07-21-08 EUR: DMX / R. Kelly / 50 Cent / Isaiah Washington / Barack Obama

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GUESS WHAT HAPPENED TO DMX – YET AGAIN?: Rapper arrested at a Phoenix mall Saturday for trying to get out of hospital bill in April.
*As of press time, rapper DMX was back in an Arizona jail after being arrested in a Phoenix mall on suspicion that he gave a gave a false name and Social Security number to a hospital to get out of paying for medical expenses. Read Full Story

COMMUNITY GROUP PLOTS R. KELLY BOYCOTT: Plus, is singer planning to cut ties with Jive?
*R. Kelly has been laying low since his acquittal of child pornography charges, but at least one community group has not forgotten about the allegations that brought him before a judge and jury. Read Full Story

LAUGH FACTORY WANTS JESSE TO PAY FOR N-WORD: Owner Jamie Masada says he should pay a fine like comics on his stage.
*Laugh Factory owner Jamie Masada, who has had some experience in dealing with the N-word spewing forth from his stage, says Jesse Jackson should be fined for his recent public use of the racist term. Read Full Story

ALFONSO RIBEIRO MAKES A GREAT 'CATCH': Actor to host new game show on GSN.
By Kenya M. Yarbrough
*Actor Alfonso Ribeiro, best known as high brow Carlton Banks on the hit 90s TV show “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air” and the tap-dancing kid of the Pepsi Generation, is taking on the role of host for the Game Show Network’s new series “Catch 21.” Read Full Story

JAMES BROWN'S STUFF UNLOADED: Christie's auction nets more than $850,000; medical bracelet, blue cape among items sold.
*The James Brown auction took place Thursday as scheduled with more than 300 lots netting just over $857,688 – albeit much less than the $1 million to $2 million expected. Read Full Story

50 CENT PASSES DRUG TEST, CAN TRAVEL WITH SON: Judge grants rapper permission after test comes back clean.
*Rapper 50 Cent is free to take his 11-year-old son Marquise on vacation after passing a court ordered drug test. Read Full Story

DARRYL MCDANIELS HOSPITALIZED WITH BLOD CLOTS: DMC had been suffering from swelling in his left arm.
*Darryl McDaniels, a.k.a. DMC of Run-DMC, was admitted to a New Jersey hospital where he was scheduled for surgery to remove two major blood clots. Read Full Story

MANDELA'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION CONTINUES: Events still being held for former South African leader.
*South Africa's first black president, Nelson Mandela, has been celebrating his July 18th birthday for the entire month, and included a party Saturday with some 500 guests at his Eastern Cape homestead. Read Full Story

TCA TIDBITS: Ludacris, Bobby Brown, Shonda Rhimes, Martin-Campbell discuss new shows at summer conference in Beverly Hills.
*Rapper Ludacris and rocker Tommy Lee compete to see who can get the most people to go green on "Battleground Earth," to air Aug. 3 on Discovery's new Planet Green channel. Read Full Story

ISAIAH WASHINGTON SUPPORTS GAY MARRIAGE: Actor fired for homophobic outburst donates to group against anti-marriage amendment.
*Outsports.com is reporting that Isaiah Washington has contributed money to a group that seeks to stop the anti-gay marriage amendment on the ballot in November. Read Full Story

NO TEAMS WANT BARRY BONDS…SO FAR: Agent says home run king hasn't received a single offer.
*Things aren't looking very good for Barry Bonds. The home run king, a free agent who turns 44 this week, has not received a single offer to join another team, his agent said. Read Full Story

COPS SAY NO RACISM INVOLVED IN WRIGHT ARREST: Police say officers used 'professionalism' with actor, despite reports of N-word being tossed.
*Cops in Shreveport, La. say racism was not involved in the July 12th arrest of Jeffrey Wright and Josh Brolin following a bar fight. Read Full Story

BEN VEREEN HOSTS FUNDRAISER FOR BRAIN CENTER: Entertainer to help raise money for $32 million center in Arkansas.
*Ben Vereen has been recruited to host a fundraiser for the Psychiatric Research Institute, a venue at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences that researches brain damages. Read Full Story

BOUNTY KILLA ARRESTED FOR PROFANITY: Dancehall deejay cuffed in Jamaica after allegedly cursing during a performance.
*Reggae and Dancehall DJ Bounty Killa was arrested for profanity Friday after he allegedly used curse words during a performance in Jamaica at the annual Sumfest festival's first night. Read Full Story

NEW NAS ALBUM READY FOR BILLBOARD TAKEOVER: Set formerly known as 'Ni**er' sells enough to put him on top.
*Rapper Nas is about to replace Lil Wayne atop the Billboard 200 chart Wednesday when sales figures for his new untitled album hit the streets from Nielsen SoundScan. Read Full Story

CHRIS BROWN, NE-YO REMIX WRIGLEY'S JINGLES: Double Mint and Big Red songs get an urban contemporary update.
*Ne-Yo and Chris Brown have been tapped by Wrigley's to remix the iconic jingles of two of its most popular brands of gum. Read Full Story

OBAMA TO ROCK LOLLAPALOOZA?: Unconfirmed sources claim he may appear at Chicago stop to introduce hometown acts Kanye and Wilco.
*The Daily Swarm is reporting that Barack Obama could possibly make an appearance during the first concert of this year's Lollapalooza tour, which takes place in his hometown of Chicago. Read Full Story

DISNEY'S 'FROG PRINCESS' STILL MAKING CHANGES: Studio's first African American lead animated character being tweaked.
*Disney has literally gone back to the drawing board to remove any aspect of its first African American princess movie that would be considered racist or riddled with black stereotypes. Read Full Story

SCOTT STORCH HAS FALLEN ON HARD TIMES: Producer squanders everything; has not seen kids in months.
*Scott Storch is apparently still broke. Billboard.com says the hip hop producer is "hobbled by debt" and "mismanagement" after owing more than $500,000 in real estate taxes. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: The Dark Knight
*You heard it here first: the late Heath Ledger will win an Academy Award for his defining, spine-tingling performance as The Joker. Forget Cesar Romero’s hamming it up on the campy Sixties TV series. Ditto, Jack Nicholson’s equally-over the top rendition in the first screen adaptation of Batman back in 1989. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: A Man Named Pearl
By Kam Williams
*When Pearl Fryar needed to move to Bishopville, South Carolina in 1976 to start a new job as a janitor in a can factory located there, the first house he and his wife, Metra, settled on was located on the white side of town. 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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