12-09-08 EURextra: Rev. Jeremiah Wright Calls Hasselbeck 'Dumb Broad'

December 9, 2008

TYRA, OPRAH, TYLER AMONG TV'S 'SMARTEST': EW magazine ranks television's biggest movers and shakers.
*Whoopi Goldberg, Tyra Banks, Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry appear on Entertainment Weekly's 25 Smartest People in TV, a list of small-screen titans who are driving today's sharpest shows and deals. Read Full Story

JEREMIAH WRIGHT CALLS HASSELBECK 'DUMB BROAD': He also said Obama made a 'bad decision' to distance himself from him and Trinity.
*In a sermon delivered Sunday at his old stomping ground, Barack Obama's former pastor Jeremiah Wright referred to one of his harshest critics, Elisabeth Hasselbeck of ABC's "The View," as "that dumb broad." Read Full Story

BOBBY BROWN BOOK OUT TODAY: What was once an authorized bio by two friends has broken their friendship.
*Attention all you bad boy Bobby Brown Stans. Remember the autobiography that was supposed to have come out earlier this year? The one the Bobby had pledged to tell all. The one that Whitney didn't want published for fear that all her business would be made public (what little that hasn't already been put out there)? Yes that one: "Bobby Brown: The Truth, The Whole Truth and Nothing But ..." Read Full Story

COLUMBUS SHORT: The 'Cadillac Records' Interview with Kam Williams
*Columbus Keith Short Jr. was born on September 19, 1982 in Kansas City, Missouri, although his family moved to L.A when he was just 5. Soon thereafter, he started studying acting at a youth theater and began performing before he was a teenager. Here, Columbus talks about his new movie, Cadillac Records, a musical with an ensemble cast which includes Beyonce’, Cedric the Entertainer, Mos Def, Gabrielle Union, Adrien Brody and Jeffrey Wright. Read Full Story

PAULA SPEAKS ABOUT FAN SUICIDE TRAGEDY: Abdul says Paula Goodspeed has been stalking her for nearly two decades.
*While promoting her new line of Forever Your Girl accessories, Paula Abdul is speaking out for the first time about the apparent suicide of her obsessed fan, Paula Goodspeed, outside of her Los Angeles home. Read Full Story

BELAFONTE TO AUCTION PERSONAL MLK PAPERS: Among them, notes for his first speech against Vietnam War.
*Harry Belafonte has decided to auction off some papers that were handwritten by his friend, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. – including an outline for his first speech condemning the Vietnam War. Read Full Story

DENZEL TOASTS FREEMAN AT KENNEDY CENTER HONORS: Plus, Latifah, Beyonce, Ne-Yo sing for Streisand.
*The 31st annual Kennedy Center Honors in Washington opened Sunday with Denzel Washington and Clint Eastwood toasting the night's first honoree, Morgan Freeman. Read Full Story

'HOUSE OF PAYNE' NO. 1 IN BLACK HOMES: Tyler Perry's sitcom outranks every other show, including "Oprah," among black audiences.
*"Tyler Perry's House of Payne" is running in the middle of the pack when it comes to cable sitcoms, but among the African-American audiences it targets, it tops anything else on television, reports Broadcasting & Cable. Read Full Story

O.J. IN PRANK MUSIC VIDEO 'GET JUICED': Simpson gets his Ashton Kutcher on before attempted robbery conviction.
*As O.J. Simpson begins his 33-year jail sentence for robbing two sports memorabilia stars at gunpoint, he leaves behind an appearance in a rap video that was filmed as part of a prank-themed DVD titled "Juiced." Read Full Story

WILL SMITH EXPLAINS LACK OF LOVE SCENES: Actor keeps thinking about his grandma's words.
*Turns out there's a reason why Will Smith is rarely involved in a sex scene on the big screen. Read Full Story

DUPRI DENIES JANET PREGNANCY: Producer says recent blog reports are not true.
*Usweekly.com is reporting that Jermaine Dupri has denied reports from several blogs that his girlfriend, Janet Jackson, is pregnant. Read Full Story

BEYONCE, SOLANGE CANCEL BENEFIT CONCERT: Show was to raise money for victims of Hurricane Ike.
*Beyonce and her sister Solange have canceled their planned Houston concert to benefit victims of Hurricane Ike due to "a set of irresolvable scheduling conflicts," according to a press release. Read Full Story

CHECK OUT WHAT'S NEW FROM EURWEB: Presenting the EURthisNthat blog
*As we move forward into the new year, in anticipation of a new president, we're bringing you something new as well. Presenting the EURthisNthat blog. Read Full Story

'8 MILE' ACTOR FOUND HANGED: De'Angelo Wilson's body discovered in a room in Los Angeles.
*Actor De'Angelo Wilson, an up-and-coming actor whose biggest role was as DJ Iz in the 2002 Eminim film "8 Mile," has been found dead in an apparent suicide, according to AllHipHop.com. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Lionel joins 'Rockin' Eve'; Kindred The Family Soul celebrates 'The Arrival'; Serena skips Hopman Cup; Prince at Viper Room; J.Lo sells Beverly Hills home.
*Lionel Richie will join the Jonas Brothers and Taylor Swift in Times Square to perform live on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve." Read Full Story

OBAMA BITS: Ludacris/Big Boi's Urban Ball; Warwick/Adams' Legends Ball; J-Hud performance rumors; 'Commander in Chief' videogame.
*Ludacris and Big Boi will co-host the Urban Ball, one of the numerous inauguration-night galas celebrating the election of Barack Obama. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: Step Brothers
By Kam Williams
*Sleazy does it in this one-trick pony about a couple of middle-aged adolescents who refuse to grow up. One is 39 year-old Brennan “Nighthawk” Huff (Will Ferrell), unemployed and still living at home with his divorced mom, Nancy (Mary Steenburgen). 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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