04-30-08 EUR: Obama's Through With Wright / Dourdan Arrested For Drugs

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OBAMA PUTS HIS FOOT DOWN WITH REV. WRIGHT: Senator forced to come out swinging after antics during infamous Q&A session.
*Sen. Barack Obama attempted to cut any remaining ties linking him to his former pastor Jeremiah Wright yesterday with a press conference held to set the record straight. [Scroll down to view entire clip.] Read Full Story

SHARPTON REP DENIES NY POST STORY: Article claims Rev. blasted Obama for trying to "grandstand in front of white people."
*Rev. Al Sharpton is denying a New York Post story that claims he and Senator Barack Obama had a "heated" phone call about plans to protest the acquittal of three cops in the Sean Bell case. Read Full Story

GARY DOURDAN ARRESTED ON DRUG CHARGES: Outgoing 'CSI' star found with cocaine, heroin, Ecstasy, prescription drugs, and paraphernalia.
*Exiting "CSI" star Gary Dourdan, 41, was arrested in Palm Springs Monday for possession of narcotics and dangerous drugs after a patrol officer found a whole bunch of illegal substances in his vehicle. Read Full Story

JIMI HENDRIX SEX TAPE ABOUT TO DROP: Porn company obtains 40-year-old footage of legend with two women.
*Vivid Entertainment says it will release a sex tape of Jimi Hendrix that was made about 40 years ago and features the rock legend in a hotel room with two women. Read Full Story

TEDDY RILEY, B2K GET 'HYPE' FOR PARAMOUNT: Film about rival dance crews begins production in July.
*Producer Teddy Riley is about to new-jack-swing into Paramount's upcoming movie "Hype Nation," which follows dance battles between American R&B group B2K and Korean dance crew the Gambler. Read Full Story

JAY-Z OFFICIALLY ENTERS DESHAWN/LEBRON FEUD: NBA and hip hop cross paths in the Wizards/Cavs playoff series.
*The Washington Wizards are preparing to fight for their playoff lives tonight in a do-or-die Game Five against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The battle, however, will not just be on the basketball court. Read Full Story

DETAILS ANNOUNCED FOR DIDDY'S STAR CEREMONY: Hollywood Blvd induction to take place Friday at 11 a.m.
*Sean "Diddy" Combs' Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony will take place on Friday (May 2) at 6801 Hollywood Blvd (Closer to Highland). Read Full Story

AARP TAPS LATIFAH, CHAKA FOR CONCERT: Group honors the African-American church with 'Songs of Soul and Inspiration' show.
*The American Association of Retired Persons [AARP] will mark its 50th anniversary in June with “Songs of Soul and Inspiration,” a concert featuring such artists as Queen Latifah and Chaka Khan honoring the musical legacy of the black church. Read Full Story

WE REMEMBER WILL ROBINSON: First black basketball coach in Division I dies at 96.
*Will Robinson, the first black basketball coach at a Division I school and a Detroit Pistons scout who discovered Joe Dumars and Dennis Rodman, died Monday at a Detroit hospital. He was 96. Read Full Story

ALICIA KEYS ALREADY LOOKING TOWARD NEW ALBUM: Singer trying to take her game to the next level.
*Fresh from a two-concert break to recover from swollen vocal chords, Alicia Keys returned to the stage Sunday night in St. Louis and spoke with Billboard.com about the road just beyond her current North American tour. Read Full Story

RUBEN AND FRENCHIE'S 'MISBEHAVIN' DATES ANNOUNCED: 'Idol' vets will kick off tour in November from the ATL.
*Dates and venues for the "Ain't Misbehavin'" tour starring "American Idol" winner Ruben Studdard and former Rent star Frenchie Davis were finally announced Tuesday from promoter Big League Productions. Read Full Story

KAY GEE RE-LAUNCHES RECORD LABEL: Naughty by Nature member teams with company to resurrect Divine Mill.
*Naughty By Nature's Kay Gee is preparing to re-launch his record label Divine Mill under a new partnership with Merovingian Music (MRV). Read Full Story

APOLLO EXPLORES BLACK/JEWISH PERSPECTIVES: Theater's Foundation teams with Jewish Cultural Center for panel discussion.
*The Apollo Theater Foundation, Inc. and the Jewish Cultural Center present a panel discussion in New York about the group Abraham, Inc., a musical journey that highlights the shared experiences and outsider perspectives of African-Americans and Jews. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is ... (Season Two)
By Kam Williams
*Picture a cross between The Beverly Hillbillies and Jerry Spitzer and you have a good idea of what to expect from Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is, the highest rated series on the BET Network. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Soulja Boy's in 'School'; Bambaataa honored; 'First Sunday' DVD; Dallas Austin awarded.
*Soulja Boy tells MTV News that his upcoming album will be called "Back to School." The rapper explained: "Basically, it is really me taking it back to the basics. It's time to start studying again." Read Full Story

