05-09-08 EUR: R. Kelly Trial Finally Starts Today / Nick & Mariah Speak

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FINALLY! R KELLY TRIAL SCHEDULED TO BEGIN TODAY: But defense lawyers are still trying to delay start.
Contributing to the delays were more than 30 pretrial motions, the multiple fractures suffered by Judge Vincent Gaughan in a fall from a ladder at home and Kelly’s emergency surgery for a ruptured appendix. Read Full Story

NICK CANNON EXPLAINS WHIRLWIND MARRIAGE: Artist says he and Mariah clicked from the moment they met.
*In today's new issue of People magazine, Nick Cannon explains how he met, fell in love and married Mariah Carey – all within the span of one month. Read Full Story

MARY MARY MOTHER'S DAY GIFT SONG: Gospel duo helps Colgate-Palmolive send smiles.
By Kenya M Yarbrough
*Still looking for that last-minute sentiment for Mom this Mother's Day? Gospel duo Mary Mary and the folks at Colgate-Palmolive are offering an option to send a little love to moms via e-mail. They've teamed up for the Colgate "Send her a Colgate Smile" promotion, featuring an exclusive song from Mary Mary appropriately titled "A Mother's Smile." Read Full Story

WILL SMITH'S 'HANCOCK' FIGHTS RATINGS BOARD: Producers want PG-13 but MPAA twice slapped it with an R.
*The upcoming Will Smith movie "Hancock" is having trouble getting the PG-13 rating desired by the film's producers. Read Full Story

CARMELO FOLLOWS DUI WITH SPEEDING TICKET: Denver Nugget nabbed for driving 15 mph over speed limit.
*Three weeks after his DUI arrest, Carmelo Anthony was cited for speeding Saturday after cops caught him allegedly driving 60 mph in a 45-mph zone. Read Full Story

T.I.'S 'PAPER TRAIL' COMING SOONER THAN EXPECTED: Label pushes up release date to August.
*As T.I. awaits sentencing on federal gun charges, the rapper has announced that the release of his upcoming CD "Paper Trail" has been pushed up from September to Aug. 12. Read Full Story

NE-YO TO HOST MOTHER'S DAY BRUNCH: Singer to honor foster mothers from the metro Atlanta area.
*Ne-Yo will host a Mother's Day brunch for 50 single and foster mothers from the metro Atlanta area Sunday to raise awareness of the need to drastically reform the U.S. foster care system. Read Full Story

MORGAN FREEMAN TIRED OF BEING 'MR. GRAVITAS': Actor returns to the stage in role unlike any he's played before.
*Morgan Freeman, 70, is looking to stretch his seasoned acting muscles into fresh territory with his new role in Broadway's "The Country Girl," a production of Clifford Odets' 1950 drama, directed by Mike Nichols. Read Full Story

ANTOINE FUQUA FLASHES HIS 'BADGE': Filmmaker teams with company to option book about undercover cop embedded in Cali drug cartel
*Director Antoine Fuqua and his Fuqua Films, Inc. have teamed with Public Media Works, Inc. to option the life story of Jerry Speziale, a NYPD detective who details his undercover work with a drug cartel in the book "Without a Badge: Undercover in the World's Deadliest Criminal Organization." Read Full Story

PORN COMPANY SAYS HENDRIX SEX TAPE IS LEGIT: Vivid Entertainment asks rock legend's estate to prove that it isn't.
*Vivid Entertainment on Thursday began selling a video it believes shows Jimi Hendrix having sex with two women in a hotel room. Read Full Story

FOXY PLEADS GUILTY IN BROOKLYN CASE: Rapper sentenced to time served and submitted an apology.
*Recent inmate Foxy Brown will avoid more jail time after taking a plea deal Thursday in her Brooklyn Blackberry Beatdown case. Read Full Story

ISAIAH WASHINGTON REP QUESTIONS 'ANATOMY' MOVE: Says show has the nerve to use his image after they fired him.
*Isaiah Washington is apparently upset over the use of his image in last night's episode of "Grey's Anatomy," as well as in promos leading up to the airing. Read Full Story

D'ANGELO'S 'GREATEST SO FAR' DUE IN STORES: Virgin/EMI offers hits, rare tracks and unreleased music videos in one CD/DVD collection.
*D'Angelo's top hits, music videos and collaborative tracks to date, including rare recordings for soundtracks and other compilations, have been gathered for the first time for "The Best So Far ... " Read Full Story

SHARPTON, BELL FIANCEE ARRESTED DURING PROTEST: Hundreds of demonstrators shut down traffic during rush hour.
*The Rev. Al Sharpton made good on his promise to shut New York City down in protest of the acquittal of three detectives in the 50-bullet shooting of unarmed black man Sean Bell on his wedding day. Read Full Story

DMX ARRESTED FOR SPEEDING IN ARIZ: Rapper caught by cameras going 114 mph down a freeway.
*DMX was arrested Tuesday after speed-enforcement cameras caught him driving 114 mph on a freeway outside of Phoenix, Ariz. Read Full Story

JESSE JACKSON WANTS BLACK FOLKS INVESTING: Rev says prosperity and education are keys to civil rights.
*Jesse Jackson was in Houston Wednesday speaking to local businesspeople and others about the need to involve minorities more in publicly traded corporations, and to urge parents to get more involved in their children's education. Read Full Story

OPENING THIS WEEK: Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun
By Kam Williams
BIG BUDGET FILMS - Speed Racer (PG for action, violence and epithets) The Wachowski Brothers (The Matrix) wrote and directed this live-action adaptation of the animated, Japanese TV-series from the Sixties. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Whoopi to host Tonys; Kim K. vs. Sonja; BeyonJay in Ariz.; 'café Oakley'; Million DJ March.
*Whoopi Goldberg announced Thursday that she will host the 62nd Annual Tony Awards, to be presented June 15 and broadcast live on CBS from Radio City Music Hall, 8-11 p.m. ET. 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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