03-27-08 EURxtra: Diddy Was Right: LA Times Story Was Bogus

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DIDDY WAS RIGHT, LA TIMES STORY IS BOGUS: Paper, with egg on its face, apologizes.
*After being called out Wednesday by The Smoking Gun.com for publishing a March 19 article implicating associates of Sean "Diddy" Combs - and Combs by association - the Los Angeles Times has issued an apology for using documents that were fabricated. Read Full Story

NEW 'OBAMA GIRL' VIDEO BEGS HILLARY TO QUIT: Amber Lee Ettinger is at it again.
*Sen. Hillary Clinton is targeted by "Obama Girl" Amber Lee Ettinger in a new song that insists she step out of the Democratic race for the White House so that the party can unite and focus on presumptive Republican nominee John McCain. Read Full Story

REV. JEREMIAH WRIGHT CANCELS HOUSTON SERMONS: Security concerns cause preacher to miss appearance for first time in 20 years.
*The Rev. Jeremiah Wright, was forced to cancel his annual appearance at Houston's Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church for the first time in two decades due to concerns for his safety. Read Full Story

CHRIS BROWN TO RE-PACKAGE 'EXCLUSIVE': Expanded reissue to include new tracks and possible DVD.
*Chris Brown fans who've already purchased his multi-platinum album "Exclusive" must now shell out more money for its forthcoming Deluxe Edition featuring extra tracks and a possible DVD, reports MTV. Read Full Story

WHOOPI BRINGS 'BRICKTOP' TO BROADWAY: 'View' co-host teams with producers for new musical about 1920s performer.
*Whoopi Goldberg has joined forces with producers Paul Lambert and Jonas Neilson to bring a new musical about 1920s performer Ada "Bricktop" Smith to Broadway. Read Full Story

MARY J, CHRIS BROWN, RIHANNA TO HIT 'TODAY' STAGE: Paula Abdul also booked for morning show's summer concert series.
*Mary J. Blige, Chris Brown, Rihanna and Donna Summer are among the performers set for the "Today" show's 13th annual concert series to take place this summer. Read Full Story

ROD SERLING SCRIPT ABOUT EMMETT TILL GETS READING: Ithaca College will present twice-censored work during conference.
*Rod Serling, the award-winning writer-creator of "The Twilight Zone," had already started his career in television when the lynching of Emmett Till took place in Mississippi and helped to galvanize the civil rights movement. Read Full Story

'GANG LEADER' TAKES OVER PARAMOUNT VANTAGE: Film company options book about Columbia professor embedded with Chicago gang members.
*Producer Stephanie Allain and director Craig Brewer, the duo behind "Hustle & Flow" and "Black Snake Moan," will team again for a film based on the Sudhir Venkatesh book " Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets." Read Full Story

BARACK OBAMA AND BRAD PITT ARE COUSINS: New England Historic Genealogical Society poked around in his family tree.
*Turns out the Democratic Party isn't the only house divided. Folks woke up yesterday to news that presidential candidate Barack Obama is related to Brad Pitt, while his rival Hilary Clinton has family ties to Pitt's girlfriend Angelina Jolie. Read Full Story

NATE DOGG PLEADS GUILTY IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RAP: Singer gets probation for battery against ex-girlfriend.
*Thug crooner Nate Dogg, who continues to recover from a stroke suffered in December, pleaded guilty Tuesday to aggravated trespass and battery stemming from a 2006 domestic violence complaint brought by an ex-girlfriend. Read Full Story

'ELLEN' TOPS 'OPRAH' IN POPULARITY POLL: AOL asks folks to rate talk show hosts; Larry King and Elisabeth Hasselbeck take hits.
*Ellen DeGeneres has beaten Oprah Winfrey in a new poll by AOL Television that asked readers which daytime TV host "makes their day." Read Full Story

JILL SCOTT'S 'NO. 1 LADIES' DRAWS HUGE RATINGS: Sunday premiere in U.K. watched by 27 percent of the British TV audience.
*Some 6.3 million viewers in the U.K. tuned in Sunday night to see director Anthony Minghella's last film, "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency," starring R&B artist-turned-actress Jill Scott and Broadway vet Anika Noni Rose. Read Full Story

CHRIS WEBBER CALLS IT QUITS: NBA star retires after 15 seasons in the pros.
*Chris Webber said Wednesday that his days of playing professional basketball are officially over. Read Full Story

USHER'S WIFE JEALOUS OF KERI HILSON?: NY Post reports of turmoil on the set of Ursh's video shoot.
*Tameka Foster reportedly acted a fool at the video shoot for her husband Usher's new song, "Love in the Club" earlier this month in Los Angeles. Read Full Story

ARETHA CELEBRATES HER 66th BIRTHDAY IN NY: Singer takes over Ritz Carlton’s foyer lounge with family, friends and birthday cake.
*Fox411 columnist Roger Friedman wrote a column about Aretha Franklin's birthday party that took place Tuesday night at New York's Ritz Carlton hotel. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: Enchanted
By Kam Williams
*Giselle (Amy Adams) is a budding young beauty who lives in Andalusia, a magical, animated kingdom where humans and the rest of God's creatures sing and dance together in a perfectly peaceful coexistence. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Laila Ali pregnant; Blige vs. counterfeiters; Timberlake to host ESPYs, Roos, Ziggy booked for Green Apple Fest; Jordan's dates; Williams' Maserati.
*Mary J. Blige has filed a lawsuit in a Central Islip court against counterfeiters trying to sell knockoff "Heart of the City" tour T-shirts and merchandise outside her concert tonight with Jay-Z at Nassau Coliseum. 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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