Jamie Foxx & his Foxxhole Radio crew came out with guns blazing as they fired back at shock jock Howard Stern. It all started when the Foxxhole Radio crew went at Howard and his team for comments Stern made in regards to Gabourey Sidibe’s weight, health, and future (or lackthereof) in Hollywood.
Actress, comedienne and TV host Mo’Nique won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in “Precious.” She beat out Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Penelope Cruz, as she did at the Golden Globes.
Acting veterans had words of wisdom for "Precious" star Gabourey Sidibe. Alfre Woodard, Viola Davis, and other prominent Oscar winning and nominated women gathered Wednesday night and advised Gaby how to handle awards day jitters. Watch the video here.
Monique says the secret to longevity in her marriage is to allow her husband, Sidney Hicks, to stray. According to the NY Daily News, the comedienne/actress recently sat down with ABC’s Barbara Walters and revealed the key to her happy marriage.
The 2010 Oscar nominations were announced this morning and there are some well deserved nominations, including several for the movie “Precious.”
Mo’Nique has done it again. Her ability to portray an abusive mother in the big screen drama “Precious” was so outstanding that it has already garnered her a Golden Globe Award. On Saturday, it earned her a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) award for best supporting actress. Watch her acceptance speech here!
With her best-supporting actress win at the Golden Globe Awards, Mo’Nique has emerged as the solid favorite to win the Oscar. Mo’Nique earned the Golden Globe for playing Mary Jones, an abusive welfare mother with a disarming moment of clarity in the movie “Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire.” Click here to watch Mo’Nique’s emotional acceptance speech.
Breaking through a long-standing color barrier, “Precious” director Lee Daniels is the first African-American to be nominated for the Directors Guild of America’s best director award.
After accepting an award at last night’s People’s Choice awards, Mariah Carey took time to explain her drunken speech the night before at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. Watch her explanation here.
A clearly ‘intoxicated’ Mariah Carey made quite a spectacle of herself while accepting the Breakthrough Actress Awards for the movie ‘Precious’ at the Palm Springs International Film Festival last night. Click here to watch the video.
In many ways, the critically acclaimed film "Precious" is about hopes and dreams. When Mo'Nique, one of the movie's stars, was growing up in Baltimore, Maryland, she too longed for something. "I've always wanted to be famous," the actress and comedian said.
With "Precious" a hit in theaters and loved by critics, sales are soaring of the paperback movie tie-in edition, which has actress Gabourey Sidibe (who plays Precious) on the cover. It's No. 13 on USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list.
