were childhood playmates.
*"Scrubs" star Zach Braff says he and singer Lauryn Hill used to be childhood homies growing up in the same neighborhood in New Jersey. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Goldberg supports rainforests; Jay-Z to start tour in Poland; Gumbel disses Tagliabue.
*Whoopi Goldberg will join actors Chris Noth and John C. Reilly in New York as co-hosts of a benefit for the Rainforest Action Network, to be held Sept. 9 at The Plumm nightclub (West 14th St.). Tickets are $100. For more information, visit www.ran.org/give/ny. 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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