11-06-06 EUR: Chris Rock Files for Divorce / Kanye West Hissy Fit a Prank?

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CHRIS ROCK FILES FOR DIVORCE: Comedian to split with wife of nearly 10 years, Malaak Compton-Rock.
*Chris Rock may have a new film on deck called “I Think I Love My Wife,” but the actor-comedian has apparently lost the love for his real wife, Malaak Compton-Rock. The funny man and film star has filed for divorce. Read Full Story

KANYE WEST HISSY FIT A PRANK?: Sources tell New York Post his griping at European Music Awards appeared staged.
*After a weekend of heavy media and Internet buzz surrounding the ill behavior of Kanye West at Thursday’s MTV European Music Awards, sources are telling the New York Post’s Page Six that the rapper-producer may have staged the entire episode to play off of his cocky image. Read Full Story

JAY-Z RESPONDS TO DEVIL-WORSHIP CLAIMS: Rapper laughs it off on Egypt’s radio show.
*You may have already seen the clip on You Tube, or had it forwarded by e-mail. It shows Harlem-born Elder G. Craige Lewis calling out Jay-Z for worshipping the devil in his music. Read Full Story

RODNEY JERKINS: Drops pounds and partners with Points of Life.
By Kenya Yarbrough
*Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins has been a formidable force in music production for more than a decade. The superproducer has been shaping R&B music through artists like Whitney Houston, Luther Vandross, Madonna, Destiny’s Child, and many more. Lately, though, the music maestro has been shaping up himself and to help shape the future of families in the hurricane stricken Gulf Coast. Read Full Story

CALL HIM BOND ... SEAN BOND: Diddy wants to become the first black 007.
*Sean “Diddy” Combs wants the world to know that he would like to make history as the world’s first African American actor to portray James Bond on the big screen. Read Full Story

SIMMONS TO FILM CARTOON ABOUT VOTING: Mogul wants to push importance of voting to kids.
*Russell Simmons wants today’s young kids to grow up with a sense of importance regarding their right to vote. Read Full Story

‘SNL’S’ MAYA RUDOLPH VS. BED BUGS: NBC star sues over presence of uninvited creatures in SoHo condo.
*Maya Rudolph may have gotten huge laughs butchering the National Anthem as a bad singer on a recent “Saturday Night Live,” but the actress and her family have a little situation at home that is far from funny…bedbugs. Read Full Story

THE GAME SUED FOR DEFAMATION BY N.C. COPS: Officers say they were slandered by rapper after his 2005 mall arrest.
North Carolina police officers Hien Nguyen, Matthew Brown, Ryan Childrey, Romaine Watkins and David Gregory have filed a defamation lawsuit against The Game, claiming they were libeled, slandered and had their images misappropriated by the rapper following his arrest last year at a mall. Read Full Story

TRICK DADDY STILL LUVS DA KIDS: Rapper’s foundation links with KB Toy Store to spread Christmas cheer.
*In advance of the Dec. 19th release of his seventh studio album, "Back By Thug Demand," Miami rapper Trick Daddy and his Trick Luvs Da Kids Foundation have worked out a partnership with several Florida KB Toy Stores to provide Christmas toys for disadvantaged youth. Read Full Story

DENZEL GIVES PROPS TO MENTORS IN NEW BOOK: Actor collects essays from more than 70 notables to spotlight silent angels.
*In his new book, “A Hand to Guide Me,” Denzel Washington celebrates the often ignored role of mentors in the lives of high achievers. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: Little Man
By Kam Williams
*This freaky farce directed by his big brother Keenen features Marlon Wayans as a foul-mouthed midget masquerading as a baby in order to retrieve a pilfered diamond from a childless couple. The picture's plotline is a slight variation of Free Eats (1932), a Little Rascals classic about a pair of "fidget" conmen who decide to relieve some compassionate society women of their jewelry by posing as adoptable infants. Read Full Story

BUSTA BUSTED FOR DRIVING WHILE PHONING: Rapper pulled over by NYPD for talking on his cell phone.
*Busta Rhymes was caught ridin’ dirty Thursday by cops who spotted him using his cell phone while behind the wheel of a car…a no-no in the state of New York. It didn’t help that he was yakking away while driving past a police station. Read Full Story

'BORAT' CRUSHES COMPETITION: Playing in only 800 theaters, it still tops the box office
*Sacha Baron Cohen's "Borat" starring the British crazy man himself and featuring comedienne Luenell and Pamela Anderson, did gang buster numbers at the box office over the weekend. Playing on only 837 screens, the film took in $26.4 million during its opening weekend, to land at numero uno. Read Full Story

SNOOP, LUDA TO ROCK BET’S HIP HOP AWARDS: T.I., Jeezy, Game also scheduled to perform.
*Snoop Dogg, Ludacris and Young Jeezy are among the rappers set to perform at the first BET Hip-Hop Awards, to be held at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre and premiere on the network Nov. 15 at 9 p.m. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Bobby Brown is 'embarrassing'; Howard Hewett has 'Enough'; Yvette Wilson in Vegas.
*The reality show "Being Bobby Brown" has topped King magazine’s poll of “Most Embarrassing TV Moments.” Read Full Story

SPORTS BITS: Berbick's nephew charged; Laila expects Dad at fight; Mayweather earns new belt; Paul joins Jordan; Goldman loses bid.
*A 20-year-old nephew of former heavyweight champion Trevor Berbick and another man have been charged with beating him to death and leaving his body in a church courtyard in Jamaica, police said Friday. 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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