01-18-08 EUR: Steve Harvey Shaves Head / Wesley Snipes Trial Update

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STEVE HARVEY PULLS A BRITNEY, SHAVES HEAD: Comedian wanted to turn 51 with new look and new outlook.
*Steve Harvey has finally bid farewell to his high-top fade and gone completely bald, a symbolic move to symbolize a fresh new beginning after turning 51 on Thursday. Read Full Story

LA REID PREVIEWS NEW JANET AND MARIAH TRACKS: Island Def Jam chairman hosts listening party in London for upcoming CDs.
*The name of Mariah Carey's forthcoming 11th studio album is "That Chick," according to reports from a joint listening party held in the UK for both her album and Janet Jackson's new disc, "Discipline." Read Full Story

WESLEY SNIPES TRIAL – DAY THREE: Longtime advisor warned actor that tax trouble was ahead.
*Federal prosecutors accusing Wesley Snipes of tax fraud said the actor's longtime tax adviser tried to warn him that his newly-hired accountants were bad news. Read Full Story

CHARLES BURNETT: 'KILLER OF SHEEP': Director's pioneering films to screen on TCM on MLK holiday.
*Filmmaker Charles Burnett made his first film in 1973 (released in 1977). It was a student film called, "Killer of Sheep." After a brief run, it was declared a "national treasure" by the Library of Congress and was among the first 50 films placed in the National Film Registry because of its significance. Read Full Story

SERENA SAYS HER SISTER HAS A 'GREAT' REAR END: Fallout continues after Australian TV commentator's remarks.'
*So what does Serena Williams think about her sister's buttocks being oogled by tennis commentator Roger Rasheed live on Australian TV earlier this week? Read Full Story

AKON'S FAN-TOSSING CASE POSTPONED: Singer charged with misdemeanor endangerment and harassment.
*Akon's court date for hurling a fan from the stage into the audience has been adjourned until March 5 following an appeal by his lawyer to have it postponed. Read Full Story

APOLLO THEATER NEEDS MAKEOVER MONEY: Supporters launch national fundraising effort for famed Harlem venue.
*The world famous Apollo Theater in Harlem needs help. The landmark that launched the careers of such legends as Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan is in dire need of money to begin the "final phase" of its $47 million renovation. Read Full Story

FOREST WHITAKER EYES LEAD ROLE IN 'PATRIOTS': Tim Story in talks to direct film about HS basketball team facing post-Katrina issues.
*Oscar winner Forest Whitaker is in talks to star in the true story of a high school basketball coach in Louisiana who led his team to the state championship a year after Hurricane Katrina tore apart the school and displaced most of its students, reports Variety. Read Full Story

MARY J. BLIGE TO APPEAR ON 'ONE LIFE TO LIVE': Singer taped performances Thursday for episodes to air next month.
*Mary J. Blige returns to the fictional town of Llanview next month for her second appearance on the ABC soap "One Life to Live." Read Full Story

'106 & PARK' VISITED BY KATIE HOLMES: Plus, BET Home Entertainment births first product under Paramount partnership.
*Tom Cruise's infamous 2006 "106 & Park" appearance to promote "Mission: Impossible III" culminated in his awkward attempt to do Yung Joc's "It's Goin' Down" dance. Read Full Story

WILL SMITH HEADED FOR 'CHICAGO 7': Actor says Steven Spielberg has approached him to play Black Panther Bobby Seale.
*Will Smith says nothing is set in stone yet, but he has been contacted by director Steven Spielberg to star in his upcoming film "Chicago 7," which will chronicle the 1969-70 trial of seven radicals accused of conspiring to riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Read Full Story

LUKE ENTERTAINMENT GROUP ON THE MOVE: Company launches UncleLuke.TV; hosts 3rd Annual Battle of the Stars championship.
*Luke Entertainment Group [LEG], the multi-platform entertainment company founded by former 2 Live Crew front man Luther Campbell, introduces the launch of a 24-hour music video Web site titled UncleLuke.tv. Read Full Story

O.J. OUT OF JAIL AND BACK IN FLORIDA: Juice pays doubled bail and skedaddles just after 11 p.m.
*After stern finger-waving by a judge and his $125,000 bail doubled for violating bail terms, O.J. Simpson posted bond at $250,000 and was released from a Nevada jail just after 11 p.m. Wednesday night. Read Full Story

MICHELLE WILLIAMS PROMOTES HOME STATE: Singer/actress newest face of 'My Illinois' campaign.
*Singer Michelle Williams, currently starring in the Los Angeles cast of "The Color Purple," has been recruited by the tourism board in her home state as part of its "My Illinois" promotional campaign. Read Full Story

BAM MORRIS HAS ADVICE FOR MICHAEL VICK: Former Chiefs running back also spent time in Leavenworth penitentiary.
*Upon Michael Vick's transfer to the U.S. Penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas earlier this month, The Kansas City Star caught up with another NFL player and Leavenworth veteran to gain some insight. Read Full Story

OPENING THIS WEEK: Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun
By Kam Williams
27 Dresses (PG-13 for profanity, sexuality and innuendo) Katherine Heigl stars in this romantic comedy about the frustrations of a perennial bridesmaid who has to bite her tongue when the boss (Edward Burns) she has had a secret crush on falls in love at first sight with her younger sister (Malin Akerman). Cast includes James Marsden, Judy Greer and Brigitte Bourdeau. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: Good Luck Chuck
By Kam Williams
*Charlie Logan (Dane Cook) is a thirty-something dentist who has never fallen in love, not that he hasn't tried. In fact, he's become very popular with the ladies, because word has spread that after he sleeps with a woman, she always marries the very next guy she dates. Read Full Story

AFENI SHAKUR EXHIBITION AT TUPAC CENTER: 'In Her Defense' tells her life story through photos and theatre.
*The Tupac Amaru Center for the Arts (TASCA) presents "Afeni Shakur: In Her Defense," a two-part, multimedia experience detailing Shakur’s arrest as a member of the Black Panthers and her acquittal on all 156 felony charges in the Trial of the Panther 21. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Pacman complaint withdrawn; Lincoln Center honors MiJac; will.i.am and Dion; Roy and Rick; Take 6 CD; Ali.com; BK contest.
*Attorney Wanda S. Jackson has withdrawn her complaint against suspended Tennessee Titans cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones, whom she had accused of hitting her at the Body Tap strip club in Atlanta. Read Full Story

BUSINESS BITS: Jesse Jackson meets with FCC; WGA and NAACP reach agreement; Black Enterprise' 'American Dreamers'; ION gets black programming.
*Jesse Jackson met with Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin on Dec. 9, to urge that the upcoming merger of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. come with a condition to lease at least 20 percent of their channels to minority-controlled firms. 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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