NOW AT 'EUR THIS N THAT' BLOG: The BET Awards Are Over Yet They Get Worse *The latest reports on the phenomenally horrible 2009 BET Awards have focused on the use of the little girls on stage during Lil Wayne and Drake's set for "Every Girl". The song was riddled with so much inappropriate language for young one's and young girls specifically that they damn near bleeped out almost all of Lil Wayne's lines (they could've used that during Eddie Levert's speech) at one point.
EUR FILM REVIEW: My Sister's Keeper *When their daughter Kate (Sofia Vassilieva) is diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) at the age of 2, Sara and Brian Fitzgerald (Cameron Diaz and Jason Patric) are willing to do whatever it takes to save her life.
OPENING THIS WEEK: Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (PG for crude humor and scenes of peril) Third installment in the animated family franchise finds Woolly mammoth Manny (Ray Romano) and the rest of his prehistoric pals on a mission to rescue Sid the sloth (John Leguizamo) from a mysterious underground world where they have a close encounter with dinosaurs and a one-eyed weasel (Simon Pegg).
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*Police worked Sunday to unravel the relationship between slain former NFL quarterback Steve McNair and his friend, a 20-year-old woman who was found shot to death alongside him in his downtown condominium.
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*The LA Times is reporting that about 1.6 million people have registered for a chance at 17,500 free tickets to Tuesday's memorial service for Michael Jackson at Staples Center and a nearby simulcast, officials at AEG, owner of the arena, said Saturday.
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*Video of Michael Jackson's rehearsing at the Staples Center for his 50-date concert run two days before his death was released yesterday afternoon.
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*The latest reports on the phenomenally horrible 2009 BET Awards have focused on the use of the little girls on stage during Lil Wayne and Drake's set for "Every Girl". The song was riddled with so much inappropriate language for young one's and young girls specifically that they damn near bleeped out almost all of Lil Wayne's lines (they could've used that during Eddie Levert's speech) at one point.
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*The Drug Enforcement Administration is now involved in the investigation into Michael Jackson's death after allegations emerged that he had been consuming painkillers, sedatives and antidepressants.
*Two people who were once in Michael Jackson's inner circle have come forward saying they tried hard to keep the singer from abusing prescription pain killers suspected of leading to his death, but were unable to stop others from supplying him with the drugs.
*For the second consecutive year and fourth time overall, Venus Williams will face her little sister Serena in the ladies finals at Wimbledon.
*Michael Jackson is said to have a treasure trove of unreleased recordings in the vault when he died ? music that is almost certain to be packaged and repackaged for his fans in the years to come, notes the Associated Press.
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*Apparently the Houston Rockets forward has verbally agreed to get with the current world champions, according to his agent, David Bauman. The final details were still being worked out as of EUR press time.
*Kelly Rowland has squashed rumors that she's trying to hunt down her biological father, saying she's far too busy to be concerned with the deadbeat at this point in her life.
*Mariah Carey's husband doesn't believe that the entertainer is emulating Eminem in her upcoming cross-dressing video "Obsessed," as reports have suggested.
*Despite criticism from some African American media outlets, President Obama says he doesn't see any controversy about choosing not to release a formal White House statement about the passing of Michael Jackson, something typically done when an iconic music figure dies.
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*Jermaine Jackson said Thursday that he wishes he had died instead of Michael, and referred to his younger brother as "a gift from Allah" in an emotional interview with the "Today" show's Matt Lauer at Neverland Ranch.
*During an interview with DJ Self of New York's Power 105.1 radio station (WWPR-FM) on Friday, former Bad Boy artist Mase not only aired a remix to Drake's "Best I Ever Had," his first release in five years, but he also said Michael Jackson's death is what inspired his return to music after an extended hiatus, reports Billboard.com.
*CBS will work Rocky Carroll overtime this fall as a regular character in both "NCIS" and its spinoff "NCIS: Los Angeles," according to Variety.
*Black Entertainment Television is reportedly bending over backwards trying to land CW's cancelled series "The Game."
*Hip-OSelect.com -- an Internet retail site specializing in reissues of Universal Music Group items -- today releases a three-CD set featuring every Jackson solo recording released between 1971 and ?75.
*Jamie Foxx is taking his exclusive SIRIUS XM Foxxhole radio channel to Las Vegas for a special live broadcast during the beginning of his "Blame It" concert tour this weekend.
*Paula Abdul scored herself a guest starring role in Lifetime's new original series "Drop Dead Diva," a dramedy about a shallow model who, after death, finds her soul inside the body of a smart plus-sized attorney named Jane.
*Reports are rife that a Michael Jackson memorial will take place Tuesday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles - the place where he last performed and rehearsed just two days before his death.
*She's back? Nona Paris Lola Ankhesenamun Jackson, the woman from London who claims she was married to Michael Jackson and gave birth to all three of his kids, filed a petition in L.A. County Superior Court demanding his property.
*It may be game over for Ice Cube and Tyrese when it comes to the role of B.A. Baracus in the upcoming film version of "The A-Team," due June 11, 2010 from 20th Century Fox.
*When their daughter Kate (Sofia Vassilieva) is diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) at the age of 2, Sara and Brian Fitzgerald (Cameron Diaz and Jason Patric) are willing to do whatever it takes to save her life.
*Eddy Curry of the New York Knicks is facing foreclosure on his Chicago-area home after falling behind $217,502 in payments on his $3.7 million mortgage, according to the Chicago Sun-Times and the New York Times.
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (PG for crude humor and scenes of peril) Third installment in the animated family franchise finds Woolly mammoth Manny (Ray Romano) and the rest of his prehistoric pals on a mission to rescue Sid the sloth (John Leguizamo) from a mysterious underground world where they have a close encounter with dinosaurs and a one-eyed weasel (Simon Pegg).
*The Manhattan Theatre Club announced the final extension for Lynn Nottage's Pulitzer Prize winning play Ruined, which now "must play its final performance" Sept. 6 at New York City Center - Stage I.
*In a Pew Research Center poll published Wednesday, 64 percent of those surveyed said Michael Jackson's death last week has received too much media coverage, 29 percent said the story received the right amount and 3 percent said the story got too little attention, reports the AP.
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*All plans for Michael Jackson's public and private funeral at Neverland are cancelled after his family was unable to obtain a residential exemption required for a burial on private property.
