Say What! -- Jay-Z Teams With Coldplay, Queen Latifah to Go Toe-to-Toe With Palin + More
Filed under: Say What!The Boombox Music Blog: Jay-Z joins Coldplay on their upcoming eight-track EP dubbed 'Prospekt's March.' The rap star will join Chris Martin and Co. on a new version of the song 'Lost' ... [Coldplay.com]Queen Latifah will go toe-to-toe with Republican vice-presidential... Read more

Alex Witchel wrote an extremely thorough ... [Ladies First]
Alex Witchel wrote an extremely thorough profile of Queen Latifah for the New York Times Magazine, in which we discover that the woman who is a Grammy-award winning singer, Oscar-nominated actress, management-and-production company mogul, CoverGirl developer and model as well as spokesperson for Jenny Craig is also unfailingly polite and amazingly down to earth. The piece does touch on her sexuality, and The Queen says: I don’t have a problem discussing the topic of somebody being gay, but I do have a pro

Queen Latifah Moderates as SNL Spoof the VP Debate. Tina Fey Is Dead On!
Queen Latifah Moderates as SNL Spoof the VP Debate. Tina Fey Is Dead On!Queen Latifah Guest starred on Saturday Night Live this weekend. She played Gwen Ifill in a skit that spoofed the Vice Presidential Debate. Tina Fey was dead on as usual in her portrayal of self proclaimed "Maverick" Sara Palin. Pure Comedy!http://www.text-link-ads.com/xml_blogger.php?inventory_key=N3DGDBA3ZMP9M7LNCY8P&feed=1

'SNL' sends up VP debate with Fey, Queen Latifah
It's starting to feel like Tina Fey is running for vice president.

`SNL' sends up VP debate with Fey, Queen Latifah
NEW YORK - It's starting to feel like Tina Fey is running for vice president.

Video: Queen Latifah As Gwen Ifill on SNL
This weekend, SNL continued its parodies of Republican vp candidate Sarah Palin and the vice-presidential debate. Queen Latifah did a great imitation of moderator Gwen Ifill, who’s writing a book about Sen. Barack Obama. SNL regular Tina Fey gave her usual dead-on impression of the Alaska Governor. And Sen. Joe Biden was played by SNL regular Jason Sudeikis.   Posted in Barack Obama, Politics, TV/radio, video . You can follow any responses to this ent

Queen Latifah to play Ifill on 'SNL'
NEW YORK, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Queen Latifah has agreed to play PBS journalist and U.S. vice presidential debate moderator Gwen Ifill on "Saturday Night Live," TMZ reported Friday.

Queen Latifah: "I Don't Care If People Think I'm Gay"
"I don't have a problem discussing the topic of somebody being gay, but I do have a problem discussing my personal life," Latifah, 38, told Sunday's New York Times magazine. "You don't get that part of me. Sorry," she added. "We’re not discussing it in our meetings, we’re not discussing it at Cover Girl...nobody gets that. "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," she said. "Assume whatever you want. You do it anyway." Latifah had been li

Queen Latifah’s success marred by brother’s death
Queen Latifah successful career has been tainted by the death of her brother, who was killed before she made it big.Lance Owens Jr. died in 1992 in a motorcycle accident, riding a bike the actress/rapper had helped to buy him for his 24th birthday.Latifah was incredibly close to Lance, and found the grief and guilt difficult to handle as she tells the New York Times, "I don't know if I ever recovered completely. I know I don't hurt as bad as I used to hurt. You can't replace a person, especially someone wit

Queen Latifah To Spoof VP Debate On Saturday Night Live?
We don't know if Tina Fey will be back on Saturday Night Live this weekend as Sarah Palin, but if the show indeed spoofs tonight's vice presidential debate, at least one impersonator appears to be confirmed: Queen Latifah as moderator Gwen Ifill. Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello is reporting that Latifah has signed on to play Ifill on this week's SNL if the show goes ahead with a debate sketch. It would seem like a no-brainer until you actually watched the debate, which would be best described as "a

Queen Latifah’s success marred by brother’s death
Queen Latifah successful career has been tainted by the death of her brother, who was killed before she made it big.Lance Owens Jr. died in 1992 in a motorcycle accident, riding a bike the actress/rapper had helped to buy him for his 24th birthday.Latifah was incredibly close to Lance, and found the grief and guilt difficult to handle as she tells the New York Times, "I don't know if I ever recovered completely. I know I don't hurt as bad as I used to hurt. You can't replace a person, especially someone wit

Gwen Ifill’s Biggest Mistake: WEARING GREEN AGAIN
Did you miss Meet the Press on Sunday? We got to hear from VP debate moderator Gwen Ifill and see her being imitated by Queen Latifah on SNL. And, while she didn’t wear the exact same jacket from the debate, it was in the green family. Didn’t she think that would look weird — watching the SNL tape [...]