THE EURweb FREE-4-ALL PAGE/BOARD: Talk about the stories we didn't cover in this issue.
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04-29-08 EURxtra: Whitney Bombs in Tobago / Bassett Checks Into 'ER'

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ANGELA BASSETT CHECKS INTO NBC'S 'ER': Actress to join cast next season as a regular.
*Angela Bassett will become a regular cast member on NBC's "ER" next year during its 15th and final season. The role will be her first full-time gig on a televisionseries. Read Full Story

WHITNEY HOUSTON BOMBS IN TOBAGO: EbonyJet.com review says she was 'flat, hoarse, listless' and kept shouting out the wrong island.
*EbonyJet.com was in Tobago over the weekend to catch a concert event featuring Whitney Houston as a headline. Unfortunately, the performance was reviewed as a disaster. Read Full Story

CHAKA KHAN MUST PAY $1.3M JUDGMENT: Singer and son must compensate family of teen killed in their home.
*Los Angeles newspaper Daily Breeze is reporting that Chaka Khan and her son Damien Holland have been ordered to pay more than $1.3 million to the family of a teen who was killed in their home following a dispute in 2004. Read Full Story

JEREMIAH WRIGHT ALL OVER TV MONDAY: Will presence help or hurt Barack Obama's campaign?
*Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama’s former pastor Jeremiah Wright spoke at an NAACP dinner Sunday and at the National Press Club on Monday – with both events covered heavily by the national media. Read Full Story

BEYONCE AND ELLEN IN NEW AMEX SPOT: Singer and comedian film commercial plugging card's new entertainment hookups.
*Beyonce joins Ellen Degeneres in a new ad campaign from American Express promoting its exclusive access to various entertainment experiences via the Web site www.americanexpress.com/entertainment. Read Full Story

MEDIA WANTS ACCESS TO R. KELLY PRETRIAL DOCS: Lawyers for two papers and AP file emergency motion.
*Lawyers for two newspapers and The Associated Press filed an emergency motion Monday in the Illinois Supreme Court seeking sealed court records and transcripts related to R. Kelly's pornography case. Read Full Story

PAPOOSE VS. BED STUY PARAMEDICS: Rapper may face lawsuit over ambulance used in latest video.
*The Bedford-Stuyvesant Volunteer Ambulance Corps. (BSVAC) is threatening to sue rapper Papoose for duping them into allowing their ambulance and paramedics to be part of a song promoting violence. Read Full Story

AL REYNOLDS PARTYING IN MIAMI: Plus, another 'source' blames money disparity for breakup.
*The New York Daily News gossip pages have quoted another source close to divorcing couple Star Jones and Al Reynolds who pins the demise of their marriage on Star being the main bread winner. Read Full Story

OPRAH'S TOM CRUISE SECRETS REVEALED: Interview to include questions about Scientology and Matt Lauer in addition to the couch jumping.
*Someone attending a Las Vegas taping of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" over the weekend defied orders from producers and told a news outlet about Winfrey's own account of her interview with Tom Cruise, which is due to air in two parts on Friday and May 5. Read Full Story

ROOTS HAVING A ROUGH TIME AT DEF JAM: Group searching for traction in the absence of Jay-Z.
*The Roots bounced from MCA and Geffen to sign with Def Jam in 2006 under then-label president Jay-Z – only to see him step down at the end of the following year. Read Full Story

BOB MARLEY'S MOM REMEMBERED IN KINGSTON: Mother of late reggae legend honored before burial Monday beside late son.
*The body of Bob Marley's mother Cedella Booker was laid to rest Monday alongside her famous son in his hometown of Nine Miles, Jamaica, according to reports. Read Full Story

ISAIAH RIDER WANTED IN LOS ANGELES: Bench warrant issued for former NBA player after he skips arraignment.
*A $30,000 bench warrant was issued Monday for former NBA star Isaiah Rider after he failed to show up for a scheduled arraignment in Los Angeles. Read Full Story

MARIAH CAREY AND NICK CANNON SPUR MORE RUMORS: Pair spotted holding hands at another public event.
*Sporting a ring on her left hand, Mariah Carey, 39, clung to Nick Cannon Saturday night at an afterparty for her new film, "Tennessee," sparking another round of dating rumors, reports People.com. Read Full Story

