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T.I. SCHEDULED TO TESTIFY TODAY AT MURDER TRIAL: Rapper expected to tell what happened the night his friend, Philant Johnson, was killed.
*The trial involving the murder of T.I.'s assistant and close friend, Philant Johnson, which began Monday in Cincinnati, is expected to produce testimony today from the Georgia rapper himself.
USHER'S MOM ACCUSED OF SCAMMING LIMO DRIVER: Police launch investigation after complaint against Jonetta Patton.
*Usher's mother is being investigated by Dekalb County Police after a freelance driver for her Atlanta-based transportation company filed a complaint alleging she stiffed him on a $1,668 paycheck.
COPS ACCUSED OF BEATING DONALD DRIVER'S DAD: Family of Green Bay Packers receiver claims Houston police put father in ICU.
*Houston police officers are being accused of viciously beating the father of Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver following an arrest Wednesday for outstanding traffic warrants, reports CNN.
VOCALIST-SONGWRITER RITA SHELBY: Debut CD offers refreshing perspective to good music.
*Let's face it, when the Spirit truly moves you, there is no doubt that its time to GET MOVIN'! With a true sense of determination and resolve, all excuses seem to vanish; obstacles suddenly disappear and what once seemed like trouble have now morphed into triumph?creating lemonade from what at first appeared to be lemons.
MIJAC AGREES TO TESTIFY IN LONDON: Singer had tried to appear via video claiming he was too sick to fly.
*Michael Jackson now says he will appear in person at his $7 million breach-of-contract trial in London after first claiming that an undisclosed illness may have prevented him making the flight.
TACO BELL COUNTERSUES 50 CENT: Fast food chain calls rapper's lawsuit attempt to 'burnish gangsta persona.'
*Taco Bell is speaking out against a federal trademark infringement lawsuit brought against them by rapper 50 Cent over a failed promo campaign.
'TOP MODEL'S' ISIS TO GET DREAM SURGERY: Tyra Banks will foot the bill for transgendered woman's sex reassignment procedure.
*Tyra Banks is giving one of her former contestants on "America's Next Top Model" a gift that keeps on giving.
STORY OF WHITE HOUSE BUTLER HEADED TO THEATERS: Columbia picks up life rights to Eugene Allen.
*Within two weeks of a Washington Post profile about Eugene Allen, a black man who served as a White House butler for 34 years, Columbia pictures has picked up rights to his life story for a feature film, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
OBAMA TALK DOMINATES NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS: Acceptance speeches filled with praise for President-elect.
*The actual awards bestowed at the recent 59th annual National Book Awards ceremony in New York seemed to take a back seat to what became a huge love fest for the incoming 44th U.S. president, Barack Obama.
NAOMI CAMPBELL PHOTO EXHIBIT ON DECK: Art Photo Expo Miami to feature more than 50 images of supermodel from top photographers.
*Naomi Campbell is the subject of a new exhibit in Miami that features her image in more than 50 photographs and illustrations from the world's top photographers, such as Arthur Elgort, Albert Watson and Steven Meisel.
BILL CLINTON TO RAISE MONEY FOR MLK MEMORIAL: Former president to speak at Miami fundraising dinner.
*Organizers of the forthcoming Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial say former President Bill Clinton will help raise funds to complete the project planned for the National Mall.
PACMAN JONES TO RETURN DEC. 7: Cowboys owner says cornerback will end suspension in time for Pittsburgh.
*Suspended NFL player Adam "Pacman" Jones will be back in action with the Dallas Cowboys on Dec. 7 following a ruling by league commissioner Roger Goodell, according to reports.
ARSENIO, PEREZ IN ANIMATED 'COLOR CITY': CG-film to star ensemble cast as a group of crayons.
*Arsenio Hall and Rosie Perez will join Craig Ferguson and Christina Ricci for the CG-animated feature "The Hero of Color City," directed by Becky Bristow.
ATL HOUSEWIVES FINALE SETS RECORD: Tuesday's season-ender scores highest rating of all three 'Housewives' locations in franchise.
*Bravo's reality show "Real Housewives of Atlanta" wrapped up its season Tuesday night on a franchise high, reports the AP.
OPENING THIS WEEK: Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun
Bolt (PG for mild action and scenes of peril) Disney animated adventure about a German Shepherd TV star (John Travolta) who discovers he doesn't really have any superpowers after being accidentally shipped from Hollywood to NYC when he has to embark on a humbling cross-country trek home with the help of a cat (Susie Essman) and a hamster (Mark Walton).
ITTY BITTY BITS: Michelle Obama style book; Barack Obama's pool table; Tru-Ace in 'Friday Night Live'; Akon demoted.
*Avon has signed former Mademoiselle editor Mandi Norwood to pen a "Michelle Obama Style Guide," due out next spring, reports Page Six.
