10-31-07 EUR: Did Madonna Want Baby by Tupac - Plus Tyra / Gayle / Ving

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TYRA EXPANDS PRESENCE AT WARNER BROS: Deal calls for Banks to develop scripted and non-scripted series; DVD films and more.
*Tyra Banks is doing big thangs. The supermodel-turned-entertainment mogul has signed a new multiyear pact with Warner Bros. that expands her overall deal with the studio. Read Full Story

GAYLE KING WEIGHS IN ON ABUSE ALLEGATIONS: TV host's best friend calls situation at Oprah's S.A. academy 'heart wrenching.'
*Oprah Winfrey's best friend Gayle King, who helped the talk show host develop her $46 million academy for girls in South Africa, tells People magazine that they have both taken a hands-on approach in investigating the sexual abuse allegations at the school. Read Full Story

OBAMA CAMP SAYS NO TO BRAD PITT: Plus, new study shows Illinois Democrat gets most positive media coverage; senator fields questions on MTV.
*The New York Daily News is reporting that Barack Obama's campaign turned down an offer from Brad Pitt to make appearances on the candidate's behalf, however, it's unknown whether the Illinois Senator was even aware of the actor's request. Read Full Story

RUBY DEE & RZA IN 'AMERICAN GANGSTER': Legend and rising star featured in new film.
By Kenya M. Yarbrough
*Audiences are anxiously waiting the film "American Gangster" starring Academy Award winners Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. The movie, opening this Friday, Nov. 2, chronicles the story of Frank Lucas, a 1970s heroin kingpin from Manhattan, and the detective sworn to take him down. Directed by Ridley Scott, the mega-starred flick also features legendary actress Ruby Dee and rapper/composer RZA, who recently spoke with reporters about their roles in the film and the legacy of Lucas. Read Full Story

COOLIO BOOKS REALITY TV GIG AT OXYGEN: Rapper shadowed as he raises six teenagers by himself.
*Rapper Coolio, best known for his 1995 Grammy-winning hit "Gangsta's Paradise," has been recruited to star in his own reality TV series by women's cable network Oxygen. Read Full Story

BEENIE MAN GETS BAIL IN TAX EVASION CASE: Reggae star finally appears in court Monday; owes about $661,000 in back taxes.
*Beenie Man appeared in a Jamaican court Monday after an arrest warrant was issued in connection with charges of tax evasion. Read Full Story

STEVE HARVEY'S HOODIE AWARDS HEADS TO TV: BETJ to carry Vegas event honoring local businesses; Harvey speaks with EUR's Lee Bailey.
*Steve Harvey's 5th Annual Hoodie Awards is going national for the first time in its five years of honoring local businesses, religious and community leaders, churches and high schools for their contributions and excellence within various neighborhoods. Read Full Story

BIGGIE'S ESTATE ACCUSES INMATE OF LYING: Family says man who implicated former cop in the slaying lied when he recanted.
*The estate of slain rapper Notorious B.I.G. filed a federal court motion on Monday claiming that a prison inmate was lying when he recanted his testimony implicating a former cop in the killing. Read Full Story

VING RHAMES TO PLAY SONNY LISTON IN BIOPIC: Film will follow boxer's rise to fame and the infamous "phantom punch" from Ali.
*Ving Rhames, who famously played boxing promoter Don King in the 1998 TV movie "Don King: Only In America," returns to the sport nearly a decade later to star as heavyweight fighter Sonny Liston in the biopic "Phantom Punch." Read Full Story

CHINGY HAS 'LOVE' FOR DTP: New album marks return to label; guests include Amerie, Ludacris, Bobby Valentino and Anthony Hamilton.
*Chingy is back in stores Dec. 11 with his new Disturbing Tha Peace album "Hate It Or Love It," with guest performances from Amerie, Ludacris, Bobby Valentino, Anthony Hamilton, Rick Ross and Huey, reports Billboard. Read Full Story

BARRY BONDS LOOKING FOR WORK: Slugger filed for free agency Monday morning after season ended with Red Sox sweep Sunday night.
*Barry Bonds wasted no time filing for free agency after being let go by his previous team, the San Francisco Giants. Read Full Story

DID MADONNA WANT A BABY BY TUPAC?: New book claims the two dated a year before rapper was killed.
*A new biography about pop superstar Madonna states that the Material Girl briefly dated rapper Tupac Shakur a year before he was gunned down in Las Vegas. Read Full Story

TEMPTATIONS O.G. OTIS SUES THREE FORMER MEMBERS: Baritone says they don't have right to perform under group name.
*Otis Williams, the lone surviving member of the original Temptations, has filed a lawsuit against three former members of the band for their alleged improper use of the group name. Read Full Story

