09-07-06 EURxtra: Tamyra Gray Weds Color Me Badd Singer / Fifty Takes Aim at Diddy

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TAMYRA GRAY WEDS COLOR ME BADD SINGER: ‘American Idol’ vet and Sam Watters exchange vows in Capri, Italy.
*Tamyra Gray, a finalist on the first season of “American Idol,” tied the knot last weekend to former Color Me Badd member Sam Watters during a ceremony in Capri, Italy. According to People magazine, the couple dated for two years before Watters popped the question last Valentine's Day with an antique diamond engagement ring in a platinum setting. Read Full Story

ANOTHER ‘LOST’ STAR ARRESTED FOR TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS: Akinnuoye-Agbaje taken in for disobeying cop and driving without a license.
*“Lost” star Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, who was first introduced to audiences as inmate Simon Adebisi in the HBO series “Oz,” was back in familiar territory Saturday after being arrested and briefly detained in Waikiki on traffic violations. Read Full Story

50 CENT FINDS A NEW TARGET: Rapper takes lyrical aim at Diddy, Jada, Nas and Ja Rule on new mixtape.
Looks like 50 Cent has grown tired of his beef with the Game and has turned his entire G-Unit arsenal toward Sean "Diddy" Combs. In the leaked track "Hip-Hop," which uses the beat for Dead Prez's song of the same name, the half dollar suggests that Diddy has always known who shot the Notorious B.I.G., but is too afraid to come forward. Read Full Story

CONDI RICE COMPARES IRAQ WAR TO CIVIL WAR: Sec of State says U.S. invasion is like North battling South to end slavery.
*Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice tells Essence magazine that the current war in Iraq is comparable to the American Civil War, and slavery may have lasted longer in the country if the North had never opted to take up arms against the South. Read Full Story

VILLAGE PEOPLE COP GETS REHAB INSTAD OF JAIL: Victor Willis to dry out at Betty Ford.
*Victor Edward Willis, the former lead singer of 70s disco phenomenon the Village People, was sentenced Tuesday to a rehab facility in lieu of prison after being convicted on a series of drug and traffic charges. According to the San Jose Mercury News, San Mateo County judge Mark Forcum decided to suspend his three-year prison term in exchange for treatment and three years' probation. Read Full Story

WYCLEF JEAN SAYS PRES. BUSH NEEDS TO SMOKE WEED: Former Fugee goes on reported 'drunken tirade.'
According to New York Post spies, the artist went on a "drunken tirade," during which he proclaimed: "President Bush needs to smoke marijuana . . . [Bleep] Bush!" With a mike in one hand and a glass of champagne in the other, he reportedly jumped into the crowd of about 500 people, shouting: "I'm not Diddy, I don't need no security." Read Full Story

O.J. SIMPSON SUED FOR HIS NAME: Father of Ron Goldman still trying to get money won in wrongful death suit.
*The father of murder victim Ron Goldman wants a court to hand over publicity rights to the name, image and likeness of O.J. Simpson, who has yet to pay a $33.5 million judgment in a 1997 wrongful death lawsuit. The petition, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, asks that Simpson's "right of publicity" be transferred to help pay off the Goldman family's portion of the award, estimated at about $20 million, plus interest. Read Full Story

THE EVA PIGFORD INTERVIEW: Entertaining Eva the Diva -- The Crossover Interview
By Kam Williams
Incredibly busy, Eva has a couple of movies on her resume', Premium and The Walk, plus a pilot for a Fox-TV series titled The Wedding Album. Here, the self-professed diva talks about her new picture, Crossover, where she holds her own as Vanessa, a back-stabbing b-word co-star Wayne Brady's character describes as being "born with larceny in her heart." Read Full Story

