10-11-07 EURxtra: Bobby Brown Tells EUR's Lee Bailey 'What Heart Attack?'

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'HEART ATTACK ... WHAT HEART ATTACK?!' Hear Bobby Brown tell Lee Bailey reports are simply not true.
A healthy-sounding Bobby Brown spoke exclusively with EUR's Lee Bailey Wednesday to deny published reports that he was taken to two Los Angeles hospitals Tuesday night with severe chest pains that were later diagnosed as a mild heart attack. Read Full Story

COMMON FINDS NEW 'GROUND' FOR THE PEOPLE: Rapper launches foundation to empower urban youth.
*Rapper Common, born Lonnie Rashid Lynn in Chicago, has announced the launch of The Common Ground Foundation, Inc., an effort dedicated to the empowerment and development of urban youth through education. Read Full Story

PROMOTER SUES DIDDY FOR $5M: Lawsuit claims mogul sent three bodyguards to beat him up.
*For the second time in less than a week, a lawsuit has been filed against Sean "Diddy" Combs. Read Full Story

HBO GETS A PIECE OF THE ROC: Charles S. Dutton signs exclusive development deal with cable channel.
*Former "Roc" star Charles S. Dutton has inked an exclusive overall deal with HBO which calls for him to act in and direct series, movies and miniseries projects for the cable network. Read Full Story

HUNDREDS AUDITION FOR B.I.G. ROLE IN NYC: Ms. Wallace on hand to help narrow down hopefuls.
*A casting call in New York for Fox Searchlight's upcoming Notorious B.I.G. biopic attracted nearly 100 hopefuls from across the U.S. and Canada looking to play the late rapper on the big screen. Read Full Story

VICK MUST GIVE FALCONS BACK $20M: Arbitrator rules Tuesday; player's union plans appeal.
*An arbitrator in Pennsylvania ruled Tuesday that disgraced quarterback Michael Vick must give back the nearly $20 million in bonus money paid to him by the Atlanta Falcons. Read Full Story

R. KELLY'S 'DOUBLE UP' TOUR ANNOUNCES CITIES: Atlanta, Dallas, New Orleans, D.C. on the itinerary.
*R. Kelly has announced several stops on his upcoming Double Up Tour, although specific dates, locations and more cities are still forthcoming. Read Full Story

USHER PUTS FAMILY BEFORE NEW ALBUM: Singer reportedly ordered by wifey to put career on hold until baby is born.
*The New York Post's Page Six is reporting that Usher has scrapped initial plans to release new music next month so that he can devote his time and energy to wife Tameka Foster and their unborn baby. Read Full Story

SHAUNIE BELIEVES MARRIAGE TO SHAQ CAN BE SAVED: TMZ nabs her court response to his divorce filing.
*In court papers obtained by TMZ.com, Shaunie O'Neal says she still has hope that her marriage to Shaquille O'Neal can be repaired. Read Full Story

BOOK ABOUT MLK ASSASSINATION HEADED TO BIG SCREEN: Universal buys rights to 'I Am a Man.'
*Universal Pictures has paid a reported seven figures for screen rights to "I Am a Man,' a book author Hampton Sides is writing about the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis and the manhunt for killer James Earl Ray. Read Full Story

BAHRAIN, KUWAIT BAN FOXX'S 'KINGDOM': Countries don't appreciate film's political subject matter.
*Film audiences in Bahrain and Kuwait will have to do without Jamie Foxx's new film "The Kingdom" after authorities in the countries cited its terrorist theme in banning it from theaters. Read Full Story

ANOTHER SOMETHING NEW FOR SANAA LATHAN: Actress to star opposite 'Matthew Broderick' in new indie feature.
*On the heels of landing such on-screen love interests as Simon Baker and Julian McMahon, actress Sanaa Lathan has booked a role opposite stage and screen star Matthew Broderick in the upcoming film, "Wonderful World." Read Full Story

FUQUA TO DIRECT OLIVER STONE'S 'ESCOBAR': Biopic one of two in production about Colombian drug lord.
*Antoine Fuqua has signed on to direct Oliver Stone's production of "Escobar," one of two rival films currently in the works about notorious Colombian cocaine trafficker Pablo Escobar. Read Full Story

JESSE JACKSON MOVES INTO THE PROJECTS: Activist hoping to call attention to alleged rogue policing.
*Rev. Jesse Jackson spent Tuesday night inside of a public housing complex in Chicago to bring national attention to complaints of police harassment within the building. Read Full Story

CAPITOL/PRIORITY PREPARES EAZY-E/NWA RELEASES: Albums include rare material, unreleased live tracks.
*The explosive rise of West Coast hip hop via groundbreaking releases from rap pioneer Eazy-E and his groundbreaking group NWA will be celebrated in two new albums from Priority/Capitol Records. Read Full Story

OBAMA'S WIFE INVOLVED IN CAR CRASH: Michelle Obama uninjured after motorcyclist slams into her chauffeured van.
*Michelle Obama escaped injury in Hampton, Iowa Tuesday when a motorcyclist slammed into the van she was riding in. Read Full Story

JOE BUDDEN DROPPED BY DEF JAM: 'Pump it Up' rapper said he's happy and looking forward to the next chapter.
*Joe Budden, who appeared to have come out of nowhere with his 2003 club banger "Pump It Up," has been released by Def Jam Records and says he is now looking forward to the future. Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: Hottie opens Really Awards; Cheadle's 'Talk' on DVD; CW's black night rules; Fuentes/Rodriguez have Style; lawyer nagging Perry disbarred.
*Schatar "Hottie" Taylor of VH1's "Flavor of Love" and "Charm School" reality shows performs a rap number to open the Fox Reality Really Awards, which is scheduled to air Oct 13 on the Fox Reality network. Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: Jenny Craig joins Latifah tour; Loud Energy Drinks; Gaye's 'Grapevine' tops list.
*Weight loss company Jenny Craig has signed on to co-sponsor Queen Latifah's Trav'lin Light Tour. Both parties will use the sponsorship to increase awareness about the health risks associated with obesity and to promote Jenny Craig's "Healthy Curves are Beautiful Curves" campaign. " Read Full Story

SPORTS BITS: Lake aids NCAA investigation into Reggie Bush; Venus loses in Japan Open final.
*The Los Angeles Times is reporting that Lloyd Lake, one of two aspiring sports marketers who allegedly made improper payments to Reggie Bush while he was still at USC, has agreed to work with NCAA officials in an investigation into whether Bush illegally accepted those monies. 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

EUR DVD REVIEW: Homie Spumoni
By Kam Williams
*When Enzo (Alvaro D'Antonio) and Angelina (Michelle Arvizu) find a baby floating down a river in a basket, they decide to keep the newborn rather than return him to his birth parents, Thelma (Whoopi Goldberg) and George (Paul Mooney), an African-American couple from Baltimore vacationing in Italy. Read Full Story

EVENT CALENDAR 'This Christmas' contest; Hip Hop Regional Awards.
*On Oct. 13, urban radio stations in 35 markets will host the This Christmas National Singing Challenge, in which the winner gets a chance to perform with superstar Chris Brown. 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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