TV BITS: Shaq on 'Judge Mathis'; Snoop's sleepover advice for Obama; Bellamy's 'Jokes' enters final rounds; 'Bobby Jones Gospel' returns with Fantasia.
*NBA star Shaquille O'Neal will make a surprise appearance on a special episode of "Judge Mathis" airing Monday, Nov. 24. (Check local listings.) Mathis was the judge who married Shaq and his wife Shaunie in 2002.
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.
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AL-QAIDA'S NO. 2 CALLS OBAMA 'HOUSE SLAVE': Ayman al-Zawahri says president-elect is 'direct opposite of honorable Malcolm X.'
*Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader Ayman al-Zawahri posted a video message on militant Web sites Wednesday in which he referred to President-elect Barack Obama as "abeed al-beit," which literally translates as "house slave."
BRANDY SAYS CAR CRASH 'CHANGED LIFE FOREVER': Plus, Tyrese denies dating rumors.
*R&B singer Brandy gave a candid interview about her 2006 car accident to "Access Hollywood," saying she still carries the emotional scars of the freeway collision that left another driver dead.
BUSH TWINS SHOW OBAMA GIRLS THEIR BEDROOMS: Malia and Sasha were joined by Michelle and Grandma for tour of living quarters.
*Barack Obama's two young girls were given a personal tour of their new bedrooms by previous occupants, Barbara and Jenna Bush, the twin daughters of current president George W. Bush.
112'S Q. PARKER ADDRESSES THEFT ALLEGATIONS: Singer goes on Atlanta radio station to address Michael Keith's EUR interview.
*Q. Parker of the group 112 appeared on Atlanta's WVEE-V103 this week to address former member Michael Keith's recent allegation that the group disbanded due to mistrust among the quartet.
JAMIE FOXX'S 'SOLOIST' NOW DUE IN APRIL: Release date pushed back a second time.
*Paramount and DreamWorks have agreed to release the Jamie Foxx-Robert Downey Jr. drama "The Soloist" on April 24 instead of March 13, reports Variety, marking the second time the project has been pushed back.
'LEGEND' WRITER TO PEN NEW WILL SMITH FILM: Plus, actor gives out Thanksgiving turkeys in Miami.
*"I Am Legend" co-writer Mark Protosevich is in early talks to pen the remake of "Old Boy," which "Legend" star Will Smith is developing with director Steven Spielberg.
RICE APPOINTS KEN GRIFFEY JR.: Secretary of State names baseball star as a new public diplomacy envoy.
*In her waning days in office, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday named major league baseball all-star Ken Griffey Jr. as a new public diplomacy envoy, a job that calls for travel abroad to help polish Washington's image.
PACMAN JONES FINISHES REHAB: Cornerback hopes to rejoin the Cowboys before season is over.
*Suspended Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones is done with the inpatient portion of his NFL-ordered alcohol treatment and has returned to Texas, where he hopes to soon rejoin the team.
DREAMGIRLS ANNOUNCES TOUR SCHEDULE: 60-week trek to begin Nov. 2009 at the Apollo Theatre.
*The North American touring production of "Dreamgirls" will kick off at the Apollo Theater in November 2009 and remain there for about one month before touring internationally for 60 weeks.
HENRY SIMMONS IN LIFETIME ORIGINAL FILM: Actor joins ensemble cast of biopic 'Georgia O'Keeffe.'
*Actor Henry Simmons has been cast opposite Ed Begley Jr., Tyne Daly, Linda Emond, Joan Allen and Jeremy Irons in the Lifetime original biopic "Georgia O'Keeffe," according to Variety.
ZAHARA AMONG 'WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL TOTS': Jolie-Pitt child on list with two of her siblings; Tiger's cub; Madonna's son also in top 10.
*Zahara Jolie-Pitt and David Banda have made Forbes magazine's new World's Most Powerful Tot list, which ranks the most influential children under the age of five.
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Mariah Carey is refusing to accept public opinion's that she can not act.
After a dismal response from her first feature film "Glitter" you'd think that one of the worlds best selling acts would just stick to music, right?
Well it looks like the newly wed is dead set on shutting of all her critics up.
Find out more below.
Mariah Carey has been cast in the filmmaker's next project as well, a drama entitled "Push."
Carey will play a Harlem social worker working with an overweight, HIV-positive woman impregnated twice by her father, according to the New York Daily News. The role follows her part as the battered wife of a state trooper in "Tennessee," which won raves at the Tribeca Film Festival.
The Grammy winner is also developing a movie musical based on her popular 1994 holiday album "Merry Christmas." According to the Daily News, the film is set in a town outside a city where a ruthless developer wants to turn it into one big mall.
"Mariah doesn't want to let that happen," says her producing partner Benny Medina. "Her character uses song and love to keep the Christmas spirit alive." [Source] |
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