09-28-07 EUR: Jena 6 Teen Mychal Bell Released From Jail

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JENA 6 TEEN MYCHAL BELL RELEASED FROM JAIL: Freedom comes after prosecutor says he will not seek adult trial.
*Mychael Bell is a free man – for now. The 17-year-old, one of the six black teens known as the Jena 6, was released from jail Thursday hours after a prosecutor confirmed that he will no longer seek to try him as an adult. Read Full Story

VIVICA A. FOX PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO DUI: Actress faces six-month jail term if convicted.
*Lawyers for Vivica A. Fox were in a Los Angeles court room Thursday to enter a not guilty plea to drunken driving charges on her behalf. Read Full Story

COURT CLEARS MARIAH CAREY IN COPYRIGHT CASE: Woman tried to claim singer stole 2006 hit 'It's Like That.'
*A judge ruled in favor of Mariah Carey last week in a copyright-infringement lawsuit over the track, "It's Like That," from her multi-platinum 2004 album, "The Emancipation of Mimi." Read Full Story

JAMIE FOXX: The Kingdom Interview with Kam Williams
The versatile actor/comedian/singer/musician has since released a Grammy-nominated CD, Unpredictable, while continuing to make more movies, including Stealth, Jarhead, Miami Vice, Dreamgirls, and his latest, The Kingdom, an international potboiler about an elite team of commandos with five days to find the madman behind the terrorist bombing of a Western compound in Saudi Arabia. Here, Jamie talks about his role as FBI Special Agent Ronald Fleury. Read Full Story

BILL O'REILLY SAYS HARLEM REMARKS WEREN'T RACIST: Fox News Channel host says comments were taken out of context.
*Bill O'Reilly is very upset with the public outcry over his remarks regarding a famed Harlem restaurant. He says critics have taken his comments out of context Read Full Story

JA RULE CLARIFIES ANTI-GAY COMMENTS: Spinner magazine grills rapper about statements made in Complex.
*Ja Rule caused a stir among gay activists with his comments in the September issue of Complex magazine regarding homosexuals on television. Read Full Story

TYLER PERRY VS. FORMER SEGREGATIONIST: At issue is 17-acre land purchased by Perry; man says he still owns it.
*Tyler Perry's dream home has been a nightmare for the past two years thanks to an 89-year-old Atlanta lawyer and businessman who claims he still owns the property. Read Full Story

MIJAC'S CAMP DENIES LATEST MARRIAGE RUMOR: Did singer really marry his nanny?
*Marriage rumors are once again surrounding Michael Jackson and the longtime nanny to his kids, Grace Rwaramba. Read Full Story

WYCLEF'S 'CARNIVAL II' DELAYED: Release date pushed back to December; album includes eclectic mix of rock, folk, soul and hip hop.
*Fans will have to wait a little longer than expected for the new Wyclef Jean album "Carnival II: Memoirs of an Immigrant.' Columbia has pushed back the release date from Nov. 6 to Dec. 4. Read Full Story

BET MAKES A JOYFUL NOISE WITH TWO NEW SHOWS: 'Sunday Best' and 'Exalted' premiere Oct. 9.
*BET has tapped gospel superstars Kirk Franklin, Mary Mary and BeBe Winans to help find the next great gospel artist in the new original series "Sunday Best." Read Full Story

WHITNEY HOUSTON'S ARISTA CONTRACT CLARIFIED: Singer did not sign a new deal, according to Fox.com columnist.
*Along with reports of Whitney Houston's widely-photographed exit from a New York restaurant on the arm of record mogul/mentor Clive Davis came comments about her Arista Records/Sony BMG recording contract that were not entirely accurate, according to Fox411 columnist Roger Friedman. Read Full Story

TRINA'S NEW SINGLE STOLEN AND LEAKED TO WEB: But song was not the official version, says label.
*The first single from rapper Trina's upcoming album was stolen from a Miami recording studio and has ended up on the Internet, reports Allhiphop.com. But her label says the pilfered product is not the official version set for release. Read Full Story

DAVID BANNER CONTINUES CAPITOL HILL RANT: Rapper still fired up about defending hip hop.
*As previously reported, David Banner attended the recent hip hop hearings hosted by the House Energy and Commerce Committee of the U.S. Congress and read a prepared statement to vigorously defend the genre's use of offensive language and images. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: The Up Series
By Kam Williams
*"Give me the child until he is 7, and I will show you the man." Back in 1964, that Jesuit maxim served as the inspiration for 7 UP, a documentary in which 14 British 7 year-olds were interviewed about a variety of subjects, class, prejudice, love, marriage, career and their overall dreams for the future. Read Full Story

