10-05-06 EURxtra: Bobby Brown Spotted at BET Party / Luda Tops Janet

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BOBBY BROWN SPOTTED AT BET PARTY: Bench warrant be damned, singer shows up at network’s season launch event.
*Bobby Brown may have been AWOL from family court but he was front-and-center at a BET function in Beverly Hills Tuesday night to celebrate the “Shocktober” launch of its new season. Read Full Story

MIJAC REPORTEDLY WORKING WITH WILL.I.AM: King of Pop is said to be recording an "edgy street record" with several producers.
*Once again, reports are surfacing that Michael Jackson is planning a comeback album with some of today’s hottest producers. Only time will tell if this latest story, which has the singer working with Black Eyed Peas member Will.I.Am, will actually pan out. Read Full Story

LUDACRIS OFFERS BILLBOARD SOME ‘THERAPY’: Rapper’s latest album outsells Janet’s ’20 Y.O.’ to claim ‘that number one spot.’
*For the third time in his career, rapper Ludacris has topped the Billboard 200 album chart. Read Full Story

LIL’ KIM SIGNS WITH ICM: Pint-sized rapper gets big time Hollywood representation.
*Brooklyn-born rapper Lil’ Kim, whose real name is Kimberly Denise Jones, has signed with International Creative Management (ICM) for representation, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Read Full Story

BEYONCE PLACES BID IN CHER’S AUCTION: Singer reportedly has eye on copping gowns worn during ‘Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour.’
*According to Miss Jones of New York’s Hot 97, Beyonce Knowles has bid on some gowns in the auction of Cher’s personal items. Read Full Story

PRINCE POURS ‘HEART’ INTO NEW SOUNDTRACK: Plus, Fantasia, LaBelle and Yolanda Adams contribute songs to animated film ‘Happy Feat.’
*A family of animated penguins in the upcoming film “Happy Feat” will get their march on to none other than Prince, who contributes an original song to the star-studded soundtrack due Oct. 31 via Atlantic. Read Full Story

JOHN LEGEND TAKES CARE OF ‘SAVE ROOM’ SONGWRITERS: Pair compensated for writing song used in new single.
*Buddy Buie and James B. Cobb Jr., the songwriters behind such 1960s hits as “Spooky” and “Traces of Love” by Dennis Yost & the Classics IV, were paid 50 percent of the publishing from John Legend’s new single “Save Room” because it borrows heavily from their song, “Stormy.” Read Full Story

CHRIS ROCK TO BE HONORED AT COMEDY FEST: Vegas event to include tribute to comedian.
*The second-annual Comedy Festival, a co-production of HBO and live-event company Anschutz Entertainment Group, will honor Chris Rock with its Comedian Award during an event to be held at Las Vegas' Caesars Palace on Nov. 17. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: The Last King of Scotland
By Kam Williams
*Was Uganda's Idi Amin (1924-2003) merely a monomaniacal misanthrope as suggested by the generally-accepted myth, or was he a diabolical despot with more of a method to his madness? Read Full Story

COSBY TAKES MESSAGE TO THE ATL: Entertainer speaks to seniors at Atlanta’s Douglass High School.
*Seniors at Atlanta’s Douglass High School were treated to a speech Tuesday by entertainer Bill Cosby, who was all business with the students regarding issues of education and self-confidence. Read Full Story

NEW ‘G. GARVIN,’ ‘PATTI LABELLE’ ON TV ONE: Both shows kick off new seasons on Sunday, Oct. 8.
*TV One launches new seasons of its popular shows “Turn Up the Heat with G. Garvin” and “Living It Up with Patti LaBelle” in back to back fashion this Sunday at 7 and 7:30 p.m. respectively. Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: Wright in ‘Die Hard?’; ‘Reno’ renewed; ‘Hip Hop Honors’ on VSPOT; Flav-style clocks for sale.
*JewReview.net is reporting that Jeffrey Wright has joined the cast of “Live Free or Die Hard,” the fourth film in the “Die Hard” franchise currently shooting in Baltimore. Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: EPMD tour?; ‘My Block: Chicago’; Xzibit’s CD; solo Stephen Marley; Madonna adopts African child.
*Allhiphop.com is reporting that EPMD is plotting a reunion tour to build upon their upcoming Oct. 14 concert at B.B. King’s in New York. Read Full Story

EVENT CALENDAR: Aretha in Manhattan; NAMIC in Beverly Hills; Rockstone’s UFW Tour; Chavez, Fresh host MCM Movement Cocnert.
*The National Marfan Foundation presents Aretha Franklin, a benefit concert from the heart of the Queen of Soul, on Nov. 14, 8 pm, at the Hammerstein Ballroom. Read Full Story

BLOGS & 'BLOIDS: Latest Internet and tabloid reports about Nicole Richie, Solange Knowles, Lil’ Wayne, Eva Pigford and Toni Braxton.
*Starpulse is reporting that Toni Braxton is furious at doctors who failed to diagnose her three-year-old son Diezel with autism, believing something could’ve been done to help him if the neurological disorder had been spotted earlier. 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