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Queen Latifah's car stolen while pumping at a gas station. The car was recovered but no suspects identified nor arrested. Read More »
Idris Elba made history on the awards front at Saturday night's Screen Actor's Guild Awards for winning two individual Actors in one night. But he also made news by taking a jab at the Oscars' homogenous acting nominations. Read More »
When two queens unite, it sparks something beautiful. Monday night, marked another accolade for Nicki Minaj. Minaj was honored by Queen Latifah at "VH1 Big in 2015 with Entertainment Weekly" for the amazing strides and accomplishments during her career. Read More »
Empire co-creator, Lee Daniels, has managed the Queen, Latifah that is, for his new FOX untitled series, reported by Deadline. The show will center on the story of a girl group trying to make it in Atlanta's clustered music scene, the publication reports. The Queen has had a busy year. She was the lead in HBO's Bessie Smith biopic and recently just finished her stint with the nationwide craze, The Wiz Live. Read More »
Costumes and sets are important elements in any live performance and NBC's The Wiz Live! is no exception. The network seemed to get it all right, regardless of the endless commercials. The show earned recognition as a "critical acclaim" according to the Hollywood Reporter and designer Paul Tazewell is the man of the hour. The Broadway costumer designer put together a dazzling emsemble that brought life to the production. Read More »
The most wonderful time of the year is here. Everyone knows not only is this the season for giving, family and love; it's all the season for musicals. This year's musical event is The Wiz Live!. And we have the scoop on where you can watch NBC's show online. That's right, we got you covered with a live stream! Read More »
Who remembers watching Diana Ross and Michael Jackson in The Wiz growing up? The catchy songs, dance moves and star-studded cast was not one to miss. NBC thought that it would be a great idea to give Generation Z a piece of history. On Thursday, Dec. 3 at 8/7c, expect to see a three-hour airing of The Wiz Live starring Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige, Neyo, and many more. Read More »
Rapper Common will be cast as the villian in the action sequel John Wick 2; the second installment of the surprisingly successful Keanu Reeves 2014 film. Chad Stahelski will return to direct as they start production this week in New York and Italy. The first film was directed by Stahelski and David Leitch, however Leitch is now tied to the new film Coldest City which features stars Charlize Theron and James McAvoy. Read More »
The PBS Emmy-nominated "In Performance at the White House: A Celebration Of American Creativity" will pay tribute to the arts at the White House hosted by President Barack Obama and Mrs. Obama, October 14. Read More »
Tika Sumpter is making history, literally. The 34-year-old actress seduces the audience and her co-star Queen Latifah in this month's HBO bio-pic Bessie. Following her role as the lover of the legendary Empress of the Blues, Sumpter is poised to embody the love of Barack Obama's life, taking on the role of First Lady Michelle Obama in the upcoming flick Southside With You. Sumpter spoke with Mstars News about playing strong women, the dopeness of Queen and the one thing money can't buy. Read More »
It's no secret that Queen Latifah will sound off on the gay community, even playing roles as a lesbian woman. In the new issues of Uptown magazine the Queen talked about the LGBT community and her upcoming bisexual role as HBO's Bessie. Read More »
Queen Latifah, Mo'Nique, Tika Sumpter, Tory Kittles, Bryan Greenberg and the entire cast of HBO's Bessie set the New York City skyline ablaze for the red carpet premiere of HBO's newest biopic. Latifah, who stars in the title role as the legendary blues singer, revealed the reason the film was 22 years in the making earlier this week at The Museum of Modern Art. Read More »
Queen Latifah is heading back to the big screen! The Oscar nomine is gearing up for the debut of her HBO Films biopic of “Empress of the Blues” Bessie Smith in a movie appropriately titled Bessie, which will be air on HBO this coming Saturday, May 16 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Alongside the rapper stars the likes of Oliver Platt, comedian Mike Epps, Michael Kenneth, Khandi Alexander Kittles, and many more, all of which round out an A-list cast to tell the tale of Smith’s “transformation from a struggling young singer into ‘The Empress of the Blues,” according to a release from the network. Read More »