OPENING THIS WEEK: Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun
By Kam Williams
Feast of Love (R for nudity, sexuality and profanity) Ostensibly inspired by Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, this multi-layered meditation on relationships revolves around assorted romantic liaisons among members of a tight-knit Oregon community. Ensemble cast includes Morgan Freeman, Greg Kinnear, Selma Blair, Jane Alexander, Radha Mitchell and Fred Ward. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Beyonce's DVD; Gnarles Barkley CD; Mel B's 'Dancing'; Kravitz keeps quiet; Hi-Tek CD; Nina Sky delayed.
*A live DVD of Beyonce's summer tour, the Beyonce Experience, will arrive in stores Nov. 27 from Columbia. Read Full Story

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09-27-07 EURxtra: Vick Tests Positive for Weed / Don't Call Her 'Superhead!'

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KARRINE STEFFANS DROPS MORE BOMBS: New book from 'Video Vixen' recounts sex with Tyson, Tarver and others.
*Steffans is blabbing all of her bedroom business again in "The Vixen Diaries," a tell-all book that continues to chronicle her trysts with famous rappers and athletes that began with her first memoir, "Confessions of a Video Vixen." But yesterday she hung up on a Detroit radio show claiming, "I cannot talk to ignorant black folks!" Read Full Story

MICHAEL VICK TESTS POSITIVE FOR WEED: Judge clamps down on his release conditions - QB now has a curfew.
*Things are getting worse by the day for Michael Vick. Some 24 hours after the state of Virginia charged him in the dogfighting case, a drug test has detected marijuana in his system. Read Full Story

INMATE ADMITS LYING IN B.I.G. MURDER CASE: Man says it was all part of scam to win settlement money from city.
*A prison inmate who accused a former Los Angeles Police Department officer of being involved in the murder of rapper Notorious B.I.G. has admitted that he lied about the officer's involvement. Read Full Story

USHER AND TAMEKA ANNOUNCE SEX OF BABY: Singer reveals info during his fragrance launch party in Manhattan.
*Usher has announced that his pregnant wife, Tameka Foster, is carrying a boy, reports People magazine. Read Full Story

CHAKA, LAKISHA, BEBE JOIN 'COLOR PURPLE': Trio to join Fantasia for a Broadway run.
*Famed vocalist Chaka Khan, gospel singer Bebe Winans and "American Idol" finalist LaKisha Jones are all scheduled to join the New York company of The Color Purple at the Broadway Theatre, producers announced Tuesday. Read Full Story

BARRY BONDS 756TH BALL TO GET AN ASTERISK: The public has spoken; owner will send ball to Hall of Fame with reminder of its controversy.
*The record-breaking home run ball hit by Barry Bonds will be branded with an asterisk and sent to the Baseball Hall of Fame following an online vote organized by the ball's owner. Read Full Story

NELLY NEEDS AN ALL-GIRL DRUM LINE: Auditions to be held nationwide on Sept. 30.
*Nelly is holding a nationwide casting call in search of an all-girl drum line that will perform alongside the rapper on his hit single, "Grillz," a track from his last album, "Sweatsuit." Read Full Story

LIL' WAYNE FACES SECOND $1 MILLION LAWSUIT: Another fan at Morgan State claims injury after rapper made it rain.
*A second person is claiming injury at the hands of rapper Lil Wayne after he threw money into the crowd and caused a mini riot during a show at Morgan State University. Read Full Story

GAME PLEADS NOT GUILTY IN GUN CASE: Rapper charged with three felonies from pickup basketball game gone wrong.
*The Game pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he pulled a gun on someone during a game of pickup basketball near a Compton school. Read Full Story

REGINA HALL JOINS CED'S ABC PILOT: Duo to play married couple in comedian's untitled family project.
*Cedric the Entertainer has recruited his co-star from "The Honeymooners" to play his wife in a new family pilot for ABC. Read Full Story

BOB MARLEY DOC HEADED TO U.S. THEATERS: Studio picks up rights to distribute 'Africa Unite' stateside.
*The Bob Marley documentary "Africa Unite" will arrive soon in U.S. theaters thanks to Palm Pictures, which has acquired all North American and U.K. rights to the acclaimed work by filmmaker Stephanie Black. Read Full Story

