10-22-07 EUR: Nas Won't Back Down; Says N-Word Album Title Stands

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SHE'S BAAAACK - WHITNEY TAKES THE STAGE IN LONDON: Singer and Bobbi Kristina grace Swarovski Fashion Rocks party.
*Whitney Houston shocked the audience at the Swarovski Fashion Rocks event in London on Thursday, taking the stage in a white Valentino gown to introduce the final catwalk show of the night. Read Full Story

NAS SAYS HIS N-WORD ALBUM TITLE STANDS: Plus, Def Jam chairman says label was always behind him.
*Both Nas and Def Jam are denying reports from Fox News that the label balked at his decision to title his upcoming album, "N*gger." Read Full Story

SACRAMENTO TV STATION APOLOGIZES TO TYLER PERRY: Flood of angry e-mails over Janet interview causes havoc.
Never underestimate the power of Tyler Perry's e-mail nation. Last week, the filmmaker vented his frustration last week with an interviewer at a Sacramento TV station who kept trying to ask Janet Jackson about her boob flash at the 2004 Super Bowl instead of questions about their new film, "Why Did I Get Married?" Read Full Story

'TUPAC ASSASSINATION': New documentary examines conspiracy and revenge theories.
Put all your theories to rest, at least for a moment. Producers RJ Bond (a documentarian) and author and former Tupac bodyguard Frank Alexander have pieced together the latest documentary on the murder of famed hip-hop artist Tupac Shakur. The DVD, Titled "Tupac Assassination: Conspiracy or Revenge," hits stores tomorrow, Tuesday, October 23 and adds more information to all the speculations surrounding the rapper's death and includes never before seen interviews with his bodyguards (who incidentally were never questioned by police). Read Full Story

ALICIA KEYS BOOKED FOR NOBEL PRIZE CONCERT: Annual show in Oslo will also feature Annie Lennox, Melissa Etheridge and more.
*Alicia Keys will be among the talent set to perform at the annual Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Norway on Dec. 11, organizers announced Thursday. Read Full Story

WARWICK'S REP SAYS TAX ISSUE IS NOT HER FAULT: Singer owes $3 million; outed on Cali's list of worst tax dodgers.
*At least one of the celebrities shamed on California's list of biggest tax offenders has come forward with an attempt to explain what went wrong. Read Full Story

DIDDY SUED BY ANOTHER ALLEGED ASSAULT VICTIM: James Waldon says mogul had his bodyguard rough him up for no reason.
*A man who has accused Sean "Diddy" Combs of getting his bodyguards to beat him up filed a lawsuit against the Bad Boy founder for $4 million claiming he suffered "bruises, contusions, lacerations ... and injuries to his mouth and his teeth." Read Full Story

MARIO REVEALS MOTHER'S DRUG ADDICTION: R&B crooner documents journey to get her clean in MTV special.
*R&B singer Mario had MTV cameras shadow him this summer to chronicle his efforts to save his mother from a crippling drug addiction. Read Full Story

WE REMEMBER REGGAE STAR LUCKY DUBE: S. African singer shot in an apparent carjacking; Also, singer LaLa Brown found shot to death.
*S. African reggae sensation Lucky Dube died Thursday night after being shot in apparent carjacking attempt and crashing into a car and tree after trying to drive away, police told the Associated Press Friday. Read Full Story

LAWYER SAYS RUTGERS PLAYER PRESSURED TO DROP IMUS SUIT: But the baller, Kia Vaughn, says it's not true.
*A lawyer who represented a Rutgers University women's basketball player claims the team's coach and others put pressure on her to drop a lawsuit against Don Imus over his sexist and racist comment about the team, reports the Associated Press. Read Full Story

REGGIE MILLER JOINS MARV ALBERT ON TNT: Pair to debut Oct. 30 during Portland/San Antonio matchup.
*Reggie Miller has put to rest any talk of a possible return to basketball by signing a new deal to announce games on Turner Network Television (TNT). Read Full Story

DIDDY'S ALLEGED PUNCH VICTIM FACING JAIL: Steven Acevedo in court Thursday on charges he forged a police plaque.
*Steven Acevedo, the man who accused Sean "Diddy" Combs of punching him in the face at a New York nightclub, was in court on Thursday facing a charge that he had a forged police plaque in his car window. Read Full Story

SHAR JACKSON IS MTV'S 'CELEBRITY RAP' CHAMP: 'Moesha' vet dedicates win to former co-star Lamont Bentley.
*Shar Jackson out-rapped Playboy Bunny Kendra Wilkinson in the finals of MTV's "Celebrity Rap Superstar" to take home the top prize in a field that included former NFL star Jamal Anderson, rocker Sebastian Bach and Efren "Vote for Pedro" Ramirez from the film "Napoleon Dynamite." Read Full Story

DORM MATRON AT OPRAH SCHOOL SUSPENDED: Woman cited for 'serious misconduct.'
*A dormitory matron at Oprah Winfrey's Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa has been suspended after she was accused of "serious misconduct," reports the Associated Press. Read Full Story

JEFFREY WRIGHT TREADS MUDDY WATERS: Actor to play R&B musician in new film.
*ComingSoon.com is reporting that Jeffrey Wright has been tapped to play blues legend Muddy Waters in the upcoming Sony/BMG film "Cadillac Man." Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: 'Practice,' 'Unit' extended; 'Run's House' premiere; JJ goes conservative; Hillary vs. Barack.
*ABC has confirmed that it has ordered a full season for its new series "Private Practice," the fall's highest rated new series. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: Black White + Gray
By Kam Williams
*This bio-pic turned out to be informative, if relatively tame for a retrospective about the relationship of a gay patron of the arts and his famous photographer lover best remembered for graphic, homoerotic snapshots featuring shocking sights like a bullwhip in a tight place and genitals on a hot dog bun. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: The Trials of Darryl Hunt
By Kam Williams
*Back in 1984, Debbie Sykes was brutally raped and slain and left scantily clad in a wooded area of her hometown, Winston-Salem, NC. Because she was a popular reporter there, the police were under considerable pressure to crack the high-profile case. Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: Carey CD delayed; G-Unit album in Dec.; Rihanna and Josh Hartnett?; KRS-One's 'Stop the Violence.'
*Island Def Jam has delayed the release date of Mariah Carey upcoming album - pushing it from Dec. 4 to sometime in February, according to reports. 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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