03-05-07 EUR: Frenchie Speaks Out About American Idol's Double Standard

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NAACP PRESIDENT BRUCE S. GORDON RESIGNS: Creative differences with board members at root of decision.
*While NAACP President Bruce S. Gordon received recognition and plenty of camera time during the organization’s annual Image Awards Friday night, little did viewers know that he was preparing to announce his resignation from the civil rights group within the next two days. Read Full Story

HUDSON, WHITAKER, ISAIAH SCORE NAACP AWARDS: LL hosts respectful show highlighted by Bono’s riveting acceptance speech.
*LL Cool J said what was surely on the minds of many attending the 38th annual NAACP Image Awards shortly after he took the stage as host of its live telecast on Friday. The rapper-turned-actor praised an organization that could get so many black folk in their seats on time. Read Full Story

BOBBY BITES THE HAND THAT FREED HIM: Singer bails on radio station that paid for his release from jail.
*Apparently, Washington D.C.’s Hot 99.5 FM didn’t understand who they were dealing with when they offered Bobby Brown a chance to get out of jail in exchange for seven days of work at the station. Read Full Story

'AMERICAN IDOL' DOUBLE EXPOSURE DOUBLE STANDARD: Ousted 2003 hopeful Frenchie Davis speaks exclusively to EUR.
*There is a new scandal brewing on “American Idol,” the Fox Network’s hit TV competition that is no stranger to incidents, which have led to the dismissal of one or two contestants. The latest involves 20-year-old contestant Antonella Barba who has been the subject of much speculation after pictures surfaced on the Internet showing a woman, purportedly Barba, lying on her back covered in rose petals, posing in her underwear, sitting on a toilet and performing oral sex on a man. Read Full Story

CHRIS ROCK AND WIFE RELEASE STATEMENT: Couple done with taking the ‘high road’ amidst rumors.
*Chris and Malaak Compton Rock are completely through with recent media reports of their marriage being unstable. Still together despite reports last November of the actor beginning divorce proceedings, the couple released a statement to People magazine that attempts to put the matter to bed once and for all. Read Full Story

SIMON COWELL OFFENDED BY J-HUD COMMENT: ‘Idol’ judge wants past contestants to give show more credit.
*After porn pin-up girl Antonella Barba deflected criticism from Simon Cowell last week by pointing out how wrong he was about Jennifer Hudson, the acerbic “American Idol” judge faced even more grief about the J-Hud issue during an interview Thursday night at the 24th Annual Paley Festival at the Directors Guild of America in West Hollywood. Read Full Story

MIJAC ARRIVES IN TOKYO FOR MEET-AND-GREET: Thursday’s party charges $3,500 for 30 seconds with singer.
*Familiar images of Michael Jackson surrounded by hordes of fans and paparazzi were beamed from Tokyo Sunday where the singer arrived in advance of his pricey meet-and-greet event scheduled for Thursday. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: Black Snake Moan
By Kam Williams
*With Hustle & Flow, Craig Brewer showed the world how hard it was out there for a Southern pimp. Now, the irreverent iconoclast has returned to Memphis Tennessee to craft an equally-empathetic portrait of a nymphomaniac in Black Snake Moan, a tawdry tale of sin and redemption starring Samuel L. Jackson and Christina Ricci. Read Full Story

JUDGE LIFTS GAG ORDER IN C-MURDER CASE: Rapper allowed to plug CD and book, but still can’t discuss murder charge.
*Louisiana judge Martha Sassone ruled Thursday that Corey Miller, formerly known as rapper C-Murder, can promote his new CD and novel, but can not discuss his second-degree murder charge while under house arrest. Read Full Story

LAWSUIT FILED OVER STAR-STUDDED AUDIO BIBLE: Woman says she hasn’t been paid properly for writing the script.
*A woman claiming to have written the script for a celebrity-filled audio version of the New Testament has filed a lawsuit against the producers claiming she was cheated out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in payment. Read Full Story

THE FOXY BROWN CHRONICLES: Rapper reportedly leaves restaurant without paying; parks illegally at a bus stop.
*Fresh from her guilty plea to probation violation on Thursday, rapper Foxy Brown quickly found some more trouble to get into. According to the New York Daily News, the artist had parked her SUV in front of a bus stop before catching a bite to eat at a restaurant in her Brooklyn hometown. Read Full Story

KAM WILLIAMS ON 38TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS: Upstaged by Resignation of President Bruce Gordon.
*Judging by the 38th Annual NAACP Image Awards which aired on Fox last Friday, it appeared that the organization was really getting its act together. First of all, the show was broadcast live for the first time, as opposed to pre-recorded, which had always been the case in the past. Read Full Story

DNA SAMPLES TAKEN FROM BODY OF JAMES BROWN: Tomi Rae takes moment to view Godfather one last time.
*Tomi Rae Hynie, the longtime partner of James Brown, says she visited his open casket on Thursday to say a final goodbye before DNA samples were taken from his body. Read Full Story

CARL FRANKLIN CONSIDERING HALLE BERRY FILM: Director may sign on to project about 1999 Texas drug bust.
*Director Carl Franklin is in talks to direct Halle Berry in the long-gestating Lionsgate project “Tulia,” based on the true story of a Texas drug bust that led to the incarceration of innocent black men. Read Full Story

KANYE WEST’S TAKEOUT ORDER TO CROSS ATLANTIC: Music company pays for delivery from UK to New York.
*A take out order of Indian food for Kanye West that totaled about $17.50 ended up costing $3,900, once travel and hotel accommodations were factored into the delivery – from the UK to New York. Read Full Story

EBANKS TRASHED BY EX: Man says he was still dating model when she flew to Vegas with Cannon; her lawyer says man is obsessive jilted lover.
*A man claiming to be the ex-boyfriend and former manager of Victoria’s Secret model Selita Ebanks says the two were still dating when she jetted off to Las Vegas earlier this month with new flame, Nick Cannon. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Miss Jones’ Beyonce parody ‘Upstage U;” Spike visits NY mayor; Nicole Richie dehydrated; Chris Brown’s privates.
*New York radio jock and former R&B singer Miss Jones has recorded a parody of Beyonce’s hit “Upgrade U,” titled “Upstage U.” 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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