Read more Queen Latifah stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/21057/queen-latifah.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:03:23 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73856/craziest-rap-concert-demands.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDrawing 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 Enemy: Kosher food—odd,...http://www.newser.com/story/73856/craziest-rap-concert-demands.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 15 Nov 2009 11:30:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/61575/latifah-i-was-abused.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagQueen 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 at an arm's...http://www.newser.com/story/61575/latifah-i-was-abused.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 11 Jun 2009 6:22:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/46359/hardest-working-film-actors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWho'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 List...http://www.newser.com/story/46359/hardest-working-film-actors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 28 Dec 2008 15:01:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41946/female-rappers-cant-beat-boys-club.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagQueen 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...http://www.newser.com/story/41946/female-rappers-cant-beat-boys-club.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 07 Nov 2008 5:17:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40175/bees-more-honey-than-sting.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe 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 buzz,...http://www.newser.com/story/40175/bees-more-honey-than-sting.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Oct 2008 16:05:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31249/cash-strapped-dieters-drop-weight-loss-programs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMillions 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 search...http://www.newser.com/story/31249/cash-strapped-dieters-drop-weight-loss-programs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 30 Jun 2008 3:15:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/16704/nothing-funny-about-this-money.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEven 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 "just isn’t funny...http://www.newser.com/story/16704/nothing-funny-about-this-money.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 18 Jan 2008 16:29:24 CST