BABYFACE TO LAUNCH WINTER TOUR: Plus, Cathy Hughes interviews singer for latest 'TV One on One.'
*Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds has strung together a series of winter dates to promote his latest album "Playlist," which features covers of prominent album-oriented rock material. Read Full Story

LENNY KRAVITZ, MO'NIQUE TOPLINE LEE DANIELS MOVIE: Film based on bestselling novel by Sapphire about overweight teen in Harlem.
*Lenny Kravitz will make his motion picture debut alongside Mo'Nique, Paula Patton and newcomer Gabourey "Gabbie" Sidibe in the upcoming film "Push," an independently financed adaptation of the bestselling novel by Sapphire (Ramona Lofton). Read Full Story

'8 MILE,' 'RAY' ON LIST OF GREATEST MUSIC BIOPICS: Online DVD firm Lovefilm.com polled more than 2,000 film fans.
*Eminem's semi-autobiographical film "8 Mile" and Jamie Foxx's turn as Ray Charles in the film "Ray" have placed No. 2 and No. 4 respectively on a new poll ranking the ten greatest music biopics of all time. Read Full Story

'AMERICAN GANGSTER' BOOTLEGGERS RUN AMOK: Industry deals with pristine qualities of Denzel flick already selling for $5 on the streets.
*Apparently, you can't stop them; you can only hope to contain the bootleggers who continue to put hot product on the streets despite the film industry's reinforced preventive measures on piracy. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: Dan in Real Life
By Kam Williams
*Sometimes a film's premise is so farfetched that it's impossible to suspend one's disbelief long enough to give its conceit a chance to take root. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman
By Kam Williams
*Between 1933 and 1955, Albert Pierrepoint (Timothy Spall) was a hangman who perfunctorily pulled the lever on the trap door beneath the feet of 608 condemned souls sentenced to death. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: King magazine calendar; Kim Myles wins 'Design Star'; Denise Rich's fundraiser; Simmons honored by NYPD widows; Left Eye's gift wrap.
*Urban men's magazine King is offering a new calendar featuring six of its top models portraying 15 months in the life of today's luxury traveler. 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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10-30-07 EURextra: Oprah Apologizes for Sexual Abuse at Her School

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OPRAH BEGS ACADEMY PARENTS FOR FORGIVENESS: Talk show host back in S.A. to apologize for alleged sexual abuse at her school.
*"I've disappointed you. I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry," the talk show host reportedly told families during the emergency meeting at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in Henley-on-Klip, south of Johannesburg. Read Full Story

KANYE WEST TO SHARE 'KANYE-ISMS' IN NEW BOOK: Rapper's literary debut due in early 2008
*On the heels of 50 Cent's new scrapbook-like publication arriving in stores, his music rival Kanye West has announced that he will make his literary debut early next year with a book titled "Thank You and You're Welcome." Read Full Story

KELIS DROPPED FROM JIVE RECORDS: Singer forced to take her milkshake elsewhere.
*It's over for Kelis and Jive Records. Entertainment Weekly is reporting that the eclectic chanteuse has been dropped from her contract amid sluggish album sales. Read Full Story

GENARLOW WILSON OPENS UP TO ESSENCE.COM: Newly-freed 21-year-old discusses case that nearly sent him away for 10 years.
*Essence.com has the first print interview with 21-year-old Genarlow Wilson since his release from prison on Friday. Read Full Story

MARIO VAN PEEBLES TO DIRECT HIS OWN SCI-FI FILM: Director's screenplay follows a man who travels back from the future to save the planet.
*Mario Van Peebles will direct his science-fiction screenplay "The Uniter," which follows a political fugitive who escapes from the future back to the present to teach a 13-year-old how to use his powers to unite the warring factions of the world before it's too late for planet Earth. Read Full Story

IDRIS ELBA MAY SIGN PINKETT SMITH'S 'CONTRACT': Actor says he's in talks to play the lead in Jada's directorial debut.
*Blackfilm.com is reporting that Idris Elba is in negotiations to topline Jada Pinkett Smith's directorial and screenwriting debut, "The Human Contract." Read Full Story

'GET YOUR MONEY RIGHT' TOUR ENDS IN ATL: Dupri, T-Pain, Luckett and others join HSAN's final stop this weekend at Morris Brown College.
*The Hip-Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN)'s final stop on the "Get Your Money Right" financial empowerment tour takes place Nov. 3 in Atlanta at Morris Brown College's John Lewis Gymnasium (643 Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr.). Read Full Story

THIRD MAN ACCEPTS PLEA DEAL IN O.J. CASE: Michael McClinton to plead guilty to reduced charges.
*A third man has decided to take a plea deal and testify against O.J. Simpson and two other men accused of confronting two sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel room. Read Full Story

