11-28-08 EUR: Nephew Investigated In Death Of Kanye West's Mother

EUR Headlines - November 28, 2008

NEPHEW INVESTIGATED IN DEATH OF KANYE'S MOM: Nurse was supervising post-surgery care, but left to attend baby shower.
*Authorities in California are investigating the role of Donda West's 46-year-old nephew in her death last year following plastic surgery. Read Full Story

MAN FOUND GUILTY OF SHOOTING T.I.'S FRIEND: Hosea Thomas to be sentenced in December for murder of Philant Johnson.
*A jury has delivered a guilty verdict to the Cincinnati man who was accused of shooting the friend of Grammy Award-winning rapper T.I. Read Full Story

NE-YO, LATIFAH TO SALUTE STREISAND?: Word has it they'll join Beyonce in musical tribute at Kennedy Center Honors.
*E! Online is reporting that Ne-Yo has been added to the lineup of artists scheduled to perform for the Barbara Streisand tribute next month at the Kennedy Center Honors. Read Full Story

BEYONCE'S 'SASHA' DEBUTS AT NO. 1: Album sells 482,000 copies; 112's Slim enters at No. 32.
Beyonce's new double-disc "I Am … Sasha Fierce" has entered the Billboard 200 this week at No. 1, shifting a healthy 482,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Read Full Story

ELLEN TO MARIAH CAREY - 'YOU'RE PREGNANT!': Host wonders why singer would turn down Champagne toast.
*Ellen Degeneres decided she would try and settle the Mariah Carey pregnancy rumors once and for all during the singer's appearance on her talk show this week. Read Full Story

PETA SEEKS MIJAC'S HELP WITH FORMER GIRAFFES: Animal rights group says animals are being mistreated at their new home.
*TMZ.com is reporting that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is upset over the current treatment of giraffes that were once owned by Michael Jackson, and have sought the entertainer's help in trying to make things right. Read Full Story

BOBBY AND WHITNEY TO GIVE LOVE ANOTHER TRY?: Sun-Times columnist hears the former married couple have been on several dates.
*As previously reported, Chicago Sun-Times columnist Bill Zwecker is hearing that Whitney Houston and her ex-husband Bobby Brown may be getting back together. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Aretha & Diddy hook up; Mariah not happy with Nick; Beyonce learns from parents.
*Mariah Carey reportedly is not happy with hubby Nick Cannon's candid comments about the couple's no-sex-before-marriage pact. Read Full Story

WING STOP'S DANIEL GRIFFIN GIVES BACK: His recent franchise investment has employed many from his community.
By Ricki Morris
"I had to pay the debt forward, not backward," said Daniel Griffin, co-owner of the successful Wing Stop in Los Angeles, to EURweb during a phone interview. Read Full Story

THE FILM STRIP: Hugh Jackman on racism in 'Australia' and missing Halle Berry.
By Marie Moore / MMoore1039@aol.com
*In the film “Australia” Hugh Jackman is Drover, the clever cattleman, who is transformed by his caring for the orphan Nullah (Brandon Walters). The film not only mirrors events in Jackman’s real life but some of the racist practices perpetuated against blacks in the United States. Read Full Story

OPENING THIS WEEK: Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun
By Kam Williams
Australia (PG-13 for violence, sensuality and profanity) Romance drama, set at the dawn of WWII just before the bombing of Darwin by the Japanese, chronicles the love relationship which blossoms between a genteel heiress (Nicole Kidman) and the rough-hewn rancher (Hugh Jackman) who helps her drive a herd of 2,000 head of cattle to market across hundreds of miles of unforgiving terrain Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)
By Kam Williams
*Few people knew during the Vietnam War that the CIA was simultaneously financing and backing a puppet government in nearby Laos. In order to eradicate pockets of Viet Cong in the country, the previously-neutral nation proceeded to allow the U.S. to drop more bombs inside Laos than had been used in WWI and WWII combined. Read Full Story

DIDDY UPGRADES TIMES SQUARE BILLBOARD: Ad with black power fist replaced with even bigger image for new fragrance.
*Diddy has unveiled a mammoth new billboard advertisement of himself in New York's Times Square - thought to be the largest-ever to hang in the world famous destination. 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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