Jennifer Hudson has revealed she turned down the title role in Precious because she didn't want to pack on weight to play the abused single mom. Fresh off her Oscars victory in Dreamgirls, directo...

Angelina Jolie has won her first award as a director with her filmmaking debut In The Land Of Blood And Honey. The Hollywood actress has stepped behind the camera to write, co-produce and direct ...

"Precious" star Gabourey Sidibe's life was spared on 9/11 because she woke up too late to make it to school.

Actor/director Tyler Perry is one step closer to landing his own TV channel after signing a deal with bosses at leading movie studio Lionsgate. The Madea Goes to Jail star has previously voiced h...

The star-studded cast of upcoming movie The Hunger Games has received a boost after rocker Lenny Kravitz was added to the line-up. The musician, who was last seen onscreen in Oscar-winning movie ...

"Precious" star Gabourey Sidibe freaked out on a recent trip to Amsterdam when she found herself accidentally sucking a pot lollipop. The actress insists she went to the Dutch city to check out it...

Pop star Pink is set to be honored for her work with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community at a glitzy gala in Washington, D.C. on Saturday. The So What hit-maker will be ...

Actress Mo'nique and reality TV star Kim Kardashian have offered their support to Lindsay Lohan, calling for the star's critics to "stop judging her." The Mean Girls star has endured a turbulent...

"Precious" star Gabourey Sidibe has leaped to the defense of magazine bosses at Elle, insisting they didn't lighten her features so she looked less dark on the cover of the glossy. Publication he...

Gabourey Sidibe is enjoying her time in the spotlight - because it's given her a chance to flirt with a string of Hollywood hunks.

Jamie Foxx has been forced to deny he is gay after shock jock Howard Stern escalated their war of words with a jibe about the actor/singer's sexuality. The pair fell out last month when the Oscar...

"Precious" star Mo'Nique has offered fellow Oscar winner Sandra Bullock her support as the actress battles to save her marriage following an alleged cheating scandal. "The Blind Side" star has wal...

Jessica Simpson sets out to find beauty in all ages, sizes and colors on her new reality show, "The Price of Beauty," which premiered on VH1 last night. We agree with Jessica that beauty is found e...

Jessica Simpson has become the latest star to wade into the debate over Gabourey Sidibe's weight after Howard Stern urged the portly "Precious" star to seek help - the singer has called the DJ's co...

Howard Stern has refused to apologize for his unflattering comments about Oscar-nominated actress Gabourey Sidibe - insisting the portly "Precious" star "needs help". The radio host came under fi...

The gardenia Mo'Nique wore in her hair at the Oscars on Sunday was a very special gift from a close friend of "Gone With The Wind" star Hattie McDaniels' family. The actress/comedienne started thi...

Mo'nique took aim at stuck-up movie reporters who urged Oscar voters to "teach Mo'Nique a lesson" and snub her backstage at the Oscars in Los Angeles on Sunday night. Minutes after winning gold ...

"We made three times what we thought the movie could make. Three seems to be the number because everybody keeps coming up to me and saying, 'I saw the movie three times'." Three is lucky for "Avata...

Precious star Gabourey Sidibe turned down the chance to be Oprah Winfrey's date at Sunday's Academy Awards - because she is so in awe of the TV titan. The Hollywood newcomer is up for the Best Ac...

Academy Award nominees Jeff Bridges, Mo'Nique, Gabourey Sidibe and Woody Harrelson got their Oscars weekend off to a great start in Los Angeles on Friday night by picking up top acting prizes at th...

After the Oscars, catch up on all the best movies of 2009 that you missed. March 2 Where the Wild Things Are - Buy it

Mary J. Blige was so overcome with emotion during a screening of Precious she had to walk out - because the Oscar-nominated movie reminded the singer of her own troubled past.

Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe has developed a crippling fear of boxer Mike Tyson after finding herself frozen to the spot as he walked by her at a recent awards ceremony. The "Precious" star, wh...