SIMMONS CALLS CLINTON NOMINATION 'A STRETCH': Def Jam co-founder adds that Obama is more yoga-friendly.
*Russell Simmons said at least two of the three candidates running for president are overlooking a key constituency - the yoga vote. Read Full Story

HBFF 2008 ADDS MORE FILMS TO LINE-UP: More than 100 total set to screen June 3-8 in Beverly Hills.
*The 2008 Hollywood Black Film Festival (HBFF) has released a list of additional films set to unspool at the 9th annual event which runs June 3-8 in Beverly Hills, CA. Read Full Story

SEAN BELL VERDICT AFTERMATH: The Game to release single; Bell fam receives prank call; Rep. Conyers to visit scene of shooting.
*Rapper The Game plans to debut a new song today about the acquittal of three plainclothes undercover police officers in the killing of Sean Bell, an unarmed man who was to be married the following day. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Anucha's money; Kim K endorses Obama; Compton turns 120; Jamie Foster Brown gets honorary degree.
*Anucha Browne Sanders put some of the $11 million she won in her sexual harassment case against Isiah Thomas toward various items at a silent auction held last week at the Arthur Ashe SportsBall. Read Full Story

FILM/TV/MUSIC BITS: Farrakhan's violin; Paltrow backs Jay-Z; JB memorabilia; 'Seven Pounds" injury; Three6 on CBS; Chuck Berry gig.
*Min. Louis Farrakhan will reportedly play violin on Wyclef Jean's upcoming album "Carnival Part II," reports the New York Post's Page Six. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
By Kam Williams
When Harold (John Cho) and Kumar (Kal Penn) burst onto the screen four years ago, we found the nerdy stoners careening all across the State of New Jersey in a weed-fueled haze on a munchies-craving quest to find a White Castle restaurant which was open all night. Read Full Story

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04-25-08 EUR: NewsOne Launches / Cops Acquitted in Sean Bell Case

April 25, 2008

HIGH PROFILE SEAN BELL TRIAL IS OVER: Three NYC policemen acquitted.
*In New York, the high profile Sean Bell police-involved shooting trial has come to an end. A judge has acquitted three NYPD detectives of all charges in the shooting death of 23-year-old Bell on Friday. Read Full Story

WESLEY SNIPES HEADED TO PRISON: Despite flurry of character reference letters, actor gets three-year sentence on tax charges.
*Wesley Snipes was given the maximum three-year prison sentence in his tax case late Thursday, which is exactly what federal prosecutors had sought for the "Blade" star, according to reports. Read Full Story

NEWSONE.COM LAUNCHES WITH MALCOLM SHABAZZ FEATURE: EURweb has exclusive excerpt from Radio One's new all-hard news website.
EURweb has obtained an exclusive excerpt from NEWSONE's inaugural feature on the legacy of Malcolm X's family and the life of his first male heir, Malcolm Shabazz who set the fire that ultimately killed his grandmother, Malcolm X's widow Betty Shabazz. Read Full Story

NE-YO READY FOR HIS PINE VALLEY CLOSEUP: Artist to sing at Angie and Jesse's wedding on "All My Children."
*Next month, Ne-Yo will perform his songs "Closer" and "Stop This World" during a guest appearance on the ABC soap "All My Children." Read Full Story

J.LO TO STAR IN NEW TLC REALITY SHOW: Series will focus on her balance of career, marriage and motherhood.
*Jennifer Lopez will star in her own reality show for TLC that chronicles her roles as a wife to singer Marc Anthony and new mother to twins Emme and Max. Read Full Story

JUDGE OVERRULES SNOOP'S VISA BAN: DVD footage of incident at Heathrow showed no evidence of wrongdoing.
*Snoop Dogg's visa ban in the U.K. has been overruled by an immigration judge who looked at video of his brawl at Heathrow Airport and found no evidence that he was responsible. Read Full Story

SPIKE LEE COLLECTS CELL PHONE CLIPS FOR FILM: Plus, director to be honored at Silverdocs film fest.
*Spike Lee has teamed with Nokia for a film project that will be comprised entirely of cell phone footage requested of regular people, reports Reuters. Read Full Story

WITNESS TO JAM MASTER JAY MURDER SENTENCED: Man committed string of robberies after DJ's death in 2002.
*A man who witnessed the slaying of Jam Master Jay was sentenced to 17 years in prison Wednesday for committing multiple robberies after the rap legend's death, reports the Associated Press. Read Full Story

