07-11-07 EUR: BET's 'Hot Ghetto Mess Backfires / Over & Out: Kim & Diddy

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BET’S ‘HOT GHETTO MESS’ BACKFIRES: Two advertisers pull out of premiere episode after backlash.
*At least two companies have pulled their advertising from the premiere episode of BET’s upcoming series “Hot Ghetto Mess” in response to critics who say the show perpetuates racial stereotypes. Read Full Story

TARAJI (& CED) 'TALK' ABOUT NEW FILM: Actors discuss their roles in 'Talk to Me.'
By Kenya M Yarbrough
*A new film hitting theaters this weekend in New York and LA is sure to give folks something to talk about. The movie, “Talk to Me” features and all-star cast, including Don Cheadle, Mike Epps, Martin Sheen, Vondie Curtis Hall, Taraji Henson, and Cedric the Entertainer. “Talk to Me” chronicles the story of Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene (played by Cheadle), an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist in the 1960s and takes a dramatic look at community radio at a very volatile time in American history. Read Full Story

BUSTA RHYMES HEADED FOR 4 SEPARATE TRIALS: Rapper accused of beating two men, DUI and driving with suspended license.
*Busta Rhymes may be spending the rest of the year in a courtroom splitting time between trials in New York for four separate charges: the assault of two men, a DUI and driving with a suspended license. Read Full Story

DIDDY MAKES SPLIT WITH GIRLFRIEND OFFICIAL: Mogul confirms they are a done deal.
*After weeks of headlines proclaiming the split of Sean “Diddy” Combs and his longtime girlfriend Kim Porter, the Bad Boy founder made the news official Tuesday with a statement confirming they are no longer a couple. Read Full Story

NICOLE RICHIE TRIAL DELAYED ANOTHER DAY: Socialite’s lawyer to argue for a postponement until Aug. 5.
*Nicole Richie’s lawyer tried to get a continuance from the court yesterday to delay her trial on DUI charges, but it didn’t work…at least not a first. Read Full Story

NEW ALICIA KEYS ALBUM DUE IN OCTOBER: Producers include Pink’s Linda Perry; guests include John Mayer and Floetry’s Ambrosius.
*Alicia Keys fans can circle Oct. 23rd on the calendar to mark the scheduled arrival of her third J Records album, “As I Am.” Read Full Story

SPIKE LEE DANCING TO HIS OWN BEAT: Filmmaker embraces independence during award ceremony in Italy.
*In Italy Monday to receive the 41st Fiesole Masters of Cinema Award, filmmaker Spike Lee used the occasion to put Hollywood on blast for its portrayals of African Americans. Read Full Story

NBA’S ANTOINE WALKER ROBBED AT GUNPOINT: Heat’s player tied up in Chicago home.
*NBA star Antoine Walker was the victim of a robbery at the hands of masked assailants on Monday evening at his River North residence, his Chicago-based agent Mark Bartelstein confirmed. Read Full Story

FANTASIA IN TALKS FOR ANOTHER BROADWAY SHOW: Singer eyes musical about African-American expatriate in Paris.
*“The Color Purple” star Fantasia Barrino is looking to build upon her breakout success on Broadway with a lead role in another African American-themed musical currently in the works, reports New York Daily News columnists Rush & Malloy. Read Full Story

JENNIFER HOLLIDAY STEPS BACK INTO EFFIE ROLE: Original ‘Dreamgirl’ to star opposite En Vogue’s Cindy during run in the ATL.
*Jennifer Holliday returns this month to the role that made her famous. Atlanta’s Theater of the Stars has recruited the Broadway powerhouse to reprise the character of Effie White in a 25th anniversary production of “Dreamgirls.” Read Full Story

WU-TANG CLAN ‘DIAGRAMS’ RETURN: Rap group to drop first album in six years this fall.
*The Wu-Tang Clan will have a new album in stores this October, marking their first studio release since 2001’s gold-selling “Iron Flag.” Read Full Story

CHRISETTE MICHELE: THE REAL LONG ISLAND SOUND: The voice of ages embodied in a 24 year old.
*Long Island, NY is a place that can stand on its own merits, and yet it plays set second fiddle to older, yet smaller, sister, NYC. Perhaps that is what gives artists who come from its length that extra "umph". Case in point, Chrisette Michele. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: Iraq in Fragments
By Kam Williams
*In the wake of World War I, when the League of Nations granted Great Britain the area of the Middle East then known as Mesopotamia, a new nation was created by cobbling together lands containing a trio of incompatible ethnic groups: the Shiites, the Sunnis, and the Kurds. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: The Last Mimzy
By Kam Williams
*Based on "Mimsy Wore the Borogroves," a short story written by the sci-fi, husband and wife team of Henry Kuttner and C.L. Moore in 1943, this escapist children's fantasy might be best described as a cross of E.T. and Zathura. Read Full Story

SON OF KRS-ONE FOUND DEAD: Randy Hubbard Parker, 23, likely committed suicide.
*MTV.com is reporting that the 23-year-old son of rapper KRS-One was found dead in his Atlanta apartment last weekend in an apparent suicide. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Legend joins Bumbershoot; Gillette taps Tiger; Twista plugs 247HH.com; ‘crunk’ makes the dictionary; Rock Steady Crew turns 30.
*Fergie and John Legend have joined the crop of performers set for the 2007 Bumbershoot festival, to be held Sept. 1-3 throughout the Seattle Center. 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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