OPRAH WINFREY'S CHRISTMAS AT THE WHITE HOUSE

Oprah Winfrey will usher in the holidays at the White House, visiting President Obama and the First Lady as they prepare for their family’s first Christmas there, on “Christmas at the White House: An Oprah Primetime Special,” airing SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

The intimate, informative and entertaining hour-long special will include a one-on-one conversation with the President, marking the first time Oprah has interviewed him since he took office, as well as an exclusive sit-down interview with the First Couple. The special will showcase behind-the-scenes preparations as the White House gets ready for the holiday season.

PRECIOUS PREMIERE RED CARPET

Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire, premiered at the AFI Festival and was held at The Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood. The A-listers came out to support the film that features new-comer Gabourey Sidibe. The film comes out on Friday, November 6.


Executive Producers Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey came out to support the film.



Mo'Nique and her husband Sydney Hicks. Mo'Nique did a phenomenal job

Mariah Carey and hubby Nick Cannon share a kiss while on the red carpet.

The lovely Paula Patton. I would love to see Paula team up with Halle Berry in a movie. That would be hot!!!
Check out more pics after the jump!

CHRIS BROWN'S REAL TALK WITH ANGIE MARTINEZ

R&B Superstar Chris Brown hit up the Angie Martinez show and the two discussed the Rihanna assault incident. Here are a few excerpts from the interview. He answered as honestly as he could without going into specific details.

P. MILLER GIVES BACK IN A BIG WAY!

Businessman BBTV Chairman, P. Miller, teams up with OneMillionGifts.org by donating his money and volunteering his time to help accomplish the great mission for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday season, which will be to feed and clothe at least 1 million of our world’s less fortunate.

JAY OPENS UP TO OPRAH!

Jay Z sat down with Oprah in his old neighborhood of Marcy Projects back in August. The Rap Icon/Mogul opened up about his absentee father and the impact it left on his life, being a business man and dates with his wife - Beyonce. 
Check out a page from O mag!

"PRECIOUS" RED CARPET PREMIERE

Mr. & Mrs. Nick Cannon attended the The Film Society of Lincoln Center's New York Film Festival screening of "Precious," held at Alice Tully Hall in New York City. I love these two! The world awaits the news of a baby bump from MARNICK.
Check out who else attended the event.

MAYA ANGELOU RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL

Pulitzer Prize-nominated author and poet Maya Angelou was taken to the hospital Sunday for as-yet-unknown causes, TMZ.com reported.

Angelou, 81, was in Los Angeles to be honored at the BraveHeartAwards, celebrating women who have made changes in their professional fields. Other celebrities scheduled to attend the weekend-long ceremonies were Mariel Hemingway and Courteney Cox, according to the awards' site.

Angelou gained worldwide fame with her literary activism in the Civil Rights movement and for works like "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," an autobiographical account of her childhood and early teenage years. The book recounted Angelou's experience with sexual abuse and rape at the age of 8 at the hands of her mother's boyfriend.

She was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for her 1971 poetry collection, "Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Diiie."

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ATL HOUSEWIFE WILL BE FEATURED ON THE COVER OF "O" MAG

Bravo's "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" star, Nene Leakes will be featured on the September issue of O Magazine. Yes, Oprah's mag! Nene tells S2S that she was contacted by O's LA office to do the cover along with another favorite reality star, Kim Kardashian.

"They asked for reality stars that had become a household name, and I was one of the young ladies that they chose. It was a great honor for them to fly me up to Los Angeles and pamper me for the day.

I can't wait to see the cover and if Oprah will do a show on the reality stars who are quickly becoming household names.

Congrats to you Ms. Leakes.

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LENNY IN CROATIA!

Lenny Kravitz grabs lunch at Gallo restaurant in Croatia. Mr. Kravitz makes his acting debut in the highly anticipated Lee Daniels film, "Precious" which also stars MoNique, Mariah Carey, Paula Patton and newcomer - Gabourey Sidibe as Precious. I can't wait for this film to come out - I hear Oscar BUZZZZZZ. Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey jumped on this film as Exec Producers ($$) after it blew up Sundance. Great Move!

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"PRECIOUS" AN OSCAR GEM

Can you say Oscar winning performances? The Oprah Winfrey/Tyler Perry film is easing on down to the Oscar!



Directed by Lee Daniels (Monsters Ball), PRECIOUS: Based on the Novel "PUSH" By Sapphire is a sure contender for an OSCAR. Set in Harlem in 1987, it is the story of Claireece Precious Jones played by newcomer, (Gabourey "Gabby" Sidibe), a sixteen-year-old African-American girl who gets pregnant for the second time by her absentee father. At home, Precious suffers emotional and physical abuse from her mother, which is played brilliantly by B-More's own, Monique Hicks. From this trailer alone, both Monique and Gabby are absoulutely brilliant!
I almost didn't recognize the beautiful R&B sensation Mariah Carey as the social worker. This ain't no Glitter (although) I enjoyed that movie; but anyway - Mariah is coming into her own as an actress. Rounding out the cast is the beautiful and talented Paula Patton, who plays the caring teacher, Sherri Shephard and Lenny Kravitz. Wow! Great job on this one LEE! I must say that this film should definitely be nominated in at least 4 categories: Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Director and Best Film.
The film will be released on November 6 in New York and Los Angeles. This is definitely a film worth waiting for!
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