04-22-08 EURxtra: Mariah Carey Drama Reported During 'Idol' Appearance

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MARIAH CAREY DRAMA REPORTED DURING 'IDOL': Crew members gripe over singer's obsession with lighting and camera angles.
*"American Idol" crew members having to deal with Mariah Carey during her guest appearance last week have some stories to tell. Read Full Story

OPRAH WINFREY SCHOOL TRIAL POSTPONED: South African court grants request of defendant's lawyer.
*The trial of Tiny Virginia Makopo, a former dorm matron at Oprah Winfrey's school in South Africa, was postponed on Monday because her lawyer successfully argued that he needed more time to consult with his client. Read Full Story

MICHAEL MISICK CLOSE TO RESIGNING?: Sexual assault probe said to be taking toll on the husband of actress LisaRaye.
*LisaRaye's husband Michael Misick is now "seriously considering" stepping down from his post as the Premier of Turks & Caicos in the wake sexual assault accusations and other probes, political in nature, reports TMZ.com. Read Full Story

JORDIN SPARKS PUT ON VOCAL REST BY DOCTORS: Career-threatening throat injury has her temporarily sidelined from Alicia Keys tour.
*Jordin Sparks will miss the first month of her tour with Alicia Keys after suffering from an acute vocal cord hemorrhage, according to reports. Read Full Story

JESSE L. MARTIN IS 'COMING TO DINNER': Actor will jump from 'Law & Order' to Broadway in play based on Poitier film.
*Jesse L. Martin has lined up a possible Broadway gig to follow the end of his nine-year run on NBC's "Law & Order." Read Full Story

TIA MOWRY IS A MARRIED WOMAN: Actress ties knot Sunday with actor Cory Hardrict.
*Tia Mowry, star of CW's "The Game," got married last weekend to her fiancé, 28-year-old actor Cory Hardrict. The two were engaged on Christmas Day 2006. Read Full Story

MICHAEL MOORE HAS HARSH WORDS FOR HILLARY: Filmmaker says she sounded like a 'bigot' during last debate.
*Michael Moore has put Sen. Hillary Clinton on full blast for her remarks during the controversial presidential debate last week on ABC. Read Full Story

BET INTRODUCES NEW PROGRAMMING: Carmelo Anthony reality show, '106 & Gospel' and new 'Keyshia Cole' season on deck.
*BET Networks introduced a slew of new programming for 2008 and 09 during its recent Upfront '08 presentation to advertisers in New York. Read Full Story

RAY CHARLES' KIDS VS. HIS MANAGER: Family accuses Joe Adams of mismanaging late legend's estate and trusts.
*Ray Charles' children are not happy with the way their father's longtime manager Joe Adams is handling the late singer's affairs. Read Full Story

EDDIE MURPHY IS 'SHRINKING': Actor to star in remake of 1957 sci-fi classic.
*Eddie Murphy is attached to star in a remake of "The Incredible Shrinking Man" for Universal Pictures, with "Rush Hour" director Brett Ratner in negotiations to shoot, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Read Full Story

SERENA WINS, BLAKE LOSES IN FAMILY CIRCLE FINALS: Williams gets first clay court win in six years; Blake denied first clay victory of his career.
*Serena Williams scored her first clay court victory since 2002 and stretched her win streak to 15 matches by winning the $1.3 million WTA Family Circle Cup final Sunday in Charleston, S.C. Read Full Story

HARRY LENNIX IS IN THE 'DOLLHOUSE': Actor joins Joss Whedon's project for Fox. Plus, Bernie Mac gets a co-star for 'Starting Under.'
*Harry Lennix has joined the cast of Fox's "Dollhouse," a Joss Whedon-produced project about a community of "dolls," young men and women who are imprinted with new identities and false memories to fulfill a variety of sensitive assignments. Read Full Story

RAVEN-SYMONE CANCELS HER 'PAJAMA PARTY': Organizers cite 'unforeseen circumstances.'
*The big "Pajama Party" tour that was to feature Raven-Symone promoting her new self-titled album to hundreds of screaming kids in their PJs has been scrapped. Read Full Story

THE AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL IS BACK: Annual event announces call for submissions for August run.
*Film Life's 12th annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF) will take place August 7-10, 2008, in Los Angeles, CA and is currently seeking film submissions for consideration. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Prince & Jane's Addiction?; Naomi makes nice with the bobbies; 50 Cent films new VitaminWater spot.
*There were rumors that Prince's gig at the upcoming Coachella Festival would include rocker Dave Navarro with his reunited band Jane's Addiction, but the reports are false, according to Fox.com. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: War Dance
By Kam Williams
*In much the way that Amandla! (2002) paid tribute to the freedom songs that helped inspire black South Africans topple the oppressive Apartheid regime, War Dance is a documentary about how the children of Uganda have turned to music and dance to take their minds off the intractable civil war which has ravaged the divided African nation for close to 20 years. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: Glass
By Kam Williams
*I first became aware of Philip Glass when I saw Koyaanisqatsi (1982), the otherwise silent cinematic tribute to nature for which he wrote the perfect score. 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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