02-14-07 EUR: Toni Braxton Settles Suit / Jennifer Holliday Speaks About Her Depression

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TONI BRAXTON, BARRY HANKERSON SETTLE: Agreement reportedly requires singer to return $375,000 advance.
*Barry Hankerson and his Blackground Records LLC has announced that a settlement has been reached with Toni Braxton in her lawsuit against them. Read Full Story

AGUILERA, BRAXTON, BLIGE TO WORK NBA ALL-STAR GAME: Aguilera and Braxton will handle halftime; Blige booked for ‘Saturday Night.’
*The NBA has tapped Toni Braxton and Christina Aguilera to entertain folks during halftime of Sunday’s NBA All-Star game in Las Vegas, while Mary J. Blige has been booked to perform at the league’s NBA Cares event to be held the day prior. Read Full Story

OMARION WINNING BIG WITH ‘21’: Sophomore album a hit with those of-age and under.
By Kenya M Yarbrough
*R&B sensation Omarion has really been breaking out of the teen-pop iconic role he garnered as the lead singer of boy band B2K. With the follow-up from his 2005 debut album “O,” aptly titled “21,” Omarion has gone and “growed up.” The smooth and sexy disc debuted at #1 and is maintaining a hold on radio – single after single. Read Full Story

THE 'NORBIT' AND 'DADDY'S LITTLE GIRLS' EURCAST: Cast members from both movies chime in, plus Tyler Perry on why Madea is absent this time
*"Norbit's" Charlie Murphy, Katt Williams, Eddie Griffin and Thandie Newton give insight into the comedy that earned 33.7 million at the box office this past weekend to take over the No. 1 spot. Also, Tyler Perry explains the reason why it might be a lonnnng time before we ever see Madea again. Read Full Story

OPRAH TO ADAPT ANOTHER MITCH ALBOM BOOK: "For One More Day" will be the next "Oprah Winfrey Presents" telepic.
*Oprah Winfrey loves her some Mitch Albom. The talk show billionaire has already turned one of his books into an Emmy winning film for ABC, and has just signed on to adapt a second book from the popular author. Read Full Story

TIKI BARBER’S GIANT LEAP TO NBC: Retired running-back to work for network’s sports and news divisions.
*It’s now official – retired New York Giants running back Tiki Barber has been swooped up by NBC Universal and will work for both its sports division as an analyst and its news division as a contributor to "Today." Read Full Story

MARIAH CAREY DOESN’T DO ECONOMY CLASS: Shoestring budget of new film ruled out First Class ticket to location.
*Producers of the upcoming low-budget film “Tennessee” had the nerve to ask its star Mariah Carey to give up a first class ticket and fly coach. Needless to say, Mimi found a way around the inconvenience. Read Full Story

BLACK ENTERPRISE’S TOP 50 HOLLYWOOD PLAYERS: List features usual suspects, including Oprah, Will and Magic.
*It’s no surprise that Oprah Winfrey has topped Black Enterprise magazine’s 2007 list of the Top 50 Power Brokers in Hollywood. Read Full Story

BILL COSBY’S POOCH ADVANCES AT DOG SHOW: Little four-legged Harry won terrier group at annual Madison Square Garden event.
*The terrier competition is reportedly the toughest event at New York’s annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, but no one told a 6-year-old Dandie Dinmont named Harry. Read Full Story

GOLDMAN STILL TRYING TO GET IN O.J.’S POCKET: Father of murder victim goes after residual checks from old movies.
*Fred Goldman will stop at nothing to get whatever money he can from O.J. Simpson, who was acquitted of the 1994 murders of his son, Ron Goldman, and her friend, Nicole Brown Simpson, yet found liable of the crimes in a 1997 civil trial that resulted in a $33.5 million judgment. Read Full Story

THE MELVIN VAN PEEBLES How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company Interview with Kam Williams
*Born in Chicago on August 21, 1932, Melvin Van Peebles is best known as the incendiary iconoclast who financed, wrote, produced, scored, edited, distributed and starred in Sweet Sweetback's Badass Song, (1971) the politically-progressive picture which single-handedly inspired the rise of the blaxploitation genre. What few folks realize, however, is that moviemaking was only a fraction of this Renaissance man's many talents. Read Full Story

JENNIFER HOLLIDAY TO SPEAK ABOUT HER DEPRESSION: Broadway star battled condition throughout her career.
*Jennifer Holliday will share with over 1,200 participants of Thursday’s (Feb. 15) Los Angeles County Dept. of Mental Health’s Annual African American Mental Health Conference, how even at the height of her success in the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical “Dreamgirls,” she quietly suffered from depression. Read Full Story

‘MEDIUM’ FITS NICELY FOR CORINNE BAILEY RAE: Singer’s ‘Like A Star’ to be featured throughout tonight’s episode.
*Grammy nominated Best New Artist Corinne Bailey Rae’s hit song “Like A Star” will be featured throughout tonight’s special Valentines Day-themed “Medium” on NBC. Read Full Story

HSAN HIRES FREE FOR ANNUAL FINANCIAL TOUR: Former ‘106 & Park’ host to help lead panel discussions during 2007 outing.
*Hip-hop television personality Free has booked a gig on the 2007 "Get Your Money Right" financial empowerment national tour as a co-moderator. Read Full Story

DIDDY VS. NAOMI CAMPBELL? Witnesses at Grammy party say mogul went off on former supermodel – and no one knows why.
*New York Daily News columnist Ben Widdicombe received word that Sean “Diddy” Combs had a volatile run-in with troubled former model Naomi Campbell during a Grammy after-party. Read Full Story

NBA ALL-STAR WEEKEND CALENDAR: Air Jordan XX2 launch; Alize’s Player’s Party.
*In celebration of the All-Star game and the global release of the highly anticipated Air Jordan XX2, special invited celebrities, influencers and friends will be granted access to an exclusive facility dubbed Air Jordan Area XX2 on Friday (Feb. 16) from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. in Las Vegas. Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: J Dilla honored; Bow Wow’s V-Day and LB Dub Gang; Latifah wants to adopt; Vanilla Ice’s bad tax rap.
*The late J Dilla was honored as artist of the year at the PLUG 2007 Independent Music Awards Show, held Saturday at New York's Irving Plaza. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (And Enjoy It)
By Kam Williams
*Melvin Van Peebles is truly a Renaissance Man, having not only acted in, but sang, produced, edited, and written scripts and scores for both movies (Sweet Sweetback's Badass Song) and Broadway plays (Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death). He probably first found fame in 1970 when he directed a comedy called Watermelon Man for Columbia Pictures. Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: CBS serves up Steve Harris; ‘Idol’s’ Lythgoe edits Abdul carefully; Longoria’s wedding date leaked.
Actor Steve Harris has been cast in the CBS drama pilot "Protect and Serve," which follows the lives of street cops in suburban Los Angeles. 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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