IS EDDIE MURPHY'S EX DATING LISARAYE'S HUSBAND?: NY Daily News says the two attended an event; rep for actress says there's nothing going on.
*The New York Daily News is reporting that LisaRaye's husband, Turks and Caicos premier Michael Misick, attended the opening of the Mediterranean Village at Sandals' Grande Antigua resort with none other than Nicole Murphy, the ex-wife of film star Eddie Murphy. Read Full Story

CIARA'S BIRTHDAY PARTY RUN BY MISSY ELLIOTT?: Two different papers say Misdemeanor was barking orders the entire evening.
*Singer Ciara celebrated her 22nd birthday in New York recently � and according to two different reports, she was under the complete control of her mentor, producer Missy Elliott, the entire evening. Read Full Story

ONE OF DEM FRANCHIZE BOYZ ARRESTED FOR DUI: 'Pimpin' fails field sobriety test after cops stop him for speeding.
*Jamal Willingham, known to the "106 & Park" crowd as Pimpin from the rap group Dem Franchize Boyz, was arrested Monday night for DUI following a traffic stop in Atlanta. Read Full Story

STEVIE WONDER ADDS DATES TO FALL TOUR: Performer in the midst of his first North American outing in 12 years.
*Stevie Wonder has expanded his fall tour of North America, adding stops in Toronto; Charlotte, NC; Raleigh, NC; Nashville; and Houston, as well as two nights in Uncasville, CT. Read Full Story

SHARPTON COMMENTS ON CHENEY'S LATEST HUNTING TRIP: Vice Prez chose gun club that hangs Confederate Flag. Rev calls on him to leave.
*Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network has released a statement calling on Vice President Dick Cheney to leave his hunting trip at a gun club in New York because of its decision to hang a flag viewed as offensive to African Americans. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: Black Irish
By Kam Williams
*16 year-old Cole McKay (Michael Angarano) is a kid with a lot of promise. Not only is he an academic standout at his Catholic prep school in Boston, but he's also planning for the priesthood. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: The Darjeeling Limited
By Kam Williams
*The Whitman brothers haven't spoken to each other since their dad died about a year ago. That isn't much of a surprise, given the sibling rivalry which prevents them from finding any harmony whenever they're together anyway. Read Full Story

OFFICIAL 'AMERICAN GANGSTER' SOUNDTRACK DUE NOV. 6: Album features Womack, Hooker, Sam & Dave, Staple Singers, P.E. and Anthony Hamilton.
*The soundtrack to Denzel Washington's new film "American Gangster" arrives in stores a week from today with classic blues, R&B and hip hop tracks from such artists as Lowell Fulson, John Lee Hooker, Bobby Womack, Sam & Dave, the Staple Singers, and Public Enemy. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Cuba at 'War'; Ne-Yo 'Apologizes'; Warwick heckled; J-Hud and a Jet?; Osse named Ad Legend.
*Cuba Gooding Jr. has been cast in the indie action thriller, "The Way of War," playing a paramilitary operative who goes on a rampage after discovering a war conspiracy, reports Reuters. 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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10-30-07 EUR ALL ON ONE PAGE
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10-29-07 EUR: Isiah Thomas / Terry McMillan / Jay-Z / Louis Farrakhan

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ISIAH THOMAS VS. C. VIVIAN STRINGER: Coaches have war of words over Thomas' comments regarding the b-word and black women.
*New York Knicks coach Isiah Thomas says Rutgers University women's basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer needs to "get the facts" straight regarding his remarks during a sexual harassment trial. Read Full Story

TERRY MCMILLAN VENTS IN UNEQ MAGAZINE: Author steps up venom against gay ex-husband.
*Author Terry McMillan is not done chastising the behavior of her former husband Jonathan Plummer. The latest attack comes via an interview with UNEQ Magazine, which covers the urban gay community. Read Full Story

FREE AKON SHOW CANCELLED AFTER STAGE CRUMBLES: Three injured on campus of Emory in Atlanta; artist not there at the time.
*Akon was supposed to rock a free outdoor concert at Atlanta's Emory University Thursday, but it had to be cancelled when the stage fell apart during construction, injuring three people. Read Full Story

JAY-Z SUED BY EX-EMPLOYEE OF 40/40 CLUB: Also, rapper tapes 'VH1's Storytellers' to promote new album 'American Gangster.'
*A former sales associate at Jay-Z's 40/40 Club has filed a lawsuit claiming she was fired because her pregnancy was considered "inconsistent' with the "young, fashionable, unattached, and sexy" image preferred for employees. Read Full Story

FOXY BROWN BLAMES POOR HEARING FOR JAIL TROUBLES: Rapper's rep says faulty hearing aid conked out at the wrong time.
*Foxy Brown's manager tells Billboard that her recent 76-day sentence to "punitive segregation" last week at Rikers Island was due to a misunderstanding related to her hearing loss. Read Full Story

