10-29-07 EUR: Isiah Thomas / Terry McMillan / Jay-Z / Louis Farrakhan

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ISIAH THOMAS VS. C. VIVIAN STRINGER: Coaches have war of words over Thomas' comments regarding the b-word and black women.
*New York Knicks coach Isiah Thomas says Rutgers University women's basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer needs to "get the facts" straight regarding his remarks during a sexual harassment trial. Read Full Story

TERRY MCMILLAN VENTS IN UNEQ MAGAZINE: Author steps up venom against gay ex-husband.
*Author Terry McMillan is not done chastising the behavior of her former husband Jonathan Plummer. The latest attack comes via an interview with UNEQ Magazine, which covers the urban gay community. Read Full Story

FREE AKON SHOW CANCELLED AFTER STAGE CRUMBLES: Three injured on campus of Emory in Atlanta; artist not there at the time.
*Akon was supposed to rock a free outdoor concert at Atlanta's Emory University Thursday, but it had to be cancelled when the stage fell apart during construction, injuring three people. Read Full Story

JAY-Z SUED BY EX-EMPLOYEE OF 40/40 CLUB: Also, rapper tapes 'VH1's Storytellers' to promote new album 'American Gangster.'
*A former sales associate at Jay-Z's 40/40 Club has filed a lawsuit claiming she was fired because her pregnancy was considered "inconsistent' with the "young, fashionable, unattached, and sexy" image preferred for employees. Read Full Story

FOXY BROWN BLAMES POOR HEARING FOR JAIL TROUBLES: Rapper's rep says faulty hearing aid conked out at the wrong time.
*Foxy Brown's manager tells Billboard that her recent 76-day sentence to "punitive segregation" last week at Rikers Island was due to a misunderstanding related to her hearing loss. Read Full Story

MIJAC REPORTEDLY ON NOTICE FOR LOAN DEFAULT: According to Fox411 columnist, singer has 90 days to pay reported $23 million owed.
*Fox.com columnist Roger Friedman is reporting that Michael Jackson has defaulted on a $23 million loan and the owner has given him 90 days to pay the amount in full. Read Full Story

POLITICIANS JOIN FIGHT AGAINST NAS' N-WORD: Plus, poet Saul Williams joins the controversy with 'NiggyTardust' part of upcoming CD title.
*Brooklyn assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries is calling on the New York Comptroller to pull an $84 million state pension fund invested in Universal Music Group and its parent company Vivendi unless Nas changes the title of his new album "N**ger." Read Full Story

NAOMI CAMPBELL GOES OFF AT THE AIRPORT: Reports have supermodel throwing fit after missing flight.
*Here we go again. Just when you thought Naomi Campbell had calmed down, there are reports from London that the supermodel got ig'nant at Heathrow airport after learning she had missed her British Airways flight to New York. Read Full Story

WOMAN FIGHTS PRINCE'S 'CRAZY' YOUTUBE CRACKDOWN: Video of baby dancing to 'Let's Go Crazy' gets yanked, then restored after 'counter-notice' filed.
*A woman whose 29-second video clip of her baby dancing to Prince's "Let's Go Crazy" was removed from YouTube for copyright infringement filed a counter notice and was allowed to re-post the footage, reports ABC News. Read Full Story

HEIDI KLUM HAS NO REGRETS ABOUT 'OPRAH' INTERVIEW: Model told everyone about husband Seal's sizable nether region.
*Heidi Klum says she is not embarrassed by her revealing interview on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" last week in which she told the story of noticing her husband Seal's sizable "package" through his biker shorts when they first met. Read Full Story

PARIS HILTON'S RWANDA TRIP POSTPONED: Children's charity hosting goodwill mission blames organization's 'restructuring.'
*Playing for Good Foundation, the philanthropic organization that said it would send Paris Hilton to Rwanda on a goodwill mission, has announced that the trip has been postponed. Read Full Story

ALICIA KEYS MAKES 'MUSIC HISTORY' AT BENEFIT: At least that's how one columnist described her performance at Keep A Child Alive fundraiser.
*Fox411 columnist Roger Friedman raves about Alicia Keys' performance Thursday night at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom for the fourth annual Keep A Child Alive fundraiser. Read Full Story

FARRAKHAN SAYS T.I. WAS SET UP: Minister mentions rapper, Lil Wayne in speech about 'Attack on Black Youth.'
*Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan believes rappers such as T.I. and Lil Wayne are lodged in the crosshairs of the U.S. government and says as much in his latest speech, "Justifiable Homicide: The Attack On Black Youth." Read Full Story

BOW WOW AND OMARION SET A DATE TO 'FACE OFF': Scream tour vets eye December release for joint project.
*Columbia Records has set aside Dec. 11 as the release date for "Face Off," the collaborative album from rapper Bow Wow and his R&B homeboy, Omarion. Read Full Story

NY MAGAZINE CORRALS FRANK LUCAS AND 'NICKY' BARNES: Retired drug kingpins interviewed by writer whose 2000 article inspired Denzel flick.
*This week's issue of New York magazine will feature a joint interview with one-time notorious drug kingpin Leroy "Nicky" Barnes and his former rival Frank Lucas, who is being portrayed by Denzel Washington in the upcoming film "American Gangster." Read Full Story

GENARLOW WILSON FREED BY GA SUPREME COURT: Teen convicted of having consensual oral sex has sentence overturned.
*Genarlow Wilson got his first taste of freedom in two years Friday (Oct. 26) after the Georgia Supreme Court's decision to overturn his sentence led to his immediate release from prison. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: Holla
By Kam Williams
*Fans of horror fare are undoubtedly familiar with certain fright flick conventions such as the notion that the black guy is generally afraid of his shadow and is also the first person to die in the picture. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: License to Wed
By Kam Williams
*Sadie Jones (Mandy Moore) always had her heart set on getting married in St. Augustine's like her parents (Peter Strauus and Roxanne Hart). Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Dash/Roy baby news; J.Lo's unannounced twins; Stillman plots Jamaican gospel film; Tyra's backstage drama; Megan Williams march divided; 50 explains 'fight'; Barrow's book 'NFL Child.'
*Damon Dash and his fashion designer wife, Rachel Roy, are reportedly expecting their second child, according to People magazine. 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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