10-15-07 EUR: Tyler, Janet & Jill #1 / Jailed T.I. Wins 2 Hip Hop Awards

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TYLER PERRY 'MARRIED' TO TOP OF BOX OFFICE: Madea-less film opens at No. 1, beating Clooney's 'Clayton' and 'Blanchett's 'Elizabeth.'
After a heavy marketing push from Lionsgate that included promotional appearances on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," "Regis & Kelly" and the late night talk shows - not to mention Perry's own e-mail plea for folks to see the film during opening weekend - "Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married?" debuted as the No. 1 weekend film with $21.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. Read Full Story

JAILED T.I. WINS TWO BET HIP-HOP AWARDS: Common, Kanye also take home two apiece; rappers react to Tip's arrest.
*The second annual BET Hip-Hop Awards had to forge on without its top nominee and marquee performer T.I., who was arrested by ATF agents Saturday morning on gun charges. Read Full Story

TYLER PERRY: The Why Did I Get Married Interview with Kam Williams
*Born on September 13, 1969 in New Orleans, Tyler Perry overcame a challenging early life marked first by child abuse and later by homelessness to become a writer, producer, director, and actor extraordinaire. Read Full Story

DIDDY ACCUSED OF ANOTHER CLUB ATTACK: Artist allegedly punches man following argument at Soho nightspot.
Sean "Diddy" Combs has been accused of yet another assault over a woman. Read Full Story

FOXY BROWN REFUSES BUS TO COURT: Rapper reportedly upset that her hair wasn't done.
*Not even a Rikers Island prison cell can chip away at the diva attitude of Inga "Foxy Brown" Marchand, who reportedly refused three times to board a correction department bus Friday for a court appearance in Brooklyn. Read Full Story

IS LAURYN HILL PREGNANT?: Blogsite YBF says she's about to have her fifth baby with Rohan Marley.
*Blog site Young Black and Fabulous is reporting that reclusive singer Lauryn Hill is pregnant by Rohan Marley, the father of her previous four children. Read Full Story

WILL SMITH'S 'HITCH' ADAPTED FOR SMALL SCREEN: Project one of several cable pilots in development from Overbrook.
*Will Smith's Overbrook Entertainment is making moves to adapt its 2005 blockbuster film "Hitch" into a television series. Read Full Story

BLAIR UNDERWOOD TO NARRATE BET'S 'EXALTED': Actor to guide viewers through bio of his own minister.
*Blair Underwood has signed on to narrate an episode of BET's new weekly series "Exalted," which explores the lives of African American ministers as they prepare their sermons, lead their congregation, and perform weekly ministerial duties while at the same time deal with the challenges of everyday life. Read Full Story

SHAQ ALL TWISTED UP IN NEW BUSINESS VENTURE: Heat center prepares to sell soft pretzels.
*Shaquille O'Neal is putting extra "dough" into his business portfolio by entering the soft-pretzel business with Milwaukee's V&J Foods, one of the nation's largest black-owned fast-food chains. Read Full Story

FOX HOST BLAMES RAP FOR OHIO SCHOOL SHOOTING: Conservative says he knew shooter was white because 'hip-hoppers don't kill themselves.'
*Conservative Fox News Channel host John Gibson is making headlines for his comments about the recent school shooting at predominately black Success Tech high school in Cleveland. Read Full Story

BULLETS FLY AT TREY SONGZ SHOW IN ATL: One man injured; cops reportedly looking for rapper JT Money in connection with shooting at ATL event.
*Atlanta's Opera nightclub was the scene of a shooting Thursday that left one man injured just before R&B singer Trey Songz was due to perform, reports Allhiphop.com. Read Full Story

CODEBLACK EXAMINES 'WHY WE LAUGH': Entertainment company behind documentary on black comedians.
*CodeBlack Entertainment has started production on the documentary "Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy," a 90-minute feature inspired by David Littleton's book "Black Comedians on Black Comedy: How African-Americans Taught Us to Laugh." Read Full Story

O.J.'S CO-DEFENDANT COPS A PLEA: Charles Cashmore to plead guilty in connection with theft of sports memorabilia.
*Charles Cashmore, one of five men with O.J. Simpson as he took items from two sports memorabilia agents in a Las Vegas hotel-room, will plead guilty today to a reduced charge and testify that guns were involved in the alleged theft. Read Full Story

COREY CLARK PLEADS GUILTY TO HARASSMENT: 'American Idol' vet faces up to two years in jail in Arizona.
*It looks as if Corey Clark may be headed to a jail cell. The "American Idol" singer who claims he had an affair with judge Paula Abdul has pleaded guilty to a felony charge of aggravated harassment and is facing up to two years in jail. Read Full Story

JERMAINE JACKSON'S WIFE SAYS SHE'S FLAT BROKE: Woman tells court she's forced to stay at his mama's house with her kids.
*Alejandra Jackson, currently going through a divorce with singer Jermaine Jackson, says in court documents filed Tuesday that she and her kids are forced to continue living at his mother's house because she is too financially strapped to leave. Read Full Story

LIL' WAYNE APPEARS IN COURT: Rapper's lawyer explains mixup that led to arrest in Boise, Idaho.
*Lil Wayne showed up to court on Thursday (Oct. 11) after he was jailed in Boise, Idaho on a warrant issued in Atlanta. Read Full Story

EVANDER HOLYFIELD LOSES FIGHT IN MOSCOW: Boxer was trying to become oldest heavyweight champ since Foreman.
*Evander Holyfield's pursuit for a fifth heavyweight title was detoured in Moscow Saturday by Sultan Ibragimov. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: Why Did I Get Married?
By Kam Williams
*Every year, four married couples, best friends since college, take a break from their hectic schedules to share a weeklong vacation together. This go-round, these affluent African-Americans' annual getaway is to a luxurious lodge nestled in the snow-capped Rocky Mountains. But none of them probably anticipates just how eventful a reunion is about to unfold, with shocking skeletons coming out of the closet at every turn to reveal a quartet of failing relationships acutely in crisis. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Perez made J.Lo; Aretha and Aguilera; actors join Ced pilot; Mike Jones CD; Souljah vs. Soulja; 'Idols' tour in violation.
*Rosie Perez says she was the one who discovered Jennifer Lopez, and not Keenan Ivory Wayans, who gave the entertainer her first big break as a Fly Girl on Fox's "In Living Color." Read Full Story

EVENT CALENDAR: Bobby Brown makes Saturday gig; Freelon at the Apollo; MoAD's 'Hungry Planet'; Mel B. to present award to Allred.
*According to a press release from The Los Angeles Sentinel, Bobby Brown made his scheduled performance at the second annual Taste of Soul food festival on Crenshaw Blvd in Los Angeles. 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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