Queen Latifah eulogized Michael Jackson with a poem entitled “We Had Him” penned by literary legend Maya Angelou especially for the King of Pop — at today’s public memorial at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Queen Latifah is joining the army of celeb perfumers with the release of a new scent by Parlux Fragrances. Queen by Queen Latifah — featuring hints of mandarin, jasmine, cognac, Moroccan coriander, and Egyptian — will debut this August, starting at $49 for a 1.7 oz. bottle, the rapper-singer-actress announced this week.
“Beauty really does start on the inside. It’s like a state of mind, a state of love, if you will. So I see a fragrance as just a natural expression of this state of love: Scent expresses a woman’s confidence and sensuality, it’s how she embraces her body, her mind and her strength,” the Oscar-nominated star said in a statement Monday.
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Queen Latifah will hosting BET’s televised After Party Bash, which will air immediately after the live show — hosted by Jamie Foxx — live from The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on June 28.
A makeup artist and a fashion stylist are suing Queen Latifah amid claims that the Oscar-nominated actress stiffed them to the tune of $1 million.
Celebrity cosmetology consultant Roxanna Floyd says she lost $700,000 when the rapper-actress failed to pay her for work she did between July 2005 and February 2008. In a separate lawsuit, celebrity fashion stylist Susan Moses said she was cheated of $300,000 during the same period.
Both lawsuits were filed in federal court in Manhattan on Monday.
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Alicia Keys performed her hit single “Superwoman” accompanied by Queen Latifah and Kathleen Battle at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday.
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Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Queen Latifah discuss The Secret Life of Bees on Monday’s TODAY.
Queen Latifah spoke out against people speculating about her sexuality during an interview with the New York Times Magazine over the weekend.
“I don’t have a problem discussing the topic of somebody being gay, but I do have a problem discussing my personal life. You don’t get that part of me. Sorry. We’re not discussing it in our meetings, we’re not discussing it at Cover Girl,” the Secret Lives of Bees star told the publication.
“I don’t feel like I need to share my personal life, and I don’t care if people think I’m gay or not. Assume whatever you want. You do it anyway.”
Queen Latifah plays PBS journalist Gwen Ifill in this clip from last night’s Vice-Presidential debate parody on Saturday Night Live.
