06-25-08 EUR: BET Awards '08 Results / Arizona Sheriff Fires Deputy Shaq

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2008 BET AWARDS IN THE BOOKS: West, Keys, T-Pain & UGK among winners.
*The BET Awards went down Tuesday night and Kanye West went home with two prizes. The only other multiple winner was the hip-hop duo UGK, which now only consists of Bernard "Bun B" Freeman as his partner, Chad "Pimp C" Butler, died last year from sleep apnea. Read Full Story

REACTION TO SHAQ'S KOBE RAP: Arizona sheriff wants O'Neal's badge back; Nas chooses sides; TNT's Kenny Smith questions 'freestyle' claim.
*Fallout from Shaquille O'Neal's infamous freestyle dis of Kobe Bryant has rippled all the way to Maricopa County, Ariz., where the Phoenix Suns star is a "special deputy" in the sheriff's department. Read Full Story

DMX ARRESTED IN MIAMI FOR SUSPENDED LICENSE: Rapper in custody for the third time since May.
*Rapper DMX has been arrested yet again – this time in Miami for driving without a valid driver's license. Read Full Story

BET PREPS FOR 'HIP HOP VS. AMERICA II': Special focuses on misogyny within the hip-hop culture, battle of the sexes.
*BET News presents the second installment of its town hall series, Hip Hop Vs. America II: Where Did the Love Go?," a discussion focusing on music videos, misogyny within the hip-hop culture, race vs. gender, the strained relationships between black men and women and the media's role in shaping the perception of African Americans. Read Full Story

JACOB 'THE JEWELER' ARABOV SENTENCED: NY businessman gets 2 ½ years for lying about a drug ring.
*Jacob Arabov, known in hip hop circles as Jacob "The Jeweler," was sentenced Tuesday to 2 ½ years in federal prison for lying to investigators who were working to stop a multistate drug ring. Read Full Story

OPRAH FINISHES HER 21-DAY CLEANSE: Talk show host gave up caffeine, sugar, alcohol, gluten and animal products.
*Oprah Winfrey has made it through a 21-day cleanse that she was inspired to undertake after interviewing author Kathy Freston about her book, Quantum Wellness. Read Full Story

CARMELO ANTHONY PLEADS GUILTY TO DWI: Denver Nugget sentenced to probation and community service.
*Carmelo Anthony entered a guilty plea Tuesday to driving while ability-impaired, a charge that was reduced from his original count of driving while under the influence. Read Full Story

MIJAC TO DESIGN CLOTHING LINE: Singer teams with Christian Audigier to launch pieces this fall.
*Michael Jackson is reportedly in the planning stages of creating a new clothing line with his friend, Ed Hardy designer Christian Audigier, that is expected to launch sometime in the fall, reports People.com. Read Full Story

BEYONCE THROWS B'DAY PARTY FOR SIS SOLANGE: Guests included Ludacris, Ne-Yo, Mario and Michelle Williams.
*Solange celebrated her 22nd birthday at a huge bash thrown by her big sister Beyonce Monday night at a mansion in Hollywood Hills. Read Full Story

RUBEN STUDDARD GETS A MARRIAGE LICENSE: Velvet Teddy Bear and fiancée visit office in Birmingham.
*Ruben Studdard, 29, took a step closer to the altar Monday by obtaining a marriage license with his fiancée Surata Zuri McCants, 30. Read Full Story

IN THE AUDIENCE AT THE BET AWARDS: The good, the alright, and the not so funny...
By Darryl Yates
*As many of us know the BET awards have become the pinnacle of all the award shows, at least for us. As i sit here watching this year's installment, i think about how far we have come, but i also realize how much further we still have to go. Read Full Story

WATCHING FROM THE ATL: Yo' girl Sony dishes the dirt on the awards from her perspective.
By Sony in the ATL / dishin.dirt@yahoo.com
What’s Up Y’all! Your girl is back. Here is my rundown of the BET Awards 08’… My FAVORITE Comedian, DL Hughley was the host of tonight’s FAB-U-LOUS affair. Armed with edgy jokes, a fist full of talent and good looks he will go down with the Smith’s and Monique as one of the best to ever host the show. Read Full Story

MIKE TYSON ESCAPED GANG HITMAN: News revealed during testimony in racketeering trial of crime ring associate.
*Mike Tyson was at one time the target of a murder plot by members of the notorious gang Cash Money Brothers, it was revealed Monday at the racketeering trial of CMB associate Abubakr Raheem. Read Full Story

SHERYL LEE RALPH WANTS COUPLES TESTED FOR HIV: Actress and husband to launch new campaign Friday in Philly.
*Actress/activist Sheryl Lee Ralph and her husband, Pennsylvania State Senator Vincent Hughes, will mark National HIV/AIDS Testing Day Friday (June 27) by announcing the launch of their "Get Tested Together" campaign. Read Full Story

MICHAEL STRAHAN NABS POST-NFL GIG AT FOX: Plus, former Giant gears up for annual charity golf tournament.
*When the NFL returns this fall, freshly-retired New York Giants star Michael Strahan will be sitting among Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long and Jimmy Johnson as an analyst on "Fox NFL Sunday." Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Hip Hop Honors; Miss Universe taps Mel B; Corey Feldman clears MiJac; Randy Jackson's b'day gift; Donna Summer's 'Stamp.'
*VH1 has set aside Oct. 2 for its 2008 "VHI Hip Hop Honors" program. Now in its fifth year, the annual event will again pay tribute to the hip hop luminaries who broke new ground and propelled the genre into a global phenomenon. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: Brick Lane
By Kam Williams
*Homely Nazneen (Tannishtha Chatterjee) grew up in Bangladesh experiencing nothing but contentment in her village until the day her parents arranged for her to marry Chanu Ahmed (Satish Kaushik), a man older enough to be her father. Read Full Story

SPORTS BITS: Rodman sentenced to probation; Paul Pierce signs collectibles deal; suspect in Javon Walker case arrested.
*Dennis Rodman pleaded "no contest" to spousal battery yesterday in Los Angeles. 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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