03-07-07 EUR: Diddy Sued / Jay-Z Sells / Will Gay Slur Affect Isaiah's Pay?

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JAY-Z SELLS ROCAWEAR FOR $204 MILLION: Company joins Joe Boxer, Candies and Ocean Pacific under Iconix Brand Group.
*It was announced Yesterday, Tuesday that Jay-Z is unloading his Rocawear clothing label for $204 million in cash to the Iconix Brand Group, a company that licenses and markets such brands as Candies, Joe Boxer, Mudd, London Fog and Ocean Pacific. Read Full Story

MARIAH MOVES FILM CREW TO TEARS: Singer performs emotional song during ‘Tennessee’ film shoot.
*Some crew members on the Nashville set of Mariah Carey’s upcoming film “Tennessee” were reportedly moved to tears during a scene in which the Grammy-winner performs a song she co-wrote with country legend, Willie Nelson. Read Full Story

KANYE DENIES REPORTS OF $3,900 FOOD DELIVERY: Food is en route to NY, but rep says it’s not for the rapper.
*It made national headlines Sunday – a music promotion company that agreed to pay $3,900 for a UK restaurant to fly a special order of Indian food to New York for a meeting with Kanye West that is scheduled for today. Read Full Story

WILL GAY SLUR AFFECT ISAIAH’S CONTRACT TALKS?: ABC rumored to be using incident against him.
After last week’s dispute regarding Katherine Heigl’s alleged demand that she be paid at least as much as co-stars Sandra Oh and Isaiah Washington, there are new reports that Washington’s leverage for a pay raise may have been undermined by the drama surrounding his use of a gay slur. Read Full Story

NIECY NASH: The Reno 911! Miami Interview with Kam Williams
*Born Carol Denise Ensley in Palmdale, California on February 23, 1970, Niecy Nash knew she wanted to be an actress at the age of five. Still, she attended California State University where she earned her B.A. before turning her attention to showbiz full-time. Read Full Story

BONE THUGS TAP AKON, MARIAH, BOW WOW FOR NEW LP: Game, Twista and Yolanda Adams also join the Cleveland rappers.
*Rap group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony have recruited some high-powered music talent to participate in “Strength & Loyalty,” their next album due April 17 through Interscope. Read Full Story

HERE KITTY, KITTY 'SEARCH' PREMEIRES: Pussycat Dolls look for new bandmate
By Kenya M Yarbrough
*Don’t cha wish you could be hot like the Pussycat Dolls? Don’t cha? Well the hot pop group is offering that chance to thousands of women in “The Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll.” The show, which premiered last night (with an encore presentation tonight) on the CW Network, brings a new flare to the “realitition” (reality competition) genre, pitting Pussycat wannabes with hopes of heading out on tour with the top-selling singing group. Read Full Story

DIDDY SUED OVER OSCAR NIGHT INCIDENT: Alleged victim says he was ‘attacked, assaulted and battered’ by mogul.
*A man accusing Sean “Diddy” Combs of assaulting him outside of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel has filed a lawsuit against the mogul seeking unspecified damages for medical expenses, pain and suffering and punitive damages. Read Full Story

ROSIE O’DONNELL STICKS UP FOR FRENCHIE: ‘View’ host says ‘Idol’ producers are racist for booting Davis while leaving tone-deaf Barba.
*On Tuesday’s episode of “The View,” co-host Rosie O’Donnell said she thought “American Idol” producers were down right racist for allowing white contestant Antonella Barba to remain on the show despite her presence in racy photos, while previous African American contestant Frenchie Davis was given the boot for her appearance on a porn Web site. Read Full Story

WHITNEY AND BOBBY CELEBRATE DAUGHTER’S B-DAY: Fresh from jail, Bobby joins ex for family outing in Beverly Hills.
*Bobbi Kristina, the daughter of divorcing entertainers Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, was able to celebrate her 14th birthday with both parents at her side - an accomplishment, considering Brown was just sprung from jail last week in Massachusetts. Read Full Story

ABDUL WILLIAMS HAS THE WINNING ‘TICKET’: Writer pockets six figures to pen urban comedy for Rogue.
*Rogue Pictures has just announced the purchase of screenwriter Abdul Williams’ story about an 18-year-old living in the projects who must keep his winning lottery ticket a secret for three days. Read Full Story

EUR BOOK REVIEW: Sucka Free Love
By Kam Williams
*"The goal of this book is to demonstrate with real life examples the many ways we shoot ourselves in the foot in our quest for love. We alone are responsible for our choices. Love does not just happen to us, we choose to let it in or not. Read Full Story

WILL SMITH INJURED ON ‘LEGEND’ SET: Actor treated for minor shoulder strain at NY hospital.
*Will Smith suffered a shoulder boo-boo last week on the New York set of his upcoming film, “I Am Legend.” Read Full Story

NAACP JOINS ONE CAMPAIGN TO END EXTREME POVERTY: Partnership to include several initiatives.
*Announced Friday during Fox’s live broadcast of the 38th NAACP Image Awards, the civil rights organization and the ONE Campaign are partnering in the fight against global AIDS and extreme poverty in Africa and the world’s poorest countries. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Buck in NY fight; Divine & Lewis host Epps Celebration; Webber wants a black ‘Joseph’; Eminem signs with UMPG.
*The New York Daily News is reporting that rapper Young Buck was caught up in a fracas last Friday at New York hotspot Eugene. "It was one of those fights where everybody was going at each other," a witness told the paper of the fight. 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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