06-05-07 EURxtra: Robin Givens Says Tyson Raped Her / Shemar's DUI Bust

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ROBIN GIVENS SAYS TYSON RAPED HER: Actress discusses rough night in new book.
*In the pages of her new autobiography “Grace Will Lead Me Home,” Robin Givens details how she was raped by her then-husband, boxer Mike Tyson, during a 1988 trip to Russia. Read Full Story

SHEMAR MOORE ARRESTED FOR DUI: Plus, memoir from former ‘Y&R’ co-star Victoria Rowell a success.
*The headline over at celebrity Web site TMZ read “Shemar Moore DUI -- The Young & Arrested.” E! Online wrote: “Shemar Moore’s Criminal Bind.” Read Full Story

THE GAME CHARGED IN BASKETBALL INCIDENT: Rapper allegedly punched victim and made criminal threat during pickup game.
*The Game has been charged in Los Angeles with making a criminal threat and with possession of a firearm in a school zone following a Feb. 24th incident during a pickup basketball game in Los Angeles, said the L.A. District Attorney's office. Read Full Story

MASTER P SPEAKS HIS MIND ON THE EURCAST: Hip Hop mogul responds to Curtis Jackson (50 Cent) and BET.
You thought Master P's letter responding to 50 Cent’s diss at the BET press conference was lengthy? Listen to the hip hop mogul vent about 50, BET and the overall negative energy among some of our young rappers in this latest edition of the EURcast. Read Full Story

WOMAN WANTS JORDIN SPARKS TO LOSE WEIGHT: ‘Idol’ winner’s fans, however, want the woman dead.
*A woman who has been publicly criticizing “American Idol” winner Jordin Sparks over her weight has reportedly received death threats because of her remarks. Read Full Story

PATTI LABELLE WAS ALMOST SHUG AVERY: Spielberg wanted singer in the role opposite Whoopi Goldberg.
*Patti LaBelle was originally approached to play the role of Shug Avery in Steven Spielberg’s 1985 film “The Color Purple,” but the legendary singer turned it down because of the brief girl-on-girl action between the characters of Shug and Miss Celie. Read Full Story

MIJAC AUCTION EARNS BETWEEN $1.5 AND 2 MIL: Second sale in the works to unload extra goodies.
*The widely publicized auction of memorabilia from Michael Jackson and his famous family members netted between $1.5 million and $2 million. Read Full Story

TYLER PERRY PLUGS ‘HOUSE OF PAYNE’: Madea to make an appearance on premiere episode tomorrow.
*Tyler Perry sent out another e-mail to his fan base, this time urging everyone to watch the series premiere of his new sitcom “House of Payne” tomorrow at 9 p.m. on TBS. He writes: Read Full Story

SPIKE LEE TO FILM FOLLOW UP TO KATRINA DOC: Director says ‘The story is not over.’
*While accepting a Peabody award Monday for directing the HBO documentary "When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts," Spike Lee said he will shoot another film to follow up the first round of stories regarding the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. Read Full Story

KLEOPATRA GIRL'S RINGSIDE REPORT (PREVIEW): Rihanna’s Good Girl Gone Bad album release party.
*I arrived at Sugar Night Club on a Sunday night with my photographer TJ. I noticed the venue had made a lot of upgrades since I had last been there, including the addition of a ten-foot luminescent unique waterfall affect. On the busy red carpet, I spotted the pretty Wild ‘N Out ladies that got the paparazzos' blood flowing. I had a chance to speak with comedian Guy Torry. I asked him how does he keep the funny and he let me know that he is just a natural. Read Full Story

TYRA’S LA-BASED TALK SHOW MAY HEAD EAST: Telepictures seriously considering moving program to NYC.
*Telepictures, the production company behind “The Tyra Banks Show,” is said to be “having serious discussions” about moving the program from Los Angeles to New York, reports Daily Variety. Read Full Story

JERMAINE DUPRI OPENS NEW GEORGIA NIGHTCLUB: Preview of Studio 72 scheduled for tonight.
*Record exec Jermaine Dupri has invited the press and his famous friends to experience his newest business venture, a 12,000-square-foot nightclub northeast of Atlanta called Studio 72, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: Knocked Up
By Kam Williams
*Alison Scott (Katherine Heigl) and Ben Stone (Seth Rogen) are polar opposites with nothing in common other than being twenty-somethings living in Los Angeles. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: Constellation
By Kam Williams
*When Carmel Boxer (Gabrielle Union) passed away, all of her relatives returned to Huntsville, Alabama for the funeral, including her brother, Helms (Billy Dee Williams), an embittered expatriate living in Paris. Helms had skipped town because he had made such a mess of his life there. Read Full Story

FULL FORCE SUPRISES EDDIE LEVERT WITH POEM: Members attend launch of father/son book ‘I Got Your Back.’
*Eddie Levert got a surprise recently when Bowlegged Lou and Paul Anthony of the group Full Force showed up at a New York party for “I Got Your Back,” a book written by the O’Jays singer with his late son, Gerald Levert. Read Full Story

YUKMOUTH BUSTED FOR SUSPENDED LICENSE: LAPD reportedly arrested rapper Sunday morning.
*Rapper Yukmouth, formerly one half of the Oakland duo The Luniz, was arrested in Los Angeles Sunday and charged with driving on a suspended license, reports MemphisRap.com. Read Full Story

DRUG CHARGES PLAGUE TWO RECORD EXECS: Lupe Fiasco’s 1st & 15th partner in prison; Ruff Ryder CEO caught with cocaine in the car.
*Two record label execs – one in Chicago, the other in New Jersey – have made headlines this week over serious drug charges. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Wyclef visits Cartel; Story on ‘Surfer’; Mayor Ray J?; Tank suspended;
*Wyclef Jean will visit the rock band Cartel who are literally living inside of a bubble on Hudson River Park’s Pier 54 in New York as part of a promotion by soft drink Dr. Pepper that give fans a look at how an album is made – from start to finish. 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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