07-03-08 EURxtra: Oprah Checks On Her Girls / Another Arrest For DMX

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OPRAH CHECKS ON HER GIRLS: Talk show host takes 'secret' flight to SA for Leadership Academy visit.
*Students, faculty and guests of the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa were sworn to secrecy last weekend after finding out that the school's founder was on her way for a visit. Read Full Story

DMX ARRESTED UPON ARRIVAL IN PHOENIX: Rapper taken into custody on two outstanding warrants.
*The arrests just keep coming for DMX. For a fourth time since early May, the rapper was put in handcuffs – this time in Phoenix due to two outstanding warrants. Read Full Story

JEEZY GETS 'JANKY' WITH ICE CUBE: Rapper joins cast of Marcus Raboy-directed comedy.
*Young Jeezy has scored a major role in the upcoming film "Janky Promoters," a Dimension Films comedy starring Ice Cube and Mike Epps in the title role. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: Hancock
*John Hancock (Will Smith) is a superhero who has fallen out of favor with the public, and for good reason. First of all, he can usually be found passed out with a bottle of whiskey in his hand, draped across a bench in downtown L.A. He routinely antagonizes pedestrians, behaving no differently than a typical bum living on Skid Row, whether cursing curious little kids for waking him or trying to molest attractive women as they pass by. Read Full Story

KANYE TO DESIGN LOUIS VUITTON SHOES: Rapper takes his 'Louis Vuitton Don' tag to another level.
*Kanye West says he's about to create a line of men's footwear for the French fashion house Louis Vuitton, as well as a non-Louis-related line of womens wear headed for stores this fall. Read Full Story

JAY-Z'S 40/40 TARGETED IN CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT: Workers say club managers make them work for tips only.
*Some 20 workers for Jay-Z's 40/40 club in Manhattan are part of a class action lawsuit accusing the venue of forcing them to work for tips only, cheating them out of overtime and making them pay for breaks and spills as well as "walkouts." Read Full Story

LIL WAYNE HAS HIS OWN CHAMPAGNE: Rapper partners with Milestone Brands and French grower to create signature bubbly.
*Having the hottest record in the country right now isn't enough for Lil Wayne. The New Orleans-born rapper just stepped into the bubbly business with his newly-launched Halo Champagne. Read Full Story

GYM CLASS HEROES DUDE ARRESTED: Travis McCoy hit with assault charges Tuesday after alleged racist comments set him off.
*Travis McCoy, the lead singer of the pop/rock band Gym Class Heroes, was arrested in St. Louis Tuesday on municipal assault charges following an altercation with a fan during their spot on the Warped Tour. Read Full Story

IS 50 PICKING A BEEF WITH T.I.?: Fans examine G-Unit song 'You So Tough.' Meanwhile, Tip is hanging with Andrew Young.
*While 50 Cent and his G-Unit posse may or may not have called out T.I. in their new single, "You So Tough," the jail-bound Atlanta rapper is busy with more important things, like receiving guidance from a veteran of the civil rights movement. Read Full Story

GRATEFUL DEAD MAY LIVE AGAIN FOR OBAMA: Surviving members of 60s group consider reuniting for another fundraiser.
*Sen. Barack Obama has been praised for many things during the campaign season, among them offering hope and inspiration to millions of Americans, galvanizing the nation's youth, and yes, even raising The Dead. Read Full Story

PHARRELL TALKS TATTOO REMOVAL: Producer opts for an alternative, and more painful way of removing ink.
*Pharrell Williams wants to get rid of his tattoos, but not through the traditional method of laser removal. The producer said he'd rather undergo an alternative procedure that grows fresh new replacement skin in a test tube. Read Full Story

BARRY BONDS' 756TH HR BALL IN HALL: Cooperstown gets record breaker – but it's branded with an asterisk.
*The baseball that Barry Bonds smacked out of San Francisco's AT&T Park on Aug. 7 to break Hank Aaron's home run record has finally come to rest in the Hall of Fame. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: War, Inc.
By Kam Williams
*In the not too distant future, if it hasn’t already transpired, mega-corporations might replace nations as the world’s most powerful political entities. Read Full Story

WU TANG'S GZA/GENIUS LAUNCHES SOLO TOUR: Rapper to get cross country trek underway in late August.
*Wu-Tang Clan member GZA/Genius today kicks off two warm-up shows in Canada before launching a North American solo tour in late August, reports Live Daily. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Audra's 'Allegro'; Booker T, Memphis Horns in Musicians Hall; FX nabs 'Hancock'; Mandela off terrorist list; Holyfield's child support; Luenell's 'Reality Bite.'
*Audra McDonald joins other Broadway veterans for the first complete recording of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein's Allegro, which features a 50-piece orchestra. 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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