10-08-07 EUR: Janet Jackson to Write A Book About Her Weight Issues

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JANET JACKSON TO WRITE A BOOK ABOUT WEIGHT ISSUES: Entertainer says she's 'really coming from the soul with it.'
*Janet Jackson, who can go from overweight to red-carpet ready in several weeks, says she will chronicle the issues behind her dramatic, headline-making weight fluctuations in an upcoming book. Read Full Story

JAY-Z LOSES BID TO NAME ARENA AFTER ROCAWEAR: Officials give rights to competing apparel company.
*Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter will have to find another venue to name after his clothing company Rocawear. The New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority has decided to award naming rights to competing clothing maker Izod. Read Full Story

DIDDY SUED OVER RIGHTS TO B.I.G. MUSIC: Jailed former associate claims mogul owes him millions.
*Sean "Diddy" Combs has been hit with a lawsuit from a former associate who claims the mogul owes him more than $19 million for music by the late rapper Notorious B.I.G. Read Full Story

LIL WAYNE ARRESTED ON FELONY FUGITIVE CHARGE: Rapper taken into custody in Idaho following gig.
*Lil Wayne found himself in an Idaho jail over the weekend after he was arrested on a felony fugitive charge following a show in Boise. Read Full Story

RAY J'S REP SAYS 'WHAT TELL-ALL MEMOIR?': Is he really about to release a book about his sexual conquests? Original reporter Daniels stands by story.
*After BV Newswire's Karu Daniels reported last week that Ray J was due to write a memoir detailing his sex life in Hollywood, a rep for the artist told gossip columnist Janet Charlton that it's simply not true. Read Full Story

GINUWINE SUES COMPANY CITING FRAUD: Crooner says he was tricked into signing phony contract.
*Singer Ginuwine, who became famous after his hit 1996 "My Pony," is suing a company that he says duped him into signing a contract with a record label that�well�was not genuine. Read Full Story

MONTEL WILLIAMS MARRIES IN BERMUDA: Talk show host 'ecstatic' after beach wedding.
Talk show host Montel Williams has taken a bride, reports People magazine. The TV personality married his fianc�e, Tara Fowler, before a small gathering of friends and family Saturday afternoon on a beach in Bermuda. Read Full Story

VH1'S HIP HOP HONORS TAPED IN NEW YORK: Show airs tonight; Missy, Whodini, Snoop, Tribe Called Quest among honorees.
*Tonight's broadcast of the 4th annual "VH1 Hip Hop Honors" was recorded Thursday night (Oct. 4) at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom featuring such artists as Keyshia Cole, Nelly Furtado, Diddy and Eve performing musical salutes to the honorees. Read Full Story

WESLEY SNIPES LOSES BID TO POSTPONE TRIAL: Judge tosses request, claiming actor is trying to stall.
*A judge has denied Wesley Snipes' request to postpone his upcoming tax evasion trial, accusing the star of deliberately trying to avoid facing the charges, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. Read Full Story

SHARPTON SPARKS CALL FOR ISIAH THOMAS APOLOGY: National Action Network, LA activists want Knicks coach to apologize to all black women.
*New York Knicks president and head coach Isiah Thomas is the latest target of activist Al Sharpton for comments made about black women during his federal sexual harassment lawsuit. Read Full Story

JENA MAYOR HAS ISSUES WITH MELLENCAMP SONG: Murphy R. McMillin says track mischaracterizes town. See music video here.
*The mayor of Jena, Louisiana has come forward to protest a song by rocker John Mellencamp that calls attention to the racially-charged prosecution of six black teens � known as the Jena Six � in Jena, Louisiana. Read Full Story

BET' HEAD HOPES NEW FARE WILL SILENCE CRITICS: Debra Lee unveils new programming amid constant protests outside her home.
*Every weekend for the past month, Black Entertainment Television CEO Debra Lee has had a steady group of picketers assemble outside of her Washington D.C. home to protest images on the network that are viewed as negative and stereotypical. Read Full Story

DMX ANIMAL CRUELTY REPORT ANNOUNCED: Authorities issue findings from the police seizure of 12 live pit bulls.
*DMX may be even deeper in the dog house now that authorities have concluded their investigation of 12 live pit bulls seized from his Arizona property during an Aug. 24 raid. Read Full Story

IS J.LO PREGNANT FOR REAL THIS TIME?: Wardrobe malfunction reveals what appears to be a baby bump.
*TMZ.com says they have confirmed with sources that Jennifer Lopez is pregnant with twins. Read Full Story

EVENT CALENDAR: Maggette, Fisher at LA's All Expo; J.A.M. Awards in NYC.
*NBA stars Corey Maggette and Derek Fisher will participate in a video game competition at the inaugural Entertainment for All Expo scheduled for October 18-21 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: Black Sheep
By Kam Williams
*I wonder whether the Wayan's Brothers knew when they made Scary Movie back in 2000 that their parody would spawn a cottage industry of spoofs of horror flicks. Besides Scary Movie 2, 3 and 4, we've also had such praiseworthy offerings as Shaun of the Dead (2004), Mad Cowgirl (2006), Planet Terror (2007) and Severance (2007). Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: Feel the Noise
By Kam Williams
*After Rob (Omarion) has run-ins with both the law and some hoodlums in his Harlem neighborhood, his mother (Kellita Smith) decides it's high time that her son try a change of scenery. Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: Union shoots down Hoard; Latifah protects Katie; Oprah chooses 'Cholera'; Common Cause targets 'Boondocks'; 'Land of Boo.'
*Witnesses at club Spotlight Live in Times Square Tuesday claim they saw actor Terrence Howard trying real hard to woo Gabrielle Union, but she wasn't having it. Read Full Story

WARRANT OUT FOR BEANIE SIGEL: Rapper due to surrender today; he allegedly kept a rental car way after its due date.
*An arrest warrant has been issued for Philly rapper Beanie Sigel because he has yet to return a rental car that has been due for more than a month. Read Full Story

MOBB DEEP RAPPER BEGINS GUN TRIAL: Prodigy faces 15 years behind bars for handgun possession.
*Rapper Prodigy's gun possession trial began Thursday in New York with testimony from the two plainclothes officers who said they found him in possession of a handgun after stopping his Chevy Suburban last October. 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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