07-24-08 EURxtra: Exclusive: Cosby Responds To Actor's 'Blacklist' charge

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EXCLUSIVE: BILL COSBY RESPONDS TO TERRENCE HOWARD: Veteran entertainer calls EUR to address drama surrounding 'blackball' article.
*Responding to an article first published by WENN and reprinted here at EURweb; Bill Cosby called our own Lee Bailey to set the record straight regarding allegations that he once tried to blackball Terrence Howard. Read Full Story

DMX INDICTED FOR IDENTITY THEFT: Grand jury charges him in connection with fake name given to hospital.
*Rapper DMX was indicted Tuesday in Arizona on charges that he used a fake name to try and dodge medical bills incurred during a hospital visit. Read Full Story

SHERRI SHEPHERD CLARIFIES ABORTION REMARKS: Also, "View" co-host apologizes to boss Barbara for joke about 'saving' her.
*Two minutes into Wednesday's broadcast of "The View," co-host Sherri Shepherd began addressing the controversial quotes that emerged from her interview with black Christian women's magazine, Precious Times. Read Full Story

NAS & COLOR OF CHANGE.ORG STEP TO FOX NEWS: Rapper and activist organization deliver 600,000 signatures of protest.
*As you no doubt know, a lot of black folks are not feeling Fox News because they seem to go out of their way to make African Americans look bad. If you can identify with the afore mentioned, you're not alone. One of the people feeling your pain is Nas. Read Full Story

WILL SMITH IS HOLLYWOOD'S TOP MONEYMAKER: Forbes comes out with its latest list; Eddie Murphy is No. 3.
*Will Smith earned more money last year than any other film star, according to Forbes magazine's latest ranking of Hollywood's top earners. Read Full Story

ASHANTI HIRED BY LONG ISLAND TOURISM BOARD: Singer to promote her hometown as official ambassador.
*In a ceremony held Tuesday, R&B singer Ashanti was appointed one of nine tourism ambassadors expected to promote her hometown of Nassau County on New York's Long Island. Read Full Story

NAOMI CAMPBELL TRIES TO DODGE HOTEL BILL: Supermodel refused to pay for the silk sheets she allegedly ruined.
*Naomi Campbell is in trouble again, this time in Russia for allegedly refusing to pay a $400 hotel bill after being accused of burning the silk sheets in her room. Read Full Story

ROMEO TURNS DOWN FILM ROLE FOR USC B'BALL: Rapper-actor says loyalty to college team comes first.
*Rapper-actor Romeo Miller, the son of Percy "Master P" Miller, has reportedly passed on a starring role in a new film so he can focus 100 percent on his upcoming year as a freshman basketball player at the University of Southern California. Read Full Story

NAS AND LIL WAYNE SWAP PLACES ON BILLBOARD: The album formerly known as 'N**ger' debuts at No. 1.
*It's official, Nas has replaced Lil Wayne at the top of this week's Billboard 200 chart with his new untitled album, which had previously been titled "N**ger" until outrage from Al Sharpton and others caused him to drop it. Read Full Story

AL JARREAU ALREADY PREPARING FOR 'CHRISTMAS': Singer to release his first holiday album in the fall.
*This fall, veteran crooner Al Jarreau will be releasing his first-ever Christmas album, "Al Jarreau Christmas," which will also be his first collection of newly-recorded music since 2006's "Givin' It Up" with George Benson. Read Full Story

USHER'S SON IS RAMBUNCTIOUS: Singer's wife afraid boy will injure himself because he's so hyper.
*Usher and his wife Tameka Foster say their newborn son, Usher Raymond V, is a great big bundle of endless energy – and he's only seven months. Read Full Story

TRACIE THOMS JOINS BROADWAY'S RENT: Actress to reprise role played in 2005 film version.
*Film actress Tracie Thoms will step into the role of Joanne Jefferson in the Broadway run of "Rent" at the Nederlander Theatre beginning this Saturday (July 26) through its final performance on Sept. 7. Read Full Story

TYLER PERRY RE-UPS WITH LIONSGATE: Filmmaker extends longtime relationship with studio.
*Entertainment mogul Tyler Perry has signed a new three-year first look deal with his longtime studio partner Lionsgate covering his upcoming theatrical and home entertainment releases. Read Full Story

TLC TO RERUN LUDACRIS' 'BATTLEGROUND EARTH': Eco-friendly reality series begins next month on new channel Planet Green.
*For Ludacris fans that don't have access to Discovery's new eco-friendly cable channel Planet Green, but would like to see his new series, "Battleground Earth: Ludacris vs. Tommy Lee," the TLC channel has stepped in with encores of the reality series set to air every Thursday beginning Aug. 7. Read Full Story

THE 'BLACK IN AMERICA' EURCAST: Hear from CNN's Soledad O'Brien on the historic series that continues tonight.
*CNN correspondent Soledad O'Brien spent over a year tracking the stories of black men and women from all walks of life in a pair of two-hour specials airing this week: "The Black Woman & Family," aired last night and "The Black Man," will air tonight (July 24) at 9 p.m. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Pam Grier memoir; 50 Cent sues Taco Bell; Simmons lobbies Congress; 'Baisden' talks divorce; Ralph's 'Discovery'; Lillias White gig; BlackInAmerica.com.
*BlackVoices.com's Karu F. Daniels is reporting that Pam Grier will release a tell-all memoir in spring 2010 under a new deal with Grand Central Publishing. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: Duck
By Kam Williams
*It’s 2009, Jeb Bush is president and the U.S. has become no place for those societal castoffs unfortunate enough to have to subsist on fixed incomes or insufficient government subsidies. 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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