08-24-06 EURextra: Usher's Broadway Debut Brings Out The Stars

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FOXY BROWN SKIPS COURT HEARING: Rapper decided she wasn’t needed to contest harassment charge by former consultant.
*Rapper Foxy Brown did not attend a brief court hearing Wednesday on charges filed by a former colleague suing her in New Jersey for harassment and other claims. Read Full Story

STARS TURN OUT FOR USHER’S BROADWAY DEBUT: Rosie Perez, Phylicia Rashad and Gabrielle Union among screaming fans.
*Several reports of Usher’s opening performance in Broadway’s “Chicago” Tuesday night mention the deafening cheers that greeted his first appearance on stage in the flashy role of Billy Flynn. Read Full Story

NEXT ‘SURVIVOR’ TO SEPARATE TRIBES BY RACE: Next season will pit the blacks against teams of whites, Asians and Latinos.
*CBS' "Survivor," which begins its 13th season on Sept. 14, was raked over the hot coals last season for its lack of diversity. To address it, the show has a cast for its upcoming season that is equal parts black, white, Asian and Latino – only they’re segregated into tribes of their own race and made to battle each other. Read Full Story

COSBY BRINGS EMPOWERMENT MESSAGE TO BALTIMORE: Comedian tells students to put education first; urges parents to embrace families.
*Baltimore was the latest stop in entertainer Bill Cosby’s crusade to light a fire under disadvantaged blacks in the nation’s inner cities. Read Full Story

SPIKE LEE TO DIRECT OSCAR PROMOS: Filmmaker on board to shoot commercials for promotion of 2007 telecast.
*Spike Lee has been tapped to direct the television commercial campaign for the 2007 Academy Award telecast, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has announced. Read Full Story

‘QUEENS OF COMEDY’ GO DIRECTLY TO JAIL: New film will feature Adele Givens, Sommore and Ms. Laura performing at Tennessee prison.
*The original Queens of Comedy – Adele Givens, Sommore and Ms. Laura – are reuniting for a sequel to their 2000 stand-up film produced by Walter Latham, but this next go-round is just for the ladies – about 500 of them on lockdown at the Tennessee Prison for Women. Read Full Story

LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST PROOF ESTATE BY VICTIM’S FAM: Bender’s family says rapper should be held liable for the death.
*The family of Keith Bender, the Army veteran who was shot and killed by Detroit rapper Proof before the artist himself died in separate gunfire, has filed a lawsuit against Proof’s estate. Read Full Story

REV RUN’S DAUGHTER LAUNCHES MAGAZINE: ‘Angela’s Rundown’ to hit the stands packaged with Word UP!
*The teen magazine created by Angela Simmons, the 18-year-old daughter of Run DMC vet Joseph “Rev. Run” Simmons, will arrive on newsstands as a package deal with Word UP! Magazine. Read Full Story

SNOOP DOGG WORKS BLUE FOR NEXT ALBUM: Famous former Crip reps color on new set featuring Brandy, R. Kelly and Stevie Wonder.
*Snoop Dogg gets brazen with the waving of his blue rag on his forthcoming solo album, “Tha Blue Carpet Treatment,” due Nov. 21 via Doggystyle/Geffen with guest appearances from Stevie Wonder, Ice Cube, the Game, Brandy, R. Kelly and MC Eight. Read Full Story

LEBRON WANTS TO BE SPORT’S FIRST BILLIONAIRE: Cavalier outlines business strategy to boost global presence by 2008 Olympics.
*During a press event Monday in Sapporo, Japan, where his Team USA is on a run to capture the 2006 FIBA World Championship, superstar LeBron James of the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers informs reporters of his bold plan to become the first athlete to reach the billion dollar mark in earnings. Read Full Story

ABC EXAMINES AIDS IN BLACK COMMUNITY: ‘Primetime’ pulls lid off of crisis it says ‘nobody wants to talk about.’
*Tonight at 10 p.m. ABC newsmagazine “Primetime” will present a special edition that looks at the epidemic of AIDS among African Americans, which reporter Terry Moran describes in his opening line as “a crisis in America that almost nobody wants to talk about." Read Full Story

‘AMERICAN IDOL’ IS NOW A VIDEO GAME: Sing into a microphone and suffer through critiques by Randy and Simon.
*Your “American Idol” experience next season can continue for hours and hours after the shows end each week thanks to a new videogame counterpart, “Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol” for PlayStation 2. Read Full Story

UNRELEASED GAYE, CLASSIC TEMPS ON DVD: ‘Get Ready!’ and ‘Gaye – Live in Belgium’ offer rare treats for old school R&B lovers.
*Reelin' In The Years Productions and Universal Music Group International are behind the release of "The Temptations - Get Ready! The Definitive Performances 1965-1972" on DVD, Sept. 12. Also due that day is "Marvin Gaye - Live In Belgium 1981," marking the American debut of this rare concert footage in any format. Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: ‘Fantasia’/‘Prison Break’ ratings; ‘Snakes’ in a theater; ‘4400’ renewed; Fat Joe on ‘Sopranos?’
*Lifetime drew 6.6 million viewers for its Saturday premiere of "The Fantasia Barrino Story: Life is Not a Fairy Tale," which was enough to make it the second most-watched original movie in the cable network's 22-year history. Read Full Story

ALBUM NOTES: UGK’s ‘Return’; Frankie J is ‘Priceless’; Gnarls Barkley goes platinum; Xzibit comes ‘Full Circle.’
*Rap group UGK will drop its upcoming seventh studio album, “Return of the Trill,” in early September, MTV reports. Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: Patti’s hot sauce; Rhymes victim sues; Chamillionaire in NY; Beyonce learns from Hill; Luda in Texas; Missy a diva; DMX joins USO; J.B. honored.
*Any true Patti LaBelle fan knows that the singer keeps a bottle of hot sauce in her purse, just in case a meal needs to be seasoned and there’s no sauce around spicy enough for the job. Read Full Story

SPORTS BITS: Gatlin banned; Blake bounced; Rice’s ‘Underdog’; T.O.’s hammy; Baxter jailed.
*Olympic sprinter Justin Gatlin has been banned from his sport of track and field for eight years following an agreement in which he accepts his positive tests for testosterone or other steroids but retains his right to appeal to an arbitration panel. 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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