10-07-08 EURxtra: Jennifer Hudson' 'Bees' / O.J.'s Jury / Hasselbeck's 'View'

EUR Headlines - October 7, 2008

JENNIFER HUDSON TELLS 'SECRET': Actress/Singer talks about new film.
By Kenya M Yarbrough
*The singer-actress is starring in the new film “The Secret Life of Bees” which tells the tale of a young girl growing up in the South in the early ‘60s who flees with her caregiver, played by Hudson, to a honey farm run by three sisters. Read Full Story

JURORS DISCUSS O.J.'S GUILTY VERDICT: Panelists say decision influenced heavily by secret audio tapes.
*Seven jurors from the O.J. Simpson trial say their guilty verdict was influenced more by secret audio tapes and surveillance video than eyewitness accounts, reports the Associated Press. Read Full Story

HASSELBECK CAUSES ANOTHER 'VIEW' ERUPTION: Whoopi, Sherri and even Barbara take issue with her obsession over William Ayers.
*With Barack Obama's link to '60s radical Bill Ayers back in the news thanks to a concerted effort by John McCain's campaign, "The View's" resident Republican Elisabeth Hasselbeck used the opportunity to pile on. Read Full Story

THE EURCAST GETS REAL AND FUNNY: Spotlight on 'The Real Housewives of Atlanta' and David Alan Grier's 'Chocolate News.'
*Welcome to the official EURcast, a podcast version of the EUR brimming with extra urban entertainment juice and narrated by EUR editor, Cherie Saunders. Meet the "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" in this edition of the EURcast. Read Full Story

MEN WELCOME AT USHER'S 'LADY'S ONLY' TOUR: Jive spokesperson clears up any confusion.
*Usher's upcoming tour may be titled "One Night Stand: Ladies Only" but it doesn't mean that men will be turned away at the door. Read Full Story

HEADMISTRESS SUING OPRAH JUST WANTED APOLOGY: More details surface about defamation lawsuit.
*A lawyer for the former headmistress of Oprah Winfrey's South African Leadership Academy for Girls says his client is suing the TV mogul for defamation because Winfrey has yet to apologize. Read Full Story

LAKISHA'S MINISTER HAS 'IDOL' JOKES AT NUPTIALS: Details of ceremony and honeymoon plans revealed.
*Former "American Idol" finalist LaKisha Jones tied the knot with financial adviser Larry Davis Sunday at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel before about 50 family and friends, including fellow "Idol" contestants. Read Full Story

COMPLAINT FILED OVER BUSTA'S AIRPORT ARREST: Rapper's UK-based lawyer said cops went overboard.
*A lawyer for Busta Rhymes filed a complaint against the group of 15 or so airport officers in London who arrested him last month over his immigration status, reports Allhiphop.com. Read Full Story

SAMUEL L. GETS COMPANY IN 'UNTHINKABLE': Routh, Bellows among quartet joining suspense thriller.
*Samuel L. Jackson and Michael Sheen are confirmed to star in the upcoming film "Unthinkable," which has just added Brandon Routh, Gil Bellows, Martin Donovan and Carrie-Anne Moss to the cast. Read Full Story

JOHNNY WRIGHT VS. THE LOHANS: Music manager releases statement denying pitch to work with Ali.
*Music manager Johnny Wright has come out swinging against reports that he was interested in working with Ali Lohan, the 14-year-old younger sister of Lindsay Lohan and daughter of stage mom Dina Lohan. Read Full Story

QUINCY SAYS WYNTON IS A HIP HOP HATER: Trumpeter admits it's a genre 'for which I don’t have much respect.'
*Quincy Jones has been trying to get trumpeter Wynton Marsalis to incorporate the study of hip hop into Jazz at Lincoln Center, the program for which Marsalis is artistic director. But, it hasn't been an easy sell. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Michelle on 'Daily Show'; T.I.'s guns; kids love Obama; BET's 'Somebodies'; Rashad's 'Smart Talk'; Van Peebles casts Chasez.
*Michelle Obama will appear as a guest on the "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" on Wednesday, Oct. 8 at 11 p.m. (ET/PT), the night after attending the second presidential debate at Belmont University, Nashville, TN. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: Nights in Rodanthe
By Kam Williams
*Besides J.K. Rowling, Nicholas Sparks is the only contemporary novelist to have a book remain on the New York Times best seller lists for longer than a year. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: Ballast
By Kam Williams
*Early on, new developments arrive fast and furiously in this contemplative character study before it gradually settles down into an examination of the difficult to ascertain motivations of James (JimMyron Ross), a very troubled 12 year-old coming-of-age black, poor and criminally-inclined in a rural region of the Mississippi Delta. 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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