T.O. LAWYER TARGETS PORNO WEBSITE: Legal team wants it to remove photo of Dallas Cowboy entering adult film set.
*Dallas Cowboys star Terrell Owens unleashed his lawyers on a hardcore adult Web site that posted a photo of him walking into an adult photo shoot in Miami without getting permission. Read Full Story

STAR JONES DIVORCE RESIDUE: Let the hot buttered mess begin.
*The rumors are already starting regarding Star Jones' divorce from Al Reynolds. The New York Daily News claims to have a source who said Jones filed the papers last month because she was tired of "footing the bill." Read Full Story

MARION JONES' TEAMMATES FIGHT TO KEEP MEDALS: 2000 gold ordered returned from relay partners after Jones' steroid admission.
*Ladies who ran with Marion Jones at the 2000 Olympics are fighting to keep the gold and bronze medals that they have been ordered to return due to Jones' admission of steroid use. Read Full Story

TAE BO CREATOR BILLY BLANKS FILES FOR SEPARATION: Infomercial star calls it quits after 33 years.
*Billy Blanks, the high-energy creator of exercise sensation Tae Bo, has filed for legal separation from his wife of 33 years citing irreconcilable differences, reports People magazine. Read Full Story

LIL WAYNE GETS HIS FIRST NO. 1 ON HOT 100: Billboard chart hands the crown to 'Lollipop.'
*Lil Wayne has appeared on Billboard's Hot 100 20 times since 1999, but his 21st trip, with new single "Lollipop" this week, is his very first to reach the chart's No. 1 spot. Read Full Story

MEDIA WANTS IN ON R. KELLY PRETRIAL HEARINGS: Attorneys say his celebrity status doesn't justify media ban.
*An attorney for two newspapers and The Associated Press are asking the judge in R. Kelly's child pornography case to lift a gag order that has been placed on attorneys during pretrial hearings. Read Full Story

ATLANTA SCHOOLS CANCEL VISITS FROM T.I.: One district blames recent gang activity and death of a student; another cites his gun conviction.
*Atlanta’s WSB-TV Channel 2 is reporting that appearances by convicted rapper T.I. at two metro-Atlanta school districts have been cancelled. Read Full Story

FAMILY FILM 'GETTIN' GROWN' ON DVD: Movie won Dove Foundation seal of approval as 'wholesome entertainment for the whole family.'
*Film Life, Inc. announces the DVD release of "Gettin' Grown," a movie about a family's struggle to raise a child in the inner city, "where some get lost and some get grown." Read Full Story

'DEATH' BECOMES CHARLES S. DUTTON: Actor to star in Arthur Miller's classic play at Yale Repertory Theatre.
*Charles S. Dutton will star in New Haven's Yale Repertory production of Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" for spring 2009, producers announced Wednesday. Read Full Story

ERYKAH BADU TOUR IN THE 'VORTEX': Singer lines up North America dates to promote 'New Amerykah Part 1.'
*Erykah Badu will promote her album "New Amerykah Part I (4th World War)" with the launch of a 12-week, 49-city outing titled "The Vortex Tour," which begins May 4 in Detroit and ends June 15 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Oprah and Blaine; C-Murder denied; Treach's ticket; Cornelius sued; 'Sex in the City' soundtrack; Foxy attorney quits.
*On April 30, David Blaine will again attempt to set a Guinness record for holding his breath under water, but this time it will be in front of a live studio audience on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: Without the King
By Kam Williams
*King Mswati III is a benevolent despot ruling the tiny African nation of Swaziland with a velvet-gloved iron fist. Read Full Story

OPENING THIS WEEK: Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun
By Kam Williams
Baby Mama (PG-13 for profanity, sexuality, crude humor and a drug reference) Class-conscious comedy about a single career woman (Tina Fey) who wants to have a baby but ends up hiring a crass surrogate mom (Amy Poehler) from the other side of the tracks after learning that she only has a one-in-a-million chance of getting pregnant herself. Supporting ensemble includes Greg Kinnear, Sigourney Weaver, Maura Tierney, Romany Malco and Dax Shepard. Read Full Story

SPORTS BITS: NBC to O.J.- 'You're Fired!'; Lamar Odom launches label; Pacman Jones heads to Dallas.
*NBC is saying that O.J. Simpson's request to be on the next season of "Celebrity Season" is news to them. Read Full Story

THE EURweb FREE-4-ALL PAGE/BOARD: Talk about the stories we didn't cover in this issue.
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