10-19-06 EURxtra: Jay-Z & ESPN Team Up For Boxing / Ice-T CD Cover Controversy

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JAY-Z, ESPN TEAM FOR BOXING SERIES: Plus, mogul joins Anheuser-Busch as co-brand director for Budweiser Select
*Continuing to expand his business interests, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter has teamed with ESPN to produce a boxing-themed television series, and will join forces with Anheuser-Busch to help set up strategic marketing programs and creative ad development for the brand Budweiser Select. Read Full Story

FABOLOUS ARRAIGNED ON GUN CHARGES: Wounded rapper hit with two counts of illegal possession.
*Rapper Fabolous was arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court Wednesday on two counts of illegal gun possession following an incident early Tuesday in which he was shot in the leg. Read Full Story

ICE T NEW CD COVER CAUSES CONTROVERSY: Stores refuse to carry disc depicting rapper and wife buck naked.
*Stores across the country are refusing to stock the new album from Ice T because he appears naked on the cover with his stripper-wife, Coco. Read Full Story

CHRIS ROCK’S MAMA PLANS DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT: Rose Rock has incident at a South Carolina Cracker Barrel.
*Less than 24 hours after Oprah Winfrey gave the restaurant chain Cracker Barrel a strategic shout-out during Tuesday’s “Road Trip” episode, the Lebanon, Tenn.-based company has been hit with claims of racism by the mother of comedian Chris Rock. Read Full Story

DUPRI BLAMES VIRGIN FOR JANET’S SLOW SALES?: Producer allegedly says his bosses failed to promote ‘20 Y.O.’
*Jermaine Dupri is standing by his woman Janet Jackson amidst sluggish movement of her new album, “20 Y.O.,” which reportedly experienced a 74 percent drop in sales during its second week of release – falling from No. 2 to 9 on the Nielsen SoundScan chart. Read Full Story

‘FLAVOR’ FINALE SETS A VH1 RECORD: Some 7.5 million tuned in, marking the network’s highest-rated show ever.
*It’s not just Deelishis that can’t get enough of your boy Flavor Flav. According to VH1, 7.5 million viewers tuned in to Sunday’s season finale of his reality show, “Flavor of Love 2,” which made it the network’s single most watched program in its 21-year-history. Read Full Story

DJIMON HOUNSOU POPS ‘THE TRUNK’: Actor to join Boris Kodjoe, Brian White in new urban drama.
*Djimon Hounsou will go from playing a fisherman in the upcoming “Blood Diamond” to an aspiring concert pianist trying to escape the hood in Melee Entertainment’s “The Trunk.” Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: The Break-Up
By Kam Williams
*Brooke (Jennifer Aniston) and Gary (Vince Vaughn) are a thoroughly mismatched couple. She's prim-and-proper works at a posh art gallery in downtown Chicago. He, by contrast, has a blue-collar background and runs a sightseeing bus business with his two brothers (Cole Hauser and Vincent D'Onofrio). Read Full Story

JOYNER TO HOST ‘OH OH OH COMEDY SHOW’: Vegas event includes Mike Epps, Mo’Nique, Damon Wayans and Katt Williams.
*Radio personality Tom Joyner will host a celeb-packed “Oh Oh Oh Comedy Show” on Wednesday, Nov. 15 as part of The Comedy Festival (TCF) at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas. Read Full Story

TIMBERLAKE ANNOUNCES WORLD TOUR: FutureSex/LoveShow launches in January; plus singer unveils spring fashion line.
*Justin Timberlake is bringing sexy around the world via his FutureSex/LoveShow tour, which is scheduled to kick off on Jan. 8 in San Diego. Read Full Story

MADONNA SPARKS REACTION FROM INTER-RACE ADOPTEES: Pros and cons weighed over loss of cultural identity.
*Reuters has spoken with several people who were adopted as children by rich white families and moved far away from their cultural roots. Read Full Story

THE SOURCE SEX TRIAL DAY 5: Defense said poor performance, not revenge, led to Osorio’s firing.
By Brandi Hopper of SOHH.com
*The afternoon session of The Source sexual harassment trial reconvened after lunch to much of the same as defense attorneys cross-examined former Source editor-in-chief Kim Osorio about her the "real reason" she was fired. Read Full Story

EUR BOOK REVIEW: Lynched by Corporate America
By Kam Williams
"My intention in writing this book from the outset has been to illustrate what happens when one of the world's largest companies rules the courtroom with impunity while a judge in a black robe sits on the bench giving his or her stamp of approval to what the justice system calls fair and equal treatment. And what happens when jurors who hear the cases are oftentimes oblivious to their own complicity in assuring that Corporate America always wins..." Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: Murphy mum on baby; Story on ‘Four’ shoot; ‘On The Lot’ accepting applications.
*Eddie Murphy had a chance Tuesday night to confirm or deny the rumors that he and his girlfriend Melanie Brown are expecting a baby. Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: New Beyonce; new Gucci Mane, Paul Wall’s wife; DMX’s condoms; Chuck Berry still duckwalking.
*A new Beyonce track entitled “Listen” debuts on radio this week as the first single from the soundtrack to “Dreamgirls,” due in stores Dec. 5 via Music World/Sony Urban. Read Full Story

SPORTS BITS: Pele’s daughter dies; Michael Jordan wants European teams in NBA; Miami players apologize for brawl.
*The daughter of Brazilian soccer legend Pele has died of breast cancer at the age of 42. According to AFP, Sandra Arantes do Nascimento had been admitted to the hospital on Sunday in Santos, where her father played for most of his career. Read Full Story

EVENT CALENDAR: R.E.A.C.Hip-Hop town meeting; Cosby at Maranatha; Cole at Apollo; Brown in U.K.; Ghostface on mtvU; Dupri, Wonder honored.
*Join R.E.A.C.Hip-Hop (Representing Education, Activism and Community through Hip Hop) and M1, of hip hop group dead prez tonight at 6 p.m. in New York City for a Town Hall Meeting/Public Hearing on Diversity and Ownership of the Media. 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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