09-13-06 EUR: Janet / Flavor Flav / Vivica / Christina Aguilera & More

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JANET PREPS FOR RELEASE OF ’20 Y.O.’: ‘Access Granted,’ ‘Oprah’ performance and interview’; record signing part of media blitz.
*Janet Jackson's new video "So Excited," featuring rapper Khia, will have its world premiere tonight at 8 p.m. on BET’s “Access Granted.” The show will take viewers behind the scenes of the video shoot and everything that it took to pull it off. Read Full Story

‘FLAVOR OF LOVE’ SPINOFF GETS GREEN LIGHT: VH1 orders 10 episodes to feature a first season contestant choosing among bevy of dudes.
*VH1 couldn’t resist green-lighting a spinoff to its No. 1 reality series, “Flavor of Love.” A train wreck featuring women of questionable class competing for the arm of former Public Enemy jester Flavor Flav, the series will soon be complimented by 10 episodes of a sister series that features various men attempting to win the heart of a “Flavor of Love” contestant from season one. Read Full Story

XTINA AGUILERA: ‘AW HELL TO THE NAW!’: Bobby Brown bumps pop star off of Vibe’s October cover.
*Christina Aguilera thought her Vibe cover was a done deal. The singer had reportedly completed an in depth interview and extensive photo shoot for the October issue, which was to feature the pop star promoting her new album “Back to Basics.” Read Full Story

BETTING SITE GIVES VIVICA 4/1 ODDS TO WIN ‘DANCING’: PinnacleSports.com has Emmitt Smith 14/1; Jerry Springer 49/1.
*Before any of the celebrities stepped foot on the floor during last night’s season premiere of “Dancing with the Stars,” a popular betting site released odds on which of the contestants will twirl their way into a grand prize. Read Full Story

‘DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES’ PREVIEW: Plus, Longoria will give up TV following run on ABC drama.
*As “Desperate Housewives” prepares to unveil its third season on Sept. 24, star Eva Longoria says she’s not trying to do anymore TV shows once the ABC series bids farewell. Read Full Story

MARION BARRY TICKETED BY SECRET SERVICE: Cops smelled alcohol on his breath during routine traffic stop.
*Troubles continue to plague former Washington D.C. mayor Marion Barry. The D.C. Council member (D-Ward 8) was pulled over early Sunday (9/10) for running a red light, then detained and ticketed by the Secret Service after alcohol was detected on his breath. Read Full Story

CHI-LITES' MARSHALL THOMPSON: Chi-Lites Live and Live On
By Kenya M. Yarbrough
*R&B Hall of Famers, the Chi-Lites may have been the highlights of early 70s soul with hits like “Oh Girl” and “Have You Seen Her,” but the group, particularly member Marshall Thompson have not rested on their laurels. However, while in the midst of old school tours throughout the world, the group has just released the “Chi-Lites Live” DVD. The disc features some of their latest tour stops and the last performance of bandmate Eugene Record, who died July 2005. Read Full Story

EUR BOOK REVIEW: Secret Daughter
*"My mother was an aspiring actress. She had separated from my father, a well-known song-and-dance man, shortly after I was born, in January 1954. My mother had met him backstage at the Paramount in 1949, before television changed show business forever. Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: Glover honored; ‘Black. White.’ DVD; Denzel donates; ‘MNF’ dominates; Leguizamo ‘Kills’; Sapphire Ent. launches; ‘Death’ to Dawson; iFlicks.
*Danny Glover is among the five honorees chosen by Directors Guild of America for its annual awards event, to be held Oct. 12 in New York. Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: 50’s G-Unity helps kids go to camp; theater star Lovette George dies; Nas says new album may be his best.
*With a $70,000 grant, 50 Cent and the G-Unity Foundation made it possible for 50 kids from the Jamaica, Queens and surrounding areas to attend the Summer Stars Camp for the Performing Arts in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Read Full Story

CHANNEL SURFING/MAGAZINE FLIPPING: Richies on ‘20/20’; ‘The View’ has Probst defending ‘Survivor’ and Beyonce defending privacy; Leezy in 'Essence.'
Nearly two years after the pair first discussed this on “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” Lionel Richie and his frighteningly-thin daughter Nicole will talk about mending their damaged relationship following her years of drug and alcohol abuse on Friday’s “20/20,” airing at 10 p.m. on ABC. Read Full Story

BLOGS AND ’BLOIDS: Today’s hot blog and tabloid gossip on Pulliam, Simmons, Maxwell, Lil’Kim/Foxy Brown, Mariah and more.
*Bossip.com claims it has confirmation that actress Keisha Knight Pulliam, a.k.a. Rudy from “The Cosby Show,” has a cocaine habit “that goes back years.” 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