01-25-07 EURxtra: Brandy Involved in Fatal Car Accident / Did Rachael Ray Diss Oprah?

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BRANDY INVOLVED IN FATAL CAR ACCIDENT: Singer releases statement expressing remorse for victim.
*R&B singer Brandy has issued a statement addressing her involvement in a car crash last month in Los Angeles that left one woman dead and another driver with moderate injuries. Read Full Story

ISAIAH WASHINGTON BEGINS TREATMENT FOR HOMOPHOBIA: Actor proactive in addressing use of gay slur.
*Isaiah Washington released a statement Wednesday announcing that he has sought counseling to address his use of a gay slur. Read Full Story

JAMES BROWN’S BODY MOVED TO A CRYPT: Late singer to remain there amid family dispute and decision on final resting place.
*The body of James Brown has been temporarily moved to an above-ground crypt while matters involving his estate are being worked out by his family, including a definitive decision about his final resting place. Read Full Story

SNOOP DOGG PLEADS INNOCENT TO BATON CHARGE: Rapper not present during Wednesday’s hearing in Santa Ana.
*A plea of innocent was entered in court Wednesday by lawyers representing rapper Snoop Dogg, who is charged with possession of a deadly weapon after he was caught trying to pass through airport security with a collapsible baton in his luggge. Read Full Story

RACHEL RAY VS. OPRAH WINFREY?: Did the perkiest cook on TV actually say Oprah ‘has problems being black?’
*The folks at TMZ.com are quoting sources that Food Network superstar Rachel Ray, who now has her own King World-distributed daytime talk show under Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo productions, got a little tipsy and began bad-mouthing her boss during initial negotiations for the program. Read Full Story

ONE ‘IDOL’ REPLACES ANOTHER ON ‘BILLBOARD’: Plus, Paris Bennett enlists “Chicken Little” to rap on her debut LP.
*Not only has Idolmania swept the country with the launch of season six on Fox last week, but “American Idol” veterans are also in the headlines this week due in part to recent activity atop the Billboard 200 album chart. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: Female Misbehavior
By Kam Williams
*When Meg Ryan faked an orgasm in When Harry Met Sally it was thought of as one of the more daring demonstrations of female sexuality in the history of the cinema. But we've apparently come a long way, baby, since 1989, when you consider this unexpurgated celebration of women's eroticism. Read Full Story

JIMI HENDRIX ENERGY DRINK DUE IN APRIL: Nonalcoholic beverage already source of controversy.
*Jimi Hendrix fans are not happy about the planned launch of a new product that uses the guitar legend’s image and borrows its name from his breakthrough 1967 album, “Are You Expereinced.” Read Full Story

FALCONS WANT MICHAEL VICK TO STAY PUT: Plus, security video of his water bottle incident deleted, police tell newspaper.
*The Atlanta Falcons say they have no intention of trading their quarterback Michael Vick, despite his recent controversy involving a suspicious water bottle. Read Full Story

RODNEY JERKINS’ ALL-STAR CHARITY ALBUM COMPLETE: ‘We Are Family’ reunites Sister Sledge, features Patti, Ciara and others.
*It’s better late than never when it comes to the release of “We Are Family 2007,” the Rodney Jerkins-produced all-star cover of Sister Sledge’s 1979 anthem that was originally due in the fall to raise money for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. Read Full Story

LIL’ JON PUTS CRUNK AHEAD OF LABEL BEEF: Producer mends fences with TVT ahead of ‘Crunk Rock’ release.
*Lil Jon says he has shaken off record company politics that threatened to ground his upcoming solo album, “Crunk Rock,” which is now due sometime in the second quarter of the year. Read Full Story

MIJAC’S LAWYER SUES EAVESDROPPING JET CO.: Mark Geragos says he’s now paranoid about being secretly taped.
*Mark Geragos – the lawyer who was secretly videotaped while accompanying his client Michael Jackson on a flight from Las Vegas to Santa Barbara to surrender to child molestation charges – is suing the jet company for an alleged invasion of privacy. Read Full Story

50 CENT PRODUCER ‘DISCO D’ COMMITS SUICIDE: David Shayman found dead in his New York home at age 27.
*David “Disco D” Shayman, a producer who worked with 50 Cent on the rapper’s 2005 album “The Massacre,” committed suicide on Tuesday morning at his home in New York. He was 27. Read Full Story

STARS OF ‘WEEDS,’ ‘SHIELD’ GET NAMIC LOVE: Malco, Patano, Pounder, Whitaker, and BET’s ‘Comic View’ nominated for annual award.
*Actors Romany Malco and Tonye Patano of Showtime’s original series “Weeds” were among the multi-cultural nominees for a Vision Award, given out annually by the National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC). Read Full Story

COLUMNISTS GIVE THEIR TWO CENTS ON…: ‘Dreamgirls’ Oscar snub; ‘American Idol’ passing on good singers; Beyonce’s armpits.
*Here’s an interesting take on the so-called “Dreamgirls” Oscar snub from veteran pop culture writer Miki Turner at msnbc.com. The African American freelance writer says the Academy was on point not to nominate the popular musical because it wasn’t among the best of the year. “ Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: Free ‘Freedom’ tix; ‘Tsotsi’ star arrested; Hayes moves on; Foster Brown on PoPNetworks; Gardner’s Lamborghini.
*Movie theater chain AMC Entertainment Inc. is teaming with Paramount Pictures to offer free tickets for teachers wanting to see the movie "Freedom Writers," reports AP. Read Full Story

THEATER/MUSIC BITS: Lewis begins ‘Sister Act’ in Atlanta; ‘Oprah’ boosts ‘Bailey Rae’; Radio Golf extended in Chicago.
*“A Different World” actress Dawnn Lewis stars in the new musical Sister Act, which officially opened Wednesday at Atlanta's Alliance Theatre in the Woodruff Arts Center (corner of Peachtree and 15th Street). Read Full Story

SPORTS BITS: Tyson pleads not guilty; Melle Mel wants to wrestle; Derek Jeter dating Gabrielle Union?
*Mike Tyson pleaded not guilty this week to charges of drug possession and driving under the influence. Read Full Story

EVENT CALENDAR: Diddy’s Superbowl party; ‘Hoop Magic Celebrity All-Star Weekend’; Latifah’s CoverGirl auditions.
*Sean "Diddy" Combs has partnered with promotion company, Jacob York Presents, to throw a star-studded bash in Miami for Superbowl XLI weekend at dance club Space (34 N.E. 11th Street). 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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