Queen Latifah and Halle Berry were honored at Variety’s Power of Women Event on Saturday night. Berry, who showed up with handsome fiancée Olivier Martinez, dazzled in a form-fitting little black dress by Roland Mouret and a pair of matching pumps. The actress was honored for her work with the Jenesse Center, a domestic violence [...]
Sisters Bring Star Quality, Flavor to ‘Steel Magnolias’ Remake
October 5, 2012 | Posted by
Queen Latifah, Alfre Woodard, Phylicia Rashad, Jill Scott and Adepero Oduye are the new faces of the 1989 classic film “Steel Magnolias.” And if early reviews are any indication, the foursome adds just the right flavor to the contemporary remake. Latifah co-executive produced the new made-for-TV production, which will premiere on Lifetime on Sunday at [...]
Anderson Cooper Verbally Rips Star Jones
October 5, 2012 | Posted by
Media personality Anderson Cooper verbally pimp slapped Star Jones on Thursday for comments the talk show host made about his coming out. The comments were made during Cooper’s show “Anderson Live” after being asked by Bravo’s Andy Cohen if Cooper felt any different since revealing his sexual preference. “I will say—and I actually haven’t mentioned [...]
Lawsuit May Halt Airing of Queen Latifah’s Steel Magnolias Remake
October 2, 2012 | Posted by
A lawsuit filed Monday could put a stop to the October 7 airing of the latest remake of “Steel Magnolias” which features an impressive ensemble of African American actresses. The executive producer of the original film, Victoria L. White, filed the suit alleging that the current production violates the television agreement included in her original [...]
All-Star Voice Cast Expected to Help Give ‘Ice Age 4′ a $40 Mil-Plus Opening Weekend
July 14, 2012 | Posted by
Marking the summer’s third animated tentople to bow in short order, 20th Century Fox’s Ice Age: Continental Drift is headed for a solid $40-million plus opening at the domestic box office, according to early returns. That’s in line with two of the three previous installments in the Ice Age franchise, but lower than the $66.3 [...]
Queen Latifah ‘Serious’ About Adopting A Child
July 11, 2012 | Posted by
Actress and musician Queen Latifah stopped by The View this morning and revealed she’s “working” on adopting a child. The “Ice Age” actress had previously stated her intentions on becoming a parent but it appears she’s moving ahead. “I’m actually kind of working on that…I think I saw one of those specials… you know those [...]
Queen Latifah Leads All-Star Black Remake of ‘Steel Magnolias’
July 5, 2012 | Posted by
Back in October of last year we learned that Lifetime TV will release a new version of Steel Magnolias starring an all African American cast. Today we get our first look at the first preview trailer for this new version of Magnolias starring Queen Latifah, Alfre Woodard, Phylicia Rashad, Jill Scott, Adepero Oduye and Condola [...]
