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2023 Kennedy Center Honoree, comedian Billy Crystal, center, waves as he is applauded by fellow honorees Dionne Warwick and Queen Latifah, at the 46th Kennedy Center Honors at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Kennedy Center Honors fetes new inductees, including Queen Latifah, Billy Crystal and Dionne Warwick

New Kennedy Center honorees including comedian Billy Crystal and rapper and actor Queen Latifah have been feted at a star-studded event commemorating their lifetime achievement in arts and entertainment.

ARCHIVO - Chris Noth posa durante un evento de prensa en Beverly Hills, California, el 26 de julio de 2017. Noth ya no será parte de la serie de CBS "The Equalizer", a raíz de las acusaciones de abuso sexual en su contra. Universal Television y CBS anunciaron conjuntamente el lunes 20 de diciembre de 2021 que el actor deja de ser parte de la filmación “con efecto inmediato”. (Foto por Casey Curry/Invision/AP, Archivo)

Chris Noth sale de “The Equalizer” tras acusaciones de abuso

FILE - Chris Noth poses for a portrait during the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour on July 26, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Noth will no longer be part of the CBS series “The Equalizer” in the wake of sexual assault allegations against the actor. Universal Television and CBS made a joint announcement Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, that Noth would no longer be part of filming “effective immediately.” (Photo by Casey Curry/Invision/AP)

Chris Noth out at ‘The Equalizer’ amid sex assault claims

Lil Nas X, center, kisses a dancer at the conclusion of his performance at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 27, 2021, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Cardi B, Queen Latifah, Lil Nas X shine at BET Awards

Megan Thee Stallion accepts the best female hip hop artist award at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 27, 2021, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

List of winners at the 2021 BET Awards

ShowBiz Minute: Combs, Smith, Winfrey

Lawsuit accuses Sean Combs, 2 others of raping 17-year-old girl in 2003, which Combs denies; LL Cool J, Will Smith lead Grammys tribute to 50 years of hip-hop; Oprah Winfrey, Fantasia Barrino and Steven Spielberg attend the Los Angeles premiere of “The Color Purple.” (Dec. 7)

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Cannes turns up the glamour for amfAR gala; Tom Hanks urges Harvard grads to defend the truth; LA Prop Store auctions iconic Hollywood memorabilia from movies old and new.

Stars arrive for the glitzy amfAR Gala

Queen Latifah, Bebe Rexha, Adam Lambert, Fan Bingbing, Heidi Klum, Rebel Wilson were some of the stars raising momney for AIDS reseach at the annual event at Cap d’Antibes.

ShowBiz Minute: ‘Indiana Jones,’ Salman Rushdie, Ludacris

Harrison Ford and Indiana Jones fever sweep Cannes at world premiere; Salman Rushdie honored at PEN America gala, first in-person appearance since stabbing; Hip-hop and Hollywood stars join Ludacris for the unveiling of his star on the Walk of Fame.

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Newark officials, rapper Queen Latifah and others cut the ribbon on a new Harriet Tubman monument that replaces a statue of Christopher Columbus removed from New Jersey’s Washington Park in 2020.

Billy Porter on Roe v. Wade leak: ‘Why are we surprised?’

Cabello, Latifah, Barrymore, more attend Power of Women event

This image released by CBS shows Queen Latifah in a scene from the series "The Equalizer." The CBS reboot with Latifah took advantage of its post-Super Bowl series premiere to rank as the No. 3 show in prime time in its second episode. (Barbara Nitke/CBS via AP)

‘60 Minutes,’ ‘Equalizer’ strong Sunday punch for CBS

NEW YORK (AP) — Queen Latifah is becoming a TV star for CBS at a time broadcast networks can really use one, while Dwayne Johnson and Kenan Thompson made respectable sitcom debuts for NBC.

This image released by CBS shows Queen Latifah in a scene from the series "The Equalizer," premiering after the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 7. (Barbara Nitke/CBS via AP)

Queen Latifah ‘stoked’ to land post-Super Bowl slot for show

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Queen Latifah thrives on going big. From writing and rapping at the start of her career to being an Oscar-nominated actress to producing, she has upended expectations for years.

