10-25-06 EUR: Foxy Brown / T. Cruise / Diddy's Snit / Essence Back to N.O.

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FOXY BROWN GETS PROBATION IN NAIL SALON CASE: Rapper still tried to back out of plea deal, claiming she was rushed into it.
*Decked in black high heels, sunglasses and skintight black pants, rapper Foxy Brown finally graced the court with her presence Tuesday and was sentenced to three years’ probation in her assault case, putting the final “nail” in a legal battle that lingered for more than two years. Read Full Story

NEW ORLEANS RETURNS TO ITS ESSENCE: Magazine’s annual music festival returns to the Big Easy for first time since Hurricane Katrina.
*The Essence Music Festival will return to New Orleans next year for the first time since Hurricane Katrina knocked it into Houston. Read Full Story

TERRENCE HOWARD BOOKS RIDLEY SCOTT FILM: Actor to star in thriller about capture of ‘BTK killer.’
*Terrence Howard continues to stack film roles – the latest being a thriller for New Line that follows the capture in Wichita, Kansas of the so-called “BTK killer.” Read Full Story

BUSTA WON’T BE CHARGED FOR TOTING MACHETE: Judge rejects prosecution request for additional charge on assault case.
*Prosecutors will not be allowed to charge rapper Busta Rhymes with possession of a weapon in addition to his assault charge after a machete was found inside of an SUV in which he was a passenger. Read Full Story

DIDDY HAS A ‘SIRIUS’ TANTRUM: Report claims mogul went diva during promo stop at satellite radio company.
*The New York Post’s Page Six is reporting that Sean “Diddy” Combs was acting a complete fool at the New York studios of Sirius Satellite Radio last week while plugging his album, “Press Play.” Read Full Story

ANDRE 3000 READY TO DO ‘BATTLE’: Rapper to star opposite Theron, Liotta and Harrelson in political action flick.
*Andre Benjamin, a.k.a. Andre 3000 of the rap group OutKast, will star in the ensemble drama, “The Battle in Seattle,” opposite Oscar winner Charlize Theron, Martin Henderson, Woody Harrelson and Ray Liotta. Read Full Story

TOM CRUISE EYEING SPIKE LEE JOINT: Drama would star actor as a man trying to relive and change worst day of his life.
*Among the three films actor Tom Cruise is considering for his next project is a Spike Lee-directed drama called “Selling Time,” which would star the famous Scientologist as a man who sells back chunks of time in his life for a chance to relive and change the worst day of his life. Read Full Story

SLICK RICK INTERVIEWED ON NPR’S ‘NEWS & NOTES’: Host Farai Chideya delves into immigration issues behind rapper’s new deportation drama.
*On NPR’s News and Notes, host Farai Chideya spoke recently with rapper Slick Rick and his lawyer Alex Solomiany about the country’s immigration laws that have placed the artist in and out of jail, and may ultimately send him back to his native London for good. Read Full Story

LIL’ JON TO KEEP IT SIMPLE ON NEW ALBUM: Crunk king says he ‘ain’t trying to reinvent the wheel’ on new rock-flavored LP.
*Lil’ Jon continues to work on his upcoming album “Crunk Rock,” a pairing of his patented crunk style with heavy rock sounds through collaborations with Rick Rubin, Good Charlotte, Korn's Jonathan Davis and Green Day producer Rob Cavallo. Jon describes the combination as fun and full of energy. Read Full Story

NO INTERVIEWS FOR COREY MILLER: Artist formerly known as C-Murder can’t plug album because of court gag order.
*Because of his court-ordered house arrest, rapper C-Miller, formerly known as C-Murder, is not allowed to give interviews to promote his upcoming album. Read Full Story

THE SOURCE SEX TRIAL UPDATE: Kim Osorio, who won $15.5 million judgment, speaks her mind.
By Brandi Hopper / sohh.com
*The day after winning a $15.5 million judgment in federal court yesterday (October 24), former Source editor-in-chief Kim Osorio addressed the media about the decision, the experience and the future of The Source magazine. Osorio and her two attorneys, Ken Thompson and Doug Wigdor, addressed the room full of reporters and cameramen in a conference room on the 59th floor of the Empire State Building, where the attorneys' offices are located. Read Full Story

CHEADLE, WOODARD STAR IN NEW ‘ONE’ PSA: Bishop Charles E. Blake also joins all-star lineup urging voters to help fight AIDS and poverty.
*Don Cheadle, Alfre Woodard and Bishop Charles E. Blake of West Angeles Church of God in Christ appear in a new celebrity-filled public service announcement for One: The Campaign to Make Poverty History, a movement that urges Congress to increase humanitarian aid by 1% of the federal budget to fight global AIDS and extreme poverty. Read Full Story

SHAREEFA KNOWS HOW TO GET TO THE 'POINT': New DTP artist drops debut album
By Kenya M. Yarbrough
As DTP’s Lady of Soul, Shareefa has some hard-hitting help on her debut album, which dropped yesterday. The disc, titled “Point of No Return,” features guest appearances from DTP head Ludacris and label mate Bobby Valentino along with hot production from Rodney Jerkins and Chucky Thompson, to name a few. Read Full Story

INDIA’S RAI HAS SEEN SCRIPT FOR WILL SMITH FILM: Bollywood star still hopes to work with actor in U.S.
*Many actors dream of starring along side Bollywood leading lady Aishwarya Rai, who once appeared on the “Oprah Winfrey Show” for being considered “the most beautiful woman in the world.” But these days, she is eager to share the screen with only one man. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: Color of the Cross
By Kam Williams
*Was Jesus a black man? He might have been, given the features of the folks from the region of the world where he was born. He was at least more likely to look more like a brother than the generally-accepted representations of him as a fair-skinned, flaxen-haired Caucasian. Yet, Hollywood has never seen fit to make a major motion picture featuring a sepia Son of God. Till now. Read Full Story

TEEN-THEMED TOURS: Joc, Jibbs join ‘Scream’; ‘High School Musical’ to hit the road; The Cheetah Girls add dates.
*Yung Joc and Jibbs have been added to The Scream Tour, a teen-oriented trek featuring headliners Omarion and Ne-Yo set to kick off Nov. 22 in Miami and hit 17 stops across the country before wrapping New Year’s Eve in Washington D.C. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Mobb Deep’s scary flight; Neville on ‘Y&R’; Jones launches Dipskate; BET veteran Llewelyn steps down; Vick in GQ; Price returns with gospel CD.
*Rap group Mobb Deep and their label mate 40 Glocc had to cancel planned shows in Chile after they were involved in a flight that had to make an emergency landing in Tampa, Florida. 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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