04-15-08 EURextra: Bob Johnson Pulls A Geraldine Ferraro on Obama

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WENDY WILLIAMS HARASSMENT CLAIMS SUPPORTED: Several WBLS staffers come forward to back original accuser Nicole Spence.
*More employees of New York Radio station WBLS have come forward to support sexual harassment allegations against gossip jock Wendy Williams. Read Full Story

TONI BRAXTON CANCELS SHOWS THROUGH APRIL: Singer to undergo more medical tests following hospitalization.
*In the wake of Toni Braxton's undisclosed illness, her show at the Flamingo Las Vegas has been canceled throughout the month of April, according to the Associated Press. Read Full Story

T.I. LOSES GM ENDORSEMENT DEAL: Rapper cut loose due to federal weapons case.
*General Motors has severed ties with rapper T.I. in the wake of his conviction on federal gun charges. Read Full Story

BOB JOHNSON PULLS A GERALDINE FERRARO: Founder of BET still hatin' on Obama.
*Looks like Bob Johnson wants to get knee deep in the Democratic presidential race doo-doo all over again. Actually, he is knee-deep in it. On Monday, speaking to the Charlotte Observer, he did his best Geraldine Ferraro imitation and that Sen. Barack Obama would not be his party's leading candidate if he were white. Read Full Story

J-HUD ALSO ON 'SEX AND THE CITY' SOUNDTRACK: Oscar winner's song to play under closing credits.
*Viewers of the upcoming film "Sex and the City" will get a double dose of Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson. Read Full Story

ESPN NABS REDFORD'S JACKIE ROBINSON FILM: Sports channel's film component to co-produce effort for theatrical release.
*ESPN Films has agreed to co-produce an upcoming theatrical release about legendary baseball player Jackie Robinson and Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey and their struggle to break baseball’s color barrier in the late 1940s. Read Full Story

CARMELO ANTHONY ARRESTED ON DUI SUSPICION: Denver Nugget caught weaving on Interstate 25.
*Adding insult to injury, NBA star Carmelo Anthony followed up his worst game of the season Sunday night with an arrest early Monday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence. Read Full Story

ARE SHAQ AND SHAUNIE BACK TOGETHER?: Divorcing couple spotted at two different events.
*Whitney Houston and her red dress may have been the most talked-about photograph from Muhammad Ali's Celebrity Fight Night charity in Phoenix on April 5. But another pic taken that evening poses a burning question. Read Full Story

MICHELLE OBAMA TO STOP BY 'COLBERT REPORT': Roots, John Legend, Michael Nutter also tapped for special Philly tapings.
*Michelle Obama, the wife of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, will make her first late night TV appearance with tonight's scheduled visit to Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report." Read Full Story

MARIAH'S 'BODY' WON'T QUIT: Single begins second week atop Billboard Hot 100.
*Mariah Carey's "Touch My Body," the first single from her new album "E=MC2," spends a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, holding back competition from Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love" at No. 2 and Madonna's "4 Minutes" at No. 3. Read Full Story

AL GREEN SETS SUMMER TOUR: Soul legend to plug his album "Lay It Down," produced by ?uestlove of the Roots.
*Al Green will hit the road this summer in support of his upcoming studio album "Lay It Down," a collaboration with ?uestlove of The Roots. Read Full Story

WE REMEMBER INDUSTRY VET GEORGE BUTLER: Grammy-winning record producer suffered from Alzheimer's
*Retired record producer George Butler, who scouted, signed and mentored young talent for such prominent labels as Sony Music, Columbia Records, United Artists and Blue Note Records, died April 9, at Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley, Calif. Read Full Story

HERBIE HANCOCK, JILL SCOTT JOIN FESTIVAL NETWORK: Artists to take part in 2008 season.
*Herbie Hancock, Jill Scott and Anthony Hamilton are among the artists announced early for the 2008 season of Festival Network, an entity that develops, acquires and produces multi-day music festivals around the world. Read Full Story

EBONYJET.COM LAUNCHES COMIC STRIP: Dreadman features topics rooted in pop culture.
*EbonyJet.com presents the original online comic strip Dreadman, featuring images and story lines that focus on pop culture, according to Target Market News. Read Full Story

YOU, TOO, CAN 'DANCE WITH MARIO': Singer launches contest that runs until his 'Dancing with the Stars' stint ends.
*Karina Smirnoff isn't the only person who gets to dance with Mario. The R&B star has just launched a new contest that gives fans a chance to have the R&B star appear in their hometown for an in-person dance date. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: Juno
By Kam Williams
*16 year-old Juno (Ellen Page) is a precocious smart aleck who comes to regret her one-night stand with Paulie (Michael Cera), a grateful classmate with not much going for him. For she ends up pregnant by a boy she didn’t love. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: Stalags
By Kam Williams
*Who would think that Israel would be the birthplace of Nazi-themed pornographic paperbacks laced with lurid tales of buxom blondes in SS uniforms torturing concentration camp prisoners and? Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Snipes at the W; Chris Rock's mama; Keenan's 'Little' girlfriend; Spotlight grabs Griffin; '4 Min' remix.
*Freshly acquitted on tax-evasion charges, Wesley Snipes was spotted at the Living Room in the Times Square W Hotel "dropping thousands of dollars on four babes," a witness told the New York Post's Page Six. 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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