10-30-07 EURextra: Oprah Apologizes for Sexual Abuse at Her School

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OPRAH BEGS ACADEMY PARENTS FOR FORGIVENESS: Talk show host back in S.A. to apologize for alleged sexual abuse at her school.
*"I've disappointed you. I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry," the talk show host reportedly told families during the emergency meeting at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in Henley-on-Klip, south of Johannesburg. Read Full Story

KANYE WEST TO SHARE 'KANYE-ISMS' IN NEW BOOK: Rapper's literary debut due in early 2008
*On the heels of 50 Cent's new scrapbook-like publication arriving in stores, his music rival Kanye West has announced that he will make his literary debut early next year with a book titled "Thank You and You're Welcome." Read Full Story

KELIS DROPPED FROM JIVE RECORDS: Singer forced to take her milkshake elsewhere.
*It's over for Kelis and Jive Records. Entertainment Weekly is reporting that the eclectic chanteuse has been dropped from her contract amid sluggish album sales. Read Full Story

GENARLOW WILSON OPENS UP TO ESSENCE.COM: Newly-freed 21-year-old discusses case that nearly sent him away for 10 years.
*Essence.com has the first print interview with 21-year-old Genarlow Wilson since his release from prison on Friday. Read Full Story

MARIO VAN PEEBLES TO DIRECT HIS OWN SCI-FI FILM: Director's screenplay follows a man who travels back from the future to save the planet.
*Mario Van Peebles will direct his science-fiction screenplay "The Uniter," which follows a political fugitive who escapes from the future back to the present to teach a 13-year-old how to use his powers to unite the warring factions of the world before it's too late for planet Earth. Read Full Story

IDRIS ELBA MAY SIGN PINKETT SMITH'S 'CONTRACT': Actor says he's in talks to play the lead in Jada's directorial debut.
*Blackfilm.com is reporting that Idris Elba is in negotiations to topline Jada Pinkett Smith's directorial and screenwriting debut, "The Human Contract." Read Full Story

'GET YOUR MONEY RIGHT' TOUR ENDS IN ATL: Dupri, T-Pain, Luckett and others join HSAN's final stop this weekend at Morris Brown College.
*The Hip-Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN)'s final stop on the "Get Your Money Right" financial empowerment tour takes place Nov. 3 in Atlanta at Morris Brown College's John Lewis Gymnasium (643 Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr.). Read Full Story

THIRD MAN ACCEPTS PLEA DEAL IN O.J. CASE: Michael McClinton to plead guilty to reduced charges.
*A third man has decided to take a plea deal and testify against O.J. Simpson and two other men accused of confronting two sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel room. Read Full Story

IS EDDIE MURPHY'S EX DATING LISARAYE'S HUSBAND?: NY Daily News says the two attended an event; rep for actress says there's nothing going on.
*The New York Daily News is reporting that LisaRaye's husband, Turks and Caicos premier Michael Misick, attended the opening of the Mediterranean Village at Sandals' Grande Antigua resort with none other than Nicole Murphy, the ex-wife of film star Eddie Murphy. Read Full Story

CIARA'S BIRTHDAY PARTY RUN BY MISSY ELLIOTT?: Two different papers say Misdemeanor was barking orders the entire evening.
*Singer Ciara celebrated her 22nd birthday in New York recently � and according to two different reports, she was under the complete control of her mentor, producer Missy Elliott, the entire evening. Read Full Story

ONE OF DEM FRANCHIZE BOYZ ARRESTED FOR DUI: 'Pimpin' fails field sobriety test after cops stop him for speeding.
*Jamal Willingham, known to the "106 & Park" crowd as Pimpin from the rap group Dem Franchize Boyz, was arrested Monday night for DUI following a traffic stop in Atlanta. Read Full Story

STEVIE WONDER ADDS DATES TO FALL TOUR: Performer in the midst of his first North American outing in 12 years.
*Stevie Wonder has expanded his fall tour of North America, adding stops in Toronto; Charlotte, NC; Raleigh, NC; Nashville; and Houston, as well as two nights in Uncasville, CT. Read Full Story

SHARPTON COMMENTS ON CHENEY'S LATEST HUNTING TRIP: Vice Prez chose gun club that hangs Confederate Flag. Rev calls on him to leave.
*Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network has released a statement calling on Vice President Dick Cheney to leave his hunting trip at a gun club in New York because of its decision to hang a flag viewed as offensive to African Americans. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: Black Irish
By Kam Williams
*16 year-old Cole McKay (Michael Angarano) is a kid with a lot of promise. Not only is he an academic standout at his Catholic prep school in Boston, but he's also planning for the priesthood. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: The Darjeeling Limited
By Kam Williams
*The Whitman brothers haven't spoken to each other since their dad died about a year ago. That isn't much of a surprise, given the sibling rivalry which prevents them from finding any harmony whenever they're together anyway. Read Full Story

OFFICIAL 'AMERICAN GANGSTER' SOUNDTRACK DUE NOV. 6: Album features Womack, Hooker, Sam & Dave, Staple Singers, P.E. and Anthony Hamilton.
*The soundtrack to Denzel Washington's new film "American Gangster" arrives in stores a week from today with classic blues, R&B and hip hop tracks from such artists as Lowell Fulson, John Lee Hooker, Bobby Womack, Sam & Dave, the Staple Singers, and Public Enemy. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Cuba at 'War'; Ne-Yo 'Apologizes'; Warwick heckled; J-Hud and a Jet?; Osse named Ad Legend.
*Cuba Gooding Jr. has been cast in the indie action thriller, "The Way of War," playing a paramilitary operative who goes on a rampage after discovering a war conspiracy, reports Reuters. 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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