07-16-08 EUR: Terrence Howard Was Blacklisted By Bill Cosby?!

July 16, 2008

TERRENCE HOWARD WAS BLACKLISTED BY COSBY?: 'Crash' star says veteran entertainer nearly derailed his career before it got started.
*Terrence Howard said he was so angry over being cut from a part in "The Cosby Show" that he confronted the program's famous star to vent his frustration – only to find himself briefly blacklisted in the entertainment business. Read Full Story

SERENA WANTS ANOTHER GRAND SLAM WIN: Williams sister plans to get one before the year is over.
*Fresh from a loss against her sister Venus in the Wimbledon ladies finals, Serena Williams says she's now craving either a grand slam title or an Olympic gold medal before 2008 comes to a close. Read Full Story

NEW YORKER COMPARES ITSELF TO 'DAILY SHOW': Editor says Obama cover was no different than satire seen nightly by Jon Stewart.
*New Yorker editor David Remnick talked to CNN's Wolf Blitzer Monday about the controversy over its current cover depicting Barack Obama and his wife Michelle as Osama bin-Laden-loving terrorists. Read Full Story

COMEDIANS CAN'T FIND THE FUNNY WITH OBAMA: NY Times article exposes unease with poking fun with candidate.
*People are talking about a New York Times article published Tuesday that points out how difficult it is for comedians to make jokes about Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama. Read Full Story

JAMES BROWN AUCTION GETS OK FROM JUDGE: Court battle over trustee issue settled.
*A South Carolina judge has cleared a legal path for an auction of James Brown's items to take place as planned this week in New York. Read Full Story

QUINCY CELEBRATES B'DAY AT MONTREUX: Producer/composer takes stage with Hancock, Austin, Jarreau and more.
*Herbie Hancock, Patti Austin, Al Jarreau and Chaka Khan were among the musical talent who helped to celebrate the 75th birthday of Quincy Jones during a six-hour concert at the Montreux Jazz Festival. Read Full Story

BANNER, AKON, T-PAIN TACKLE QUINCY MATERIAL: Rappers chosen to remix songs from producer's catalog for new album.
*David Banner spoke with Billboard.com about his involvement in a new project that features rap acts putting their spin on vintage hits from super producer Quincy Jones. Read Full Story

MORGAN FREEMAN'S EXPENSIVE TEE TIME: Auction of golf round with actor nets $49,000 for charity.
*An online auction benefiting hurricane relief victims featured a round of golf with actor Morgan Freeman that sold for $49,000. Read Full Story

50 CENT PIECES: Shaniqua tries to get his lawyer booted in house fire case; rapper planning collabo with actor Val Kilmer.
*TMZ.com is reporting that a lawyer for 50 Cent's ex-girlfriend Shaniqiua Tompkins was to try and get the rapper's attorney Brett Kimmel removed in the court case surrounding his burned-down Long Island mansion. Read Full Story

WAS RACISM AT ROOT OF WRIGHT BAR BRAWL: Source tells newspaper racial epithet was thrown during melee in Shreveport.
*The bar brawl that sent actors Jeffrey Wright, Josh Brolin and several others to jail briefly over the weekend apparently involved a racial epithet. Read Full Story

MSNBC ACCUSED OF BEING IN OBAMA'S CORNER: Charge comes from 'Fox News Sunday' anchor Chris Wallace.
*"Fox News Sunday" anchor Chris Wallace told a room full of TV critics that rival network MSNBC is "in the tank" for Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama. Read Full Story

JOSEPHINE BAKER ON U.S. STAMP: Postal Service issues commemorative series honoring vintage black cinema.
*Beginning today, the US Postal Service (USPS) will feature the late African American entertainer Josephine Baker on a stamp that reproduces a poster from her 1935 French film "Princess Tam-Tam." Read Full Story

AL REYNOLDS STILL IN LOVE WITH STAR JONES: He reveals news while promoting his new YouTube channel.
*In an interview with the Associated Press, Al Reynolds admitted that he still has feelings for Star Jones, despite their forthcoming divorce. Read Full Story

VILLAGE PEOPLE SINGER OUT OF HOSPITAL: Victor Willis back home in San Diego following vocal cord surgery.
*Victor Willis, former lead singer of the 70s disco band the Village People, had successful surgery on his vocal cords and has returned home from a San Diego hospital, reports Reuters. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: College Road Trip
By Kam Williams
*When high school senior Melanie (Raven-Symone') announces plans to drive from Illinois to Washington, DC with a couple of girlfriends to visit Georgetown University, her overprotective, police chief father (Martin Lawrence) decides to drive his daughter there himself. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: The Exiles
By Kam Williams
*The Exiles strikes me as less a convincing docudrama than an amusing amalgam of period footage from the Fifties overlaid with a trite soundtrack of dialogue that doesn't pass the smell, or should I say the ear test. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Angela's 'Attention'; Usher's camp; anti-Obama bloggers; Mandela comic book; Obama's smile.
*Angela Simmons, daughter of Joseph "Rev. Run" Simmons and one half of the duo that created the Pastry brand, has released a new song called "Center of Attention" to promote Pastry's newest sneaker, Glam Pie. 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, Read Full Story

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