10-09-06 EUR: Jay-Z Leak Upsets Def Jam / T.O. Releases Children's Book

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TERRELL OWENS TO RELEASE CHILDREN’S BOOKS: First title, ‘Little T Learns to Share,’ due next month.
*In perhaps an even bigger shock than erroneous reports of a suicide attempt, Dallas Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens has announced he will release his first children’s book in mid-November. Meanwhile, on Sunday, His nemesis, Donovan McNabb's Eagles got the best of T.O.'s Cowboys. Read Full Story

DEF JAM UPSET OVER JAY-Z LEAK: Label may consider legal action against guilty party.
*Jay-Z’s new single “Show Me What You Got” was all over urban radio last weekend, but it wasn’t supposed to be. Read Full Story

JADAKISS ARRESTED ON GUN CHARGE: Rapper nabbed over the weekend after a traffic stop.
*Rapper Jadakiss was one of four people arrested on criminal possession of a weapon after cops pulled over a car he was riding in and discovered a loaded handgun inside. Read Full Story

BET MAY TAP HBO’S ‘WIRE’: Networks are finalizing deal to find home for show’s syndication run.
*Soon, BET viewers might be able to catch all five seasons of HBO’s “The Wire” in a new syndication deal reportedly on the table between the two cable channels. Read Full Story

J.LO SUED BY PRIVATE JET COMPANY: Entertainer skipped out on the bill, said to be more than $34,000.
*Jennifer Lopez reportedly owes a private jet company more than $34,000 in unpaid trips, prompting a lawsuit against the entertainer in Los Angeles Superior Court. Read Full Story

WE REMEMBER BASEBALL PIONEER BUCK O’NEIL: Negro League legend died Friday in Kansas City. He was 94.
*The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum on Saturday allowed friends and fans of the late John Jordan “Buck” O’Neil to gather and mourn his passing Friday night in Kansas City at the age of 94. Read Full Story

PINK WOVEN INTO INDIA.ARIE’S ‘HAIR’: New mix to be featured in Lifetime film; version to hit iTunes on Oct. 23.
*Add another alternate version of India.Arie’s “I Am Not My Hair” to the several remixes already in existence of the singer’g inner-beauty anthem. Read Full Story

BACK2SCHOOL JAM APOLOGIZES FOR TECH PROBLEMS: Organizers blame themselves for glitches that caused DMX to go off.
*The promoters of the Sept. 30th Back2School Jam concert at New York’s Nassau Coliseum have issued an apology to fans for the technical problems that cut the show short and prompted performer DMX to go after a sound technician. Read Full Story

KELIS DENIES REALITY SHOW RUMORS: Plus, husband Nas considers launching Champagne brand with Diddy.
*Singer Kelis is denying recent reports that she is planning to star in a new reality show with her husband, rapper Nas. Read Full Story

UGLY BETTY OFF TO PRETTY START: New ABC show taps into overlooked markets.
By Kenya M. Yarbrough
Ugly is apparently the new pretty. ABC is counting on it with its new fall show “Ugly Betty” starring America Ferrera, whose breakout performance in “Real Women Have Curves” garnered her a Sundance Jury Award and an Independent Spirit Award nomination. The show also gets help from the star power of Salma Hayek who executive produces the series. Vanessa Williams also co-stars. The show is based on a Colombian telenova – that’s the Spanish-language TV term for a melodramatic series. The show follows an ordinary girl – a slightly plump plain-Jane from Queens – named Betty Suarez who begins her career in the world of high fashion as an executive assistant at a magazine. Read Full Story

WU ENTOURAGE VS. SECURITY AT ‘HIP HOP HONORS’: Brief scrap follows an otherwise respectful tribute to rap royalty.
*Members of the Wu Tang Clan’s entourage got into a little altercation with security staff near the end of VH1’s third annual “Hip Hop Honors,” which was taped Saturday night at New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom. Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: Johnson ousted; Smokey for ‘Days’; Lathan in Essence; Mr. T offended; ‘Kidnapped’ moves; ‘24’ in Jan.; Hughes pregnant; Eva injured.
*The Hollywood division of the Screen Actors Guild has ousted actress Anne-Marie Johnson as its vice president and voted longtime SAG activist Kent McCord as her replacement, reports the Los Angeles Times. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: The Departed
By Kam Williams
*Massachusetts State Trooper Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) is masquerading as an ex-con in order to infiltrate a ruthless, South Boston crime family run by mercurial mobster named Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson). Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: Ty’s ‘Ego’; Case returns; Hennessy books Kanye; NEA’s new 7; Dre’s bio; donation to Simmons; Armstrong boxed set.
*Tyrese is set to drop his new album “Alter Ego” on Dec. 5 via J Records. As previously reported, the much-hyped (and leaked) set is a double CD – with one disc featuring his R&B fare and the other containing rap tunes under his hip hop persona “Black Ty.” Read Full Story

EVENT CALENDAR: Ruben at Apollo; Karenga in L.A.; Domino Assn. in Inglewood; NABFEME in NYC; Ralph in D.C.; Tupac center hosts mixer.
*“American Idol” champ Ruben Studdard will perform at the world famous Apollo Theater on Saturday, November 4th at 8 p.m. Read Full Story

SPORTS BITS: Titans coach may not want Haynesworth back; Pacers’ Jackson is trigger happy; Iverson wraps Dap shoot.
*Tennessee Titans coach Jeff Fisher suggested to a national radio show Thursday that Albert Haynesworth — the defensive tackle suspended five games by the NFL for stomping on Dallas center Andre Gurode's face — may eventually be asked to leave the team for good, reports the Associated Press. Read Full Story

BLOGS & ‘BLOIDS: Latest Internet and tabloid gossip on Bobby & Mike and Oprah Winfrey.
*Gossip columnist Janet Charlton claims to have uncovered the reason why Bobby Brown and Mike Tyson are suddenly so chummy. Read Full Story

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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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