No, Queen Latifah's Not Engaged & Aint Getting Hitched+Gabby Talks More Ish About the Media

Dec 12 | by Natasha

Just as expected, the rumor of Queen Latifah being engaged to and ready to marry her trainer are false. Surprise surprise. The Chicago Sun Times chatted it up with Queen this weekend while the Perfect Holiday cast was in town for some movie promo. She told the Times:

''When you're famous these days, it's just part of the deal -- unfortunately. People will make up all sorts of things that are not true. . . . There ain't gonna be no wedding.''

And yes, I believe the chick. I purposely refrained from entertaining this little rumor on The YBF for a few reasons. And those who like gossip with some credibility can feel me on that. So the e-mail influx about this in my inbox can stop now. But keeping it all the way funky...we all know Queen is still tapping the trainer.

Gabby's pissy that the big bad media is marketing Perfect Holiday as solely an urban holiday movie:

No one calls Fred Claus the white Christmas movie. The Perfect Holiday is a movie about the holidays. It’s not race-specific. If there’s more than one black person in the movie, it’s an urban romantic comedy, an urban thriller - it’s just a flipping movie. The way kids think, the demographic they pander and chase - they don’t care. The same way guys are like, ‘Halle Berry’s hot, Jessica Alba’s hot’ - they don’t say, ‘She’s a hot black girl’ or ‘a hot Latina’. They notice trends, they buy movies they like, they Google people they like. It’s not race-specific… Give me a break. It’s an old-fashioned notion of marketing, and how they like to label things.”

Source: ONTD

Seeing that I haven't heard anybody call this the urban Holiday movie...I can't co-sign just yet. And since (once again) she's lumped all media into one, who knows who she's talking about. But whatev.

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I did not believe that rumor

I did not believe that rumor about Queen. She is a talented strong woman and she responded well to that rumor.

by Micki
2:53 am - Dec 12, '07

well, perhaps... just perhaps

well, perhaps... just perhaps she should do movies with more substance and focus on her craft than on what the media is or not doing. marketing is there to get people to see the movie to cover the cost of production and the pay people - it sells. gabby, please. too much south beach, girl.

by chutneycarnival
2:58 am - Dec 12, '07

gabby is right stop saying

gabby is right stop saying urban its stupid its a movie and queen do you i love you girl

by ttbaby
7:55 am - Dec 13, '07

[quote comment="18817"]Major

[quote comment="18817"]Major Knuckles is back...yay! :)[/quote] Never left, like Batman just show me the light and I'm there.. I prefer that the light be placed on a nice pair of wet titties.

by MajorKnuckles
4:48 am - Dec 13, '07

The Queen is a lesbian. I

The Queen is a lesbian. I love her to death, but she need to take a flying leap outta that closet already!!! I don't care what the movie is called me and my son are going to see it 2moro!

by Chelly's Two Cents
3:05 am - Dec 12, '07

is queen latifa lesbian

by nissa
3:14 am - Dec 12, '07

@ Nissa...I'd assume yes she

@ Nissa...I'd assume yes she is. It has been rumored for years. The Queen has never denied it AND she has never been "seen" with a man love interest..I'm just sayin'..........

by Chelly's Two Cents
3:17 am - Dec 12, '07

Thats just nasty...me

Thats just nasty...me personally, I will never understand why women do that ish when there are so many hot men out there but oh well. Gabby Union? Please! She been typecast anyways!! She's made a good living acting in "black" movies!

by ybf_oz
3:44 am - Dec 12, '07

LYNEICE said"Okay, Queen if

LYNEICE said"Okay, Queen if you indeed have a trainer, what are ya’ll workin out?? I’ve seen no results in the last 3 years or so that she’s been training you…I love u girl, but let’s be REAL!" ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Not only was that funny as hell, but a valid point...LOL!!!!!!!

by T
3:48 am - Dec 12, '07

Someone told me about this

Someone told me about this so-called "wedding" last night. I didn't believe it at all when I heard about it. But yes..I know for a fact that Queen Latifah has been dating her trainer for a long time. Latifah just doesn't wanna come out of the closet because the media is gonna make a huge deal about it, and it's sad that most of the black community is not going to be supportive of her open sexuality. That's the main reason why so many Black celebs are afraid to come out. But when Ellen and Rosie O'Donnnell came out, the white media and community praised them. Why can't black society do the same?

by KiKi
3:51 am - Dec 12, '07

~~Gabby needs to STFU! She

~~Gabby needs to STFU! She is starting to make me dislike her. Gabby chooses her own roles so it may be her own fault that she is in an "urban flick." She is becoming old news. NEXT! ~~HOWEVER, I see what AnotherNatasha is talking about. That is a very valid and true point.

by StarBaby
8:11 am - Dec 12, '07

[quote comment="18610"]The

[quote comment="18610"]The problem isn't so much that they call movies with black people, "urban/black comedies, etc." it's that they DON'T identify movies with white folk as having anything to do with race. White people are a race too. So any story that shows them living their lives, is culturally and racially specific! The problem is white people have created a world where we see them as 'normal' and 'standard'. They are just 'people' while everyone else is (input 'ethnic' group)people. This is how white people are able to keep control and power over so many things. Their stories are supposedly 'universal', while everyone else's are not. If we see movie about two people in love, and they happen to be white, it's a movie about love. If the people are black, it becomes a movie about "black love"!!!! Or if they are Asian, "asian people in love". Even if no one says it explicitly, that's what everyone is thinking!!!! We all need to start recognizing white people as belonging to a specific culture.[/quote] I couldn't agree more. As a result of setting themselves as the 'gold standard' in many aspects of life--culture, family values, APPEARANCE, they have US trained to reject ourselves and how God made us in a quest to be 'normal'.

