04-18-08 EUR: Clive Davis No Longer The Music 'Man' / Akon's Phony Past

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AKON'S CRIMINAL PAST MOSTLY FABRICATED: TheSmokingGun.com strikes again following investigation into singer's rap sheet.
*TheSmokingGun.com has exposed Akon as a complete and total fraud when it comes to his so-called criminal past. Read Full Story

GABRIELLE UNION, JILL SCOTT UNDRESS FOR ALLURE: May issue features five celebs in the buff to celebrate female body.
*Gabrielle Union and Jill Scott are among the five celebrities chosen by Allure magazine to go completely naked for a pictorial in its May issue. Read Full Story

TABLOID SAYS ALICIA KEYS TO MARRY IN JULY: Star claims singer and Kerry 'Krucial' Brothers have already booked the location.
*Star magazine is claiming that Alicia Keys and her rumored boyfriend Kerry "Krucial" Brothers have made plans to tie the knot on Independence Day in New York. Read Full Story

LAJOYCE BROOKSHIRE’S 'FAITH UNDER FIRE' Author details devastating marriage to 'down-low' man.
*LaJoyce Brookshire would seemingly have the life to envious of. A publicist for such stars as Sean “Diddy” Combs, Toni Braxton, Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, and The Notorious B.I.G., Brookshire was in the company of major music celebrities. Her second career as a best-selling author offered the books “Soul Food” and “Web of Deception.” But in her latest self-published tome, “Faith Under Fire: Betrayed by a Thing Called Love,” she exposes a troublesome and shattered time in her life – when she discovered her husband had AIDS. Read Full Story

NAOMI SAYS SHE'S BOYCOTTING BRITISH AIRWAYS: …which should be easy since she's supposedly banned from taking their flights.
*Naomi Campbell is now saying that British Airways, who reportedly banned her from their flights for spitting on a cop, is actually begging her to fly with them again, but she has refused to do so. Read Full Story

WAYNE BRADY DIVORCE BECOMES FINAL: Comedian and wife had been separated for four years.
*Comedian Wayne Brady is officially divorced from Mandi, his wife of nine years and the mother of their 5-year-old daughter, Maile Brady. Read Full Story

CLIFTON POWELL DIRECTS AND STARS IN NEW FILM: 'Jada' currently playing in the ATL; Detroit will begin screenings next week.
*Clifton Powell, Rockmond Dunbar and Siena Goines star in the faith-based coming-of-age drama "Jada," about hope in the midst of grief and gang life. Read Full Story

OPRAH HEADED TO SIN CITY?: Word has it that talk show host will feature Tina Turner and Cher on special taping from Las Vegas.
*The Las Vegas Review-Journal is reporting that Oprah Winfrey will take her show from its home base in Chicago to the Las Vegas Strip next week. Read Full Story

HUGHLEY, O'BRIEN WIN DIVERSITY AWARDS: NAMIC ceremony celebrates cable's commitment to multi-ethnic programming.
*Comedian D.L. Hughley, journalist Soledad O'Brien and a CNN special on the Jena 6 case were among the announced winners of the 14th Annual NAMIC Vision Awards, recognizing multi-ethnic original programming on cable TV. Read Full Story

'MAKING THE BAND' TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED: Danity Kane and Day26 kickoff U.S. trek next month in Orlando.
*Pre-sale tickets are available now for "P. Diddy & MTV Present Making the Band 4 - The Tour," which will cover 10 major markets across the country beginning May 24 in Orlando. Read Full Story

MURPHY DATING A TRACEY EDMONDS 'LOOKALIKE': Sister of 'CSI: Miami' star Eva LaRue is reportedly actor's new squeeze.
*Folks who spot Eddie Murphy with his new girlfriend may think he's gotten back together with Tracey Edmonds, but the woman is actually Lara LaRue, the sister of "CSI: Miami" star Eva LaRue. Read Full Story

DONNA SUMMER HITS THE ROAD: Disco diva to support new album 'Crayons.'
*Donna Summer has set aside dates to promote "Crayons," her first collection of new material in 17 years. Read Full Story

DILATED PEOPLES HEADLINES FRESH RHYMES TOUR: Outing includes Alchemist, Aceyalone and 88-Keys.
*The rap group Dilated Peoples shares a bill with fellow underground acts 88-Keys, Aceyalone and The Alchemist in the inaugural Fresh Rhymes and Videotape tour, presented by independent record label Decon. Read Full Story

FRANK LUCAS JR. SUES NYPD OVER RECENT ARREST: Son of drug lord depicted in 'American Gangster' takes action over recent arrest.
*Frank Lucas Jr., the 38-year-old son of former New York drug lord Frank Lucas, is about to sue the city for $25 million over claims of a bogus arrest, use of excessive force and harassment by cops on Staten Island last month. Read Full Story

QUINCY TO SPEND B'DAY AT MONTREUX JAZZ FEST: Veteran musician to headline night on July 14.
*Quincy Jones will celebrate his 75th birthday in July with a headlining concert at the Montreux Jazz festival. Read Full Story

OPENING THIS WEEK: Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun
By Kam Williams
88 Minutes (R for profanity, disturbing violence and brief nudity) Al Pacino stars in this revenge thriller, set in Seattle, as a forensic psychiatrist with only 88 minutes to find out who's behind the death threat leveled at him on the eve of the execution of a serial killer (Neal McDonough) he helped convict. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: Smart People
By Kam Williams
*Is Ellen Page capable of portraying anything besides a wisecracking, suburban teenager with a major attitude? If not, she's in danger of being typecast till she's too old to play another variation of Juno, the spunky, social outcast for which she landed her Oscar-nomination. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Foxy's release; Conway's sonogram; Fishburne's dad; UniverSoul honors L.L.; Raven Simone in Jet.
*TMZ.com is reporting that Foxy Brown's camp is planning to turn her release from Rikers Island prison today into a media spectacle that includes a press conference and photo op. 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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