02-08-07 EURxtra: After Denials, Ray J-Kim Kardashian Sex Tape For Sale

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DUPRI CROWNED PRESIDENT OF ISLAND URBAN MUSIC: Deal puts JD under same umbrella as Jay-Z.
*After leaving his previous gig at Virgin Records last year in the wake of girlfriend Janet Jackson’s disappointing album sales, Jermaine Dupri has bounced back and into a plush executive chair at Island Def Jam Records (IDJ). Read Full Story

OPRAH HAULS GIRLS ACADEMY TO PRIMETIME: One-hour special to chronicle experience of building girls school in South Africa.
*Oprah Winfrey’s five-year experience of building a school for disadvantaged girls in South Africa will be stuffed into a one-hour ABC special scheduled to air on the final Monday of February sweeps. Read Full Story

RAY J/KARDASHIAN SEX TAPE FOR SALE: Vivid Video reportedly bought footage on Tuesday; promo clip already on its website.
*After months of rumors about its existence, a sex tape featuring Ray J and Paris Hilton's best friend Kim Kardashian has been sold to Vivid Video and will be released on DVD Feb. 28. Read Full Story

EURWEB.COM HOSTS RED CARPET AT PAFF OPENING: Lee Bailey to welcome Hollywood’s elite at 15th annual film fest.
*Electronic Urban Report creator Lee Bailey has been chosen to host the red carpet gala at tonight’s 15th Annual Pan African Film Festival Opening Night Gala. Read Full Story

‘LOST’S’ PERRINEAU FINDS NEW CBS DRAMA: Actor to star in new series about an exorcist.
*Now that he’s no longer “Lost” on ABC, actor Harrold Perrineau will join the CBS family as a cast member of “Demons,” a drama from CBS Paramount Network TV. Read Full Story

50 CENT LINES UP NEXT BOOK PROJECT: Story will show parallels between street life and corporate America.
*Further proving to the literary world that he’s here to stay, rapper 50 Cent is joining forces with author Robert Greene to publish a new hardcover for MTV/Pocket Books. Read Full Story

ROOTS ALREADY PLOTTING NEXT ALBUM: ?uestlove says follow-up to ‘Game Theory’ will feature ‘a lot of synthesizers.’
*Just six months after the release of their long-awaited album “Game Theory,” the Roots are already planning the direction of a follow-up disc to be released either in October 2007 or February 2008. Read Full Story

FOXX’S ‘KINGDOM’ COMING LATER THAN EXPECTED: Universal moves release date from spring to fall.
*After screening the upcoming Jamie Foxx film “The Kingdom” in Sacramento, Universal Pictures has decided to push back its original release date from April 20 to Sept. 28, believing a fall opening would reach a wider demographic. Read Full Story

NBA VET JOHN AMAECHI OUT OF THE CLOSET: Former center makes history as the league’s first to admit he is gay.
*With John Amaechi’s announcement Wednesday that he is gay, the former NBA center, who played for such teams as the Utah Jazz and the Cleveland Cavaliers, makes history as the league’s first player to come out publicly and discuss his homosexuality. Read Full Story

GUINEA-BISSAU PROUDLY CLAIMS ‘HOPPY’ GOLDBERG: West African nation celebrates news of actress’ DNA test; yet spells her name wrong.
*News of Whoopi Goldberg’s ancestral roots in Guinea-Bissau has taken the impoverished West African nation by storm. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: Constellation
By Kam Williams
*When Carmel Boxer (Gabrielle Union) passed away, almost all of her extended family willingly descended upon their sleepy hometown of Huntsville, Alabama for her funeral. The only holdout was her brother Helms (Billy Dee Williams), an embittered expatriate living in Paris. Read Full Story

PAULA ABDUL SUED OVER NEW REALITY SHOW: Company claims ‘Idol’ judge unfairly took their ‘Hey Paula’ concept to Bravo.
*Paula Abdul has been sued by a production company that claims she took their idea of a reality show based on her life and booked it at a network without their knowledge. Read Full Story

FILM/TV/THEATER BITS: Rock in Vanity Fair; Jones, Bridges on ‘Chris’; Foxx denies ‘Batman’ rumors; Lennix, Pinkins in Broadway’s ‘Golf.’
*Chris Rock will appear on the cover of Vanity Fair’s annual Oscar issue alongside Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Owen Wilson, reports Fox 411. Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: Kelly’s appendicitis; Timberlake revisits ‘D**k’; Eminem denies engagement; Pretty Ricky fans have power; Snoop’s ringtones.
*Singer R. Kelly was to miss a court date in his child pornography case Wednesday because he was hospitalized in Miami with appendicitis, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Read Full Story

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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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