Queen Latifah

November 4th, 2009 more imagesQueen Elizabeth ll views the main Olympic stadium construction site during her visit to the London 2012 Olympic Park site in Stratford..

October 23rd, 2009 Queen Elizabeth II and the Lord Lieutenant Sir Henry Elwes walk towards the Gloucestershire College, on the banks of the River Severn, during a visit to the new building Gloucestershire. more images

September 28th, 2009 Hip-hop icons NAS, QUEEN LATIFAH, KANYE WEST, THE ROOTS and DE LA SOUL joined forces on Saturday (26Sep09) when they hit the stage in Los Angeles to show their support for rapper COMMON's charity fundraiser. The Go! hitmaker brought out a host of his rap pals including Ludacris, Mos Def, Talib Kweli and Heavy D for his Common & Friends benefit concert at the Hollywood Palladium.

September 19th, 2009 Rapper-actress Queen Latifah has some concrete plans for upcoming female rappers. She says that she will invite the aspiring female rappers from America to support her on tour.

September 15th, 2009 QUEEN LATIFAH is giving aspiring female rappers across America a boost by calling on them to support her on tour. The singer/actress, who started out as a hip-hop star, feels it's her duty to nurture new female talent - because there aren't enough women in rap.

August 28th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Queen Latifah has denied that she will be permanently filling in for Paula Abdul on 'American Idol'. The rapper-turned-actress is in talks to join regulars Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi for a few auditions of the show.

August 27th, 2009 QUEEN LATIFAH has dismissed reports she'll be PAULA ABDUL's permanent replacement on AMERICAN IDOL, but reveals she has signed on to be a guest judge on the hit TV show. The rapper-turned-actress is considering an offer to join regulars Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi for an upcoming audition or two, but she insists she has no plans to become the fourth judge when the talent show returns to Los Angeles for a new season.

August 17th, 2009 Shots ring out on NYC street prepping for movieNEW YORK — The scene was like something out of a movie — except it wasn't. Workers preparing a Manhattan neighborhood for an upcoming movie shoot saw real bullets flying outside a housing project.

July 4th, 2009 Essence Fest celebrates black music, cultureNEW ORLEANS — Queen Latifah dropped by the Essence Music Festival on Friday to help celebrate its 15th year of uplifting and empowering the African-American community through issues-filled seminars by day and high-powered musical performances by night. Queen Latifah, a spokeswoman for Cover Girl's Queen Collection, said she was happy to support an event that tackles concepts close to her heart but also weaves in fun.

July 1st, 2009 Rapper/actress Queen Latifah has finally accepted her body after years of struggling with her weight - because she is proud to be a role model to young girls who are worried about their size. The voluptuous star has long been plagued by fears about her bodyshape and recently signed up as a spokeswoman for a U.S.

June 16th, 2009 LONDON - French first lady Carla Bruni will lend her voice at the upcoming Nelson Mandela Day tribute in New York. Bruni will sing a duet with pop star Dave Stwart, who is the man behind the first Mandela Day concert in South Africa, reports contactmusic.com Celebrities like Aretha Franklin, Queen Latifah, Cyndi Lauper, Jesse McCartney, Josh Groban and Wyclef Jean will also appear at the former South African president's birthday tribute - to be held July 18 at Madison Square Garden.

June 10th, 2009 LONDON - Rapper-turned-actress Queen Latifah has for the first time revealed that she was a victim of sexual abuse as a child. The beauty said that a teenage babysitter preyed upon her, adding that the incident left her unable to form relationships as an adult, reports The Sun.

June 9th, 2009 Queen Latifah to host BET Awards after-party showNEW YORK — The party won't stop after the BET Awards are over, and Queen Latifah (Lah-TEE'-fah) will be around to make sure of it. The entertainer is hosting the network's post-awards televised bash, which will air after the live show June 28.

June 6th, 2009 LONDON - Pop star Britney Spears, who is currently performing shows at London's 02 arena, wants to meet the 83-year-old Queen Elizabeth II of England. The Womanizer singer wishes to take her two sons, Sean, 3, and Jayden, 2, to Buckingham Palace to have an afternoon tea with the queen, reported femalefirst.co.uk.

June 1st, 2009 White House wants queen to attend D-Day ceremoniesWASHINGTON — The White House wants Queen Elizabeth II at D-Day ceremonies later this week. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Monday that President Barack Obama wants to include the queen, who served in uniform during World War II.