PARIS HILTON PLANS TRIP TO RWANDA: Celebutante wants to make good on her post-jail promise to do some good.
*Paris Hilton says she wants to use her star power for good � for a change. The celebrity tells E! Online that she will travel to the African nation of Rwanda this fall to bring attention to the region's woes. Read Full Story

KANYE'S DRUNK INTERVIEW HITS THE INTERNET: After Wendy Williams appearance, tipsy rapper rambles about his 'greatness.'
*Tomorrow night's episode of "The Wendy Williams Experience" on VH1 will feature Kanye West in the hotseat, but it's his exit interview with the show's producers that is getting all the attention. Read Full Story

TIGER WANTS MORE CUBS: Golfer and wifey inspired to expand family after birth of daughter, Sam.
*Tiger Woods says he's ready for his three-month-old daughter Sam to have some siblings. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: I Like Killing Flies
By Kam Williams
*Rarely does this critic deem a film worthy of a second viewing, but in the case of this endlessly-entertaining profile, I found myself screening it over and over, a half-dozen times thusfar, and counting. Read Full Story

'AFRO SAMURAI' HEADED TO MOVIE THEATERS IN JAPAN: Animated feature voiced by Samuel L. Jackson; Rza produces soundtrack.
*A feature film version of the animated television series "Afro Samurai," starring the voice of Samuel L. Jackson, will have its world premiere next month in Japan, reports Daily Variety. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: Green Chair (Noksaek ujia)
By Kam Williams
*In the U.S., Mary Kay Letourneau, a married mother of four, made national headlines when it came out that she was pregnant with a child fathered by Vili Fualaau, a sixth grader in her homeroom class over 20 years her junior. Read Full Story

DID ABC APPLY FUZZY MATH TO WHOOPI'S 'VIEW' RATINGS?: Rosie says network is lying about the numbers.
*With pride, ABC announced last week that "The View's" first few weeks with Whoopi Goldberg experienced a ratings surge of 16 percent over the same period last year, when Rosie O'Donnell was in the driver's seat. But Rosie says those numbers are just not right. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: DMC's Emmy; Diggs is 'McChocolatey'; Halle's baby threatened?; Diddy's Justin's closing?; 'Gangster' premiere; Sudan 'Lost Boy' speaks.
*Run-DMC's Darryl McDaniels won an Emmy Award for his critically acclaimed VH1 "Rock Doc" documentary "DMC: My Adoption Journey." Read Full Story

THE EURweb FREE-4-ALL PAGE/BOARD: Talk about the stories we didn't cover in this issue.
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9-27-07 EUR ALL ON ONE PAGE
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09-26-07 EUR: Vick's Newest Indictment / Sharpton Targeted by Neo-Nazis

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MICHAEL VICK HIT WITH VA. INDICTMENTS: County prosecutor foaming at the mouth over dogfighting case.
*He thought his dogfighting drama was put to rest with a guilty plea in the federal case last month, but suspended Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was indicted Tuesday on two charges in Virginia: one count of unlawfully torturing and killing dogs and one of promoting dogfights. Read Full Story

JAY-Z WANTS ARENA NAMED AFTER ROCAWEAR: Rapper in talks for naming rights to Continental Airlines Arena.
*Jay-Z is hoping to step up his mogul game by winning naming rights to New Jersey's 26-year-old Meadowlands arena, which is currently held by Continental Airlines. Read Full Story

SHARPTON TARGETED ON NEO NAZI WEB SITE: Plus, Jena police say they've stepped up patrols following death threats against Jena 6 families.
*As news of increased police patrols in and around Jena, La were reported Tuesday in response to death threats against families of the Jena 6, Rev. Al Sharpton released a statement saying he, too, has been targeted by the same hate group. Read Full Story

PRINCE CLOSES SHOP IN LONDON: Artist wraps O2 Arena shows Friday; Amy Winehouse joins singer for afterparty.
*Prince ended his 21-date residency at London's O2 arena with a bang Friday night giving the audience a show full of his biggest hits, including "Controversy," "U Got the Look," "Diamonds and Pearls," "Little Red Corvette," "I Would Die 4 U" and "Delirious." Read Full Story

