06-15-07 EUR: Al Roker Haters (Imus Fans) Want Him Fired For Epilepsy Joke

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FOXY BROWN HAS PROBATION RESTORED: Manhattan judge renders ruling due to good behavior.
*Faced with jail time for violating her probation, rapper Foxy Brown escaped a Paris Hilton-style fate on Thursday after a judge restored her probation in good standing stemming from an assault case. Read Full Story

FABOLOUS ESCAPES ILLEGAL WEAPONS CHARGES: Authorities couldn’t prove he owned two recovered handguns.
*Rap star Fabolous will not be charged with possession of illegal weapons after prosecutors were unable to prove that he and three co-defendants owned two loaded handguns found in a car in which they were riding. Read Full Story

FOLKS WANT AL ROKER FIRED OVER EPILEPSY JOKE: Weatherman still feeling post-Imus heat from comments made last week.
*The backlash continues for “Today Show” weatherman Al Roker, who finds himself the target of Don Imus fans after making an on-air joke last week about epileptic seizures. Read Full Story

LAILA ALI: The 'Daddy's Girl' Interview with Kam Williams
*Laila Ali was born in Miami Beach on December 30th, 1977 to Muhammad Ali and his third wife, Veronica Porche. The most famous of The Greatest's nine children, Laila's the only one to follow in his footsteps into the boxing ring, On her way to the top, the statuesque, 5'10", 175 lb. cruiserweight whupped Jackie Frazier, daughter of Joe, in the first Pay-Per-View fight featuring females in the main event. Read Full Story

BEENIE MAN, SIZZLA SIGN GAY TOLERANCE PACT: Move part of activist group’s Stop Murder Music campaign.
*Reggae artists Beenie Man and Sizzla have signed a new agreement that invites all people to enjoy their music without fear of violence. Read Full Story

KING JAMES WELCOMES A NEW PRINCE: LeBron’s girlfriend gives birth to their second son early Thursday.
*In the wee morning hours of his team’s Game 4 battle against the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals, the girlfriend of Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James, 22, gave birth to their second son, Bryce Maximus James. Read Full Story

PRINCE SCRAPS ROOSEVELT HOTEL GIG?: Web site claims tonight’s scheduled kick-off of seven-week run cancelled over contractual issues.
*The Web site HotelChatter.com is reporting that Prince has cancelled the first show of his seven-week residency at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood due to stalled contract negotiations. Read Full Story

VANESSA WILLIAMS, REGINA KING TEST FOR HIV: Stars join effort to promote Testing among black community.
*Vanessa Williams, Regina King and Nick Cannon have signed up to take an HIV test as part of a new effort to urge all African Americans to do the same. Read Full Story

SYLVAIN WHITE SETS SIGHTS ON ‘CASTLEVANIA’: Filmmaker to adapt favorite videogame into feature film.
*“Stomp the Yard” director Sylvain White is sinking his teeth into the vampire genre with his next project, a live-action adaptation of the Konami videogame “Castlevania. Read Full Story

RAY J AND SNOOP PLUG WEED IN NEW SONG: Artists claim track ‘Smoking Weed’ only highlights herb’s medicinal qualities.
*Porn director/star Ray J takes yet another turn behind the camera to direct a music video for his song “Smoking Weed,” a track featuring Snoop Dogg and Slim Thug that extols the virtues of marijuana. Read Full Story

RIHANNA KEEPS ‘UMBRELLA’ OVER HOT 100: Lil Mama’s ‘Lip Gloss’ reenters top 20; Winehouse’s ‘Rehab’ jumps 48-10.
*For the third consecutive week, Rihanna’s “Umbrella” tops the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, while Shop Boyz’ “Party Like a Rockstar” holds down No. 2. Read Full Story

BANTON, DOUG. E. FRESH, VALENTINO SET FOR IFOL: Chicago’s International Festival of Life
*Buju Banton takes the stage at Martin's International Culture’s five day 15th Annual African/Caribbean International Festival of Life (IFOL) on Wednesday July 4th in Washington Park, 55th Street & Cottage Grove Avenue in Chicago. Read Full Story

THE LATEST LETTER FROM TYLER PERRY: Filmmaker thanks ‘Payne’ viewers; plugs ‘Daddy’s Little Girls’ DVD.
*Well, thank you for your response to my last email. It's good to know that so many of you are enjoying “House of Payne,” Wednesday at 9 p.m. (8 p.m. Central) on TBS. Read Full Story

SAN ANTONIO SPURS WIN NBA FINALS: They Swept the Cleveland Cavaliers 4 games to none.
*Well that didn't take long. To some the San Antonio Spurs may be a boring team, but the fact is they are champions. The Spurs captured their fourth title in nine seasons Thursday evening. The Texas team edged the LeBron James led Cleveland Cavaliers 83-82 to complete a four-game sweep of the NBA finals. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: Daddy's Girl
By Kam Williams
Don't think that just because she was born the daughter of a revered icon, that life has been a bed of roses for Laila Ali. While the 5'10", 175 lb. beauty has followed her father's footsteps into the ring, she had to overcome his absence, juvenile delinquency, jail and other assorted hardships on her way to being crowned the undefeated women's boxing champ. Read Full Story

OPENING THIS WEEK: Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun
By Kam Williams
Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver Surfer (Unrated) Sequel finds our intrepid team of superheroes, comprised of Mr. Fantastic (Ioan Gruffudd), the Human Torch (Chris Evans), the Invisible Woman (Jessica Alba) and Thing (Michael Chiklis), squaring-off against an intergalactic foe (Doug Jones) bent on destruction while also dealing with the return of their archenemy, Dr. Doom (Julian McMahon). Read Full Story

JAMES TONEY DELIVERS DIRTY DRUG TEST: Boxer may be suspended from sport for one year.
*Three-time boxing champion James Toney, 38, faces a one-year suspension from boxing after testing positive for steroids. Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: Beyonce & Kelly join BET Awards; Chamillionaire’s ‘Victory’; Lil Mo’s ‘Pain’; T-Pain’s ringtones; Timberlake’s beatdown.
*Destiny’s Child members Beyonce and Kelly Rowland have been added to the list of performers for the BET ’07 Awards on Tuesday, June 18. Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: Hall's 'Heights'; TV One continues 'Roots'; Parr's 'Last Stand'; Shar rumors; Jackson's 'Cleaner'; Dunbar's 'Flag.'
*Actor J.D. Hall will continue to watch over the flock as Reverend Denny Hammond on the ABC Family Channel series, “Lincoln Heights.” Read Full Story

EVENT CALENDAR: Just for Laughs comedy festival; Vanessa Williams at Jersey’s NJPAC
*Comedians Damon Wayans and Rickey Smiley are among the lineup for this summer's Just for Laughs comedy festival, which runs in Montreal July 8-29. 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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