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NEWS ABOUT: Queen Latifah

Queen Latifah stories: 7 news summaries
peel me a grape

 Craziest Rap 
 Concert Demands 

From condoms and KFC to Cuban cigars and Hennessy

Nov 15, 09 11:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Drawing on the Smoking Gun ’s collection of concert riders, Sam Greenspan of 11points.com offers a list of the 11 craziest demands made by rappers:
  • DMX: Three boxes of condoms and a gallon of Hennessy—that’s anywhere from $300 to $800 worth of cognac.
  • Public
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entertainment • celebrity • hip-hop • DMX • rapper • rap music • Queen Latifah • Jay-Z • Public Enemy

(Newser) - Queen Latifah has revealed she was sexually abused as a child by a male charged with her care. "He violated me," the actress singer said in an interview in Essence magazine. "I never told anybody; I just buried it as deeply as I could and kept people... More »

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child abuse • sexual abuse • Queen Latifah • child


 Hardest-Working 
 Film Actors 

Morgan Freeman tops list with 9 films in 5 years

Dec 28, 08 3:01 PM CST
(Newser) - Who's the hardest-working actor in show biz? Many would lay claim to the title, but Forbes actually tallied which troupers took on the most meaty roles in big-budget films over the past 3 years:
  • Morgan Freeman: Hollywood's top worker, he's played in nine films since 2005, including The Bucket
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Morgan Freeman • Steve Carell • Samuel L. Jackson • actor • Queen Latifah • Seth Rogen

OPINION

 Female 
 Rappers 
 Can't Beat 
 'Boys Club' 

For women in rap, carving out an identity
is no easy feat

Nov 7, 08 5:17 AM CST
(Newser) - Queen Latifah is about to release her first rap album since 1998, but female rappers are still no better represented on the hip-hop charts now than they were 30 years ago, laments Jonah Weiner in Slate. No female artists received BET nominations this year, and they face an uphill struggle... More »

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hip-hop • rap music • Queen Latifah • M.I.A. • Lil' Kim

MOVIE REVIEW

 Bees More Honey Than Sting 

Sweet Southern coming-of-age story could be one for Oscar buzz

Oct 17, 08 4:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Secret Life of Bees is a pretty sweet story, critics agree, but all that honey proved a little cloying for some. The story of a troubled South Carolina teen (Dakota Fanning) set in 1964 is "an affecting ensemble piece that's destined to generate a fair share of awards-season... More »

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movie review • Jennifer Hudson • Alicia Keys • Queen Latifah • movies • Dakota Fanning • Secret Life of Bees

 Cash-Strapped Dieters Drop Weight Loss Programs

Millions drop Weight Watchers

Jun 30, 08 3:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Millions of Americans are getting fat on the economic downturn—but not in a good way. As prices for essentials like gas and food spiral, the 20% of the population on a diet are turning away from highly structured weight loss programs like Jenny Craig and Weight Watchers in... More »

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obesity • dieting • Queen Latifah • Jenny Craig • Kirstie Alley • economy • Weight Watchers • Valerie Bertinelli

NEW RELEASE

Nothing Funny About This Money

Star-studded heist comedy offers few laughs

Jan 18, 08 4:29 PM CST
(Newser) - Even Oscar-caliber talent like Diane Keaton and Queen Latifah can't save Mad Money, about three cash-strapped women who join forces to pull off the perfect heist. The movie, which also stars Katie Holmes, "fails to hit the stratosphere," Stephen Schaefer writes in the Boston Herald, because it "... More »

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comedy • Katie Holmes • movie review • heist • Queen Latifah • Diane Keaton • Mad Money • Ted Danson • movies

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