09-19-07 EUR: O.J. Roundup / Isiah Thomas & The B-Word / Jena 6 Update

EUR Headlines

O.J. DAILY: Goldmans want ‘stolen’ memorabilia; ‘If I Did It’ gets second printing; co-defendant calls incident ‘a set up’; victim hospitalized, more.
*O.J. Simpson is scheduled to go before a judge in Las Vegas today in connection with his Operation Memorabilia Recovery case. Read Full Story

50 CENT CLAIMS KANYE’S LABEL IS ‘RIGGING SALES’: Rapper accuses Def Jam of being funny with the figures.
*In an interview with UK music magazine Uncut, 50 Cent says his dramatic loss to Kanye West in a sales race involving their new albums is due to some shady math at West’s label, Def Jam. Read Full Story

ISIAH THOMAS SPLITS HAIRS OVER THE B-WORD: Knicks coach says it’s more acceptable when it’s coming from a black man.
*According to New York Knicks coach Isiah Washington, there is a difference between a white man calling a black woman a “bitch,” and a black man doing the same. Read Full Story

BISHOP WEEKS HOLDS PRESS CONFERENCE: Juanita Bynum’s husband maintains there are ‘two sides to every story.’
*Bishop Thomas W. Weeks, the man accused of beating, choking and stomping his evangelist wife Juanita Bynum in a hotel parking lot, held a press conference Friday at his Duluth Church to defend his reputation. Read Full Story

KANYE WEST VS. MTV – ROUND TWO: Was rapper dropped from network’s voter awareness event after acting like a diva?
*The New York Daily News is reporting that Kanye West has worn out his welcome at MTV following his infamous backstage rant at the Video Music Awards over going home with zero-out-of-five trophies. Read Full Story

BRITISH VOGUE SAYS NAOMI CAMPBELL IS TRIPPIN’: Model said magazine was racist for denying her covers; publication has proof she’s done 8.
*Naomi Campbell went off on the publishers of British Vogue recently, labeling them racist because they have constantly denied her opportunities to grace their covers. Read Full Story

NEW VENTURES FOR PATTI LABELLE AND NATALIE COLE: Pat pushes hot sauce; Nat sells shoes.
*Veteran R&B singers Patti Labelle and Natalie Cole are each embarking on new side hustles to satisfy their passions while augmenting their incomes. Read Full Story

REMY MA DENIES ASSAULTING WITNESS: Plus, victim details his alleged beatdown.
*Remy Ma is insisting that she did not have male members of her crew beat up a witness involved in her shooting case. Read Full Story

ZOE SALDANA IN TALKS TO PLAY ‘STAR TREK’S’ UHURA: Actress to step into shoes created by Nichelle Nichols.
*Zoe Saldana, whose breakout role was opposite Britney Spears in the film “Crossroads,” is in final negotiations to play the iconic role of Uhura in the 11th installment of Paramount’s “Star Trek” film franchise. Read Full Story

ROSIE O’DONNELL SAYS NO TO OPRAH: Ro already promised the first interview to someone else.
According to the New York Post, Rosie O’Donnell has denied an invitation to plug her new controversial book “Celebrity Detox” on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” because she already promised ABC’s Diane Sawyer first dibs. Read Full Story

STEPHEN A. SMITH TAKES RADIO GIG NATIONWIDE: Plus, ESPN’s NBA guru still having issues at the Philadelphia Inquirer.
*ESPN’s NBA analyst Stephen A. Smith will move his daily New York radio show on 1050 ESPN from noon-2 to the 2-4 p.m. slot, with the final hour available nationwide on ESPN Radio. Read Full Story

BYRON LEFTWICH SIGNS WITH FALCONS: Former Jaguars QB will most likely become starter.
*The Atlanta Falcons signed former Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Byron Leftwich on Tuesday in the wake of Michael Vick’s suspension from the NFL for illegal dogfighting. Read Full Story

TANK JOHNSON FINDS A HOME: Trouble prone defensive tackle signs with Dallas.
*Suspended defensive tackle Tank Johnson, who played the last three seasons for the Chicago Bears, signed a two-year contract Tuesday with the Dallas Cowboys. Read Full Story

KAM WILLIAMS INTERVIEWS COLUMBUS SHORT: Discovering Columbus
*Born in Kansas City, Missouri on September 19, 1982, Columbus Keith Short, Jr. started entertaining at the age of three by putting on shows for his folks’ enjoyment. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: Beyond the Gates
By Kam Williams
*First, Hotel Rwanda chronicled the role that a hotel manager played back in 1994 by saving a thousand refugees from the senseless slaughter of a million of their fellow Tutsis unfolding outside the compound. Then, Sometime in April covered the same civil war only with a wider angle of the genocide. Read Full Story

‘APPRENTICE’ WINNER RANDAL IS A DADDY: Firstborn child born Aug. 8 in New Jersey.
*Dr. Randal D. Pinkett, winner of “The Apprentice” season four, is the proud father of firstborn child Amira Leslie, his rep tells EUR. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Mijac posing for ‘Italian Vogue?’; ‘Weeds’ star adopts African baby; J.Lo surprises hubby.
*Word has it that Michael Jackson is in New York this week to shoot a cover spread for Italian Vogue. The New York Post’s Page Six claims the singer “sat for three hours in the stylist's chair until they perfected his freaky coif. 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