JENNIFER HUDSON TELLS 'SECRET': Actress/Singer talks about new film. *The singer-actress is starring in the new film "The Secret Life of Bees" which tells the tale of a young girl growing up in the South in the early ?60s who flees with her caregiver, played by Hudson, to a honey farm run by three sisters.
EUR FILM REVIEW: Nights in Rodanthe *Besides J.K. Rowling, Nicholas Sparks is the only contemporary novelist to have a book remain on the New York Times best seller lists for longer than a year.
EUR FILM REVIEW: Ballast *Early on, new developments arrive fast and furiously in this contemplative character study before it gradually settles down into an examination of the difficult to ascertain motivations of James (JimMyron Ross), a very troubled 12 year-old coming-of-age black, poor and criminally-inclined in a rural region of the Mississippi Delta.
UNION REP DEFENDS OBAMA AGAINST RACISM: AFL-CIO leader says economy should trump culture bias. *As the campaign of Republican presidential candidate John McCain prepares to step up personal attacks on Democratic rival Barack Obama, a YouTube clip has resurfaced of AFL-CIO Secretary Treasurer Richard Trumka defending Obama against voters whose only issue with the candidate is his race.
THE BIG PAYBACK: O.J. Simpson Whether it's admitted publicly or not, Black America is not fond of Black men, especially sports athletes and celebrities, who choose to marry white women. To be fair, neither is white America, who has had a hatred for O.J. since his murder acquittal 13 years ago.
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*The singer-actress is starring in the new film "The Secret Life of Bees" which tells the tale of a young girl growing up in the South in the early ?60s who flees with her caregiver, played by Hudson, to a honey farm run by three sisters.
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*Seven jurors from the O.J. Simpson trial say their guilty verdict was influenced more by secret audio tapes and surveillance video than eyewitness accounts, reports the Associated Press.
*With Barack Obama's link to '60s radical Bill Ayers back in the news thanks to a concerted effort by John McCain's campaign, "The View's" resident Republican Elisabeth Hasselbeck used the opportunity to pile on.
*Welcome to the official EURcast, a podcast version of the EUR brimming with extra urban entertainment juice and narrated by EUR editor, Cherie Saunders. Meet the "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" in this edition of the EURcast.
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*Usher's upcoming tour may be titled "One Night Stand: Ladies Only" but it doesn't mean that men will be turned away at the door.
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*A lawyer for the former headmistress of Oprah Winfrey's South African Leadership Academy for Girls says his client is suing the TV mogul for defamation because Winfrey has yet to apologize.
*Former "American Idol" finalist LaKisha Jones tied the knot with financial adviser Larry Davis Sunday at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel before about 50 family and friends, including fellow "Idol" contestants.
*A lawyer for Busta Rhymes filed a complaint against the group of 15 or so airport officers in London who arrested him last month over his immigration status, reports Allhiphop.com.
*Samuel L. Jackson and Michael Sheen are confirmed to star in the upcoming film "Unthinkable," which has just added Brandon Routh, Gil Bellows, Martin Donovan and Carrie-Anne Moss to the cast.
*Music manager Johnny Wright has come out swinging against reports that he was interested in working with Ali Lohan, the 14-year-old younger sister of Lindsay Lohan and daughter of stage mom Dina Lohan.
*Quincy Jones has been trying to get trumpeter Wynton Marsalis to incorporate the study of hip hop into Jazz at Lincoln Center, the program for which Marsalis is artistic director. But, it hasn't been an easy sell.
*Michelle Obama will appear as a guest on the "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" on Wednesday, Oct. 8 at 11 p.m. (ET/PT), the night after attending the second presidential debate at Belmont University, Nashville, TN.
*Besides J.K. Rowling, Nicholas Sparks is the only contemporary novelist to have a book remain on the New York Times best seller lists for longer than a year.
*Early on, new developments arrive fast and furiously in this contemplative character study before it gradually settles down into an examination of the difficult to ascertain motivations of James (JimMyron Ross), a very troubled 12 year-old coming-of-age black, poor and criminally-inclined in a rural region of the Mississippi Delta.
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*As the campaign of Republican presidential candidate John McCain prepares to step up personal attacks on Democratic rival Barack Obama, a YouTube clip has resurfaced of AFL-CIO Secretary Treasurer Richard Trumka defending Obama against voters whose only issue with the candidate is his race.
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*Janet Jackson has postponed three more stops on her Rock Witchu tour due to an illness that has put the traveling show on hold since last Monday.
*The family of murder victim Nicole Brown Simpson issued a statement calling for privacy following Friday's conviction of her ex-husband O.J. Simpson, who was found guilty of armed robbery and faces life in prison.
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Whether it's admitted publicly or not, Black America is not fond of Black men, especially sports athletes and celebrities, who choose to marry white women. To be fair, neither is white America, who has had a hatred for O.J. since his murder acquittal 13 years ago.
*Natalie Cole is out of the hospital and resting at her Los Angeles home today following treatment for a kidney ailment.
*Russell Simmons rolled out his new menswear collection Friday at the Argyle Culture Fashion Show, which was held at the Setai Hotel in South Beach, Fla.
*The celeb-filled unveiling of Tyler Perry's new multi-million dollar TV and film studio took place in Atlanta Saturday as protesters from the Writers Guild picketed outside against his firing of four writers on his series "House of Payne."
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*Oprah Winfrey is the target of a defamation lawsuit filed by a former headmistress at her Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa.
"American Idol" finalist LaKisha Jones was to tie the knot at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills Sunday with her beau Larry Davis, a financial adviser from Houston.
*Rapper 50 Cent continues to build his film resume with a part in the upcoming movie "Dead Man Running."
*Five months after ending his nine-year run on NBC's "Law & Order," Jesse L. Martin is currently in talks to star in a new drama series for the network.
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*Alfred Charles Sharpton, Jr. was born in Brooklyn, NY on October 3, 1954 to Ada and Alfred, Sr., a descendant of slaves owned by the ancestors of segregationist U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond.
*Tennis champ Serena Williams will lose her world number one ranking today due to an early loss at the WTA tournament in Stuttgart last week.
*Ahead of tonight's broadcast of "VH1 Hip Hop Honors," host Tracy Morgan spoke with People.com about the Sarah Palin impersonations done by his "30 Rock" co-star Tina Fey on "Saturday Night Live."