12-12-07 EUR: Queen Latifah Says What Wedding? / Janice Calls Tyra 'Fat'

December 12, 2007

QUEEN LATIFAH SAYS WHAT WEDDING?: Entertainer laughs at rumors suggesting she will wed longtime girlfriend.
*Chicago radio personality Kendra G. of Power 92 says she got a direct answer from Queen Latifah regarding rumors that she planned to announce an engagement to her personal trainer/girlfriend. Read Full Story

SETTLEMENT REACHED IN KNICKS HARASSMENT CASE: Anucha Browne Sanders agrees to $100,000 less than $11.5 million judgment.
*Anucha Browne Sanders – the former New York Knicks exec who won $11.6 million in a sexual harassment lawsuit against the team's coach Isiah Thomas and owners Madison Square Garden – has agreed to settle the matter for $100,000 less. Read Full Story

JANICE DICKINSON CALLS TYRA 'FAT': Comment made during discussion of Jennifer Love Hewitt photos.
*Once again, Tyra Banks has found herself in the middle of a hullabaloo about weight – this time by someone she once employed as a judge on her reality series "America's Next Top Model." Read Full Story

GABRIELLE UNION: The Perfect Holiday Interview with Kam Williams
*Born in Omaha, Nebraska on October 29, 1972, Gabrielle Monique Union was more of an athlete than an actress during her formative years, going on to play point guard on her high school's basketball team and soccer for the University of Nebraska. Read Full Story

'COLOR' IS COMING TO LOS ANGELES: Jeanette Bayardelle stars in touring ‘Color Purple’
The production is still taking Broadway by storm while the touring company headed out to bring "Color" to Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Arizona, and Ohio. EUR's Lee Bailey caught up with the touring star Jeanette Bayardelle (pronounced by-uh-del) who plays the lead role of Celie with the touring company. Read Full Story

FUNERAL SET FOR PIMP C IN TEXAS: Public memorial scheduled for Thursday in rapper's hometown.
*A public memorial service will be held in Texas Thursday for rapper Pimp C, who was found dead in bed last week at the Mondrian Hotel in Los Angeles. Read Full Story

GLORIA REUBEN BACK ON 'ER' FOR ONE EPISODE: Return of Jeanie Boulet to air in January.
*Next month, NBC's "ER" doctors will welcome a familiar face who was last seen in Chicago's County General Hospital seven years ago. Read Full Story

DOCTOR ORDERS RIHANNA ON BEDREST: Singer forced to cancel three gigs in U.K. due to undisclosed ailment.
*Rihanna fans hoping to get under her um-ber-ella in the U.K. next week will have to make do next week without seeing the international pop star. Read Full Story

WILL SMITH IS SET IN STONE: Actor nearly in tears during Monday's ceremony at Grauman's Chinese Theatre.
*Will Smith took his place among Hollywood legends Monday with imprints of his hands and feet planted in the cement in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Blvd. (View clip below.) Read Full Story

JUDGE TOSSES PRIVACY SUIT AGAINST DR. DRE: Detroit officials accused producer of taping a backstage conversation.
*For the second time, an invasion of privacy case brought by former Detroit officials against Dr. Dre has been dismissed by a Wayne County judge, reports the Associated Press. Read Full Story

JAN ADAMS TO FINALLY PAY MALPRACTICE VICTIM: Doc to compensate woman suing over abandoned surgical sponge.
*As Tuesday's "Dr. Phil" featured guest Lori Ufondu explaining how Dr. Jan Adams left a surgical sponge inside of her during breast implant surgery, a settlement was being worked out between the parties to address the judgment awarded Ufondu that has yet to be paid. Read Full Story

NAOMI'S BLACKBERRY VANISHES AT ZEPPELIN SHOW: Maids everywhere breathe sigh of relief with one less weapon on the street.
*While the surviving members of Led Zeppelin were busy wowing critics and the celeb-filled crowd at London's O2 Arena Monday night, supermodel Naomi Campbell was in a private luxury box trying to locate her missing cell phone. Read Full Story

ALICIA KEYS REPRESENTS AT NOBEL CONCERT: Singer hopes to focus national attention on green efforts of Peace Prize recipient Al Gore.
*Alicia Keys was to join fellow artist Kylie Minogue, Annie Lennox and Melissa Etheridge Tuesday night at a concert honoring Nobel Peace laureates Al Gore and the United Nations climate panel. Read Full Story

T.D. JAKES TAKES MEGAFEST 08 TO SOUTH AFRICA: Eleven-day event to take place in October.
*For the first time, Bishop T.D. Jakes' annual MegaFest celebration is going international with a scheduled run in South Africa from Oct. 6 – 20. Read Full Story

GOSPEL GREAT DARYL COLEY NEEDS KIDNEY TRANSPLANT: Singer needs financial support to get life-saving procedure.
*Gospel singer Daryl Coley is currently battling diabetes and has been for the past 17 years. Consequently, the disease has caused traumatic and extreme damage to his health in other areas, namely, his kidneys. He is currently undergoing weekly dialysis and only has 17% functionality of his kidneys. Read Full Story

WASHINGTON, GLOVER 'SPEAK' IN NEW DOC: Actors join John Legend and others for miniseries based on Howard Zinn book.
*Kerry Washington, Danny Glover and John Legend will take part in a documentary miniseries based on historian-author Howard Zinn's 1980 book "A People's History of the United States." Read Full Story

PAULA JOINS RANDY FOR NEW SINGLE: 'Idol' judges team for track on Jackson's upcoming compilation album.
*"American Idol" judge Randy Jackson will join Paula Abdul for a duet to be featured on his upcoming CD, "Randy Jackson's Music Club: Vol. 1," which will feature the veteran producer arranging and playing instruments. Read Full Story

FULL CAST ANNOUNCED FOR BROADWAY'S ALL-BLACK 'CAT': Debbie Allen-directed revival to star Rashad, Howard and Rose.
*It's official – the all-black revival of Tennessee Williams' "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," directed by Debbie Allen, will make its Broadway debut on March 7 with stars James Earl Jones, Phylicia Rashad, Terrence Howard and Anika Noni Rose. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: The Perfect Holiday
By Kam Williams
*Nancy (Gabrielle Union) has had her hands full trying to raise three kids alone since her divorce from J-Jizzy (Charlie Murphy), a narcissistic rap star who's too self-absorbed to bear his fair share of the responsibility of raising the children. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: Interview
By Kam Williams
*Pierre Peders (Steve Buscemi), a war correspondent for a leading publication called News World, has recently been demoted by his boss for basing some stories on non-existent sources. Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS Snoop and Beckham; Rock's 'Scared'; Gary Coleman's car on eBay.
*Snoop Dogg got his David Beckham on, literally, when the soccer star took several hours out of his schedule to hang with the rapper and his children, Corde, Cordell and Cory at their L.A. home. 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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