Mike Howard sits with his dog Molly while waiting for the Fourth of July parade to pass his home Saturday, July 4, 2020, in Bristol, R.I. Howard said he normally places chairs out on the sidewalk at 3:30 a.m. to hold a spot but didn't have to this year with far fewer people attending. The town, which lays claim to the nation's oldest Independence Day celebration in the country, held a vehicle-only scaled down version of its annual parade Saturday due to the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

A Fourth with less fizzle during pandemic in New England

The Fourth of July had many of the traditional trappings in New England despite the coronavirus pandemic: Cheap lobsters, warm weather and barbecues.

FILE - In this Dec. 19, 1939 file photo, a crowd gathers outside the Astor Theater on Broadway during the premiere of "Gone With the Wind" in New York. HBO Max has temporarily removed “Gone With the Wind” from its streaming library in order to add historical context to the 1939 film long criticized for romanticizing slavery and the Civil War-era South. (AP Photo)

Queen Latifah: Let ‘Gone with the Wind’ be gone forever

NEW YORK (AP) — While some have criticized HBO Max’s removal of “Gone With the Wind” from its streaming service — including those who wonder if it hurts the legacy of Hattie McDaniel, the first African American woman to win an Academy Award — Oscar nominee Queen Latifah says good riddance

FILE - This image of file photos shows Thomas Middleditch at the 23rd annual Critics' Choice Awards in Santa Monica, Calif. on Jan. 11, 2018, left, and Annaleigh Ashford at the screening for "It Takes a Lunatic" during the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival in New York on May 3, 2019. Middleditch and Ashford will star in the new comedy series "B Positive" this fall on CBS. (AP Photo)

CBS ‘optimistic’ about fall lineup despite production halt

LOS ANGELES (AP) — CBS said it plans a fall schedule that’s a close match to last season, but the network is keeping a watchful eye on when the industry will emerge from its virus-caused production shutdown.

FILE - In this Aug. 26, 2019 file photo, Queen Latifah arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards in Newark, N.J. Queen Latifah, Rebecca Breeds and Thomas Middleditch are set to star in three new CBS shows for the 2020-21 season as the network adds a reimagined “Equalizer,” a show based on “The Silence of the Lambs" and a comedy about organ donation. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

CBS reimagines ‘Equalizer’ and ‘The Silence of the Lambs’

NEW YORK (AP) — Queen Latifah, Rebecca Breeds and Thomas Middleditch are set to star in three new CBS shows for the 2020-21 season as the network adds a reimagined “Equalizer,” a show based on “The Silence of the Lambs” and a comedy about organ donation.

Music artist and actress Queen Latifah reacts after receiving the W.E.B. Dubois Medal for her contributions to black history and culture during ceremonies at Harvard University, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Queen Latifah receives Harvard black culture award

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Music artist and actress Queen Latifah was among the honorees recognized by Harvard University for their contributions to black history and culture.

The Pyer Moss collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019 in New York. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)

Pyer Moss celebrates black culture with fashion and music

NEW YORK (AP) — There was a huge choir that veered from stirring, soaring gospel, then spit verses from Cardi B and sang lines from Queen Latifah’s “U.N.I.T.Y.

Queen Latifah ‘unable to accept’ award for personal reasons

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Queen Latifah is “unable to accept” an award named for a pioneering opera singer, citing personal reasons.

Patches cover the back of a Girl Scout's vest at a demonstration of some of their activities in Seattle on June 18, 2018. The Girl Scouts say they now have about 1.76 million girls and 780,000 adult members _ down from about 2.9 million girls and 900,000 adult volunteers in 2003. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Girl Scouts stress ‘girl power’ in new recruitment efforts

As American women seek a larger role in politics, fairer wages and an end to sexual harassment, the Girl Scouts see an opportune time to show some swagger in promoting their core mission: girl empowerment.

2018 WDAS ‘Women of Excellence’ honorees announced

The Philadelphia Media Group’s Magazine Editor Shonda McClain is among the 2018 WDAS “Women of Excellence” honorees.

The Latest: Kennedy Center honorees get special tributes

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Kennedy Center Honors show (all times local):

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Kennedy Center honorees each received a lengthy and personally tailored onstage tribute Sunday night sprinkled with surprise guests.

Queen Latifah speaks on stage at HBO 2015 Winter TCA on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, in Pasadena, Calif. Executive Producer, Latifah, also stars as Bessie Smith in the HBO Films drama, "Bessie," debuting Spring 2015. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Queen Latifah takes long road to ‘Bessie’ film

“I was Queen Latifah the rapper.