09-25-06 EUR: Whitney / Jaleel White (Urkel) / Miss Cleo / Cocaine & More

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PEOPLE MAG REPORTS OF WHITNEY’S ‘FINAL STRAW’: A certain ‘video vixen’ blamed, again, for the split.
*People magazine continues its coverage of the Bobby Brown/Whitney Houston divorce with a relative of Brown insisting that troubles first began to surface last fall, and that the “final straws” were reports of his affair with former flame, Karrine Steffans. Read Full Story

JALEEL WHITE TALKS ABOUT HIS INTERNET DEATH: Actor tells EUR the “annoying” rumor actually showed just how many lives he’s touched.
*Last June, someone generated a story about actor Jaleel White having committed suicide, attached the Associated Press’ name to it and sent it around cyberspace. Read Full Story

‘SOUP’S’ ON FOR WEBSTAR AND YOUNG B: YouTube-spawned hit may turn Harlem anthem and dance into marketing craze.
*Although the song has been heating up teen dance clubs in Harlem since Easter, the rest of the country is just now getting a heaping spoonful of DJ Webstar and Young B’s catchy single “Chicken Noodle Soup”…with a soda on the side. Read Full Story

MISS CLEO ADMITS SHE’S A LESBIAN: TV psychic comes out of the closet; fears backlash from black community.
*She once ruled late night TV on BET and other channels as Miss Cleo, whose thick Jamaican-accented “Cahl me’now fahr your free tarot card readin’” was widely imitated and is part of pop culture history. Read Full Story

COCAINE IS A HELLUVA ... DRINK?: New high-energy beverage actually named after the illegal drug; protests planned in Los Angeles.
*Last week, talk show host Ellen Degeneres showed her audience a shiny new can of “Cocaine” – the latest addition to the high-energy drink market – and swore over and over that the beverage wasn’t a joke the show had made up. Turns out, she wasn’t kidding. Read Full Story

BYRON ALLEN: TV host rounds up comedians for roundtable
By Kenya Yarbrough
*Starting today, a band of renegade comedians will wreck havoc on television. TV host/Comedian Byron Allen will debut his show Comics Unleashed on channels all over the world. Allen describes the show as a comedy talk show, something like "The View," "The Best Damn Sports Show," or "Politically Incorrect" except all of the guests are comedians. Read Full Story

KYM WHITLEY: Stand-up's 'Stand-off'
By Kenya Yarbrough
*Comedienne Kym Whitley has made a name for herself as the comedic supporting actress. After all, she is a comedian. The Ohio native stole the show in a number of TV shows and films including 'Martin,' 'The Parkers,' and who could forget her role as Suga in 'Next Friday?' But now, the actress is trading in her stand-up mic for juicier parts and transitioning into dramatic roles. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: Fearless (Huo Yuanjia)
By Kam Williams
*Huo Yuanjia (1868-1910) was the most famous, Chinese martial arts master at the turn of the 20th Century. Still, he is probably best remembered for the spiritually-oriented school he founded in Shanghai about seventy days before he died. Read Full Story

COSBY CALLS FOR SLAVERY MUSEUM DONATIONS: Actor wants every American to put $8 on it.
*Entertainer Bill Cosby is requesting that every citizen of the United States donate $8 to the building of a national slavery museum in Fredricksburg, VA. Read Full Story

MARTIN LAWRENCE BEHIND NEW STAND-UP SERIES: Comic teams with Starz for uncensored comedy showcase.
*Martin Lawrence will executive produce a new stand-up comedy series for Starz Entertainment channel called “1st Amendment Stand-Up,” billed as “a showcase for some of the freshest young comedians.” Read Full Story

BRAD PITT ON ZAHARA’S HAIR: Plus, Madonna looking to adopt twins from Africa?
*In discussing his Ethiopian daughter Zahara in the October issue of Esquire magazine, actor Brad Pitt reportedly offers white parents advice on how to care for the hair of a black child, based on his experiences with “Z.” Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: B.I.G. reward; Buju cancelled; Snoop works ‘Blue’; new will.i.am; Commodores reunion; Refugee All Stars; gunfire at Jim Jones concert.
*The city of Los Angeles has reinstated its $50,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever killed the Notorious B.I.G. nearly 10 years ago, reports KNBC. Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: ‘Grey’s,’ ‘CW’ ratings; wrong Glover; No wedding for Murph & Mel; SAG’s Anne Marie; ‘Tested’ wins Film Fest.
*In the first head to head battle between new episodes of “Grey’s Anatomy” and “CSI,” McDreamy and company at Seattle Grace Hospital came out on top with 25.4 million viewers, compared to 22.6 for the folks at the Las Vegas Crime Lab, according to Nielsen Media Research. Read Full Story

BLOGS & ‘BLOIDS: The latest internet and tabloid gossip on MiJac, Whitney, Janet, Star, J.Lo and Naomi.
*A rep for Michael Jackson is denying reports in the Irish Daily Mirror of the singer planning to open a leprechaun theme park in Ireland. Read Full Story

EVENT CALENDAR: Silver Dollar Classic in L.A.; Hot 97’s Back2SchoolJam; Zane’s Freak Dating in D.C.
*Snoop Dogg, MC Lyte and Whodini are booked for the Silver Dollar Classic Weekend II in Los Angeles, a black college football event to be held Sept. 29-30 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and Sports Arena, (3911 S. Figueroa St.). 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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