BILL O'REILLY'S EYES OPENED IN HARLEM: FNC host shocked over lack of difference between black-run restaurant and other food venues.
*After dining with civil rights activist Al Sharpton at famed Harlem restaurant Sylvia's recently, Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly told a radio audience he "couldn't get over the fact" that there was no difference between the black-run establishment and other restaurants. Read Full Story

LENNY KRAVITZ STARTS A 'LOVE REVOLUTION': Rocker prepares to release eighth studio album.
*Lenny Kravitz has penciled in February for the release of "It's Time for a Love Revolution," his eighth studio album for Virgin Records. Read Full Story

MORGAN FREEMAN TO PLAY NELSON MANDELA: Clint Eastwood eyes director's chair in post-apartheid film about rugby team.
*If all goes well, Clint Eastwood will direct Morgan Freeman for a third time in their storied careers. Read Full Story

DAVID BANNER SPEAKS AT HILL'S HIP HOP HEARING: Parties disagree over cause of degrading language, but none want govt. censorship.
*Rapper David Banner joined rappers, lawmakers and music industry executives in Washington, D.C. yesterday (Sept. 25) for a congressional hearing on the negative effects of hip hop. Read Full Story

50 CENT TOPS KANYE WEST ON EUROPEAN CHART: West's 'Graduation' debuts at No. 3.
*Kanye West may own charts in the U.S. and U.K., but 50 Cent runs all of Europe after his new album, "Curtis," debuted in the No. 1 slot there this week. Read Full Story

SNOOP, LIL WAYNE GET ANIMATED FOR 'BOONDOCKS': Rappers join Ghostaface, Busta and more for season two.
*Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne and Ghostface are just some of the rappers tapped to make guest appearances on season two of "The Boondocks," which is scheduled to premiere Oct. 8 on the Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block. Read Full Story

RUSSELL SIMMONS ASKS PERMISSION TO USE N-WORD: Mogul wanted to call event honoree Shriver by his nickname.
*Russell Simmons was asking for a bit too much preceding a speech Monday afternoon in New York. Read Full Story

HALLE BERRY'S MAN DISCUSSES PREGNANCY: Gabriel talks pickle cravings and foot massages with People magazine.
*With Halle Berry's appearance on the "Oprah Winfrey Show" due to air in the coming weeks, her boyfriend Gabriel Aubry has been hit up by People magazine to discuss the joys of pregnancy. Read Full Story

EARTHA KITT, QUEEN LATIFAH HEAR A SYMPHONY: Ladies highlight Atlanta's SuperPops and Specials season.
*The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra says tickets are officially on sale for the 2007/2008 SuperPops and Specials season, highlighted this year with appearances by Queen Latifah and Eartha Kitt. Read Full Story

HIP HOP FINANCIAL SUMMIT HEADS TO D.C.: Simmons and Chavis bring along Mya, Questlove, Lyfe Jennings and Bun B to Saturday's event.
*One of the major highlights of this year's Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) will be the Washington, D.C. Hip-Hop Summit on Financial Empowerment. Read Full Story

JAMES BROWN'S ESTATE MISSING $7 MILLION?: Former trustee may have taken off with the funds.
*Special administrators looking into the handling of James Brown's estate want to check the pockets of a former trustee after $7 million has turned up missing. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Whitney & Clive; Santiago-Hudson on Lifetime; BET hires Black Voices vet; Kanye vs. Justice pt 2;
*Whitney Houston was spotted out and about with her mentor and producer Clive Davis Monday in New York and Internet reaction to the footage has been positive, for a change. Read Full Story

EVENT CALENDAR: Quincy Jones honored in D.C.; Tiki Barber signs books in NJ; Jeff Johnson at D.C.'s 'Emerging Leaders.'
*Tomorrow (Sept. 27), the life and career of music impresario Quincy Jones will be honored during The HistoryMakers' An Evening With Quincy Jones at Jack Morton Auditorium at George Washington University in Washington D.C. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: Blade: House of Chthon
By Kam Williams
*After enjoying a theatrical run as a trilogy featuring Wesley Snipes, the Blade franchise was brought to television with rapper-turned-actor Sticky Fingaz entrusted with the title role. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: Knocked Up
By Kam Williams
*Alison Scott (Katherine Heigl) and Ben Stone (Seth Rogen) are polar opposites with nothing in common. Read Full Story

THE EURweb FREE-4-ALL PAGE/BOARD: Talk about the stories we didn't cover in this issue.
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09-26-07 EUR ALL ON ONE PAGE
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