03-14-08 EUR: Neverland Saved From Auction Block / R. Kelly Case Update

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TWO STATE WITNESSES ADDED TO R. KELLY CASE: Pair expected to bolster prosecutor's claims about alleged victim's identity.
*The judge in R. Kelly's child pornography case has allowed prosecutors to add two people to their list of witnesses in advance of the May 9 trial, reports the Chicago Tribune. Read Full Story

MIJAC'S NEVERLAND SAVED FROM AUCTION BLOCK: Attorney says singer worked out 'confidential' agreement with Fortress.
*An 11th hour refinancing agreement has saved Michael Jackson's sprawling Neverland ranch near Santa Barbara from being auctioned later this month to pay off an overdue loan, reports the Associated Press. Read Full Story

SNOOP DOGG INVADES DAYTIME TV: Rapper to make remix "One Life to Live" theme song and make cameo appearance for May sweeps.
*Turns out those early reports of Snoop Dogg visiting the fictional town of Llanview are true. Read Full Story

DJIMON HOUNSOU PICKS A FIGHT: 'Never Back Down' opens today
By Kenya M Yarbrough
*Acclaimed actor Djimon Hounsou is fighting in Hollywood, but there’s no reason to break it up. The actor stars as a martial arts veteran that mentors a rebellious teen in an underground fight club in the new film “Never Back Down.” But although the flick is drenched with sweaty fight sequences, as Hounsou himself explained, he felt right at home. Read Full Story

TERRENCE HOWARD SIGNS A RECORD DEAL?: Actor and budding Broadway talent reportedly inks with Columbia Records.
*Entertainment Weekly's Web site is reporting that Oscar nominated actor Terrence Howard, currently starring in an all-black revival of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, has signed a record deal with Columbia Records to release an album. Read Full Story

GAME 'APOLOGIZES' FOR CONFUSING FOLKS: Rapper 'felt it appropriate not to give an exact date on my release' from jail.
*In the wake of conflicting reports about his early release from jail this week, The Game released a statement Wednesday apologizing for the confusion and offering an explanation. Read Full Story

ARETHA FRANKLIN'S HOME IN JEOPARDY: Tax man may come knocking over an attorney's mistake.
*Aretha Franklin says a mistake by her attorney has caused her $700,000 slate-roofed brick mansion in Detroit to fall into foreclosure over $445 in 2005 taxes and late fees. Read Full Story

PRINCE CHARLES AND CAMILLA GET IRIE: Royal couple join drum circle outside of Bob Marley's home in Jamaica.
*Prince Charles and his wife Camilla are on a tour of the Caribbean to promote environmental protection, but the cause took a pause for a moment when the royal couple joined a drum session outside the former home of reggae great Bob Marley in Jamaica. Read Full Story

'RAISIN' DVD TREATED LIKE A FEATURE FILM: Plus, marketing campaign to promote its unprecedented run-up to premiere.
*Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is pulling out all the stops with its promotion of the May 6 DVD release of the ABC movie "A Raisin in the Sun." Read Full Story

COMEDY CENTRAL TAPS SNOOP, DAVID ALAN GRIER: Snoop behind animation project; Grier to spoof celebrity news magazines.
*Comedy Central has added new television projects to its 2009 development slate: one from rapper Snoop Dogg, the other from comedian David Alan Grier, the network announced Wednesday. Read Full Story

WARIS DIRIE VS. BELGIAN COPS: Model said police treated her like a 'prostitute'; plus her lawyer says cab driver tried to rape her last week.
*Somali model Waris Dirie, who briefly went missing in Belgium last week, is accusing police there of treating her like a "prostitute" while she was in the country campaigning against female genital mutilation. Read Full Story

STATEMENTS RELEASED IN SEAN TAYLOR CASE: Alleged shooter and two others burned their clothes to cover up the crime.
*The teen charged with the shooting death of Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor told police he and his two accomplices burned their clothes in an attempt to cover up the crime, reports the Associated Press. Read Full Story

MISSY SPRINKLES D.C. GO-GO IN NEW ALBUM: Listening party held Tuesday night for set due in late May.
*After listening to an eight-song preview of Missy Elliot's forthcoming seventh album, Billboard.com describes the fare as "shaping up to be a feast of her trademark eclectic beats mixed with tinges of '70s Washington D.C. go-go funk." Read Full Story

TIKI BARBER PUSHES FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN VA: Former NFL star visits mayor to discuss investment in low-income dwellings.
*Richmond, Va-based Web site styleweekly.com is reporting that former New York Giants running back Tiki Barber visited City Hall last week to discuss his investment in low-income housing projects. Read Full Story

MARIO ALREADY TALKING SMACK ABOUT 'DWTS': Singer says he's the one to beat this season on ABC's ballroom dance floor.
*Professional ballroom dancer Karina Smirnoff has already taken one dance partner named Mario to the final two of "Dancing with the Stars." Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: Never Back Down
By Kam Williams
*After her husband dies in a car accident while driving under the influence, Margot Tyler (Leslie Hope) decides to relocate from Iowa to Orlando, Florida for a fresh start with her two teenage sons. Read Full Story

OPENING THIS WEEK: Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun
By Kam Williams
Doomsday (R for profanity, nudity, sexuality and graphic violence) Neil Marshall (The Descent) wrote and directed this sci-fi thriller about an elite squad of scientists dispatched to a quarantined hot zone in Scotland to find a cure for a lethal virus which has already claimed millions of lives. Cast includes Rhona Mitra, Bob Hoskins and Malcolm McDowell. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: 'Discipline' drops; 'Rachel Ray' ratings; Fat Joe woofs; Mijac's new Billie Jean; Plies gets 'Real.'
*Janet Jackson's new album "Discipline" fell from its No. 1 perch atop the Billboard 200 album chart to No. 3 this week on sales of 57,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan. 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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