06-08-07 EUR: Isaiah Fired From 'Greys' / Sharpton Upset Over Paris Release

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AL SHARPTON TO MEET WITH SHERIFF LEE BACA: Paris Hilton's early release from jail is on the Rev's mind.
*Responding to outcries over Thursday morning’s sudden early release of Paris Hilton from jail, the Reverend Al Sharpton plans to meet with LA County Sheriff Lee Baca on Monday. After learning of Hilton's release, Sharpton said it had "all of the appearances of economic and racial favoritism." Read Full Story

ISAIAH WASHINGTON FIRED!: Anti-gay slur comes back to haunt 'Grey's Anatomy' star.
*To almost no one's surprise, it's all over between "Grey's Anatomy" and its star Isaiah Washington. The embattled actor who used the "F-word" to address a coworker last fall — will not return to ABC's No. 1 drama when it returns for a fourth season next September. ABC-TV declined to renew Washington's option to play the character Preston Burke after he created negative press attention this season because of his behavior both on and off the set. Read Full Story

AKON’S LAWYER DOWNPLAYS RECENT BOY-TOSSING: Plus, victim identified as 15-year-old; woman hit by flying boy suffers concussion.
*As police continue to investigate Akon’s fan-throwing incident during a concert Sunday in Fishkill, New York, a lawyer for the Senegalese singer released a statement Wednesday disputing that his client committed a crime. Read Full Story

TYLER PERRY TO FILM ‘MEET THE BROWNS’: Popular stage play to become his fifth film under Lionsgate deal.
*Tyler Perry will again don the Madea housedresses for a film adaptation of his stage production, “Meet the Browns,” due in early 2008 for Lionsgate. Read Full Story

FOX NEWS APOLOGIZES AGAIN FOR REP. CONYERS MIXUP: Second attempt addresses congressman directly.
*Fox News Channel issued a second on-air apology Wednesday for mistakenly running footage of black congressman John Conyers while reporting on the indictment of fellow black congressman William J. Jefferson on bribery charges. Read Full Story

KEYS, JAY-Z, OPRAH OTHERS COVER VANITY FAIR: Bono-helmed July issue features 20 different covers full of Africa’s biggest supporters.
*Folks planning to pick up the new Africa-themed July issue of Vanity Fair will have 20 different covers to choose from, featuring celebrities hand-picked by guest-editor Bono for their charitable ties to the continent. Read Full Story

RIHANNA’S DOING ‘GOOD’: Singer releases third disc.
By Kenya M Yarbrough
*Def Jam diva Rihanna had one of the hottest hits of 2005 with her single “Pon De Replay” from her debut disc. The anthem, along with her rippling voice and stunning looks, made her a household name. And then came the DJ banger “S.O.S.” off her sophomore set, reconfirming that the Barbados beauty was a pop star on the rise. Just three years after grabbing radio waves, the R&B starlet has released her third disc, which has fans anxiously awaiting the next big thing from the singer. Read Full Story

SHAKE YOUR TAMBOURINE, GO’ON GET YOURSELF A PLASMA: Eve and YouTube team for contest.
*Rapper Eve and video sharing website YouTube are launching the official Shake Your Tambourine contest, where folks are asked to film themselves obeying the chorus of her latest single, “Tambourine.” Read Full Story

DANNY GLOVER JOINS JOHN EDWARDS ON CAMPAIGN TRAIL: Actor supports Democrat’s mission to help the world’s poor.
*Actor Danny Glover stood next to Democratic White House hopeful John Edwards Wednesday as he addressed a crowd of more than 200 in his native state of South Carolina. Read Full Story

KONNICHIWA TO ‘106 & PARK’: BET’s popular countdown show to air in Japan.
*BET’s “106 & Park” will premiere this fall on MTV Japan as part of the network’s continued plans to expand the BET brand and broaden the company's worldwide reach via BET International. Read Full Story

JERMAINE DUPRI INVOLVED IN CAR ACCIDENT: Mogul is fine; driver suffers minor injuries, car is totaled.
*Music producer Jermaine Dupri is fine following a car accident in New York that sent his driver to the hospital. The collision took place shortly after midnight Thursday morning as Dupri was being driven in his Cadillac Escalade. Read Full Story

NIGERIAN FIRST AFRICAN TO WIN BRITAIN’S ORANGE PRIZE: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie also youngest author to earn prestigious honor.
*Britain’s annual Orange Prize for fiction by women was awarded this year to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, a 29-year-old native of Nigeria who became the first African to take the award, and the youngest author to have won the prize in its 12-year history. Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: N-word on UK ‘Big Bro’; VH1 to air ‘Diana’; Fatman & Shanda on MTV; Paula wants a baby.
*A female contestant on Britain’s “Big Brother” reality show was kicked out of the house yesterday morning (Jun 7) for using the N-word. Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: Freddie Scott dies; Brown, Fitzgerald on AOL; Rowland’s new man?; Stone at Bumbershoot; Diddy’s FiFi award.
*Freddie Scott, the singer whose 1968 single “(You) Got What I Need” was borrowed by Biz Markie for his 1989 hit “Just a Friend,” died Monday at the age of 74, reports Fox411’s Roger Freidman. Read Full Story

BROOKLYN SUDANO: The Rain Interview
By Kam Williams
*Brooklyn Sudano is an ingénue with the beauty, pedigree and versatility which makes her one of Hollywood’s emerging stars to be reckoned with. Born in Los Angeles, she’s the daughter of disco diva Donna Summer and singer/songwriter Bruce Sudano. Read Full Story

OPENING THIS WEEK: Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun
By Kam Williams
*Hostel: Part II (R for nudity, profanity, sexuality, terror, torture, drug use and sadistic violence) Sadomasochistic snuff sequel about three American college coeds studying art in Rome who are lured under false pretenses by one of the models they’re painting to a hostel in Slovakia where they end up as sex slaves to kinky perverts with a malevolent agenda. Read Full Story

GRAMMYS TO HAVE CHURCH IN NATION’S CAPITAL: Annual ‘Salute to Gospel’ set for Lincoln Theatre.
*The annual Grammy Salute to Gospel, organized to showcase talented religious musicians who are often overlooked at the annual Grammy telecast, will be held in Washington D.C. tonight at the historic Lincoln Theatre. 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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