MIJAC REPORTEDLY ON NOTICE FOR LOAN DEFAULT: According to Fox411 columnist, singer has 90 days to pay reported $23 million owed.
*Fox.com columnist Roger Friedman is reporting that Michael Jackson has defaulted on a $23 million loan and the owner has given him 90 days to pay the amount in full. Read Full Story

POLITICIANS JOIN FIGHT AGAINST NAS' N-WORD: Plus, poet Saul Williams joins the controversy with 'NiggyTardust' part of upcoming CD title.
*Brooklyn assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries is calling on the New York Comptroller to pull an $84 million state pension fund invested in Universal Music Group and its parent company Vivendi unless Nas changes the title of his new album "N**ger." Read Full Story

NAOMI CAMPBELL GOES OFF AT THE AIRPORT: Reports have supermodel throwing fit after missing flight.
*Here we go again. Just when you thought Naomi Campbell had calmed down, there are reports from London that the supermodel got ig'nant at Heathrow airport after learning she had missed her British Airways flight to New York. Read Full Story

WOMAN FIGHTS PRINCE'S 'CRAZY' YOUTUBE CRACKDOWN: Video of baby dancing to 'Let's Go Crazy' gets yanked, then restored after 'counter-notice' filed.
*A woman whose 29-second video clip of her baby dancing to Prince's "Let's Go Crazy" was removed from YouTube for copyright infringement filed a counter notice and was allowed to re-post the footage, reports ABC News. Read Full Story

HEIDI KLUM HAS NO REGRETS ABOUT 'OPRAH' INTERVIEW: Model told everyone about husband Seal's sizable nether region.
*Heidi Klum says she is not embarrassed by her revealing interview on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" last week in which she told the story of noticing her husband Seal's sizable "package" through his biker shorts when they first met. Read Full Story

PARIS HILTON'S RWANDA TRIP POSTPONED: Children's charity hosting goodwill mission blames organization's 'restructuring.'
*Playing for Good Foundation, the philanthropic organization that said it would send Paris Hilton to Rwanda on a goodwill mission, has announced that the trip has been postponed. Read Full Story

ALICIA KEYS MAKES 'MUSIC HISTORY' AT BENEFIT: At least that's how one columnist described her performance at Keep A Child Alive fundraiser.
*Fox411 columnist Roger Friedman raves about Alicia Keys' performance Thursday night at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom for the fourth annual Keep A Child Alive fundraiser. Read Full Story

FARRAKHAN SAYS T.I. WAS SET UP: Minister mentions rapper, Lil Wayne in speech about 'Attack on Black Youth.'
*Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan believes rappers such as T.I. and Lil Wayne are lodged in the crosshairs of the U.S. government and says as much in his latest speech, "Justifiable Homicide: The Attack On Black Youth." Read Full Story

BOW WOW AND OMARION SET A DATE TO 'FACE OFF': Scream tour vets eye December release for joint project.
*Columbia Records has set aside Dec. 11 as the release date for "Face Off," the collaborative album from rapper Bow Wow and his R&B homeboy, Omarion. Read Full Story

NY MAGAZINE CORRALS FRANK LUCAS AND 'NICKY' BARNES: Retired drug kingpins interviewed by writer whose 2000 article inspired Denzel flick.
*This week's issue of New York magazine will feature a joint interview with one-time notorious drug kingpin Leroy "Nicky" Barnes and his former rival Frank Lucas, who is being portrayed by Denzel Washington in the upcoming film "American Gangster." Read Full Story

GENARLOW WILSON FREED BY GA SUPREME COURT: Teen convicted of having consensual oral sex has sentence overturned.
*Genarlow Wilson got his first taste of freedom in two years Friday (Oct. 26) after the Georgia Supreme Court's decision to overturn his sentence led to his immediate release from prison. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: Holla
By Kam Williams
*Fans of horror fare are undoubtedly familiar with certain fright flick conventions such as the notion that the black guy is generally afraid of his shadow and is also the first person to die in the picture. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: License to Wed
By Kam Williams
*Sadie Jones (Mandy Moore) always had her heart set on getting married in St. Augustine's like her parents (Peter Strauus and Roxanne Hart). Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Dash/Roy baby news; J.Lo's unannounced twins; Stillman plots Jamaican gospel film; Tyra's backstage drama; Megan Williams march divided; 50 explains 'fight'; Barrow's book 'NFL Child.'
*Damon Dash and his fashion designer wife, Rachel Roy, are reportedly expecting their second child, according to People magazine. Read Full Story

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10-29-07 EUR ALL ON ONE PAGE
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