07-20-07 EUR: Latifah, Williams, Wilson Get Emmy Nods / Suge's Bite

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LATIFAH, WILSON, WILLIAMS GET EMMY NODS: ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ America Ferrera, ‘Ugly Betty’ also nominated.
*Queen Latifah, Vanessa L. Williams and Chandra Wilson were among the list of Emmy nominees announced early yesterday in Los Angeles. Read Full Story

NIKE SUSPENDS RELEASE OF NEW VICK SNEAKER: Shoe company rattled by QB’s indictment on federal dogfighting charges.
*Nike is separating itself from Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick in the wake of his indictment this week on federal dogfighting charges, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Read Full Story

TARGET OF URSH’S LAWYERS DIGS IN FOR LEGAL BATTLE: Creator of fan site says she will fight his attempts to shut her down.
*Erika Jackson, the woman behind usherforever.com fan site, says she will fight the legal teams of both Usher and his label who are trying desperately to shut her down. Read Full Story

RAY J MOVES ON TO LIL KIM? Word has it he treated rapper to a $20,000 shopping spree in Beverly Hills.
*If a recent report from In Touch Weekly is to be believed, Ray J has turned all of his amorous attention away from Whitney Houston and toward Lil Kim. Read Full Story

DR. DRE’S DAUGHTER IN NEW REALITY FILM: ‘Daddy’s Shadow’ documentary follows her attempt to launch music career.
*Dr. Dre’s daughter, Manaj, is the subject of a new feature-length DVD documentary that chronicles her attempt to follow in her father’s footsteps. Read Full Story

SUGE KNIGHT BITES FINGER OF ‘ENTOURAGE’ ACTOR: Former mogul pulls a Mike Tyson on Kevin Connolly.
*Actor Kevin Connolly of the HBO series “Entourage” has Suge Knight’s teeth mark in his finger after the mogul bit him while they were horsing around at a party. Read Full Story

MIJAC AND THE KIDS TOUR D.C. MUSEUMS: Family visits Air & Space and American Indian museums on Wednesday.
*Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum welcomed the world’s No. 1 moonwalker Wednesday for a tour with his three children, reports the Washington Post. Read Full Story

KENNY LEON ‘COMING TO DINNER’: Stage veteran behind Broadway-aimed adaptation of classic Poitier film.
*Stage director Kenny Leon will take on a stage adaptation of the 1967 Sidney Poitier film “Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner” with hopes of bringing it to Broadway in fall 2008. Read Full Story

VAN HUNT’S WELL OILED ‘MACHINE’: Singer to tease fans with 4-track digital EP promoting new album’s Jan. 15 release.
*The new album from soul-drenched singer Van Hunt, “Popular,” won’t be released from Blue Note until Jan. 15. But fans will get a little taste of what’s in store on Aug. 7 when the label releases a 4-track digital EP of the album. Read Full Story

MTV TO RETIRE ‘PIMP MY RIDE’: Upcoming season to be its last.
*The party is over for MTV’s “Pimp My Ride.” The network announced Wednesday that the extreme makeover-like series for hoopties will be cancelled after its upcoming seventh season. Read Full Story

GARY DOURDAN TRIES TO SAVE FACE: Actor explains aggressive behavior against TMZ cameraman.
*TMZ.com continues to trash Gary Dourdan for allegedly beating up and chasing one of their cameramen all through West Hollywood, as tape left rolling by the victim captured the entire ordeal. Read Full Story

DAVID E. TALBERT'S NEW SHOW ON TV ONE: Playwright/Director tackles reality Television with 'Stageblack.'
By LaRita Shelby
*Leave it to TV One to lure award winning playwright and producer David E. Talbert from behind the scenes to the front and center position on Stageblack; a new eight part reality series that follows ten aspiring actors and actresses vying for the chance to appear in David's acclaimed stage play Love In The Nick Of Tyme. Read Full Story

SARAH JONES HAULING ‘BRIDGE & TUNNEL’ TO CALI: Tony Award winning one-woman show to open at the Brentwood Theatre.
*Sarah Jones, winner of a Special Tony Award in 2006 for her one-woman show Bridge & Tunnel, will offer a staging of the play at the Brentwood Theatre in California (11301 Wilshire Blvd., Brentwood) this fall, reports Playbill News. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Rolonda Watts is the ‘black Demi Moore’; Will & Jada fete Posh & Becks; Paula’s new man; DJ Envy’s new collabo.
*Former TV talk show host Rolonda Watts, 48, is being called the “black Demi Moore” after getting serious with a new boyfriend 20 years her junior. She and her man, 28-year-old Washington Redskins wide receiver Ataveus Cash, are reportedly moving in together. Watts was recently spotted at Mr. Chow in Beverly Hills getting happy 48th birthday wishes from Julie Chen, Star Jones and husband Al Reynolds, and other friends. Read Full Story

EVENT CALENDAR: Beyonce’s food drive in Atlanta; ‘Who’s Your Caddy’ premiere; Mario at the White House.
*Beyoncé announced Wednesday that she is supporting her minister and friend Pastor Rudy Rasmus, America's Second Harvest - The Nation's Food Bank Network and The Atlanta Community Food Bank by sponsoring a pre-concert food donation drive as part of her Beyoncé Experience Tour at Phillips Arena on Friday, July 20th between 6:30-8:30 p.m. Read Full Story

OPENING THIS WEEK: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun
By Kam Williams
Hairspray (PG for teen smoking, mild epithets and suggestive content) Adaptation of the Broadway musical, set in Baltimore in 1962, about the efforts of a light on her feet portly pepperpot (Tracy Turnblad) to integrate a local, TV dance show after she realize the producers don't allow black kids to appear on the program. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: Cashback
By Kam Williams
*Ben Willis' (Sean Biggerstaff) senior year of college was so disrupted when his girlfriend Suzy (Michelle Ryan) unceremoniously dumped him that he developed an incurable case of insomnia. 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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