09-06-07 EURextra: Whoopi Explains Her Mike Vick Dogfighting Statement

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WHOOPI EXPLAINS HER VICK STATEMENTS: Plus, Babs says 5th permanent co-host to be announced Monday.
*”The View’s” Whoopi Goldberg used the first part of the show’s Hot Topics segment Wednesday to address the misleading headlines that followed her comments about Michael Vick’s involvement in illegal dogfighting. Read Full Story

HALLE ‘BEYOND EXCITED’ ABOUT BABY: Actress confirms pregnancy with boyfriend, Gabriel Aubry.
*"Yes, I am three months pregnant," Halle Berry wrote in an e-mail to TV show “Access Hollywood” Tuesday, confirming reports of her condition that broke earlier in the day. Read Full Story

EDDIE GRIFFIN CUT SHORT AT BLACK ENTERPRISE EVENT: Comic thought it was safe to use the N-word during stand-up routine.
*Eddie Griffin should’ve known that his use of the N-word wouldn’t fly in an audience filled with people who would rather it be removed from the English language entirely. Read Full Story

R. KELLY’S TRIAL TO RESUME IN SPRING 08: Reasons range from prosecutor giving birth to ‘wrangling over expert witnesses.’
*It will be at least another eight months before R. Kelly’s long-delayed chlid pornography case gets underway, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Read Full Story

KANYE WEST IS GQ’S ‘MAN OF THE YEAR’: Rapper crowned during Tuesday ceremony in London.
*As Kanye West prepares for the Sept. 11 release of his new album, “Graduation,” the rapper-producer was honored by GQ magazine as its chosen “International Man of the Year.” Read Full Story

USHER’S ATLANTA HOUSE ON THE MARKET: Home once featured on MTV’s ‘Cribs’ listed for $1.9 million.
*Newlywed Usher Raymond is putting his home in the Country Club of the South up for sale at a price of $1.9 million, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Read Full Story

MEAGAN GOOD JOINS MIKE MYERS MOVIE: Actress scores plum role in ‘Love Guru.’
*Meagan Good was among a trio of new talent added to “The Love Guru,” starring Mike Myers as an American raised in an Indian ashram who returns to the States to break into the self-help business. Read Full Story

ROSARIO, NAOMIE GET ‘ILL’ IN NEW FILM: Drama stars Dawson as a woman with a sick son and no health insurance.
*Rosario Dawson, Naomie Harris and Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter have signed on for the independent drama “Explicit Ills,” which follows people living under extreme pressure and the choices they make under those circumstances. Read Full Story

KIM PORTER BLAMES BREAKUP ON ‘SECRET BETRAYAL’: She tells Essence that Diddy’s rumored lovechild in Atlanta played a part.
*Kim Porter gets her vent on in Essence magazine regarding the circumstances of her breakup with longtime boyfriend and babydaddy, Sean “Diddy” Combs. Read Full Story

TENN. TEACHERS UPSET OVER HARDEE’S ‘FLAT BUNS’ AD: Spot features two students rapping about teacher’s non-existent booty.
*Straight from the Carl’s Jr. ad campaign that announced Nicole Richie as having the flattest celebrity booty, a jingle toting the chain’s new burger with flat buns is not sitting well with a teacher’s group in Tennessee. Read Full Story

THE BUS AND THE BARBER ARE ON NBC: Former running backs view the game from the booth on high.
*This fall NBC will have 2 of the greatest running backs in recent NFL football history on its staff when former Pittsburgh Steeler great Jerome Bettis and former New York Giant running back Tiki Barber hit the broadcast booth as Sunday Night Football analysts. Read Full Story

SYKES JOINS CHRIS ROCK FOR VEGAS ‘COMEDY FEST’: Comic joins Chris Rock and others for event in November.
*Wanda Sykes has been added to the lineup of this year's Comedy Festival in Las Vegas, organized by HBO and AEG Live and scheduled to take place Nov. 14-17. Read Full Story

BO DIDDLEY OUT OF THE HOSPITAL: Musician released Saturday after suffering heart attack.
*Bo Diddley was released from a hospital near his north central Florida hometown of Archer last weekend and is currently at home recovering after suffering a heart attack. Read Full Story

J.LO’S ARBITRATION AWARD MONEY APPROVED: Judge also issued permanent injunction against ex-husband to keep his mouth shut.
*A judge Wednesday approved a $545,000 arbitration award to Jennifer Lopez in a lawsuit against her first husband, Ojani Noa, over his plans to publish a tell-all book, reports AP. Read Full Story

CONGRESS TO HOLD HEARING ON HIP HOP: Executives to face questions about misogyny in lyrics and videos.
*Later this month, Congress is set to hold its first hearing on misogyny in hip hop, which aims to address "stereotypes and degradation" of women -- particularly African-American women, reports Daily Variety. Read Full Story

DENZEL’S SON BACK WITH THE RAMS: After his release last week, team signs him to practice squad.
*He won’t get to play in regular-season games, but John David Washington, the son of Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington, is back with the St. Louis Rams as a member of the team’s practice squad. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: Resident Evil: Resurrected Edition
By Kam Williams
*Though this 2-Disc double feature contains Resident Evil 1 and 2, my review will focus only on the latter. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: Self-Medicated
By Kam Williams
*Andrew Eriksen (Monty Lapica) has been spiraling out of control since the death of his father. The troubled 17 year-old has taken to hanging with a bad crowd that drinks alcohol, does drugs and shoots strangers with BB guns while joyriding around Las Vegas. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Busta’s trial delay; Flash to induct LL; Legend at TV Guide function; BET’s health symposium; Vibe Awards Special
*R. Kelly’s trial isn’t the only one being pushed back. A judge Wednesday postponed the start of Busta Rhymes’ trial on charges of attacking two men, driving drunk and driving with a suspended license. 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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