06-29-07 EUR: Isaiah Still Venting / TMZ Blasted for Calling Beyonce 'Roboho'

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ISAIAH WASHINGTON IS STILL VENTING: Actor tells Newsweek his ‘rehab’ was ‘just some crap’ promoted by ABC.
*Now that the bridges have been burned between Isaiah Washington and his former employer, ABC, the actor has no qualms about voicing his opinion regarding the aftermath of his gay slur drama. Read Full Story

COLUMNIST BLASTS TMZ FOR CALLING BEYONCE ‘ROBOHO’: Jasmyne A. Cannick says here we go again with the H-word.
*While other Internet sites were busy complaining about BET Awards performer Beyonce stealing every move of her dramatic robot entrance from pop star Kylie Minogue, gossip site TMZ.com was leaving some readers upset over a fashion quip directed at the “Get Me Bodied” singer. Read Full Story

E-V-E PLEADS NO CONTEST TO D-U-I: Judge orders rapper to wear the Tracy Morgan anklet.
*Lawyers for rapper Eve were in Los Angeles County Superior Court Thursday to cut a deal on her DUI charges, reports TMZ.com. Read Full Story

OPRAH TO OPEN STORE NEXT TO HARPO: Items available on Oprah.com will soon grace the shelves.
*Oprah Winfrey is about to open a 4,500 square foot store kitty-corner to her Harpo Studios in Chicago that will offer a smorgasbord of her signature products, according to reports. Read Full Story

LIL WAYNE’S ‘NEXT HIT’ IS ONLINE: Rapper launches reality series on new Web site.
*Lil Wayne is set to star in a new online reality series called "Making the Next Hit! With Lil Wayne," reports Billboard.com. Read Full Story

LAILA ALI THINKS OUTSIDE THE BOX-ING: ‘Dancing’ Star preps for other avenues.
By Kenya M Yarbrough
*Going to the finals of ABC’s top-rated “Dancing With the Stars” was just another TKO for boxing champ Laila Ali. Next month the boxing beauty, who has won all her fights -- absolutely no losses or draws, is taking on her next challenge - the part of a glowing bride. And then it’s on to more projects to triumph over including a book and television deal. Read Full Story

USHER’S MAMA ‘HAPPY FOR HER SON’: Plus, singer’s rep denies reports of rift with Cleveland Cavaliers.
*New York Daily News columnists Rush & Malloy add fuel to the fire surrounding rumored animosity between Usher’s mother, Jonetta Patton, and fiancée, Tameka Foster. Read Full Story

MOS DEF IS ABSOLUTE FOR ‘ZERO’: Rapper set for Canter bros. flick, as well as ‘Bury Me Standing’ for newcomer Hartsfield.
*Mos Def has lined up his next film project. The rapper-turned-actor will star in and executive produce “Bobby Zero,” a feature from writing-directing brothers Markus and Mason Canter, reports Variety. Read Full Story

MIJAC’S REP RESPONDS TO MULTIPLE RUMORS: Fox411 columnist sparks lengthy press release from Raymone K. Bain.
*It’s no secret that a favorite subject of Fox411 columnist Roger Friedman is Michael Jackson. But the writer is certainly not a favorite of Jackson’s publicist, Raymone K. Bain. Read Full Story

BILL COSBY HOSTS SCHOOL VIOLENCE FORUM: Actor says teachers need more support in dealing with unruly students.
*Bill Cosby addressed the issue of school violence Wednesday while hosting a forum at Temple University's Center City campus in Philadelphia. Read Full Story

XZIBIT’S ‘RACIST’ DRAMA DOWN UNDER: Rapper rails against Aussie talk show; almost ends up performing with Michael Buble.
*The Australian-born expression “no worries” did not fly with rap star Xzibit recently after his stint on an evening talk show went horribly wrong. Read Full Story

WIMBLEDON WATCH: African Americans advance; plus, Williams sisters chosen to play Russia in Fed Cup.
*James Blake, Venus Williams and her sister Serena Williams have all advanced to the third round of Wimbledon, while the Williams sisters were chosen Wednesday to play for the United States in the Fed Cup semifinals against Russia on July 14 and 15. Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: Everybody Loves Tanya; Tyrese/Franco beef; Shar’s test results; ‘Rush Hour 3’ on Turner; new Foxx film.
*The actress who plays youngest sibling Tanya on “Everybody Hates Chris” is spilling the beans about the actors who play her older brothers Read Full Story

MASTER P: The Uncle P Interview with Kam Williams
*Born on April 29, 1967, Percy Robert Miller, aka Master P, was the eldest of five children raised in a housing project in New Orleans' Third Ward. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: Uncle P
By Kam Williams
*When Master P's (Percy Miller) sister, Bertha (Ella Joyce), suddenly falls ill and lands in the hospital, the hip-hop icon puts asides his differences with the sibling he's been estranged from for years and moves to California to care for the single-mom's three children, teenagers Tammy (Mercedeh Allen) and Corey (Romeo Miller), and their little sister, Lindsey (Rachelle Clark). Read Full Story

OPENING THIS WEEK: Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun
By Kam Williams
Live Free or Die Hard (PG-13 for sex, expletives, and intense violence) Bruce Willis is back to save Independence Day after a terrorist (Timothy Oliphant) tries to bring America to its knees by sabotaging the internet to shut down the nation's infrastructure. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: Live Free or Die Hard
By Kam Williams
Bruce Willis is back and larger than life as NYPD Detective John McClane, an anachronistic, analog crime fighter in a hi-tech, digital age. The point of departure is the Fourth of July weekend, on which we find the grizzled gumshoe taking on a presumably routine assignment, namely, to deliver a kid named Matt Farrell (Justin Long) to the FBI for questioning. Read Full Story

BAIL DENIED FOR GENARLOW WILSON: Judge says his conviction makes him ineligible.
*Genarlow Wilson was dealt another blow in his fight to be released from a Georgia prison. 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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