05-04-07 EUR: Brandy Sued by Car Crash Victim's Husband

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BRANDY SUED BY CAR CRASH VICTIM’S HUSBAND: Man accuses singer of “following too closely.”
*As expected, the husband of the woman killed in a car crash involving singer Brandy has filed a lawsuit against the singer. The suit, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court claimed Brandy and another motorist were "recklessly and carelessly ... traveling too fast for conditions." Read Full Story

EDDIE MURPHY SAYS HE HASN’T HAD A VASECTOMY: His brother Charlie denies even making the suggestion.
*Us Magazine contacted Eddie Murphy’s camp to get the real deal regarding recent Internet chatter in which his brother, Charlie Murphy, suggested the actor could have gotten a vasectomy. Read Full Story

USHER’S FIANCEE LOOKING TO REPLACE HIS ‘MOM-AGER?’: Tameka Foster reportedly behind push to ease mom out.
*New York Daily News columnists Rush & Malloy are stirring up drama in the Ur’sher camp with reports that his mother/manager Jonetta Patton may fired and replaced by her nemesis and soon-to-be daughter-in-law, Tameka Foster. Read Full Story

IMUS TO SUE CBS FOR $40 MILLION: Fired host wants money left on his contract; argues he was obligated to be ‘irreverent.’
*Fired shock jock Don Imus is suing CBS Radio in an effort to collect the $40 million left on his five year contract, which he signed in 2006 for $10 million, according to reports. Read Full Story

MEKHI PHIFER SENDS MAN TO REAL ER?: Gossip blog says he got violent with dude for talking to his date.
*Gossip columnist Janet Charlton is reporting that “ER” star Mekhi Phifer smashed a man in the head with a beer bottle after catching him talking to his date. Read Full Story

JADA PINKETT SMITH DEFENDS HOMIE KATIE HOLMES: Actress says Cruise’s wife is not a prisoner under duress.
*Jada Pinkett Smith is tired of all the rumors suggesting that her good friend Katie Holmes is more of a prisoner than a wife to 44-year-old actor, Tom Cruise. Read Full Story

MORGAN FREEMAN: Film and web become an 'Item.'
By Kenya M Yarbrough
*Actor Morgan Freeman continues to do it by the numbers. The acclaimed star won an Academy Award for his role in “Million Dollar Baby” and now he’s a part of an intimate film with a bit lower count. Read Full Story

OPENING THIS WEEK: Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun
By Kam Williams
*28 Weeks Later (R for sexuality, nudity, profanity, graphic violence, and gore) Sequel to 28 Days, opening a half-year after the events of the original, has the marines landing to help restore order and repopulate London only to learn that another strain of the same killer virus has been unwittingly unleashed again. Cast includes Rose Byrne, Harold Perrineau, Idris Elba and Catherine McCormack. Read Full Story

ARTEST PLEADS NO CONTEST TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: NBA star sentenced to 100 hours of community service.
*Sacramento Kings forward Ron Artest pleaded no contest Thursday to a misdemeanor domestic violence charge stemming from a March 5 incident with his wife. Read Full Story

OBAMA, OPRAH, TYRA AMONG TIME’S MOST INFLUENTIAL: Special issue hits newsstands today.
*Time Magazine has named Sen. Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey and Tyra Banks among its annual list of 100 people who shape the world. Read Full Story

BUSTA BLAMES DUI BUST ON HENNESSY SHOT: Rapper released Thurs. afternoon on $7,500 bail.
*It was Hennessy, not his chart-topping Courvoisier, that landed Busta Rhymes with a DUI arrest early Thursday morning in New York. Read Full Story

WOMAN STILL WANTS JOINT CUSTODY OF MIJAC’S KIDS: Nona Paris Lola Jackson is at it again.
*The woman claiming to be the mother of Michael Jackson’s three children now has until August 1st to try and prove it to a court. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: Strange Circus (Kimyô na sâkasu)
By Kam Williams
*As a young child, Mitsuko (Mai Takahashi) was mentally and sexually abused by her father (Hiroshi Oguchi). Despite being a school principal and a respected pillar of the community, he locked his daughter inside of a cello case and forced her to watch while he made love to her mother (Masumi Miyazaki). Read Full Story

REALITY SHOW TO FOLLOW 9-YEAR-OLD RAPPER: Ludacris among producers; tyke attempts to become next hip hop mogul.
*At the tender age of nine, rapper Big Korey has already got his mind on his money and his money on his mind. Read Full Story

NBA PLAYERS RESPOND TO RACIST REFEREE STUDY: Kobe, LeBron and others say skin color has nothing to do with bad calls.
*A recent study that claims to prove white referees called fouls against black players at a higher rate than they did against white players is being brushed aside by several NBA players, who say they simply haven’t experienced such racism on the court. Read Full Story

LENO MAKES A RACE-BASED BOO-BOO: He couldn’t tell George Lopez from his longtime friend Paul Rodriguez. Oops.
*Remember comedian George Lopez’s sudden verbal attack on Jay Leno in January, when he went on an Orlando radio station and called the late night host "the biggest two-faced dude in TV" and a "backstabber?" Read Full Story

INDIA.ARIE EXTENDS ‘TESTIMONY’ TOUR: Singer adds new crop of summer dates before and after European leg in July.
*India.Arie has tacked on a number of summer dates to her tour schedule as she continues to support last year's "Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship." Read Full Story

SAN ANTONIO RADIO HOST FIRED AFTER RACIST REMARK: This time, the target was Allen Iverson.
*The producer of a sports radio talk show in San Antonio thought it’d be a hoot to make fun of Allen Iverson – from their recent NBA playoff opponent the Denver Nuggets – with a parody that referenced drugs, seeking sex from Mexican women and the shooting of a homeless man. Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: Beyonce en Espanol; Clipse in the studio; Kweli’s ‘Ear Drum’; 50’s cross criticized; Joe’s No. 1 debut; YoungBloodZ’ Sean P.
*Apparently, one doesn’t have to be Hispanic to make People en Espanol’s “50 Most Beautiful” issue. Just ask Beyonce, who made the list and goes down in the magazine’s history as the first non-Hispanic person to be chosen for the annual issue. Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: BET’s Mother’s Day sked; Okoye on reality show; Timberlake on HBO; MTV in Vegas.
*Beginning Thursday, May 10 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, BET will kick off its Mother’s Day programming with a special titled “Dear Mama: A Mother's Day Celebration,” hosted by "106 & Park’s” Rocsi and Terrence. Read Full Story

MAGAZINE RACK: Kanye's mama in Jet; Jay-Z’s alleged “lovechild” in Hip Hop Weekly; Ludacris pulled from Ebony cover; R. Kelly’s wife in Essence.
*The new May 14 issue of Jet magazine, on newsstands Monday (5/7) features Dr. Donda West, mother of hip-hop star Kanye West, touting her new book, Raising Kanye. "Single mothers could benefit from something I did in raising Kanye," said West, a former professor at Chicago State University. Read Full Story

EVENT CALENDAR: Robinson’s ‘Wiz’; Hootie’s charity tour; Holliday in Calli; Gza in Chicago.
*Actress Wendy Raquel Robinson, co-founder of the Amazing Grace Conservatory (a theatrical training institute in South Central Los Angeles for youth ages 7-21 years old), presents their 10th anniversary production of The Wiz at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center in Los Angeles (4718 Washington Blvd.). 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