Queen Latifah Speaks Out on Gay Rumors
Queen Latifah says she doesn't discuss her private life or her sexuality. "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." She told Alex Witchel of the New York Times, "Assume whatever you want. You do it anyway." When asked about the rumors of a supposed romance with her personal trainer, Queen responded, "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

Our Little Girl’s Done All Grown Up!
The tiny blonde, strangely-toothed actress is now 14 years old. And if her red carpet photos from The Secret Life of Bees premiere are any indication, she’s done all grown up. WHAT DOES DAKOTA LOOK LIKE NOW? Plus, red carpet photos of my three favorite BBW, Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson and Will Smith. Well, it appears her transformation into Gwyneth Paltrow is nearly complete: Dakota is only 14… and she looks like a grown up lady now. And you know what? We respect her for that! Mak

Queen Latifah Returns to Her Rapping Roots
-- constintina from AfterEllen.com How's this for hip-hop royalty news: None other than Queen Latifah is set to release a new album in December — and she actually raps on it. After focusing on acting (and garnering an Oscar nomination...

Queen Latifah Talks Weight Loss
When Queen Latifah signed on to be the new celebrity face of Jenny Craig, she wanted to lose weight, but mostly she was just looking to get healthier. She set a goal for herself to lose 5 to 10 percent of her body weight and keep it off. "For me, it's not about a body image thing. I feel pretty confident. I do realize I'm a role model to a lot of people, and I've been a role model for confidence. I feel being a healthier person is a good thing. If I can set the example for confidence on the inside,

Gwen Ifill: There Was Nothing I Could Do!
When Matt Drudge last week "broke news" that Gwen Ifill — at that point the upcoming moderator to the vice presidential debate — was writing a book about black politics in America and releasing it on Inauguration Day, conservatives quickly shaped the story to make everyone think the PBS (and NBC) veteran was authoring a pro-Obama book and, thus, wasn't qualified to moderate what will likely be the most-watched of the debates. Except, as we explained, Ifill wasn't writing a pr

Queen Latifah returns to her rapping roots
How's this for hip-hop royalty news: None other than Queen Latifah is set to release a new album in December — and she actually raps on it. After focusing on acting (and garnering an Oscar nomination for her efforts in 2002's Chicago) and releasing two well-received collections of pop standards (2004's The Dana Owens Album and 2007's Trav'lin’ Light) it seems that the Queen is ready to get back in the game for the first time in more than a decade. (Yes, Order in the Court came out in the summer of 1

Anne Hathaway Hosts SNL: Mary Poppins, Mark Wahlberg, The Bailout On C-Span And More (VIDEO)
Anne Hathaway hosted Saturday Night Live October 4th to promote her movie "Rachel Getting Married." In addition to an opening sketch with Tina Fey as Sarah Palin at the VP debate , with Queen Latifah guesting, the show did a C-SPAN sketch on the bailout: Andy Sandberg played Mark Wahlberg talking...Full Article @ huffington post Comment Share Email Post Your Comment say something interesting

‘SNL’ Presents: The Vice Presidential Debate
Saturday Night Live opened last night’s episode with a skit parodying the Vice Presidential debate that took place between Senator Joe Biden and Governor Sarah Palin at Washington University in St. Louis, MO earlier this week. Here, for your viewing pleasure, is the SNL skit in full which featured Jason Sudeikis as Biden [...]

‘SNL’ Numbers Soaring on Political Humor
The political engine continues to churn ratings success for “Saturday Night Live,” as Saturday’s “SNL” topped the previous week’s numbers by 23%. Featuring another appearance from Tina Fey as Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, along with a guest appearance from Queen Latifah, the latest “SNL” episode, hosted by Anne Hathaway, drew a 7.4 rating/18 share in overnight metered markets. Saturday’s “SNL” came within one-tenth of a ratings point of the premiere on Sept. 13, which was the show’s hi

MOVIE PREMIERES: “THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES” LA PREMIERE
The Los Angeles premiere of the highly anticipated movie ‘The Secret Life of Bees’ was held at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles on Monday night. A lot of celebrities came out in support of the film, including: Jennifer Hudson, Queen Latifah, Will & Jada, Daktoa Fanning, Eva Pigford, Nia Long, Sanaa Lathan and more. The movie will be in theaters on October 17th.. (more…) Link to original article here. Back to celebrity gossip

'SNL' Will Have Its Reward In Heaven After This Sarah Palin Debate Skit [Third Term In Office]
With less than a month left to go in this presidential election, Saturday Night Live expands its resurgent political brand into special Thursday episodes starting this week, though it's hard to see how they could possibly outdo the trilogy of Tina Fey-as-Sarah Palin appearances that continued into last night's episode. Spoofing the mega-rated vice presidential debate, Fey joined Jason Sudeikis as Joe Biden and the previously-rumored Queen Latifah as moderator Gwen Ifill for a blockbuster, near-twelve minute

Palin Is "Mavericky" & Biden Is McCain's Best Friend: SNL Spoofs The VP Debate
-- Sarah Warn from AfterEllen.com Tina Fey was back on Saturday Night Live tonight to play VP candidate Sarah Palin in a spoof of this week's 2008 vice-presidential debate. Jason Sudeikis played Joe Biden, and Queen Latifah played moderator Gwen...

'SNL' Sends Up VP Debate With Fey, Queen Latifah
NEW YORK (AP) - It's starting to feel like Tina Fey is running for vice president. Fey again returned to "Saturday Night Live" to play Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin as the sketch comedy show continued to pull out all the stops in its election year season. Queen Latifah dropped by to portray Thursday's debate moderator, PBS's Gwen Ifill, and cast member Jason Sudeikis stepped into the role of Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden. The "SNL" take on the week's political event