11-12-07 EUR: Kanye's Mother Suddenly Passes / LL's Hatin' on Jay-Z

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KANYE'S MOTHER SUDDENLY PASSES: Donda West died Saturday night.
*Rapper Kanye West's mother, Donda West has died. She was 58. Details are still emerging and at EUR's press time, a cause of death had not been released. However, there is speculation that she died while undergoing a surgical procedure. Read Full Story

T.I. DROPS REQUEST TO HOST THANKGSIVING DINNER: Plus, federal prosecutors say inmate is driving them crazy with special requests.
*Two days after T.I. asked a judge's permission to waive rules of his bond condition and host more than three visitors for Thanksgiving, the rapper has withdrawn his request in the wake of strong opposition from federal prosecutors. Read Full Story

COLUMNIST SAYS MIJAC REP IS LYING ABOUT NEVERLAND: He says Raymone Bain is wrong in claiming singer never defaulted loan.
*In a column titled Lies, Lies, Lies, Fox411's Roger Friedman is firing back against allegations made in a statement issued Thursday by Michael Jackson's publicist, Raymone Bain, which refutes recent reports that the singer defaulted on a $23 million loan and is losing his Neverland Ranch as a result. Read Full Story

LL QUESTIONS JAY-Z'S ROLE AT DEF JAM: Rapper takes issue with prez's qualifications and release of 'American Gangster.'
*LL Cool J has a bone to pick with the president of his label, Def Jam. The veteran hip hop artist recently spoke to MTV about his frustration with Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter ever since the mogul took office. Read Full Story

'DOG' TARGETED BY VICTIM OF N-WORD BARRAGE: Monique Shinnery planning to sue bounty hunter for slander.
*Monique Shinnery, the woman at the center of Duane "Dog" Chapman's leaked N-word-laced telephone conversation, tells the National Enquirer that she plans to sue the bounty hunter for attacking her character in various TV interviews. Read Full Story

PRINCE'S TOUR PROMOTER ENTERS FAN 'CONTROVERSY': Plus, artist gives new track to 'PrinceFansUnited.com.'
*Prince, himself, has jumped into the drama surrounding his top fan sites and recent demands from his lawyers to wipe them clean of all images, artwork and fan-submitted pictures related to the singer. Read Full Story

BERNIE MAC 'STARTING' OVER WITH FOX: Comic back on former network in new sitcom.
*Fox has won a fierce bidding war to acquire a new Bernie Mac sitcom that is reportedly one of the biggest - if not the biggest - comedy deals of the now-suspended development season. Read Full Story

WITNESS SAYS O.J. NEVER HAD GUN: Riccio testifies under cross that firearms were never mentioned during planning of Sept. 13 run-in.
*Thomas Riccio, an auction house owner who assisted O.J. Simpson in a plan to retrieve memorabilia items belonging to him, says the ex-football star never drew a gun during what prosecutors say was an armed robbery. Read Full Story

TICHINA ARNOLD TO PLAY FIRST WOMAN IN GA ELEC. CHAIR: Indie film revisits true story of Lena Baker.
*"Everybody Hates Chris" star Tichina Arnold has been cast in the title role of "The Lena Baker Story," about the first woman in the state of Georgia sent to the electric chair. Read Full Story

FORMER HEADMISTRESS OF OPRAH SCHOOL SPEAKS: Woman says she was unaware of any alleged abuses on campus.
*The former headmistress of Oprah Winfrey's school for girls in South Africa has denied being aware of any sexual or physical abuse against students by a dorm matron. Read Full Story

PEABO SAYS PAY ME!: Veteran crooner accuses South Carolina State of failing to pay up for homecoming show.
*Peabo Bryson's manager and the owner of a South Carolina sound company say South Carolina State University never paid them for a homecoming gig performed last month. Read Full Story

DEBBIE ALLEN TO RAISE THE 'ROOF' ON BROADWAY: Vet's direction of all-black 'Cat' to begin limited run in February.
*Playbill.com is reporting that the previously-postponed Broadway production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof with an all-black cast will begin a limited run starting Feb. 12, 2008 under the direction of Debbie Allen. Read Full Story

LAILA ALI TO CO-HOST RELAUNCH OF 'AMERICAN GLADIATORS': Boxer joins Hulk Hogan in revival of series from early 90s.
*Just days after Laila Ali was reported as the host of The N's new series "Student Body," NBC has announced that the professional boxer and "Dancing With the Stars" contestant will co-host its new update of the syndicated series "American Gladiators." Read Full Story

WOMAN REMINDED SHE DID DIVORCE JAMES BROWN: Nexis/Lexis shows Velma Warren Brown filed in Richmond County in 1969.
*Velma Warren Brown, the woman who said she married James Brown in 1953 and never got a divorce, was found not only to be divorced from the late singer, but SHE was the one who filed the papers. Read Full Story

ANGIE MARTINEZ HAIR SHOW TAPS MISSY, KEYSHIA, EVE: First annual event to take place this month in New York.
*Missy Elliott, Keyshia Cole and Eve are scheduled to appear at the first annual Angie Martinez Hair Show & Beauty Expo to be held Nov. 24 at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Boy for Berry?; 'fascinating' J-Hud; Simmons vs. dog fighting; J.A.M. Awards; 'Men of Fire' calendar.
*The New York Post's Page Six heard reports that Halle Berry and her model boyfriend, Gabriel Aubry, are expecting a baby boy. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: Confessions of a Superhero
By Kam Williams
*Forget about following around Denzel Washington or George Clooney, if you want to get a decent idea of what the average actor's life is probably like in Tinseltown, you might want to check out Confessions of a Superhero, a documentary which closely chronicles the fortunes of a quartet of thespians doing their best to make it in Los Angeles. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: Lions for Lambs
By Kam Williams
*If you've seen Traffic, Crash, Babel or American Gun, then you're already familiar with the new genre of ensemble drama which examines a social issue from a variety of perspectives, interweaving an array of partially-overlapping plotlines as a cinematic device. Read Full Story

SPORTS BITS: Jack Johnson book; Miguel Cotto beats Sugar Shane; Michael Jordan and son interviewed.
*A new book about boxing legend Jack Johnson, titled "My Life & Battles," features his largely unknown 1911 musings to a French sports magazine, including candid observations on racism likely never intended for American readers. 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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