10-27-06 EUR: Mariah Too Diva for Hong Kong / New MiJac Baby Mama Drama

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MARIAH CAREY TOO DIVA FOR HONG KONG: Officials cancel concert over ‘unreasonable demands’ and poor ticket sales.
*Hong Kong has put its foot down with Miss Mimi. Promoters there have cancelled Mariah Carey's concert scheduled for tomorrow due to slow ticket sales and what they referred to as her “unreasonable demands." Read Full Story

OPRAH SPEAKS AT HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM: Also, mogul adds programming to ‘Oprah & Friends’ channel.
During a fundraiser for the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C., Oprah Winfrey spoke before about 3,000 supporters about her memories of visiting the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland. Read Full Story

EVA PIGFORD TO HOST ‘MODEL’ SERIES FOR BET J: ‘Top Model’ winner to run reality competition set in world of fashion styling.
*A launch party was held this week for a new fashion-based reality show hosted by “America’s Next Top Model” winner, Eva Pigford, called “My Model Looks Better Than Your Model.” Read Full Story

ANDRE 3000 MOVES TO THE HEAD OF ‘CLASS’: Rapper/actor's latest project is on Cartoon Network
By Kenya M. Yarbrough
Andre Benjamin, half of the OutKast outfit and also known as Andre 3000, has always been a rather animated artist. But now the rapper/singer/producer/actor has taken that characteristic even farther. Benjamin is the producer, co-creator, and star of a new series on Cartoon Network: “Class of 3000,” a play on his stage name. Read Full Story

LUDACRIS STILL ‘MONEY’ ATOP BILLBOARD: Rapper holds off ‘SexyBack’ to keep No. 1 spot on Hot 100.
*Ludacris continues to shake his “Money Maker” in the face of Justin Timberlake’s “SexyBack,” which he dethroned last week to take over the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart. Read Full Story

JESSE L. MARTIN’S SUV BURGLARIZED: ‘Law & Order’ star becomes crime victim during visit to Buffalo restaurant.
*While “Law & Order” star Jesse L. Martin was getting his grub on at a restaurant in Buffalo, New York Monday, someone was busy breaking into his SUV and taking off with a number of his personal belongings, including his luggage and a video iPod. Read Full Story

MIJAC HAS NEW BABYMAMA DRAMA: English woman says she is the mother of his three children.
*A woman in England has come forward claiming that she is the mother of Michael Jackson’s three children, and not his ex-wife Debbie Rowe, whom the courts recognize as the biological mother of Prince Michael, 9, and Paris Michael Katherine, 8. Read Full Story

NELLY TO BE HONORED FOR APPLE BOTTOMS: Black Retail Action Group honors rapper for fashion line.
*Rapper Nelly is scheduled to be honored in New York today by the Black Retail Action Group (BRAG) for his the success of his fashion line, Apple Bottoms. Read Full Story

THE FILM STRIP: The Real Life South African Hero Patrick Chamusso speaks; Derek Luke Confronted by Dad; Tim Robbins Violence Downplayed.
By Marie Moore
*Derek Luke plays the real life South African hero in "Catch a Fire." Fortunately, just as Nelson Mandela was around to tell his story, Patrick Chamusso's real life saga is now at theaters. When writers first approached Chamusso, however, he did not think his story was worthy of the big screen since he did not spend nearly as long as Mandela did in prison. But, "I wanted this story to be told so that people like me, the common man like me knows that everyone is important in the space of this universe," Charmusso explained. Read Full Story

WHITAKER’S ‘KING’ DOMINATES EARLY AWARD SEASON: Film about Idi Amin nominated for six British Independent Film Awards.
*Early Oscar contender “The Last King of Scotland” picked up six nominations Wednesday from the British Independent Film Awards, including Best Film and Best Actor for star Forrest Whitaker. Read Full Story

OPENING THIS WEEK: Kam's Kapsules -- Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun
By Kam Williams
*Catch a Fire (PG-13 for violence, brief profanity, and mature themes involving torture and abuse) South African political potboiler, set in the Eighties at the height of the anti-apartheid movement, stars Derek Luke as real-life hero Patrick Chamusso, an apolitical family man who becomes an ANC freedom fighter after being falsely accused of sabotaging the oil refinery where he works. Co-starring Tim Robbins as a coloneloverseeing brutal interrogations by the country's secret police. Read Full Story

RUSSELL SIMMONS TO TOUR AFRICA: Mogul to research empowerment methods through his diamond business.
*Hip hop mogul Russell Simmons will embark on a fact-finding mission to South African and Botswana next month in an effort to research ways to empower communities through his diamond business, Simmons Jewelry Company. Read Full Story

BANDA WANTS HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS TO BACK OFF: Father of boy Madonna is adopting hopes pressure won’t discourage singer.
*Yohane Banda, the biological father of the baby Madonna plans to adopt, is hoping that the backlash from several human rights groups won’t scare off the pop star from going through with the adoption. Read Full Story

FILM/TV/THEATER BITS: Denzel in Bangkok; CNN, NPR shun Bush assassination film; more blacks see Broadway shows.
*Denzel Washington will head to Thailand next month to shoot scenes from his upcoming film “American Gangster.” Read Full Story

SPORTS BITS: Wade goes wild; Stern wants players to stop packing; Will Smith part of Dr. J’s 76ers bid.
*Dwayne Wade’s stock is rising on Madison Ave. His Spike Lee-directed TV spots promoting the new Wade shoe line began airing yesterday, a new Gatorade campaign is on deck for the winter and the Miami Heat guard already works as a mouthpiece for T-Mobile and Lincoln SUVs. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: The Bridge
By Kam Williams
*If you wanted to end it all, where would you want to do it? For some reason, more people choose the Golden Gate Bridge than any other locale. And after watching The Bridge one can easily understand the allure of that irresistible icon as a launching pad into the San Francisco Bay. Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: Mathosa mourned; Jay-Z staying at Def jam; Diddy uses criticism to his advantage.
*Thousands of South Africans attended a star-studded memorial concert Thursday to mourn pop "tigress" Lebo Mathosa, who was killed this week in a car crash at age 29. 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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