04-12-07 EUR: MSNBC Cans Imus for Good / Sanjaya Could Win it All

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MSNBC DROPS IMUS FOR GOOD: Plus, advertisers flee; wife cancels book tour; Obama’s reaction criticized; CBS’ Gordon wants ‘zero tolerance.’
*During day six of the Don Imus drama, MSNBC announced that it was cancelling its simulcast of “Imus in the Morning” in the wake of his racist comments made toward the Rutgers University women’s basketball team. Read Full Story

GRIFFIN’S CAR WRECKAGE ON RED CARPET: Today’s ‘Redline’ premiere will feature damaged Ferrari Enzo.
*Actor Eddie Griffin still claims that his wreck of the $1.2 million Ferrari Enzo featured in his upcoming film “Redline” was not a publicity stunt for the film. However, the banged-up car has been on full display at Hollywood’s Mann Chinese Theater since Tuesday. Read Full Story

SNOOP AVOIDS JAIL ON GUN AND DRUG CHARGES: Rapper pleads no contest to charges from Burbank incident.
*Just call Snoop Dogg the “Teflon Dizzle.” The trouble-prone rapper escaped yet another possible jail sentence Wednesday by pleading no contest to felony gun and drug charges. Read Full Story

JACKSON FAMILY MEMBERS BRING REALITY SHOW TO CBS: Jermaine, LaToya and Tito team for ‘Pop Dynasty.’
*Reality show veterans Jermaine and LaToya Jackson have joined forces with their brother Tito to bring a new “American Idol”-style competition to CBS. Read Full Story

‘IDOL’ MUSIC DIRECTOR ON SANJAYA: Rickey Minor says Malakar can win the whole shebang.
*Not only did “American Idol’s” little-contestant-that-could impress Simon Cowell and Jennifer Lopez this week, but the show’s musical director Rickey Minor now says it’s possible that Sanjaya Malakar can win the entire competition. Read Full Story

KEYS, LUDA, AKON, LEGEND, BAILEY RAE JOIN ‘LIVE EARTH’: Concerts aim to raise awareness of global warming.
*More acts have been announced as part of Live Earth, the global concert event to take place on seven continents on July 7th (7-7-07) to bring attention to global warming. Read Full Story

ALL CHARGES DROPPED IN DUKE RAPE CASE: Prosecutors admit D.A. Nifong was in a ‘tragic rush to accuse.’
*The nightmare is over for three former Duke lacrosse players who were accused of sexually assaulting an African American stripper at a party, despite evidence that seemed to indicate the men were innocent. Read Full Story

JON B BRINGING THE LOVE BACK TO R&B: Singer Talks About Other R&B Crooners of the Caucasion Persuasion (Part 2)
*As candid and approachable as Jon is, one subject requires some gingerness only because it's always asked by eager reporters who already can guess how he feels about it: the inevitable comparisons between him and the growing number of white, male singers who are climbing the R&B charts, à la Robin Thicke and Justin Timberlake. To be accurate, Jon beat this reporter to the punch because it was certainly a question that was going to be avoided. "One thing that's cool about those guys and it might sound egotistical-no one can say I sound like them," Jon B said. Read Full Story

SURPRISE! DMX MISSES ANOTHER COURT DATE: Earl was due in White Plains City Court for June 2 driving violations.
*Another court hearing has taken place without its guest of honor, DMX. The rapper, born Earl Simmons, missed a scheduled court date in White Plains City Court Tuesday regarding a number of driving infractions connected to a June 2 stop for speeding. Read Full Story

DUKE TO T.I.: NOW WHY YOU WANNA GO AND DO THAT?: University upset after rapper arrives late and cuts gig short.
*Duke University paid rapper T.I. $70,000 to perform for its Cameron Rocks! Event at Cameron Indoor Stadium Saturday (4/07), but the artist left the stage after only 40 minutes. Read Full Story

MTV STIFF-ARMED BY NAOMI CAMPBELL?: NY Post says plans for reality show go south after model stops playing phone tag.
*The New York Post is reporting that MTV attempted to build a reality show around Naomi Campbell that would feature various people competing to become her next personal assistant. Read Full Story

EUR BOOK REVIEW: In-Dependence from Bondage Claude McKay and Michael Manley by Lloyd D. McCarthy
By Kam Williams
*"Claude McKay (1890-1948) and Michael N. Manley (1924-1997) shared a common commitment to the struggle of African Diaspora people for liberation and justice. It is my contention that although they came from different historical periods, professional backgrounds and intellectual traditions, they arrived at a common awareness that the dominant political ideology of the North is incongruous to the history and development of people in the African Diaspora and the Global South. Read Full Story

HIP HOP ROCKS BILLBOARD: Timbaland, Beyonce' Paul Wall In Top Ten.
*Three of hip hop's best artists prove there's room at the top of the charts for everybody. Timbaland, Beyonce and Paul Wall enter the Billboard 200 at number five, six and eight respectively in the first week of sales. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
By Kam Williams
*Jack Smith (1932-1989) was an uncompromisingly experimental innovator in the field of cinema whose name might not be known to the general public despite the fact that he has been credited as an influence by such fellow avant garde filmmakers as Federico Fellini, Jean-Luc Godard, Jim Jarmusch, Andy Warhol and John Waters. Read Full Story

NFL SETS OFF-THE-FIELD RULES WITH SUSPENSIONS: Pacman, Chris Henry hit hard for multiple legal woes.
*The NFL has spoken. In suspending players Chris Henry for eight games in 2007-08 and Adam "Pacman" Jones for the entire season – both for off-field legal infractions – Commissioner Roger Goodell has sent a message that such plain-clothes behavior will no longer be tolerated. Read Full Story

SPORTS BITS: Durant bounces; Blake advances; Serena exits; Venus continues.
*Texas freshman Kevin Durant has decided to leave school early to make himself eligible for the NBA draft in June. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Diddy’s ‘peace gig’; Real World Vegas reunites; Zanzibar Film Fest; Babyface signs with UMPG; Nelly sets a date.
*Diddy is teaming with Manchester United and England football star Rio Ferdinand to organize a peace concert that will take place sometime next year, reports NME. Read Full Story

BLOGS & ‘BLOIDS: J.Lo/Anthony marriage; K-Fed back with Shar?; Rosario’s new man.
*OK magazine claims that Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony are on the verge of a divorce. 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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