05-25-07 EUR: Bobby Brown Has New Woman? / Meet 'The White Oprah'

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IT’S NOW OFFICIAL – ANIKA NONI ROSE CROWNED ‘PRINCESS’: Disney finally admits to casting ‘Dreamgirls’ star in history-making role.
*Last month, actress Anika Noni Rose was hesitant to break out the champagne and start toasting premature news of her casting in Walt Disney’s upcoming animated musical, “The Frog Princess,” as it was then called. Read Full Story

SNOOP BOOKED TO PERFORM AT LIVE EARTH: Rapper will rock Hamburg this summer to help combat global warming.
*Barring any unforeseen visas being denied, Snoop Dogg will take the stage in Hamburg, Germany this summer as part of the global event Live Earth. Read Full Story

GOLDMANS ENSURE MORE O.J. MONEY: Simpson ordered to turn over any funds held by Florida lawyer.
*Score another point in the win column for the Goldman family, who has been relentless in their pursuit of a multimillion-dollar wrongful death judgment against O.J. Simpson. Read Full Story

BOBBY BROWN HAS A NEW WOMAN?: Singer rumored to have moved in with longtime friend of Whitney.
*Gossip maven CJ at the Star Tribune in Minneapolis is reporting that Bobby Brown has a new lady in his life. Music executive Alicia Etheridge has reportedly been friendly with Bobby's ex-wife Whitney Houston for the past twelve years – that is, until she started dating Bobby B, CJ notes. Read Full Story

CUBA GOODING JR. TO PLAY JANITOR IN NEXT FILM: Character in ‘Harold’ befriends prematurely balding teen.
*Cuba Gooding Jr. will produce and star in the upcoming teen film “Harold,” which has been described by one of its producers as “an edgy comedy in the vein of ‘Napoleon Dynamite.’” Read Full Story

MEET ‘THE WHITE OPRAH’: Lindsay Lohan’s mama denies she ever used that phrase to describe herself – but proof is in black and white.
*Dina Lohan, the mother of Hollywood troublemaker Lindsay Lohan, may have been caught in a bold faced lie when she recently told Us Weekly that her daughter’s friends call her “the white Oprah.” Read Full Story

BET LINKS WITH PARAMOUNT HOME ENT.: ‘College Hill,’ ‘American Gangster,’ ‘Celebration of Gospel’ and other BET originals headed to DVD.
*BET Networks is launching its own home video division under a new agreement with Paramount Home Entertainment, the companies announced Thursday. Read Full Story

FOXY BROWN GETS NEW MANAGEMENT: Rapper signs with Black Hand Ent.; plans to finally drop CD ‘Black Roses.’
*With assault charges hanging over her head, rapper Foxy Brown is moving her music career forward and has just signed a management deal with Black Hand Entertainment. Read Full Story

LAILA ALI PLANS BALLROOM DANCE AT WEDDING: Boxer says stint on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ raises expectations at nuptials.
*Fresh from their biggest sparring match on “The View” this season, Rosie O’Donnell and Elizabeth Hasselbeck found themselves face to face with a real fighter. Read Full Story

TARIQ ALEXANDER, HAWTHORNE JAMES TAKE ON THE ‘SYSTEM’: Duo takes on unfair sentencing laws with indie film.
By Kenya M Yarbrough
Actor Tariq Alexander presents “The System Within,” a film about am internationally famous model named Tony "Wise" Good. Tony fights his way out of the inner city only to suddenly fall due to the corporate and government corruption. However, Alexander’s indie film – he wrote, produced and stars in the flick – isn’t just about a pretty boy’s rise and fall, but is even more a political statement about how the judiciary and criminal systems tend to unfairly and unjustly target and punish minorities. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: Apocalypto
By Kam Williams
*A pretentious saga of Shakespearean proportions, Apocalypto is set in pre-Columbian Mexico during the declining days of the Mayan Civilization. Though purporting to explore a litany of themes from revenge to rebirth to redemption, this messy, mythical tale is essentially a high-octane action flick masquerading as a cerebral costume drama. Read Full Story

OPENING THIS WEEK: Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun
Bug (R for nudity, sexuality, profanity, drug use and graphic violence) Claustrophobic psychological thriller about a lonely waitress (Ashley Judd) living in a dilapidated Oklahoma motel who enters an ill-advised relationship with a drifter (Michael Shannon) whose paranoia gradually gets the better of him. Read Full Story

NAOMI GETS FIREWORKS FOR HER BIRTHDAY: Supermodel turns 37 in Cannes; guests Kimora and Djimon create sparks as well.
*In honor of Naomi Campbell’s 37th birthday on Wednesday, jeweler to the stars Da Grisogono paid for a grandiose fireworks display during her party in Cannes. Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: XM’s Hip Hop special; Miri Ben-Ari in car crash; Xzibit’s Aussie deal; veteran rappers join Legends tours.
*XM Satellite Radio station The Rhyme (XM 65) is currently running “Hip Hop…At The Crossroads,” which features a diverse panel of hip-hop industry artists, producers and activists. Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: Cheadle updates Miles project; Isaiah's new PSA; Tyra sheds 30 pounds.
*During the “Ocean’s Thirteen” party held Wednesday on a yacht in Cannes, co-star Don Cheadle gave Fox411 columnist Roger Friedman an update about his upcoming film on Miles Davis. Read Full Story

THEATER BITS: Latifah wants ‘Wives’; Perez tunes up for ‘Ritz’; August Wilson panel; Usher booked for Tonys.
*The New York Daily News is reporting that Queen Latifah is among the actresses lobbying for a part in the forthcoming Broadway musical version of "The First Wives Club," by Motown songwriting greats Eddie Holland, Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier. Read Full Story

EVENT CALENDAR: Glover at NCORE; Lopez’s Latino Laugh Fest; Repping for Life; Lewis co-hosts Black 2 Broadway; Locke in San Dimas.
*Actor and activist Danny Glover will present a session on human rights and torture during the 20th annual National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education (NCORE), to be held May 29 - June 2. 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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