11-25-08 EURxtra: 'BeyJay' Is Forbes Richest Couple / MC Breed Update

EUR Headlines - November 25, 2008

'BEYJAY' IS FORBES' RICHEST COUPLE: Beyonce and Jay-Z beat Will & Jada; the Beckhams and Brangelina.
*The collective bank account of Jay-Z and his wife Beyonce Knowles is bigger than any other celebrity couple in the entertainment industry, according to Forbes magazine's new list of Hollywood’s 20 Top-Earning Couples. Read Full Story

TOXICOLOGY REPORTS PENDING FOR MC BREED: Rapper died Saturday at a friend's home near Detroit.
*At press time, an official cause of death was still pending for rapper MC Breed, who died Saturday at a friend's home in Ypsilanti, about 30 miles southwest of Detroit. He was 37. Read Full Story

MIJAC, SHEIK KEEP SETTLEMENT A SECRET: Breach of contract lawsuit against singer ends after agreement reached.
*Michael Jackson won't have to make a trip to London after all. The lawsuit filed against him by Sheik Abdulla bin Hamad Al Khalifa of Bahrain has been settled "in principle," however, both sides said details of the arrangement are to remain private. Read Full Story

R. KELLY'S TEEN NEPHEW CHARGED AS AN ADULT: Bond was set at $200,000 Friday for Brayel Kelly in attempted murder case.
*The 16-year-old nephew of R. Kelly was charged as an adult with attempted murder, attempted armed robbery and aggravated discharge of a firearm after allegedly trying to rob a barbershop in Chicago, only to be shot by the owner. Read Full Story

OPRAH SEEKS DISMISSAL OF DEFAMATION LAWSUIT: Ex-headmistress of her S.A. school sued TV host over sex abuse remarks.
*Oprah Winfrey has asked a court to either dismiss the defamation lawsuit filed against her in Philadelphia last month by the ex-headmistress of her South Africa girls school, or order that the matter be settled in arbitration. Read Full Story

DETROIT TEEN GETS ROLE OF A LIFETIME: Rosie O'Donnell discovered 17-year-old at a Detroit restaurant.
*Philip Johnson, a 17-year-old African American student at Detroit's Cass Technological High School, was minding his own business at a restaurant in his hometown when Rosie O'Donnell strolled in and literally changed his life overnight. Read Full Story

ITALY'S PRIME MINISTER EXPLAINS OBAMA REMARK: Berlusconi says "tan" description was supposed to be a compliment.
*Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has no idea why folks are outraged over his now-infamous comment that President-elect Barack Obama is "young, handsome and even tanned." Read Full Story

AMC DEVELOPING HARLEM COP DRAMA: 'Sugar Hill' set in 1960s; follows an African American cop and his white partner.
*The AMC channel is hoping to strike "Mad Men"-like gold with another original series. Read Full Story

ABC PULLS PLUG ON THREE DRAMADIES: 'Daisies,' 'Dirty' and 'Eli' won't be back for third seasons.
*Bad news for Chi McBride, Blair Underwood and Loretta Devine – their ABC shows were all given the axe on Thursday. Read Full Story

RETIRED LENNOX LEWIS SAYS 'BOXING NEEDS ME': British fighter says he will come out of retirement for the right price.
*It's going to take $100 million for retired boxer Lennox Lewis to step back into the ring again. Read Full Story

LIL WAYNE ANNOUNCES DEC. TOUR: Rapper still promoting 'Carter III,' Keyshia Cole, T-Pain, Keri Hilson to open in select cities.
*One day after going winless at the American Music Awards, Lil Wayne announced plans to hit the road again to support his double-platinum album, "Tha Carter III." Read Full Story

KRAVITZ DENIES FLING WITH SPITZER HOOKER'S FRIEND: Rep for singer tries to tamp down rumors of romantic relationship.
*A woman who claimed to have worked as a call girl alongside Eliot Spitzer's prostitute Ashley Dupre is rumored to have had a more intimate relationship with Lenny Kravitz, but a rep for the rocker says the reports are not true. Read Full Story

OBAMA BITS: Oprah throwing Inauguration bash?; why the gym over church?; Ol Dirty Bastard would've been proud.
*The Washington Post's Reliable Source is reporting that Oprah Winfrey is planning a monstrous Obama inauguration bash in D.C. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Fighting at 'Dirty Awards'; Joy Behar reads Star Jones; Tyra's CW move; Ced the Entertainer's 'Buffalo' killed; G. Garvin at The Grove; Black Voices' top 30 sexiest actresses.
*Joy Behar of "The View" got some laughs at the expense of her former co-host Star Jones by choosing one of her books for "Celebrity Autobiography," an upper West Side show that features celebs reading aloud from their peers' personal memoirs. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: Still Trippin’
By Kam Williams
*Steve Harvey was one of the Original Kings of Comedy, along with Cedric the Entertainer, D.L. Hughley and the late Bernie Mac. In the wake of the success of that brilliant standup concert film, Steve became a Born Again Christian and released Don’t Trip, a spiritually-oriented standup flick which was totally clean. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: Mister Lonely
By Kam Williams
*A Michael Jackson impersonator (Diego Luna) has been eking out a living on the streets of Paris even though, except for the trademark dance moves, felt fedora and a single glove, he doesn’t really look anything like him. Read Full Story

SPORTS BITS: Wizards fire Eddie Jordan; some Bonds charges dismissed; McNabb to start Thursday; GM ends deal with Tiger.
*Eddie Jordan was fired as coach of the Washington Wizards on Monday after opening the season 1-10 without injured starters Gilbert Arenas and Brendan Haywood. 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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