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Gabourey Sidibe isn't too fat for Hollywood, she's too black
11:06 AM on 03/15/2010
In the wake of actress Gabourey Sidibe's Academy Award nomination for her incredible performance in "Precious," many are predicting she'll never get another part in a Hollywood movie because she's too fat....
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Jessica Simpson to Howard Stern: Don't mess with Gabourey Sidibe!
10:56 AM on 03/14/2010
Jessica Simpson is coming to Gaby Sidibe's defense against Howard Stern for his recent outburst that the Oscar nominee could kiss her Hollywood career goodbye because of her weight...
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Why Howard Stern's attacks on Gabourey Sidibe are so wrong
5:05 PM on 03/10/2010
Not everyone had such nice things to say about Gabourey Sidibe following both Oprah and Sandra Bullock's praise of the budding actress during the Oscar ceremony on Sunday...
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Howard Stern ridicules Sidibe's weight, says she'll never get Hollywood roles
12:31 PM on 03/09/2010
Stern, on the air with his co-host Robin Quivers, also played the speech given by Oprah Winfrey to Sidibe at the Oscars on the program. The hosts said Oprah was lying to her by saying she's going to have a career in Hollywood...
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Lenny Kravitz to play Civil Rights pioneer Andrew Young in Lee Daniels' 'Selma'
11:59 AM on 03/09/2010
He wasn't up for an Oscar, but "Precious" actor and noted musician Lenny Kravitz was out last night to show his support...
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Mo'Nique's win is one of Oscar night's 'Precious' moments
11:08 AM on 03/08/2010
OPINION - In a few lines, a raunchy, off-the-cuff comedian showed reverence, gratitude, tenacity and historical awareness...
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Mo'Nique wins best supporting actress Oscar for 'Precious'
10:04 PM on 03/07/2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mo'Nique became the fifth black woman to win an acting Oscar, 70 years after Hattie McDaniel became the first to do so for 'Gone with the Wind'...
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Lee Daniels: We need to get out of 'Huxtable' mode
12:48 PM on 03/07/2010
VIDEO - 'Precious' director Lee Daniels is "just happy" to be nominated for an Oscar...
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Are the Oscars finally colorblind?
8:52 AM on 03/07/2010
Do the nominations of Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Daniels and Freeman herald a real shift in the Academy Awards' rocky reputation with the black community?
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This year's Oscar nominees are rich with racial themes
8:18 AM on 03/07/2010
OPINION - From 'Avatar' and 'District 9' to 'The Blind Side' and 'Precious', this years Academy Award nominees both directly and indirectly grapple with issues regarding race...
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'Precious' girls are everywhere
7:54 AM on 03/07/2010
Though the movie was based on fiction, the circumstances that Precious faces are happening to many African-American girls and the counselors who work with them...
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TheGrio's 100: Mo'Nique, a comedienne with serious talent
6:50 AM on 03/07/2010
TheGrio's 100 - Mo'Nique made a career for herself as a brash but smart comedienne, breaking down barriers...
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'Precious' dominates Spirit Awards with five prizes
10:17 AM on 03/06/2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) - 'Precious' took the best picture prize as it dominated the Spirit Awards, winning four other honors that included trophies for stars Sidibe and Mo'Nique...
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Mo'Nique won't win -- and other Oscar predictions
5:30 AM on 03/05/2010
OPINION - This year it's the same ol' Oscar drama and not some new enlightened age...
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'Precious' director, award-winning author prepare series
2:23 PM on 03/03/2010
Lee Daniels has set his sights on a new family drama, this time for HBO with author Amy Bloom...
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Precious writer Geoffrey Fletcher's Cinderella moment
10:51 AM on 03/01/2010
Just two years ago, he was still invisible in the film world, struggling for any kind of break after 15 years in the industry...
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'Precious' wins big at 41st NAACP Image Awards
11:31 AM on 02/27/2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The heart-wrenching tale of an illiterate and abused teen who finds hope in a Harlem classroom was named outstanding motion picture...
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Tyler Perry's off-screen performances are worthy of NAACP honor
7:59 AM on 02/26/2010
OPINION - While I question his method behind his movie characters, at least Perry puts his money where his mouth is to support causes and issues he cares about...
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Gabourey Sidibe talks Vanity Fair cover exclusion
1:25 PM on 02/17/2010
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --It wasn't just a host of media watchers that noticed the lack of diversity on Vanity Fair's 2010 Young Hollywood cover. Breakout star Gabourey Sidibe noticed it too...
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Screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher is 'Precious'
2:50 PM on 02/05/2010
NEW YORK (AP) -- On Tuesday morning, just before the 2010 Academy Award nominations were announced, screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher couldn't get his TV to work...
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