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For all you Beyonce fans looking to get a glimpse of the singer’s new movie, Obsessed, you need wait no longer- the trailer is here. Entertainment tonight got a sneak peak at the sexy thriller and it looks interesting. For those of you outta the loop, Beyonce and Idris Elba star as man and wife in the new film, and their marriage is put to the test when Idris’ character finds himself entangled in a love affair with a crazy temp. Ali Larter looks to be playing the heck out of her role and we all know how well Idras dominates the screen when he is seen. So how does Beyonce do in the movie, for the first time in her career not playing a singer? Well, I’ll leave that up to you all to decide.
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Singer Beyonce Knowles was spotted earlier today on the set of her new movie “Obsessed”. As previously reported, Beyonce plays the role of a loving wife and mother whose life is turned upside when her husband is stalked by an obsessive office temp. The film is still in the early stages of filming and also star actor Idris Elba and Ali Landry, who was a regular on Eve’s short lived television series.

Beyonce Knowles, Ali Larter and Idris Elba will star in “Obsessed,” a thriller that Screen Gems will put into production this summer. Steve Shill will direct a script by David Loughery. Will Packer produces, and Knowles will be exec producer along with her father, Mathew Knowles. Screen Gems topper Clint Culpepper is finalizing cast deals, working with Knowles’ and Larter’s reps to iron out scheduling kinks. Knowles is also producing and co-starring as Etta James in “Cadillac Records” for Sony BMG; Larter is working on episodes of NBC’s “Heroes. “In “Obsessed,” Elba will play an asset manager who has a knockout wife (Knowles) and thriving career until a temp office worker (Larter) begins stalking him. Knowles was last seen onscreen in “Dreamgirls,” Larter in the Screen Gems films “Resident Evil: Extinction” and “Final Destination,” and Elba last appeared in “American Gangster.” He next stars in “Prom Night” for Screen Gems.

It appears Lil Mama’sLip Gloss anthem is having an affect on not only young women, but cosmetic counters across the country as well. Neither MAC or Loreal will release numbers, but word is both companies have seen a spike in sales since the teenage rapper’s catchy summer anthem was released earlier this year. So my question is, how many ladies here will admit to tossing out their lipstick in favor of lip gloss, all because of this song?
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It was a family fashion affair Wednesday as Beyonce was joined by her mother Tina, and sister Solange, for the Canadian launch of their junior apparel line, Dereon. Check out the ladies of HOD on the next page, all sporting outfits from the collection.
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Tameka Foster, better known to world as Usher’s fiancé, sat down to talk to Essence Magazine about the innuendo, speculation and out right un truths that are often printed about her and her relationship with the much younger singer. Tameka pulls no punches and answers questions openly about her former husband, where her children are and if she really was the cause of Usher firing his mother as his manager. Click over to the next page to read the first part of the interview and do check back tomorrow for part two.
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When it comes to films in general, there are never enough roles for women on the screen, let enough leading roles, or roles for African American women, but so far this year, we have seen a good share of prominent roles go to Black women. While Halle Berry is the only one to have a leading role in “Perfect Stranger”, some supporting roles were given with Meagan Good in “Stomp The Yard”, Thandie Newton in “Norbit”, Gabrielle Union in “Daddy’s Little Girls”, S. Epatha Merkerson in “Black Snake Moan”, Kimberly Elise in “Pride”, Jada Pinkett Smith in “Reign Over Me”, Nia Long in “Are We Done Yet?”, Tracie Thoms and Sydney Tamaii Poitier in “Grindhouse”, Vivica A. Fox in “The Salon”, and Victoria Rowell in “Home of the Brave”.
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