11-27-06 EUR: Michael Richards Appears on Jesse Jackson's Radio Show

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MICHAEL RICHARDS WRAP-UP: Actor appears on Jesse Jackson’s radio show, black celebs weigh in.
*Actor Michael Richards is in full damage control mode after his racist episode at a comedy club in West Hollywood. Read Full Story

ED BRADLEY LEAVES $6.5 MILLION TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS: Widow received $5 million; in-laws split $500,000.
*The New York Daily News has obtained court records that detail $6.5 million in gifts given by the late Ed Bradley to his widow, family and several close friends in his last will and testament. Read Full Story

FOXY BROWN TOSSED OUT OF RADIO INTERVIEW: Power 105.1’s Egypt had enough of her non-answers.
*Rapper Foxy Brown tried to direct the flow of questioning during her interview on Power 105.1’s Egypt and Ashy show and was given the boot for her efforts. Read Full Story

MIJAC TO PUT IN FACE TIME AT TOKYO EVENT: Christmas outing to honor 25th Anniversary of ‘Thriller.’
*Michael Jackson is scheduled to attend a Christmas celebration in Tokyo next month that will also honor the 25th anniversary of his seminal album, “Thriller.” Read Full Story

GAME, AKON TOP CHARTS WITH NEW MATERIAL: Albums top Billboard; Akon scores first No. 1 single with Snoop assist.
*Compton rapper The Game and Senegalese singer Akon are No. 1 and No. 2 respectively on The Billboard 200 album charts this week, while Akon earns his first-ever No. 1 single on the Hot 100 singles tally. Read Full Story

O.J. SAYS HE DESERVES CRITICISM FOR BOOK: Former running back just wanted to get out of debt.
*O.J. Simpson says his need to pay bills and secure the future of his children influenced his decision to write a book that expresses in hypothetical terms how he would’ve killed his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. Read Full Story

THIEVES CREATE ONLINE OPRAH HUSTLE: Attorney General warns against unsolicited e-mails offering tickets for sale.
*Through unsolicited e-mails, scam artists have been offering consumers bogus tickets to “The Oprah Winfrey Show” as bait to steal the identities of their customers. Read Full Story

MARIAH CAREY’S FUR DONATION DISAPPEARS: PETA says coat headed for Mongolia’s poor is missing.
*A $7,500 fur that Mariah Carey reportedly sent to the needy in Mongolia is nowhere to be found, says animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Read Full Story

BEYONCE NEEDS BACKGROUND DANCERS: Auditions in five U.S. cities begin in December.
*She selected her all-female band through nationwide auditions. Now, Beyonce is using the same process to secure dancers for her upcoming world tour behind new album “B’Day.” Read Full Story

JOKES MY FATHER NEVER TAUGHT ME: Life, Love, and Loss with Richard Pryor By Rain Pryor With Cathy Crimmins
By Kam Williams
Everybody knows that Richard Pryor (1940-2005) was a comedic genius known as much for his irreverent stand-up act as for his appearances in movies like Silver Streak, Uptown Saturday Night and Stir Crazy. But most of his fans are undoubtedly unaware of the side of him shared by his daughter, Rain, in "Jokes My Father Never Taught Me," as revealing and as heartbreaking a dysfunctional family memoir as you could ever hope to find. Read Full Story

WE REMEMBER RADIO AND NEWSPAPER PIONEERS: Memphis black radio veteran and former managing editor of NY Times pass away last week.
*The media field lost two African American giants last week – John R. Pepper II, co-founder of the first nationwide radio station with programming targeting a black audience; and former New York Times managing editor Gerald Boyd, who was forced to resign over the plagiarism scandal involving reporter Jayson Blair. Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: Jay-Z party busted; Fiasco in GQ; Keys overhauls Web site; another baby Seal; bluesman Lockwood dies; Ciara in ‘Jet.’
*A Manhattan nightclub had to be shut down Wednesday night hours before it was to host a launch party for Jay-Z’s new album, “Kingdom Come.” Read Full Story

FILM/TV/THEATER BITS: Big Boi on ‘Girlfriends’; Spike donates; Welch’s ‘Bachelorette’ in L.A.; ‘Boondocks’ online?; Thompson’s Rwandan child.
*Big Boi continues his three-episode run on tonight’s episode of the CW series “Girlfriends.” Starring as himself, the Grammy-nominated rapper from OutKast hires Lynn (Persia White) to write music and collaborate on an album. Read Full Story

SPORTS BITS: Rodman, Xzibit at Action Sports Awards; Tyson denies prostitution rumors.
*Dennis Rodman and Xzibit are among the talent scheduled as presenters for the inaugural “Arby’s Action Sports Awards,” premiering on Fox Dec. 10. 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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