08-03-07 EUR: Beyonce's Infamous Fall is Lycos' Top Web Search

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BEYONCE’S FALL IS LYCOS’ TOP WEB SEARCH: Plus, singer tapped to unveil new Armani fragrance tomorrow during NY gig.
*She begged the audience at her Orlando concert not to post cell phone camera footage of her head-first tumble down the stairs on the Internet. Yet and still, Lycos.com says it was their most popular search for the week ending July 28. Read Full Story

NICOLE RICHIE TO SERVE SENTENCE AT LYNWOOD: County lockup was also home to her ‘Simple Life’ co-star.
*TMZ.com is reporting that a lawyer for Nicole Richie has informed the LA County Sheriff that she has chosen to serve her four-day DUI sentence at the Lynwood jail, which in June hosted her “Simple Life” co-star, Paris Hilton. Read Full Story

TWISTA ‘DISAPPOINTED’ BY MCDONALDS MOVE: Also, Sean ‘Beautiful Girls’ Kingston to replace rapper at Chicago stop.
*Twista has released a statement responding to the cancellation of his appearance on the McDonald’s Live Tour, which the fast food chain announced last week citing his “controversial lyrics” as the reason. Read Full Story

SEAN KINGSTON MAKES BILLBOARD ‘BEAUTIFUL’: Teen’s debut single takes over No. 1 spot.
*Sean Kingston’s radio smash “Beautiful Girls” jumps 23-1 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week, sending the Plain White Ts’ sentimental “Hey There Delilah” from its two week perch to No. 2. Read Full Story

JILL SCOTT BATTLES FLU DURING FILM SHOOT: Singer-turned-actress briefly hospitalized on Botswana set of ‘No.1 Lady's Detective Agency.’
*Jill Scott’s first film role got off to a bad start when the singer caught a case of the flu last week and was sent to the hospital for four days. Read Full Story

R. KELLY TRIAL TO FINALLY BEGIN NEXT MONTH: Singer faces 15 years in jail on child pornography charges.
*R Kelly will finally face a Chicago judge and jury on child pornography charges in connection with a sex tape he allegedly filmed with an underage girl. Read Full Story

‘GHETTO PASSPORT’ MAKING BALLER FAMOUZ: Athlete-turned-rapper releases impressive debut
By Kenya M Yarbrough
*There have been, and probably always will be, a number of professional athletes who dream of being a rap star, but rapper Famouz (pronounced famous) aka FMZ, who spent four years playing for the New York Giants and had a stint in Arena Football, isn’t riding on the laurels of his days on the gridiron to hoist him to fame on wax – though the pigskin did provide some connections. Read Full Story

NAS, JOHN MAYER JOIN CONCERT FOR VA TECH: Event designed to aid community affected by April’s deadly shooting spree.
*Nas, the Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer and Phil Vassar will headline A Concert for Virginia Tech, a free event to be held Sept. 6 at the school’s Lane Stadium, reports Billboard. Read Full Story

PRINCE KICKS OFF LONDON SHOWS WITH ‘PURPLE RAIN’: Musician runs through medley of hits in three acts.
*A playlist for Prince’s opening night at London’s O2 Stadium Wednesday was revealed the following day by UK-based music Web site, NME.com. (See full set list below.) Read Full Story

THANDIE NEWTON USED TO BATTLE BULIMIA: British actress says it started when she was 14.
*In an interview with Easy Living magazine, British actress Thandie Newton says her childhood was anything but easy living when it came to her obsession with being thin. Read Full Story

REPORTER LOSES GIG AFTER MICHAEL VICK RAPE REMARK: Comment was made on sports TV show in Pittsburgh.
*Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reporter Paul Zeise has apologized for commenting on a local sports panel TV show that Michael Vick would have been "better off raping a woman" than being charged with dogfighting. Read Full Story

ZAB JUDAH IN A FIGHT OUTSIDE THE RING: Boxer reportedly goes off after being sucker punched at the club.
*Boxer Zab Judah reportedly got into a little scrap Monday night at Stereo nightclub in New York. Read Full Story

NAMIC, PAFF ANNOUNCE CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Events on opposite coasts begin respective searches for content.
*Both the NAMIC (National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications) and PAFF (Pan African Film and Arts Festival) have announced call for submissions in search of talent for their respective events. Read Full Story

TV BITS: TV One ‘Presents’ Ced; Tyra’s family dinner; ‘Closer’ renewed; ‘Kimora’ on AOL; Latifah’s ‘Life Support’ on DVD.
*TV One will air a mini-marathon of four never-before-seen episodes of “Cedric the Entertainer Presents” on Sunday (Aug. 5) from 8 to 10 p.m. to launch the show’s addition to the network’s regular comedy lineup. Read Full Story

FILM BITS: Jones circles ‘Beanstalk’; Washington joins ‘Bury’; Lopez & Hayek; Marc Anthony’s women; ‘B-Boy Blues’; UrbanWorks’ Dismuke.
*James Earl Jones is in talks to voice the beanstalk in the upcoming film, “Jack and the Beanstalk.” Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: Rihanna’s leg; Herbie’s ‘Joni’ ode; ‘Rock Star’ parody; Tyrese signs Life Nine; Eminem rumor; Kanye’s anti-bling; Turk eyes freedom; Arviso charges reduced.
*Rihanna, with a fresh new curly weave, was recently photographed on crutches with bandages around her right foot. Read Full Story

EVENT CALENDAR: Cannon hosts Teen Choice; Frenchie fronts Mahalia musical; T&C fest taps Legend, Keys; T. Houston headlines APLA Summer Party.
*Nick Cannon and Hilary Duff have been tapped to host the 2007 Teen Choice Awards, to be held Aug. 26 in Los Angeles and broadcast on FOX. Read Full Story

OPENING THIS WEEK: Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun
By Kam Williams
The Bourne Ultimatum (Rated PG-13 for violence and intense action) Matt Damon reprises the titular role as amnesiac assassin Jason Bourne for the third installment of the franchise inspired by the best-selling series of international political potboilers by Robert Ludlum. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: 300
By Kam Williams
*In mid-September of 480 BC, a force of 300 Spartans, led by King Leonidas (Gerard Butler), along with 700 Thespians volunteers, defended Greece against a massive horde of marauders from Persia at the epic Battle of Thermopylae. 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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