06-24-08 EURxtra: Shaq Rips Kobe / Imus Makes New Racial Comment

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SHAQ RIPS KOBE IN FREESTYLE RHYME: Ex-Lakers star says it was all in fun, but was it?
*Shaquille O'Neal jumped on stage at a club in New York Sunday night and spat an anti-Kobe freestyle that ridiculed his team's loss to the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals, and blamed the league MVP for ruining his marriage. Read Full Story

OBAMAS SET FASHION WORLD ON FIRE: Barack's style seen on Milan runway; Michelle's 'View' dress still in demand.
*Barack Obama's fashion sense is apparently all the rage at Milan's fashion week, while the designer of a dress worn by his wife, Michelle, is still trying to deal with the item's sudden demand. Read Full Story

JERMAINE SAYS JANET'S READY FOR A BABY: But that was news to Janet, according to Ryan Seacrest.
*Janet Jackson was apparently blindsided by news that her longtime boyfriend, Jermaine Dupri, told People magazine that they're finally ready to have a baby. Read Full Story

KIMBERLA LAWSON ROBY'S LATEST IS: 'One In A Million'
By Kenya M Yarbrough
*New York Times bestselling author Kimberla Roby Lawson is giving readers a little something to tie them over between novels. The scribe, who in the past put out one book per year, released a novella this month in anticipation of her 2009 offering. Read Full Story

NATE DOGG NABBED ON 'TERRORIST THREAT' CHARGE: Gangsta crooner arrested for tailing girlfriend on the 405.
*Singer Nate Dogg was arrested Monday morning in Los Angeles after a woman claiming to be his estranged wife called police to say he was making death threats against her as he drove behind her on a freeway. Read Full Story

LIL WAYNE, THE GAME GO REMIX CRAZY: Rappers freestyle over Weezy's "A Milli" beat; regional versions of 'Game's Pain' on deck.
*Everyone and their mama – including Lil Mama – has jumped on the Bangladesh-produced beat for Lil Wayne's current single "A Milli" – including Jay-Z, Cassidy, Jadakiss, LL Cool J and yes, even Chris Brown. Read Full Story

REMY MA'S VICTIM SUES RAPPER, LABEL FOR $160M: Makeda Smith-Barnes still trying to collect from artist over shooting.
*Makeda Barnes-Smith, the woman who was shot in the abdomen by Remy Ma and lived to tell the tale, has filed a civil lawsuit against the rapper seeking $160 million in compensatory and punitive damages. Read Full Story

ICE-T VS. SOULJA BOY: Hip hop O.G. explains YouTube beef with teenage rapper.
*And so it has come to this. The latest hip hop beef to hit the Internet – played out in back-and-forth clips on YouTube – is between O.G. rapper Ice T, age 50; and 17-year-old rap sensation Soulja Boy. Read Full Story

JILL SCOTT ANNOUNCES ENGAGEMENT: Singer reportedly breaks the news at recent Carnegie Hall gig.
*Jill Scott is apparently hearing wedding bells again. According to ParlourMagazine.com, the songstress was performing at Carnegie Hall over the weekend when she announced her engagement to Jon Roberts, the drummer in her band. Read Full Story

NAOMI CAMPBELL TO REP YVES SAINT LAURENT: Supermodel escapes jail house and lands at French fashion house.
*Just before Naomi Campbell pleaded guilty Friday to assault, French fashion house Yves Saint Laurent issued a statement announcing that the supermodel will front its new autumn-winter 2008-2009 advertising campaign. Read Full Story

WENDY WILLIAMS PREPARES FOR DAYTIME DEBUT: Shock Jock's new talk show to sneak next month in four markets.
*Wendy Williams will invade daytime TV beginning July 14 with a six-week sneak peak of her new daytime talk/variety series, "The Wendy Williams Show," airing in New York, Los Angeles, Dallas and Detroit on FOX stations. Read Full Story

ALFRE WOODARD HEADED TO NBC: Actress to star opposite Christian Slater in new drama series.
*Alfre Woodard, last seen on the small screen in ABC's "Desperate Housewives," returns to television opposite Christian Slater in NBC's new Jekyll and Hyde-themed drama series "My Own Worst Enemy." Read Full Story

DON IMUS IN TROUBLE AGAIN: Radio host brings up race during conversation about Pacman Jones. Plus, suspended player wants to drop his nickname.
*Don Imus is back in the headlines after a statement he made Monday morning on his radio show regarding suspended Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones. Read Full Story

BILL T. JONES TO DIRECT MUSICAL ABOUT FELA KUTI: Choreographer will chronicle life of famous Nigerian musician.
*The life of renowned Nigerian musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti will be told in musical form in a new off-Broadway production from Bill T. Jones, the Tony-winning choreographer of Broadway's "Spring Awakening." Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Timbaland wedding; Pele robbed; Hendrix guitar; J.Lo's demands; BET Awards "surprise."
*After tying the knot in sweat suits on June 10th in Virginia, producer Timbaland and his wife Monique Idlett had a more formal second ceremony on Sunday in Aruba, with Missy Elliott and Kerri Hilson among the hundreds of guests on hand. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: The Happening
By Kam Williams
*Upon the release of The Sixth Sense in 1999, M. Night Shyamalan was heralded as the heir apparent to Alfred Hitchcock's mantle as the master of suspense. Read Full Story

EVENT CALENDAR: Mackie is ABFF Ambassador; Vincent Ward in 'Hurting'; Hancock on 'Abbey Road.'
*Actor Anthony Mackie, who will star as Tupac Shakur in the biopic, "Notorious," has been named Ambassador for the Film Life's 2008 American Black Film Festival (ABFF). 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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