BEYONCE BANTER: Jay-Z gives her $1 million Rolls; Paramount fears Beyonce overkill?; Diana Ross shrine; no more 'Panther'; what's really goin' on with Daddy?
*For her 25th birthday, Beyonce reportedly received a $1 million gift from her boyfriend Jay-Z. According to the New York Post, the Def Jam president drover her to the Time Warner garage early Tuesday morning and surprised her with a 1959 Rolls-Royce convertible. A source said Beyonce was rendered "speechless." Read Full Story

MARLEY’S ‘AFRICA UNITE 2007’ IN SOUTH AFRICA: Program uses reggae legend to spread peace education and empowerment.
*At a press conference held Tuesday (Sept. 5) in South Africa, Rita Marley announced that The Bob & Rita Marley Foundations will bring its Africa Unite 2007 to South Africa in February. Read Full Story

PAN AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL SEEKS SUBMISSIONS: Next event to take tlace Feb. 8-19, 2007 in Los Angeles.
*The Pan African Film and Arts Festival (PAFF), said to be America's largest and most prestigious black film and arts festival, continues to accept submissions for their 15th annual signature event taking place February 8-19, 2007 in Los Angeles. The PAFF is currently accepting submissions of independent features, shorts, narratives and documentary films and videos made by and/or about people of African descent. (Filmmaker needn't be of African descent.) Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: R. Kelly trial gets start date; Vasquez LP; Snoop's marriage; Detroit legends honored.
*R. Kelly's child pornography trial will finally begin opening arguments on Oct. 13, reports Kendra G. of Chicago's Power 92. The co-host on "Trey the Chocolate Jock Morning Jump-off" cites source Metro Networks in announcing the court date, which had been postponed numerous times in order to give lawyers more time for discovery. The thug crooner faces multiple charges for allegedly performing sex acts on an underage girl on videotape. Read Full Story

MO' MUSIC BITS: Richie LP preview; Yankee's 'fraud watch'; Armstrong museum; We Remember Lou Wills.
*Lionel Richie fans can sneak a listen to his upcoming album "Coming Home" in its entirety via Clear Channel Radio's Online unit www.clearchannelmusic.com through Friday (Sept. 8). Over 150 Clear Channel Radio station Web sites will offer the listening preview in advance of the album release on Tuesday (Sept. 12). Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: Okonedo's 'World'; 'Diff'rent Strokes,' 'Prison Break' ratings; Ashanti's 'Extinction'; 'Dry Season' at Venice.
*Sophie Okonedo will star opposite Matthew Broderick in "Wonderful World," a character drama about a cynical divorcee (Broderick) who starts a relationship with an African woman (Okonedo). According to Production Weekly, the movie from writer/director Joshua Goldin is currently in pre-production. Read Full Story

SPORTS BITS: Gumbel stays put; Abdul-Jabbar sued; Kobe schools Tokyo kids; Reebok's new ads.
*Bryant Gumbel managed to hang on to his new play-by-play gig at the NFL Network despite saying on his HBO show that Paul Tagliabue should show his successor as commissioner "where he keeps Gene Upshaw's leash." Incoming commissioner Roger Goodell said he met with Gumbel last Friday to discuss his remarks about Upshaw, executive director of the NFL Players Association. Read Full Story

UNLIKELY COMBOS: Radiohead goes Crunk; Pat Boone taps R&B.
*Several tracks from the alt. rock group Radiohead have received a crunk reworking courtesy of an artist named DJ Gyngyvytus. His new album "Skeet Spirit: A Crunk Tribute To Radiohead" includes the hybrids "Fitter, Hyphier," "The National Headbustaz Anthem," "No Sizzuruprises" and "TalkShow Hoes," among others. Read Full Story

EVENT CALENDAR: Kennedy Center to honor Smokey; Powell book signing; Keith David in Nat King Cole tribute; UNCF to honor Aretha.
*Smokey Robinson is among the five international artists chosen for recognition this year by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The December 3rd ceremony will also honor film director Stephen Spielberg, singer Dolly Parton, composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and conductor Zubin Mehta. Read Full Story

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