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Gabourey Sidibe to Host Upcoming Espisode of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live”
Share Howard Stern can take his highly abrasive opinions and shove them as Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe proves him wrong for saying she’ll have no more opportunities in Hollywood past her debut in the hit movie “Precious.” It was recently announced that Gabby will be hosting an upcoming episode of the popular NBC sketch comedy series “Saturday Night Live!” Ms....
by hiphopucit at April 5th, 2010 at 09:04 am
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Gabourey Sidibe [Precious] Wants To Lose Weight
Share Sidibe’s mother Alice Tan Ridley recently spoke with RadarOnline and said that her daughter wants to loose weight: “The truth is Gabourey would like to lose some weight but the reality is that she would not have gotten the role of Precious if she had not been heavy,” Ridley said. “As her mom I would like to see my daughter healthy but if she didn’t lose...
by hiphopucit at March 18th, 2010 at 09:03 am
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“Precious” Star Gabourey Sidibe Lands 2 New Fillm Roles
Share Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe is proving to many that she won’t disappear anytime soon. According to a press release from Showtime, Gabby has just signed a deal to star as a recurring guest in the dark comedy series “The Big C.” The series will star Laura Linney as Cathy, a “repressed suburban wife and mother who reclaims her life after a terminal cancer...
by hiphopucit at March 11th, 2010 at 01:03 pm
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Will “Precious” Sweep The Oscars Tonight?
Share Move over Stedman, Oprah’s got someone else in mind for her date to the Oscars. At Thursday’s Essence Black Women in Hollywood luncheon, “Precious” star Gabourey Sidibe told People that Oprah, herself, had offered Sidibe a lift to the Academy Awards. “Oprah called me and was like, ‘Hey girl, do you want to ride together?’ ” Sidibe...
by hiphopucit at March 7th, 2010 at 10:03 am
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Nominations Are In! Mo’Nique and Gabourey Sidibe Nominated For Oscars
Share Finally! We’ve all been on pins and needles waiting for this day to come and this morning, we got the news we’d been hoping for. The cast and crew of “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” must be completely overjoyed. For starters, Mo’Nique is now an official Oscar nominee. The Baltimore native received her...
by hiphopucit at February 2nd, 2010 at 12:02 pm
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‘Precious’ Star Gabourey Sidibe Covers EBONY + Full Beyonce ‘Heat’ Commercial [VIDEO]
Share Precious Star Gabourey Sidibe is taking Hollywood by storm. She’s covering the pages of the March issue of Ebony. And she’s dishing on working with Mo’Nique and director Lee Daniels changing her life. A snippet from Ebony: With the Academy Awards right around the corner, Ebony moved far beyond the silver screen to zero in on the power of the image as it relates...
by hiphopucit at January 29th, 2010 at 06:01 pm
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Mo’Nique’s Golden Globe Acceptance Speech [VIDEO]
Share Mo’Nique had a big night tonight at the Gloden Globes 2010. She won for best supporting actress in a dramatic movie (Precious) and now a front runner for the Oscar! She also showed the world a really strong, emotional, sincere woman this evening who has clearly worked very hard for what she’s acheived. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQwsWuKo8gc[/youtube]
by hiphopucit at January 18th, 2010 at 10:01 am
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Jay-Z and Precious Lead NAACP Nominees
Share Precious can add another achievement to its pile of accolades. The critically acclaimed novel-turned-movie earned eight NAACP Award nominations today (January 6), including for Outstanding Motion Picture and Outstanding Independent Film. Released this past December, the Oprah Winfrey- and Tyler Perry-produced film won three Sundance Film Festival Awards last year...
by hiphopucit at January 7th, 2010 at 10:01 am
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Mariah Carey Accepts Her Award For ‘Precious’ Drunk [VIDEO]
Share Mariah Carey was honored at the 2010 Palm Springs International Film Festival awards gala on Tuesday (Jan. 5). Precious director Lee Daniels presented his star with the Breakthrough Actress Performance award for her role as a social worker in the critically-acclaimed film. MC seemed to celebrate a little too much because she appeared tipsy during her acceptance...
by hiphopucit at January 6th, 2010 at 10:01 am
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Precious, an “Inaccurate Portrayal of Black Life”
Share The heart-wrenching storyline of Precious definitely touched us. As for the critics, they contend that the film is an inaccurate, racist portrayal of Black American life. Via NY Times: “Not since ‘The Birth of a Nation’ has a mainstream movie demeaned the idea of black American life as much as ‘Precious,’. Full of brazenly racist clichés (Precious steals...
by hiphopucit at November 24th, 2009 at 07:11 am