10-12-07 EUR: Snoop to Pick Up Trash / B.Brown's Check Up Looks Serious

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SNOOP DOGG ORDERED TO PICK UP TRASH: Rapper punished for trying to carry baton through airport security in the O.C.
*Snoop Dogg has been sentenced to 160 hours of trash duty in an Orange County, CA park as part of his punishment for carrying an illegal weapon in an airport last year. Read Full Story

BOBBY BROWN'S 'CHECK UP' LOOKS SERIOUS: Publicist won't comment on new photos of singer hooked up to heart monitor.
*As Bobby Brown was wrapping up his telephone press tour Wednesday to deny reports that he had suffered a mild heart attack, a photo of the singer was making its way around the Internet showing him in a hospital bed hooked up to IVs and a heart monitor. Read Full Story

JUDGE DELAYS WESLEY SNIPES TAX TRIAL: Actor's legal team gets date moved to January.
*Wesley Snipes' trial date on tax charges has been postponed from Oct. 22 to sometime in January after the actor successfully argued that his previous attorney, William Martin, had failed to represent him properly in the case. Read Full Story

TYLER PERRY POPS THE QUESTION: 'WHY DID I GET MARRIED?': New film assesses relationships with all-star cast.
*Playwright-turned-screen adaptor/director Tyler Perry has another comedic drama for fans. His latest film, �Why Did I Get Married� opens in theaters nationwide today. It�s another big screen adaptation of one of Perry's stage plays that�s about the trials of marriage, and what happens to one family when a sexy temptress (Denise Boutte) comes on the scene. Read Full Story

MORE DOG TROUBLE FOR DMX: Some were discovered to have valley fever; three found buried may have died of heat exhaustion.
*The Arizona Republic is reporting that dogs seized on the Arizona property of rapper DMX in August were in dreadful shape. Read Full Story

JUDGE SAYS DIDDY DOES NOT HAVE TO SHOW JEWELRY: Lawyers for man suing mogul over assault had requested photos of rings.
*A Los Angeles judge has ruled that Sean "Diddy" Combs will not have to provide photos of the rings worn when he allegedly struck a man outside of a Hollywood club. Read Full Story

MIJAC WRITES OPEN LETTER TO EUROPEAN FANS?: Overseas fansite claims to have a printed letter from King of Pop.
*A European-based Web site devoted to all things Michael Jackson has published a letter it claims to have been written by the entertainer himself. Read Full Story

TERRELL OWENS LEAVES THE MEDIA A NOTE: Cowboys receiver chooses to keep quiet in run up to biggest game of the season.
In the days preceding these types of big games, you could usually count on Cowboys wide receiver Terrell Owens to take his trash talking to a new level. But not this time. Read Full Story

ABC TO PLUG 'RAISIN' TELEPIC IN THEATERS: TV critics to attend screenings instead of receiving usual DVD review copies.
*ABC is taking a rather unorthodox approach in promoting its upcoming telepic "A Raisin in the Sun." Read Full Story

FOLKS REALLY WANT TO SEE 'AMERICAN GANGSTER': Denzel flick ranks high on list of most anticipated movies.
*"American Gangster," "I Am Legend" and "Starship Dave" are among the most anticipated movies in the coming year, according to a poll of U.S. moviegoers. Read Full Story

RAKIM, GHOSTFACE, ALI TEAM FOR 'LIVE!' TOUR: Rappers embark on 19-city trek backed by live band.
*Rakim, Ghostface Killah and Brother Ali will rock the mic on the first ever Hip-Hop Live! Tour, a 19-city jaunt that will feature the emcees backed by the live band, Rhythm Roots Allstars. Read Full Story

WILL SMITH TO STAR IN MICHAEL MANN'S 'EMPIRE': Columbia keeps plot under wraps; deal reportedly worth seven-figures.
*Will Smith has lined up his next film project, a Michael Mann-directed drama for Columbia Pictures titled "Empire," reports Variety. Read Full Story

CELL PHONES/SERVICES REACH A NEW LEVEL: Technology feature spins from Beyonce, 'I Am Legend', Def Jam and more.
*The marketplace is about to be hit with a flurry of new cell phone-related fare targeted to consumers who love urban culture. Read Full Story

STEVIE WONDER EXTENDS TOUR INTO FALL: Motown legend to resume outing Oct. 25 in Montreal.
*Stevie Wonder has decided to add another leg to his first tour in 12 years, stretching the trek deep into the fall, reports Live Daily. Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: Daddy 'Big Black'; M-Rod sentenced; Hillary Clinton on TV One.
*Chris "Big Black" Boykin, the 6' 6", 375 pound brother referred to as Big on MTV's "Rob & Big," is about to be a daddy. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: The Heartbreak Kid
By Kam Williams
*40 year-old Eddie Cantrow (Ben Stiller) is having second thoughts about remaining a bachelor after attending the wedding of an ex-girlfriend, Jodi (Ali Hillis). Read Full Story

OPENING THIS WEEK: Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun
By Kam Williams
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (PG-13 for sexuality, nudity and violence) Cate Blanchett reprises her Oscar-nominated role as Queen Elizabeth I (1553-1603) in this sequel, set in the late 16th Century, where we find the monarch defending her empire while falling for Sir Walter Raleigh (Clive Owen). With Geoffrey Rush, Samantha Morton and Rhys Ifans. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Hammer is not dead; 'Vick 'Em' t-shirts; Christies online; HipHopSodaShop in Fla.; 'Gangster' premiere at Apollo.
*MC Hammer is the latest victim of an Internet death rumor. It wasn't quite as widespread as Sinbad's several months ago, but the former rapper had his share of frantic phone calls after reports of his death made its way around the Web earlier this week. 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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