09-10-08 EUR: Usher & Tamika Expecting / Niecy Nash Stars In New Sitcom

EUR Headlines - September 10, 2008

'DO NOT DISTURB' NIECY NASH: Her new sitcom premieres tonight on Fox.
By Kenya M Yarbrough
*Actress Niecy Nash has made a move from “Reno” to the “suite” life. The star has her own TV show premiering tonight on Fox called “Do Not Disturb.” The show is set in a hip New York hotel called The Inn. Nash stars as Rhonda, the “brash, fabulous, and brutally honest” head of human resources. Read Full Story

USHER AND TAMEKA EXPECTING A BABY: Couple confirms another child is on the way.
*A source close to R&B star Usher has confirmed that he and his wife, Tameka Foster, are expecting another baby. Read Full Story

OPRAH TO GUEST STAR ON '30 ROCK': Talk show host to appear on NBC sitcom this season.
*Actress Tina Fey has gotten her wish. The star of NBC's "30 Rock," who has said in numerous interviews that her dream guest star would be Oprah Winfrey, will see that dream come true during the upcoming season. Read Full Story

OBAMA'S 'LIPSTICK ON A PIG' ZINGER DRAWS FIRE: McCain camp calls comment 'offensive and disgraceful.'
*What's the difference between the presidential campaign before and after the national political conventions? Lipstick. The colorful cosmetic has become a political buzzword, thanks to Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin's joke in her acceptance speech that lipstick is the only thing that separates a hockey mom like her from a pit bull. Read Full Story

OBAMA BITS: Streisand fundraiser; Bill T. Jones' advice; Student GOP leader's racism.
*Barbra Streisand will perform at a $2,500-per-person reception and concert fund-raiser for Barack Obama on Sept. 16 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. Read Full Story

COLOR ME BADD FRONT MAN ARRESTED: Bryan Abrams nabbed Friday for public intoxication and domestic abuse.
*Singer Bryan Abrams of the 90s R&B quartet Color Me Badd was arrested Friday for public intoxication and domestic abuse after allegedly punching a woman in the nose and making threats against her, reports the Oklahoma News. Read Full Story

DIDDY'S PRIVATE JET NOT ENTIRELY HIS: Fact-checkers scramble after he blames gas prices for having to fly commercial.
*After Sean "Diddy" Combs filmed a video blog complaining about having to give up flights on his private jet because of high fuel prices, the Palm Beach Post decided to do a little investigating. Read Full Story

NAOMI CAMPBELL OPENS UP ABOUT INFERTILITY: Model gives more details about her March surgery for "removal of small cyst."
*People magazine is reporting that Naomi Campbell had surgery this spring to address her infertility, a procedure she had previously described as "the removal of a small cyst." Read Full Story

AKON DENIES NEW FAN TOSSING ALLEGATION: Singer releases his own footage from a different angle, suggesting it was an accident.
*Reps for singer Akon have released a video tape they hope will squash reports that he assaulted two female fans while surfing the crowd at an Aug. 30 concert in Guyana, South America. Read Full Story

HAROLD PERRINEAU TO MAKE A 'KILLING': "Lost" actor to play hostage in upcoming indie thriller.
*Former "Lost" star Harold Perrineau is set to join Michael Madsen and Danny Trejo in the forthcoming indie thriller "Killing Jar." Read Full Story

COP TESTIFIES IN LIL WAYNE GUN CASE: Hearing to determine if officer had probable cause to search tour bus.
*Lil Wayne attended a Manhattan court hearing yesterday on whether a police officer violated his rights by searching his tour bus in November, which turned up a loaded 9mm gun and led to a felony weapons charge. Read Full Story

50 CENT WINS VISITATION RIGHTS: Family Court gives rapper every other weekend with Marquise until custody trial.
*A family court ruled Monday that 50 Cent can see his son more frequently than originally stipulated in an order of protection taken out by the boy's mother, Shaniqua Tompkins. Read Full Story

DWAYNE JOHNSON'S 'TOOTH FAIRY' FILM EXPLAINED: 20th Century Fox says don't let the title fool you.
*More details have emerged regarding Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's role opposite Ashley Judd in 20th Century Fox's upcoming comedy "Tooth Fairy." Read Full Story

SPIKE LEE'S 'INSIDE MAN 2' SEES DAYLIGHT: 'Hotel Rwanda' writer-director in negotiations to pen screenplay.
*A sequel to the Spike Lee-directed 2006 crime thriller "Inside Man" is still in the works for Universal Pictures, with stars Denzel Washington and Clive Owen reportedly interested in reteaming. Read Full Story

COURT MULLS CLIP OF BABY DANCING TO PRINCE: Mother battles Universal Music Publishing for right to keep footage online.
*The woman who placed a 30-second clip of her baby dancing to Prince's "Let's Go Crazy" on YouTube is still embroiled in a court battle with Universal Music Publishing over copyright infringement. Read Full Story

MIJAC'S 2003 UNDERWEAR ON EBAY: Calvin Klein briefs were evidence in his 2003 child molestation case.
*The New York Post is reporting that a pair of unwashed size-28 Calvin Klein white briefs once belonging to Michael Jackson will be auctioned on eBay today, with a reserve price of $1 million. Read Full Story

J.LO TO JUDGE FINALE OF 'PROJECT RUNWAY'?: Entertainer said to be taping episode Friday during NY's Fashion Week.
*Us Magazine is quoting a source who says Jennifer Lopez will serve as a celebrity judge for the upcoming season finale of Bravo's "Project Runway." Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: Postal
By Kam Williams
*I suppose since almost seven years have passed since 9/11, America might finally be ready to laugh at the tragedy. If so, submitted for your approval is Postal, a politically-incorrect social satire based on the farfetched notion that President Bush might have been in bed with Osama bin Laden, at least figuratively. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Carey/Medina rumors; vintage Hendrix album; Carl Weathers divorce; Atlanta Mayor's ex-husband dies; Ashford & Simpson live; NAMIC lauds Hunter-Gault.
*The New York Post's Page Six is reporting that Mariah Carey fired her manager Benny Medina Friday "over rumors that he was courting his former client, and her nemesis, Jennifer Lopez, again." 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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