Queen Latifah interview
Seacrest interviews Latifah during On Air With Ryan Seacrest about her hosting the pre-awards show of The 18th Annual Hollywood Film Awards.
It’s not one of those things that’s so tight and rigid that everyone has to be on point. It’s kind of like the looseness of a Golden Globes kind of feel, which is always fun for us. This awards season is very long. We got a lot of different events. There’s a lot of different tones at each event that celebrates what do in film. And this is kind of the one that sort of kicks it off and be a little casual and yet still formal. The fact that it’s live, it’s going to be real loose.
Show canceled
The Queen Latifah Show is canceled by Sony Pictures Television. Queen Latifah writes a letter to herself on her Facebook page.
Dear Dana,
Just a little note to say Thank You…Thank you for your strong work ethic and great effort in getting The Queen Latifah Show off the ground and running. Your dedication and sacrifice was crucial to the entire team, and in the face of intense challenges, you displayed “True Grit”! Your Family, Partners, Staff and Crew showed up with you every step of the way. Be very proud of that! Not everyone can say the same. You can also say you have been a blessing to and been blessed by amazing guests and incredible audiences for this show. We truly changed people’s lives for the better.
So… STAY POSITIVE, STAY STRONG, and most importantly, STAY OPEN… There is so much more God has in store! Lovingly, You!
P.S. This letter is for me, my staff, my crew, and everyone who was by my side for this incredible journey. The most important thing in life is that you wake up every single day and take chances. No matter what the outcome…believe in yourself and continue to fly.
Pays laid-off staff with own money
0 CommentsAfter the cancellation of The Queen Latifah Show, Latifah pays her laid off staff through the holidays with her own money. In a letter to herself and staff, Latifah wrote:
The most important thing in life is that you wake up every single day and take chances. No matter what the outcome…believe in yourself and continue to fly.
Uptown interview
Latifah gives an interview to Uptown magazine. She talks about the attitude of society towards black gay women.
People’s ideas in general are antiquated when it comes to who you love. We haven’t moved as quickly as we probably should… And the reality is that there’s always been gay people in the black community, so it’s not foreign to us. And not just as a black community but just a society as a whole.