03-11-08 EURextra: Juvenile / Jill Scott / Tyra / Dr. Dre's Mama / Obama

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JUVENILE AVOIDS DAUGHTER'S FUNERAL SERVICE: Rapper did not want to be a distraction at ceremony.
*Rapper Juvenile did not attend the funeral service held Saturday for his slain 4-year-old daughter Jelani, her 11-year-old half-sister Micaiah and their mother, Joy Deleston in James Island, South Carolina Saturday. Read Full Story

JILL SCOTT'S 'AGENCY' TO BECOME HBO SERIES: Anthony Minghella-directed two hour film becomes pilot for 13 hour-long episodes.
*Jill Scott just scored a regular gig on HBO now that her two-hour film, "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency," will serve as the pilot for a 13-episode run on the cable network. Read Full Story

TYRA'S 'TOP MODELS' NEED SOME HOME TRAINING: Contestants, crew accused of trashing NY loft during 10-week shoot.
*They may have pretty faces, but the contestants from the latest cycle of "America's Next Top Model" are being accused of living like pigs in the New York loft where they stayed for 10 weeks. Read Full Story

SAAPHYRI WINDSOR: 'Charmed' reality celeb launches lip balm and hair line.
By Kenya M Yarbrough
*Reality star turned entrepreneur Saaphyri Windsor is known to many as the chick on "Flavor of Love 2" that didn't get a nickname from Flava Flav because she got into a fight with another contestant just moments after entering the reality show digs. Read Full Story

DR. DRE'S MAMA WRITES MEMOIRS: Verna Griffin's 'Long Road Outta Compton' tracks early days raising budding rap star.
*Verna Griffin, the mother of rap producer extraordinaire Dr. Dre, has her own story to tell and will share it in an upcoming memoir titled, "Long Road Outta Compton," a play on the title of her son's seminal album with NWA, "Straight Outta Compton." Read Full Story

JAMAICAN SINGER RECORDS ODE TO OBAMA: Dancehall artist Cocoa Tea calls candidate a 'trendsetter.'
*Reggae/dancehall superstar Cocoa Tea has recorded a song dedicated to the presidential run of Sen. Barack Obama. Read Full Story

THE GAME IS NOT A FREE MAN: Rapper still serving 60-day sentence.
*Hold the presses. Yesterday, some media outlets reported that rapper The Game had been let out of a Los Angeles just before midnight on Sunday after serving only eight days of his 60-day sentence due to overcrowding. Read Full Story

SHOWTIME GIVES 'L WORD' ONE LAST SEASON: Series to conclude in 2009 with eighth and final run.
*Showtime has announced that its popular lesbian-themed series "The L Word," co-starring Jennifer Beals, Pam Grier and Rose Rollins, will end after a sixth and final season to begin airing in early 2009, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Read Full Story

SERENA WINS BANGALORE TITLE IN INDIA: Lil sis goes through big sis to capture first championship of the year.
*Serena Williams' first trip to India came with a victory in the 600,000-dollar WTA Bangalore Open on Sunday. Read Full Story

BLACK PREACHER SAYS OBAMA 'PIMPS WHITE WOMEN': Harlem's James David Manning's anti-Obama sermons all over the Internet.
*Black radio and Internet blogs have been abuzz over a Harlem minister who preaches sermons against White House hopeful Barack Obama and often refers to the senator as "a good Negro" not to be trusted, "a pimp" and a "mac daddy." Read Full Story

JUICE CREW TO REUNITE FOR ATLANTA CONCERT: Biz, Kane, Marl, Shan, Craig G and Roxanne tapped to perform.
*Biz Markie, Big Daddy Kane, Marley Marl, MC Shan, Craig G and Roxanne Shante of the pioneering hip-hop collective Juice Crew will reunite and perform for the first time in 15 years at the A3C Hip Hop Festival in Atlanta. Read Full Story

IS IT OVER FOR STAR AND AL?: Rep for Jones Reynolds says National Enquirer story claiming trouble is not true.
*Things have been pretty quiet on the Star Jones front since her Court TV/Tru TV show was cancelled on Feb. 1. But the National Enquirer just stirred things up again with fresh reports of a rumored breakup with her husband, Al Reynolds. Read Full Story

ROLLING STONE ENDORSES OBAMA: Senator covers latest issue alongside headline 'A New Hope.'
*Another day, another big endorsement for Sen. Barack Obama. Rolling Stone magazine has thrown its support behind the Democratic presidential candidate, who is also featured on the cover of the March 26 edition alongside the headline "A New Hope." Read Full Story

SHARPTON MULLS LAWSUIT OVER FLORIDA PRIMARY: Rev. says some residents didn't vote because they were told it wouldn't count.
*Rev. Al Sharpton was due in Florida yesterday to gather information for a possible lawsuit against the Democratic National Committee should it decide to count the state's primary results in the presidential delegates tally. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: No Country for Old Men
By Kam Williams
*While hunting antelope in the desert along the Rio Grande, Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) stumbles upon the fresh carnage of a drug deal gone bad. Although the ground is littered with corpses, the fearless Vietnam vet wanders right into the crime scene and finds a suitcase containing two million dollars. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Beyonce as Etta; LeBron's Ferrari; Q-Tip's 'Renaissance'; Gnarls fixes 'Run'; Legend's new album.
*Photos of Beyonce in full Etta James mode from the New Jersey set of her upcoming film "Cadillac Records" hit the Internet over the weekend. Read Full Story

O.J. TRIAL PUSHED BACK TO SEPTEMBER: Defense says it needs more time to prepare case.
*O.J. Simpson's trial on charges that he robbed his own memorabilia at gunpoint was postponed from April until September after defense attorneys requested more time to prepare their case. 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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