02-20-07 EURxtra: Tim Hardaway Still Apologizing / Hounsou & Diaz an Item?

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TIM HARDAWAY STILL APOLOGIZING: Former NBA player now says, ‘I don’t hate gay people.’
*During an interview Sunday with CBS affiliate WFOR in Miami, former NBA player Tim Hardaway continued to apologize for his anti-gay remarks on a South Florida radio station last week. Read Full Story

FOXY’S NEWEST VICTIM WANTS BIG PAYDAY: Florida salon owner hoping to ‘pay off mortgage’ with lawsuit victory.
*The Florida beauty shop owner who was allegedly on the receiving end of Foxy Brown’s latest rampage expects a large check to come his way as the result of a lawsuit he plans to file against the rapper. Read Full Story

DJIMON HOUNSOU AND CAMERON DIAZ?: The two were spotted “all over each other” at an L.A. club Thursday.
*Will America soon have its own version of Heidi Klum and Seal? Word has it that actress Cameron Diaz, fresh from her breakup with Justin Timberlake, has hooked up with African actor, Djimon Hounsou. Read Full Story

‘DREAMGIRLS’ SCORES AWARDS FOR SOUND AND EDITING: Film wins at C.A.S. Saturday and A.C.E. Eddie Awards Sunday.
*It was another big weekend for “Dreamgirls,” as the Cinema Audio Society (C.A.S.) held its 43rd annual awards ceremony and honored the Bill Condon musical with its motion picture award. The following day, an A.C.E “Eddie” award was given to the film’s editor. Read Full Story

VENUS TESTS WRIST IN MEMPHIS TOURNAMENT: Tennis star rebounds from injury at Cellular South Cup.
*It’s déjà vu all over again. Several weeks ago, Serena Williams entered the Australian Open unseeded, with a freshly-healed knee and with critics giving her no chance to advance past the first couple of rounds. You already know how that tournament turned out. Read Full Story

TUPAC FOUNDATION HOSTS SCREENPLAY CONTEST: But hurry, deadline is in three days.
*The Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation is calling for young innovative filmmakers to submit work for the 1st Semi-annual Tupac Amaru Shakur Film Screening, to take place March 10 from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts (5616 Memorial Drive, Stone Mountain, GA.) Read Full Story

MOTHER AND DAUGHTER PEN ‘GHETTO’ NURSERY RHYMES: Baltimore pair uses famous characters to illustrate life and hope in the hood.
*She was a mother of five by age 26 and no stranger to the use of welfare and food stamps to help make ends meet. Some would say Monique Burris and her family embodied the ghetto stereotype that is too often portrayed in the media and in film. Read Full Story

BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION BITS: ‘Stand and Deliver’ concert; Charlotte best for blacks; Verizon partnership; ‘One Night Only.’
*Black Entertainment Television and Cox Cable are joining forces to present “Stand and Deliver,” a block party and rebuilding fund designed to help New Orleans-based black colleges ravaged by Hurricane Katrina. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: Babel
By Kam Williams
*This modern fable, set in the U.S., Morocco, Mexico and Japan, is a multi-layered morality play which only pays lip service to the Biblical scriptures from which it borrows its title. Read Full Story

NABJ SEEKS ENTRIES FOR ‘EXCELLENCE AWARDS’: Ceremony recognizes outstanding coverage of people or issues in the African Diaspora.
*The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is seeking entries for the 2007 Salute to Excellence Awards, an annual competition that recognizes exemplary coverage of people or issues in the African Diaspora. Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: Trump wants Emmitt for Miss USA pageant?; Michael Bay considering ‘Bad Boys III’; Niecy Nash’s weight loss.
*Will “Dancing With the Stars” champ Emmitt Smith replace the pregnant Nancy O’Dell as the new host of Donald Trump’s Miss USA pageant? Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: Akon’s V Cast; Snoop, Peas, Pharrell in ‘Crisis’; Tamia in ‘Precious Times’; Sirius and XM merge.
*Akon and Verizon Wireless are partnering on a new integrated marketing campaign to promote Verizon Wireless' V CAST services and mobile music capabilities on Verizon Wireless handsets. 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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February 19, 2007