Jennifer Hudson Attends ‘Secret Life Of Bees’ BevHills Premiere
‘Access Hollywood’ caught up with Jennifer Hudson at the premiere of ‘Secret Life of Bees’ last week at The Academy of Motion Arts & Sciences in Beverly Hills, where the Oscar winner and ‘American Idol’ alum talked about being part of a movie that empowers women and how it “was always a lot of fun” on the set with Queen Latifah and the “laid back and cool” Alicia Keys. Watch the segment, also featuring an interview with Queen Latifah, Will Smith and wife Jada, below.
On TV: Queen Latifah, Chaka Khan, Ciara
R&B acts on television this week include Queen Latifah, who performs on ‘Today’ on Tuesday, ‘Live with Regis and Kelly’ on Wednesday and ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ and ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’ on Friday; Chaka Khan, who performs on ‘Today’ on Wednesday; Keyshia Cole, who visits ‘The Sauce’ on Thursday; Raul Midon, who performs on ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’ on Thursday and ‘The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson’ on Friday; Ciara, who performs on ‘The Tyra Banks Show’ on Friday; and Alicia Keys, who visits ‘106 & Park’ at an unspecified date this week.
‘Life Support’ Premiere In New York City
Queen Latifah and Jamie Foxx were on hand for the premiere of the HBO film ‘Life Support’ shown at the Chelsea West Theatre in New York City on Monday (March 5). Check out pictures from ShootingStar, FilmMagic, RexFeatures, GettyImages, and WireImage (arrivals1 / arrivals2 / afterparty).
Ciara Co-Hosts ‘TRL’ On Monday
Ciara appeared on ‘Total Request Live’ on Monday (March 5) as a co-host, while Queen Latifah was a guest at MTV Studios in New York City. Check out pictures from FilmMagic (taping1 / taping2), GettyImages, and WireImage.
The 79th Annual Academy Awards
Destiny’s Child star Beyonce Knowles, Jennifer Hudson, and Queen Latifah were on hand for The 79th Annual Academy Awards on Sunday (February 25) at Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California, and the parties afterwards. Check out full coverage from ABCNews. Watch video from ‘Today’ (winners / good bad and ugly / parties / fashion / best dressed), CBSNews.com below, X17, ‘Extra’ (Governor Ball / after parties), and X17. Check out pictures from X17 (arrivals / afterparty), Shootingstar (arrivals / pressroom / Vanity Fair / Elton John AIDS Foundation), FilmMagic (arrivals1 / arrivals2 / pressroom / Vanity Fair / Elton John AIDS Foundation), CelebrityPhoto (arrivals / pressroom / Elton John AIDS Foundation / Vanity Fair), RexFeatures (arrivals / show / pressroom / Governors Ball / Vanity Fair / Elton John AIDS Foundation), and GettyImages.
2nd Annual Vibe Magazine Hollywood Pre-Oscar Gala
Anthony Hamilton, Tyrese Gibson, and Queen Latifah attended the 2nd Annual Vibe Magazine Hollywood Pre-Oscar Gala at Republic in West Hollywood on Saturday (February 24). Check out pictures from FilmMagic, GettyImages, and WireImage (arrivals / all access / inside).
‘Life Support’ Premieres At Sundance
Jamie Foxx and Queen Latifah were on hand for the 2007 Sundance Film Festival’s premiere of ‘Life Support’ on January 26th at Eccles in Park City, Utah. Check out pictures from FilmMagic and WireImage.
Marques Houston Addresses Playgirl Rumors For Good
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Singer Marques Houston talks in Jawn Murray’s BV Buzz about posing in Playgirl and tells why he won’t talk about his connection to Beyonce and Brandy. Plus, don’t go getting wedding gifts for Chico DeBarge and Nona Gaye quite yet. There’s also news on Queen Latifah, Tanicka Ray, Brian McKnight, Vivica A. Fox and updates on singers from AZ Yet, Silk and Blackstreet. Check it out here.
On TV: Monica, RObin Thicke, Queen Latifah
R&B acts on television this week include Monica, who performs on ‘Live with Regis and Kelly’ and visits ‘Total Request Live’ on Monday; Robin Thicke, who performs on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ on Tuesday; and Queen Latifah, who visits ‘The View’ on Thursday.
Jamie Foxx Q&A
The Sun’s ‘Something For The Weekend’ spoke with Jamie Foxx in a Q&A and asked the Oscar winner if he received any backlash that some actors-turned-singers do. “Some people come across those problems but I think, in general, people are becoming much more accepting about the crossover,” he responded. “Just look at Ludacris he went from being a massively successful artist to starring in ‘Crash’. LL Cool J and Queen Latifah are great, too.” Read more.