11-02-06 EURxtra: More 'Flavor' On the Way / Brandy Acts a Fool at Church?

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LUDACRIS INKS DEAL WITH NICK’S TEEN CHANNEL: Rapper to exec produce weekly drama ‘Halls of Fame.’
*Having already topped Billboard with his latest album “Release Therapy” and single “Money Maker,” rapper Chris “Ludacris” Bridges is now stepping up his Hollywood game via a new deal with Nickelodeon’s teen network, the N. Read Full Story

ANOTHER CHILD ON THE WAY FOR FLAV: And ‘Flavor of Love 2’ winner Deelishis is not the mama.
*People magazine is reporting that Flavor Flav is expecting his 7th child by a woman other than Deelishis, the voluptuous winner of his VH1 reality show, “Flavor of Love.” Read Full Story

BRANDY REPORTEDLY ACTS A FOOL AT BIBLE STUDY: Singer alleged to have come to blows with church folk over Scientology.
*Entertainment columnist Jawn Murray says he got a phone call from a friend informing him of a physical altercation that had jumped off last Wednesday pitting Brandy and her girlfriends against members of First A.M.E. (FAME) Church during a Bible study class. Read Full Story

WHITNEY AND FAMILY TO RECORD SONG FOR TYLER PERRY: Singer to join Mama Sissy and Cousin Dionne on soundtrack for ‘Daddy’s Little Girls.'
*Producer Damon Elliott, the son of singing legend Dionne Warwick, has managed to get his mother and famous cousins – Whitney and her mother Sissy Houston – in the studio to record a track for the new Tyler Perry film, “Daddy’s Little Girls.” Read Full Story

KIRK FRANKLIN INKS TV DEAL: Gospel singer teams with Robi Reed to bring inspirational projects to small screen.
*Gospel artist Kirk Franklin is joining forces with producer-writer Bobby Smith Jr. and producer-casting director Robi Reed to launch Fo Yo Soul Film & Television, a production banner specializing in inspirational projects. Read Full Story

TALIB KWELI DRUMS UP U.S. TOUR: Plus, company Second Life creates virtual Kweli in cyberspace.
*Following his summertime jaunt with Mos Def and The Roots, rapper Talib Kweli is preparing to hit the road again to promote his new album “Ear Drum,” the first release from his label Blacksmith Music (under Warner Bros). Read Full Story

FIRED ESPN ANALYST SUES NETWORK: Harold Reynolds wants $5 million on grounds of wrongful termination.
*Former ESPN baseball analyst Harold Reynolds filed a $5 million lawsuit against the network, claiming he was wrongly fired after a female intern complained about what he called a "brief and innocuous" hug. Read Full Story

MUSEUM EXPLORES EVOLUTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL L.A.: New photo exhibit opens Nov. 15 at California African American Museum.
A new photography exhibit, "Intersections of South Central: People and Places in Historic and Contemporary Photography," which opens at the California African American Museum in Los Angeles on Nov. 16th, goes beyond myth and misunderstanding to show a vibrant neighborhood. Read Full Story

TYRA BANKS TO EXPEREINCE LIFE AS A MAN: For Nov. sweeps, model uses makeup to see how the other half lives.
*Tyra Banks is playing dress up again. On her talk show last season, she put on a fat suit to experience life as a 350-pound woman. For an episode to air during November sweeps, the former supermodel is using makeup to transform into a dude. Read Full Story

TV ONE TO AIR 'AMERICAN BLACKOUT': Network scores TV premiere of award-winning doc about minority disenfranchisement during 2000-2004 elections.
*This weekend, TV One will air the world television premiere of “American Blackout,” an award-winning documentary about the disturbing pattern of minority disenfranchisement during two presidential elections (2000 and 2004) and a midterm election (2002). Read Full Story

GNARLS BARKLEY EXPANDS ‘ELSEWHERE’: CD/DVD re-release includes music videos, 3-D album art and more.
*Gnarls Barkley will release CD/DVD a limited edition re-release of their critically-acclaimed debut album, "St. Elsewhere" (Downtown/Atlantic) on Tuesday, November 7th. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: Wondrous Oblivion
By Kam Williams
*The Samuels aren't exactly welcomed when they move into a working-class London neighborhood. In fact, the only folks on the block who aren't inhospitable are the Wisemans, an empathetic Jewish family who have already endured more than their share of suffering, being Holocaust survivors. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Court for Snipes ally; Rodriguez preps for ‘Battle’; Diddy on Music Choice; Latifah’s generosity; ‘Choice’ chooses Washington.
*Eddie Ray Kahn, one of two men indicted with Wesley Snipes on eight counts of tax fraud, was due in a Florida federal court Wednesday. 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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