07-08-08 EURextra: Verizon Wireless Quickly Pulls Plug On 'TechNigga'

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USHER MAY REHIRE MOM-AGER: Word has it that he's in talks with mom Jonetta Patton to come back and handle business.
*The New York Daily News' Rush & Malloy column is reporting that Usher has been "quietly talking" with his mother Jonetta Patton about returning to her position as his manager. Read Full Story

BEYONCE'S SECRET PASSPORT FILES BREACHED: Singer one of over 100 famous victims.
*Beyonce Knowles is one of 127 celebrities whose passport files were accessed repeatedly by unknown parties. Read Full Story

SISQO QUIETLY ARRESTED FOR DUI IN DECEMBER: News breaks after caller to radio station reveals incident.
*News is just now surfacing about Sisqo being arrested for DUI back in December. Read Full Story

VERIZON PULLS THE PLUG: Communication behemoth shows TechNigga the door.
*As reported in yesterday’s EUR, Verizon was under fire for picking up a distribution deal with 1938 Media, which created a video blog called “TechNigga.” Read Full Story

NICOLE RICHIE DENIES HOTEL SCUFFLE: TMZ claims Harlow's mom had to be escorted out of Hard Rock by security.
*TMZ.com reported Sunday that Nicole Richie caused such a ruckus outside the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas that she was thrown off the premises by security. Her publicist, however, says it's not true. Read Full Story

LIONEL RICHIE'S TOUGH TIME IN THE HAMPTONS: Singer banned from one venue; performs through rain at another.
*While Nicole Richie may or may not have been kicked out of the Hard Rock Hotel in Vegas for being too rowdy, it's confirmed that her daddy, Lionel Richie, was banned from performing at a Hamptons home because neighbors feared it would be noisy. Read Full Story

GLASTONBURY CRITIC GETS EARFUL OF JAY-Z: Sun journalist confronted by rapper over bad review.
*Most British journalists gave Jay-Z's performance at the Glastonbury Music Festival a glowing review – some even calling his presence at a traditional rock venue historic. But one critic wasn't so impressed. Read Full Story

TYSON GAY SAYS HE'LL BE READY FOR BEIJING: Sprinter suffered mild muscle strain at Olympic trials; promises to bounce back in time.
*Sprinter Tyson Gay crashed out of the U.S. 200 meters quarter-finals at the Track and Field Olympic trials Saturday in Eugene, Ore., but his management said Sunday that he'll be ready to run the 100 meters and 4x100 meters relay in Beijing. Read Full Story

ROCHELLE AYTES GETS ROLE OF A LIFETIME: 'Shark' actress cast in network's pilot 'Mistresses.'
*Actress Rochelle Aytes, best known for her role on the cancelled CBS drama "Shark," has found new employment at cable channel Lifetime on its upcoming pilot "Mistresses." Read Full Story

NBC SCORES WITH ALL-WILLIAMS WIMBLEDON FINAL: Saturday's sister affair draws best number in three years.
*Viewers flocked to NBC Saturday morning at 9 a.m. on the East and 6 a.m. on the West to watch defending Wimbledon champ Venus Williams take on her little sister Serena in this year's ladies final. Read Full Story

SNOOP GOES BOLLYWOOD FOR NEW VIDEO: Rapper teams with Indian star for theme song of new movie.
*After tackling country music in his latest single, "My Medicine," the rapper is about to get his Bollywood on by teaming with Indian superstar Akshay Kumar to film a music video for the theme song of his new movie, "Singh Is Kinng." Read Full Story

SMOKEY’S MAMA IS ON THE MAIN STAGE: Vickilyn Reynolds plays Hattie McDaniel.
*You may know her best as Smokey’s cigarette puffin’, phone yackin’, funky braid wearin’ mama in Friday. But, now people know her well from her performances on stage. Read Full Story

GET THE DOOR DIDDY!: Sean Combs last one in at his own party.
*Diddy must not carry the same weight he used to. Who else puts on a party and then can’t even get in? That’s really “unforgivable.” Get it? Read Full Story

A-ROD HECKLED BY FANS WITH KRAVITZ SIGNS: Boston fans try to distract Yankee with his divorce issues. It didn't work.
*Several Boston fans at Yankee Stadium tried to help their Red Sox beat the men in pinstripes Sunday by making fun of the drama surrounding the divorce and rumored affairs of both Alex and Cynthia Rodriguez. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: Very Young Girls
By Kam Williams
*Anyone with a pre-teen daughter ought to be required to watch this revealing expose'. For, 13 is now the average age at which an unsuspecting girl becomes ensnared in a life of prostitution in the United States. 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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