11-16-07 EUR: Kanye Replaced by Will.I.Am / Get ready, Madea to Return

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'EXPERIENCE' BEYONCE LIVE ON DIGITAL SCREENS: Sept. 2 concert at the Staples Center to be featured in movie theaters.
*Beyonce fans who live near digital movie theaters around the country will soon be able to see the singer performing in crystal clear, larger than life fashion. Read Full Story

KANYE REPLACED BY WILL.I.AM AT V.S. GIG: Plus, mother's funeral scheduled for Tuesday in Oklahoma; location of Dr. West's surgery revealed.
*Kanye West pulled out of his scheduled performance at last night's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in the wake of his mother's death. Read Full Story

ALICIA KEYS BLOWS OFF HER OWN PARTY: Plus, singer tapped to beat Celine Dion next week; MySpace page hacked and infected.
*It's no secret that critics are deeply in love with "As I Am," the new album from singer-songwriter Alicia Keys. But if early indications pan out, it appears as if the people are just as enamored of the project. Read Full Story

REGINA KING: The This Christmas Interview with Kam Williams
*Born in L.A. on January 15, 1971, Regina King started her showbiz career on the stage with the Crossroads Theater which is where she impressed Marla "Florence" Gibbs enough to land a role as the TV star's teenage daughter on the sitcom "227." Read Full Story

REAL TALK BETWEEN JAMIE FOXX, MTV AND VH1: Actor signs two-year first look production deal; has first reality TV project in the works.
*Jamie Foxx and his production partners Jamie Rucker King and Marcus King have signed a two-year first look production deal with MTV and VH1 that calls for the group to develop, produce and consult on unscripted projects for both cable channels. Read Full Story

SYDNEY POITIER JOINS NBC'S NEW 'KNIGHT RIDER': Daughter of acting legend revs up for talking car update.
*Sydney Poitier, the youngest daughter of stage and screen icon Sidney Poitier, has taken a major role in NBC's upcoming two-hour movie "Knight Rider." Read Full Story

DON IMUS PICKS UP TV OUTLET FOR RADIO SHOW: RFD-TV signs on to simulcast new gig from WABC.
*Don Imus is not only returning to radio next month. The shock jock fired by CBS Radio and cable's MSNBC in April for his racist and sexist comments will be back on television as well through a new deal with RFD-TV. Read Full Story

RICE RECOGNIZES RWANDA; BET EXPLORES DARFUR: Sec of State highlights rebuilding among Hutus and Tutsis; BET special examines genocide in Sudan.
*Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice hosted a screening of "Rwanda Rising" Wednesday as part of the State Department's AFricaAlive Cultural Program Series. Read Full Story

MADEA HEADED BACK TO BIG SCREEN: Tyler Perry, Lionsgate pact to adapt play 'Madea Goes to Jail' and produce another original screenplay.
*Tyler Perry has signed on for films No. 6 and 7 under his expansive deal with Lionsgate. Read Full Story

OJ RAMBLES ON AND ON DURING DELTA FLIGHT: Plus, lawyer says Simpson plans to hit the links hard until trial.
*Hours after a judge in Las Vegas ruled that OJ Simpson must face trial on charges of kidnapping and armed robbery, news surfaced that the ex football star was on a flight to Florida last Friday "mindlessly blabbering away about his legal troubles..." Read Full Story

ZAHARA RUMORS GONE WILD: Rep denies Jolie-Pitt purchase of Ethiopian-shaped island; new rumor of adoption snag shut down immediately.
*Reports of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt purchasing a man-made island off the coast of Dubai are being written off as false by a rep for the actor. Read Full Story

CENTRAL PARK JOGGER ANGRY AT OPRAH: Woman still haunted by question asked during 2002 appearance on talk show.
*Trisha Meili, the woman who became known as the "Central Park Jogger" after her gang rape in 1989, told New York 1 that she was dumbfounded and insulted by a question Winfrey asked her during a 2002 appearance on her talk show. Read Full Story

JAY-Z'S NY CONCERT HEADED TO MSN.COM: See celeb-filled NY stop of 'American Gangster' tour streamed in its entirety.
*The star-studded Jay-Z concert at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom Tuesday night to promote his new album "American Gangster" will be made available for viewing on Tuesday (Nov. 20) at 2 p.m. EST/11 a.m. PST at www.music.msn.com/jayz. Read Full Story

'GREY'S ANATOMY' STAR FINALLY MARRIES BOYFRIEND: Chris Ivery seals the deal in quiet NY ceremony.
*Ellen Pompeo, the "Grey" in ABC's "Grey's Anatomy," has gotten married to her boyfriend Chris Ivery in a low-key ceremony Friday at New York's City Hall, her father told People. Read Full Story

TV ONE, DISNEY TEAM FOR 'NEW' PROGRAMMING: Multi-year agreement will bring 'PJ's,' 'Day Break' and lots of films to the network.
*Just when you thought ABC's cancelled Taye Diggs drama "Day Break" was gone forever, TV One signs a new multi-year deal with Disney's ABC Domestic Television to give it, and other cancelled shows, brand new life. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Game grieves; Ernie on PS2; Shemar among 'Sexiest'; Audra cancels; Grammy CDs; Toney's tome; Jadakiss a Roc Boy.
*Following a court hearing in Los Angeles Wednesday in which The Game won a motion to recover $40,000 seized from his Glendale home last May, the rapper spoke to TMZ cameras about the passing of Donda West. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: Redacted
By Kam Williams
*Brian De Palma has quite an impressive resume which includes such well-received hits as Scarface, Mission Impossible, The Untouchables, Snake Eyes, Carlito's Way, Carrie, Femme Fatale and The Black Dahlia. Read Full Story

SPORTS BITS: Barry Bonds indicted; no replacement for Jones' gold?; Dolphins take Ricky Williams; Pacman plea deal finalized.
*Barry Bonds was indicted Thursday on perjury and obstruction of justice charges following a four-year federal investigation into whether he lied under oath to a grand jury investigating steroid use by top athletes. Read Full Story

OPENING THIS WEEK: Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun
By Kam Williams
Beowulf (PG-13 for nudity, sexuality, disturbing images, and intense violence) Animated adaptation of the anonymous epic poem (circa 700 AD) stars Ray Winstone in the title role as the mighty warrior who slays the legendary Grendel (Crispin Glover) on behalf of the King (Anthony Hopkins), only to find himself incurring the wrath of the beast�s ruthless mother (Angelina Jolie). 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