04-08-08 EURxtra: Vick QB for Prison Football Team / 'Street Kings' EURcast

EUR Headlines

LA TIMES RETRACTS TUPAC STORY: Action comes three weeks after article falsely linked Diddy to rapper's shooting in 1994.
*The Los Angeles Times has retracted a March 17 article from writer Chuck Philips that claimed Sean "Diddy" Combs and industry vet Jimmy Rosemond had prior knowledge of a 1994 ambush on Tupac Shakur. Read Full Story

MORE BEY-JAY WEDDING DETAILS: Paper claims cameras and cell phones were banned; Tina Knowles was chief wedding planner.
*London's Daily Mirror newspaper is filling in the blanks of Jay-Z and Beyonce's wedding Friday evening at the rap mogul's New York digs. Read Full Story

VICK QUARTERBACKS PRISON FOOTBALL TEAM: Suspended NFL star also washes pots for 12 cents an hour at Leavenworth.
*Suspended Atlanta Falcons star Michael Vick is back on the football field, but his paycheck has gone from millions per year to less than 15 cents an hour. Read Full Story

SNOOP AMONG CELEBS AT 'IDOL GIVES BACK' TAPING: Rapper performs with Charlie Wilson; brings his football kids on stage.
*Snoop Dogg was a major presence at Sunday's celeb-drenched taping of "American Idol's" second-annual charity special "Idol Gives Back" in Los Angeles. Read Full Story

THE 'STREET KINGS' EURCAST: Common, Cedric The Entertainer & Forest Whitaker
*This EURcast gets personal with three actors from the upcoming Fox Searchlight film "Street Kings." Common, who plays a drug dealer in the film, explains his penchant for pursuing dark roles. Forest Whitaker talks about playing a corrupt police captain, and Cedric the Entertainer tries to convince you that his character shouldn't really be considered a bad guy. Read Full Story

STILL MORE NUGGETS FROM BOBBY BROWN BOOK: Latest excerpts deal with Janet Jackson, Superhead and gay rumors surrounding Whitney.
*Bobby Brown claims in his upcoming autobiography that his split with Janet Jackson drove him from beer to hard liquor. Read Full Story

'SUGAR' SHANE SUES STEROIDS DEALER: Boxer accuses BALCO's Victor Conte of slander.
*Boxer "Sugar" Shane Mosley has filed a slander lawsuit against convicted steroids dealer Victor Conte for telling newspapers he saw the boxer knowingly inject performance enhancing drugs. Read Full Story

ROSIE PEREZ BOOKS COMEDY PILOT: CBS swoops actress for Geena Davis drama.
*Dancer-turned-actress Rosie Perez, who first rocketed to fame in the early 90s as the head Fly Girl on Fox's "In Living Color," returns to series television in a new drama pilot titled "Exit 19." Read Full Story

SCARY SPICE LANDS TLC GIG: Mel B. and Joey Fatone to co-host new singing competition series.
*"Dancing With the Stars" veterans Melanie "Scary Spice" Brown and Joey Fatone will serve as co-hosts of TLC's "The Singing Office," a light-hearted reality series that features competing groups of employees. Read Full Story

MICHELLE WILLIAMS UNVEILS NEW LOOK: Singer cuts hair to shoulders and sports bangs for 'Unexpected' run.
*With a new "Unexpected" album comes a new unexpected look from singer and theater veteran Michelle Williams. Read Full Story

NBA'S CHRIS PAUL TALKS BOWLING IN VIBE: Latest issue features Hornet expressing love for the lane.
*The May issue of Vibe magazine features an article on NBA star Chris Paul and his gig as the official spokesperson for the United States Bowling Congress, the sport's national governing body as recognized by the United States Olympic Committee. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Tonya Lee's b'day; Brown, Brandy and Bedingfield; Terri Vaughn documentary.
*Denzel Washington, Anthony Anderson and a cane-wielding Diddy were on hand last weekend at a birthday party for Tonya Lee, the wife of award-winning filmmaker Spike Lee. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: Love and Other Four-Letter Words
By Kam Williams
*Stormy LaRue (Tangi Miller) is a popular TV talk show host in Chicago who has it all except a man. And that wasn’t really a problem until she went back home to Montgomery, Alabama to visit her supposedly terminally-ill grandmother (Aloma Wright). Read Full Story

KEITH ROBINSON: The Canterbury’s Law Interview with Kam Williams
*Born in Kentucky, but raised in Georgia, Keith Robinson is a dynamic and multi-talented actor/singer/songwriter who can be seen on the new FOX drama premiering in April called “Canterbury’s Law.” Read Full Story

TV ONE'S APRIL 2008 HIGHLIGHTS: 'Hughley's' added to lineup; 'Trumpet Awards' premiere Sunday; 'Ced Weekend' later this month.
*TV One has unveiled it's programming schedule for the month of April, a slate that includes the addition of "The Hughleys," the 16th Annual Trumpet Awards and a "TV One on One" with Cedric the Entertainer. 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