07-24-07 EURextra: It's Not A 'Hot Ghetto Mess' Anymore! / Laila Ali Marries

EUR Headlines

IT’S NOT A ‘HOT GHETTO MESS’ ANYMORE!: BET changes name of show.
*Late Monday EUR received notice that BET changed the name of its controversial new show, hosted by Charlie Murphy, from "Hot Ghetto Mess" to "We Got To Do Better." Read Full Story

IS PRINCE ADVISING MIJAC ON COMEBACK?: Word has it that His Royal Badness told King of Pop to go unplugged in Vegas.
*The New York Post is reporting that Michael Jackson has gotten some words of wisdom from none other than Prince regarding the best way to launch a comeback. Read Full Story

LAILA ALI MARRIES CURTIS CONWAY: The ballroom dancing boxer ties the knot Sunday in Los Angeles.
*Boxer Laila Ali, the daughter of American icon Muhammad Ali and finalist on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars,” married retired NFL star Curtis Conway Sunday in Los Angeles. Read Full Story

MICHAEL VICK TOLD TO SKIP TRAINING CAMP: NFL commissioner asks Falcons to withhold any disciplinary action until league review.
*Embattled NFL quarterback Michael Vick has been ordered by league commissioner Roger Goodell to stay away from the team’s training camp in the wake of his indictment on federal dogfighting charges. Read Full Story

FLIP’S PEOPLE DENY CREDIT CARD FLAP: Rapper says charges against him are ‘complete nonsense.’
*Rapper Lil’ Flip was reportedly arrested in his Houston hometown Saturday on suspicion of credit card fraud, but his attorney/manager released a statement Monday calling the charges “complete nonsense.” Read Full Story

JA RULE, LIL WAYNE ARRESTED IN SEPARATE INCIDENTS: Both were charged with criminal possession of a weapon in NYC.
*Both Ja Rule and Lil Wayne were arrested on gun charges in separate incidents Sunday night following a concert by Lil Wayne in New York. Read Full Story

LATIFAH, BABYFACE TO ROCK KING CONCERT: Tickets go on sale Monday for fundraiser at Radio City.
*Queen Latifah and Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds will perform at a concert to raise funds for the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial to be built on the National Mall in Washington D.C. Read Full Story

WHAT YOU WON’T SEE DURING FLAVOR FLAV ROAST: Censors were kept busy during curse-filled evening.
*Apparently, things got real ill – as is required – at the Comedy Central roast of Flavor Flav, which went down on Sunday night and will premiere on the network Aug. 12. Read Full Story

MARIAH PROMISES NEW ALBUM BY YEAR’S END: Singer apologizes for delay via Web site posting.
*Mariah Carey posted a voice message on her Web site addressing the length of time it has taken for her to update fans on the progress of her new album. Read Full Story

?UESTLOVE STEERS AL GREEN’S ‘DUET ALBUM’: Guests artists include Hamilton, D’Angelo.
*Al Green says he is 15 songs deep into his upcoming album produced by Roots drummer Amir “?uestlove” Thompson. The set, tentatively titled “The Duet Album,” will feature pairings with Anthony Hamilton, D'Angelo and possibly Alicia Keys and Joss Stone. Read Full Story

SEAN KINGSTON FAR FROM ‘SUICIDAL’: Rapper, 17, scores megahit with ‘Beautiful Girls.’
*Borrowing Ben E. King’s 1961 classic “Stand by Me,” 17-year-old newcomer Sean Kingston has perhaps the hottest record on radio at the moment with his debut single, “Beautiful Girls.” Read Full Story

CW KEEPS TYRA, CONTINUES PUSSYCAT DOLL SEARCH: CW announces plans for new seasons at TCA Press Tour.
*The CW has decided to put Tyra Banks on lock for another year. The network has signed a deal with the former supermodel to keep her series, “America’s Next Top Model,” on the air through the 2009-10 season. Read Full Story

MICKEY-DEES BACKS NE-YO/TWISTA TOUR: Fast food chain hosting 10-city trek in McDonald’s parking lots around the country.
*Ne-Yo and Twista are among the acts scheduled to perform in McDonald’s parking lots this summer as part of a tour called McDonald’s Live, a collaboration between the fast food chain and event marketing agency TBA Global. Read Full Story

GOLDMANS GET SERIOUS ABOUT PUBLISHING O.J. BOOK: Fred is to go before judge next week to press the issue.
*Fred Goldman, the father of murder victim Ronald Goldman, is expected to go before a federal bankruptcy court judge in Miami, Florida next week to ratify a deal that would give him rights to O.J. Simpson’s cancelled book, “If I Did It.” Read Full Story

HOTTIE HITS THE STUDIO: Not unlike others of 'Flav' fame, Schatar Taylor heads to music biz.
*There once was a time when you could count on an individual in the entertainment industry to only have one, perhaps two monikers at best. But Schatar "Hottie" Taylor of 'Flava of Love' and "Charm School" fame is out to change all of that. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: The Number 23
By Kam Williams
*Jim Carrey is a comedic genius whose performances in dramas, regrettably, have ranged from the mediocre to the flat-out unwatchable. Sadly, The Number 23 is no exception in this regard. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: What Black Men Think
By Kam Williams
*Harriet Tubman once reflected wistfully, “If I could have convinced more slaves that they were slaves, I could have freed thousands more.“ Now, that telling quote has been resurrected by Janks Morton ostensibly with the hope of shaking another generation of African-Americans out of the doldrums. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Rihanna’s record; Mel B’s attorney; J. Holiday’s ‘Bed’; Big Boi’s golf event; Carey replaces Barker.
*Rihanna’s single “Umbrella” feat. Jay-Z has lodged its 10th week at No. 1 in the U.K., which gives it the title of the longest-running No. 1 single in the U.K. since Wet Wet Wet's "Love Is All Around" spent 15 weeks at the top in 1994. 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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