10-26-06 EURextra: Dupri's Exit / Diddy's Number 1 / Isaiah Apologies

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DUPRI FINALLY COMMENTS ON VIRGIN EXIT: Mogul says he was not ‘forced out of the company’ as rumored.
*Jermaine Dupri released a statement Wednesday confirming published reports that he has left his position as President of Urban Music for Virgin Records. Read Full Story

ISAIAH WASHINGTON APOLOGIZES FOR ON-SET BEATDOWN: Plus, ‘Anatomy’ creator Shonda Rhimes downplays incident.
*“Grey’s Anatomy” star Isaiah Washington has publicly apologized for going “McTyson” on “McDreamy” before shooting a scene earlier this month. Read Full Story

NAOMI CAMPBELL REPORTEDLY ARRESTED AGAIN: Sky News broadcaster says she’s accused of assaulting another woman.
*British-based Sky News is reporting that supermodel Naomi Campbell has been arrested in London and again accused of assaulting a woman. Read Full Story

DIDDY’S ‘PRESS PLAY’ ENTERS BILLBOARD AT NO. 1: Disc is his first Billboard 200 chart topper since 1997’s ‘No Way Out.’
*Diddy has done it again. His new album “Press Play” – which was promoted across the country in a high-profile tour that included visits to radio stations, lectures at public schools and the keys to various cities – has entered The Billboard 200 album charts at No. 1 on sales of 170,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan. Read Full Story

THOMAS CARTER TO DIRECT JACKIE ROBINSON BIOPIC: Film will follow Robinson from childhood in Cali to joining Brooklyn Dodgers.
*Thomas Carter has been booked to direct an as-yet-untitled feature about the legendary baseball player Jackie Robinson, who broke the sport’s color barrier in 1947 by becoming the first black man to play in the Major Leagues. Read Full Story

U.S. HAS NOT TRIED TO EXTRADITE SNIPES: Namibia says it hasn’t heard a peep from U.S. officials.
*The government of Namibia says authorities in the U.S. have made no attempt to extradite Wesley Snipes following his indictment last week on charges of tax fraud, reports IMDB. Read Full Story

DEREK LUKE AND WIFE EXPECTING FIRST CHILD: Baby is due in early March.
*Derek Luke has a movie opening in theaters this weekend and a new baby set to make its big debut in March 2007. Read Full Story

‘BLOOD DIAMOND’ DIRECTOR UPSET OVER AMPUTEE RUMORS: Ed Zwick sets story straight about providing prosthetics to amputee extras.
*Deadline Hollywood Daily writer Nikki Finke features an interview with “Blood Diamond” director Ed Zwick regarding recent reports that Warner Bros has stalled on a promise to provide African amputee extras with prosthetic limbs until December, when the gesture would be used to publicize the film’s opening. Read Full Story

DEPUTY SHAQ PRESENT AT BOTCHED CHILD PORN RAID: Miami Heat center moonlighting as Virginia reserve sheriff’s deputy during attempted sting.
*Shaquille O’Neal – the Miami Heat center who works as a reserve sheriff’s deputy in the offseason – was in Virginia on his second job last month when a child pornography raid suddenly went awry. Read Full Story

ANTHONY MACKIE TO PLAY JESSE OWENS IN BIOPIC: Film will follow sprinter’s rise to stardom and controversy at 1936 Olympics.
*Actor Anthony Mackie, last seen in the films “Half Nelson” and “Crossover,” has been cast as Olympic track-and-field icon Jesse Owens in an upcoming biopic to begin shooting next summer, reports Variety. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: Death of a President
By Kam Williams
*Most of the discussion surrounding this controversial docudrama has revolved around whether it's okay to depict the assassination of a sitting president. Now, if you believe in freedom of speech, next, you've got to ask yourself how you feel about specifically seeing George Bush wasted. Read Full Story

BET CO-FOUNDER USES PRIVATE JET TO HELP ALMA MATER: Sheila Johnson helps tote rare instruments from Smithsonian to University of Illinois.
*BET co-founder Sheila Johnson had to fire up her private jet to help carry precious merchandise to her alma mater, the University of Illinois. Read Full Story

MAGAZINE BITS: Ebony launches greeting cards; Black Enterprise releases Small Business Issue; Hip Hop Weekly hits stands.
*Johnson Publishing Company, the world’s largest black-owned publishing company and home of Ebony magazine, has announced a partnership with greeting card giant, American Greetings to create greeting cards for the newly developed Ebony Inspirations greeting card brand. Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: ‘Prison Break’ lawsuit; ‘Half Nelson’s’ Epps nominated; ‘24’ trailer online; Cannon honored; Snoop at MTV Europe Awards.
*Two brothers are suing the creators of Fox’s “Prison Break” for copyright infringement, accusing the show of taking its plot from their own life story. Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: Fitzgerald on US stamp; new UGK LP; Jibbs’ platinum-selling ringtone; Alicia Keys, Iman co-host Black Ball fundraiser.
*Preorders are now being accepted for “Michael Jackson Visionary – The Video Singles CD/DVD.” As previously reported, the boxset features 20 of the singer’s biggest singles and videos via Dual Disc technology. 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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