03-01-07 EURxtra: Music Mogul Says Braxton's Husband is Her Problem

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MUSIC MOGUL DISHES ON TONI BRAXTON: Barry Hankerson says singer's husband is her problem.
By DeBorah B. Pryor
*We've seen the coverage, read the reports, and witnessed the drama between singer Toni Braxton and her former manager, Blackground Records' Barry Hankerson as it got dirtier than murky sea water. Now Hankerson, who once called Braxton a friend, wants to tell his side of the story. Read Full Story

BEYONCE ESCAPES HEPATITIS SCARE: Singer never ate during the Sports Illustrated party in her honor.
*Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover girl Beyonce Knowles and any of the 3,500 guests who ate food at the magazine’s party in her honor last month may have been exposed to the Hepatitis A virus from a caterer working at the venue. However, Beyonce’s camp said Wednesday that the singer was not at risk of catching the illness because she never ate a single piece of food the entire evening. Read Full Story

OPRAH’S 1ST OSCAR SPECIAL BEATS BARBARA’S 26TH: Winfrey’s celeb-on-celeb format wins ratings race.
*Both parties swear they were not in a ratings competition, but it looks like Barbara Walters’ long-held domain of pre-Oscar interview specials has been compromised by Hurricane Oprah’s visit to primetime TV. Read Full Story

MICHELLE WILLIAMS JOINS CHICAGO’S ‘COLOR PURPLE’: Destiny’s Child vet to hit the stage as Shug Avery.
*Michelle Williams, one third of former super-trio Destiny’s Child, has been cast in the role of Shug Avery for the Chicago production of “The Color Purple.” Read Full Story

BRITISH COURT RULES AGAINST DIDDY: Judge says mogul breached agreement to keep his name out of Britain.
*Sean “Diddy” Combs may have been accused of hitting someone in a Hollywood hotel on Sunday, but the rap mogul was on the receiving end of a blow several days later by a British court. Read Full Story

50 CENT FIRMS UP CHILD SUPPORT: Unofficial arrangement becomes formal after son’s mom gets ‘out of hand.’
*Rapper 50 Cent has filed papers in Family Court to make the child support arrangement he has had with his son’s mother a formal process for the first time in their relationship. Read Full Story

VICTORIA’S SECRET MODEL DENIES MARRIAGE TO CANNON: Selita Ebanks has been dealing with rumor all week.
*Victoria’s Secret model Selita Ebanks says she and her boyfriend Nick Cannon did not get married in Las Vegas last month as was widely reported. Read Full Story

MYCHAEL KNIGHT TO RIP BET’S ‘RUNWAY’: ‘Project Runway’ star to debut fashion line during event in NYC.
*Atlanta-based fashion designer Mychael Knight will be among the list of designers featured in BET’s upcoming special “Rip the Runway,” to be taped March 6 at New York City’s Hammerstein Ballroom and broadcast Wednesday, March 14 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Read Full Story

THE ROBERTSON TREATMENT PREVIEW: Q&A With Hollywood Power Broker Vicangelo Bulluck.
*Vicangelo Bulluck is a man of many talents. As the Executive Director of the NAACP Hollywood Bureau and Executive Producer of the 38th Image Awards, he also ranks as one of entertainment’s leading power-brokers. However, given his status, when you meet Vic (as he likes to be called), he’s low-key and totally unassuming, the very model of a brother totally secure and at ease, with place and position in the world. Read Full Story

ISAIAH WASHINGTON SIGNS WITH OPENLY GAY PR REP: Actor continues damage control in the wake of gay slur.
*TMZ.com is reporting that “Grey’s Anatomy” star Isaiah Washington has just signed with PR veteran Howard Bragman and his company, Fifteen Minutes, one of the industry’s top firms in handling public relations nightmares. Read Full Story

DJIMON HOUNSOU TO POSE FOR CALVIN KLEIN: Oscar nominee to be featured in label’s new underwear ads.
*Two-time Oscar nominee Djimon Hounsou will return to his roots this fall as a featured model in the fall ad campaign for Calvin Klein Underwear. Read Full Story

‘B-DAY’ PART TWO, LET THE HYPE BEGIN: Expanded version due in April; first single unleashed everywhere yesterday.
*Wednesday marked the grand unveiling of Beyonce’s new single “Beautiful Liar,” a duet with Columbian superstar Shakira that is available in four different formats on a new expanded two-CD edition of her Grammy-winning album, “B’Day.” Read Full Story

SEAL LOSES APPEAL AGAINST FORMER MANAGER: Singer must pay nearly $1 million in commission for first two albums.
*It was a bad day for British pop singer Seal in London's High Court Wednesday. A judge ruled against the Grammy-winner’s appeal of an earlier court judgment that ordered him to pay his former manager 500,000 pounds ($980,000) in commission from his first two albums. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: Into Great Silence (Die Grosze Stille)
By Kam Williams
*Who would ever think that you could make a movie about an order of self-effacing monks who've taken not only a vow of celibacy, but also of silence? Philip Groning, the director of Into Great Silence would, that's who. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: Rent a Rasta
By Kam Williams
*When white women flock to Jamaica for a little fun in the sun, the R&R they're often looking for is not "Rest and Relaxation" but to "Rent a Rasta" according to director J. Michael Seyfert. His eye-opening expose' of the same name sheds light on a barely acknowledged form of sex tourism, namely, white women who visit the Caribbean Islands to get their groove back with the help of black locals. Read Full Story

NAOMI CAMPBELL REGRETS CELL PHONE BEATING: Plus, model details drama surrounding her former cocaine habit.
*Naomi Campbell has chosen to speak candidly about several high-profile rough patches in her life. The supermodel, 35, told TV show “Extra” that she regrets beating her maid with a cell phone over a pair of missing jeans, and she vows never again to touch drugs after kicking a five-year cocaine habit in 2001. Read Full Story

TV ONE PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS: Network to air entire ‘Roots’ mini-series and much more.
*TV One’s newly-announced programming lineup for March and April includes a re-broadcast of the entire miniseries “Roots,” from Easter Sunday (April 8) through Tax Day (April 15). Read Full Story

EVENT CALENDAR: Angie B. and Courtney B in NYC; Sammie at Penney’s; Carroll extends Feinstein gig.
*Stage, screen and television actors, Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance, will sign copies of their dual memoir, "Friends: A Love Story," in New York today (March 1) at 1 p.m. at Borders - Columbus Circle (10 Columbus Circle). 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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