by blackpearl
8:33 am - Dec 12, '07

so nicely put! and not to get

so nicely put! and not to get to heady and all--but this points right to a theory called whiteness. Essentially this theory posits that white cultural norms, political assumptions and privileges that are assumed to be neutral or normal when really whiteness is it's own political and cultural position-- a position and identity that is mostly gained at the expense of nonwhites. So while Gabby is on point with her beef about being labeled an "other" when white films are considered "universal", I think she should stand by a film being a "Black" film because when "we" put our own cultural flavor in stuff like movies (especially with more than two of us in a movie)that does change the dynamic of the movie and we should be proud of that and not fear or care about what white people think or how they label us. I support good Black films not just any Black film.

by klove
8:38 am - Dec 12, '07

I bet when Gabby goes to the

I bet when Gabby goes to the store to buy her products for those lace fronts she goes to the "Ethnic" hair care section. Categorizations are all around us. Urban doesnt necessicarily mean its black Urban when used correctly or understood correctly can be a good word.

by uknome
8:52 am - Dec 12, '07

Why do we continue to

Why do we continue to perpetuate the lie about Queen? It's our fault too. Why do we always say "her trainer" this and that? The media should just say "Queen Latifah and her girlfriend", period. In some way we're helping to keep her in the closet by referencing her girlfriend as her "trainer" all the time...And I agree with the pejorative comments about Gabby. You create your own reality. If she isn't being offered 'colorblind' roles, she needs to say that, rather than taking the stereotypical ones, then complaining after she gets paid.

by sbaglio
8:56 am - Dec 12, '07

"Just as expected, the rumor

"Just as expected, the rumor of Queen Latifah being engaged to and ready to marry her trainer are false." LOL her trainer, what trainer? The Queen has been a super plus-sized woman for like the last 15 years, her trainer(s) FAILED, yup, and miserably.. the only thing that she has been training is her arms, she teaches them how to bring food from a plate to her mouth within the shortest distance and quickest time possible. ----------> Gabby I have to say this, from one extremely good looking individual to another.. seriously, STFU chick.. you got your check for your part in the movie so go enjoy it on a beach somewhere and move on.. if you need a beach to lounge on I have to suggest Knuckle Villa down by my crotch, it's a nice warm cozy spot and the local is very friendly.. come on down.

by MajorKnuckles
9:31 am - Dec 12, '07

Don't have time to read all

Don't have time to read all the post, sorry if I repeat. Don't care if "Queen is lesbian or rumored to be married". Everyone should get to know the ups and downs of marriage be them lesibian or gay. Queen is a great woman and a great actress. yes to the post I did read in the room. White people can say they are gay/lesbian and noone really cares and it does not ruin a career. With black folks to come out of the closet(so to speak) is career sucide. Do we really care? I think blacks think : gay, crack head, aides. A black is a black, a crack head is a crack head and a gay/lesbian is just that. No color or being a celebrity has anything to do with the other. People are just people. I like to know people are happy living their lives.

by Just Saying
9:46 am - Dec 12, '07

[quote comment="18714"]"Just

[quote comment="18714"]"Just as expected, the rumor of Queen Latifah being engaged to and ready to marry her trainer are false." LOL her trainer, what trainer? The Queen has been a super plus-sized woman for like the last 15 years, her trainer(s) FAILED, yup, and miserably.. the only thing that she has been training is her arms, she teaches them how to bring food from a plate to her mouth within the shortest distance and quickest time possible. ----------> Gabby I have to say this, from one extremely good looking individual to another.. seriously, STFU chick.. you got your check for your part in the movie so go enjoy it on a beach somewhere and move on.. if you need a beach to lounge on I have to suggest Knuckle Villa down by my crotch, it's a nice warm cozy spot and the local is very friendly.. come on down.[/quote] Being gay/lesbeian is bad. making money is bad. so you like anything and anyone going down on you. black/white/gay/ straight . are you the only male in the room? Or just the only gay, and when I say guy I mean stupid judgemental.

by wtf
11:57 am - Dec 12, '07

[quote comment="18800"]I love

[quote comment="18800"]I love when people, especially Black people, have the courage to speak out against modern day racism. I think we all sometimes think it doesn’t exist anymore, but the color lines are still there. Maybe the line isn’t as bold as in the 70’s, or the event isn’t radical, but it’s never been fully erased. I wonder which race is behind the marketing and pr for the movie… And it kills me when Black people try to discredit when another has a valid point of racism. Well, not so much as discredit, but more so belittle. Can we get some back and forth dialogue going on, or maybe debate each point like adults. Never mind, I forgot which site I’m visiting; I might be talking to a wall. Carry on with the lace front jokes… *putting my fist down, getting of my soupbox*[/quote] PREACH!!!!!!!!!

by lilmama
9:51 pm - Dec 12, '07

hey natasha, the commercials

hey natasha, the commercials for the movie are calling it "an urban" christmas flick.. maybe gabbys mad at how the movie is being marketted?

by noyb
3:19 pm - Dec 12, '07

Umm Gabrielle needs to go sit

Umm Gabrielle needs to go sit down somewhere, it is what it is, an urban movie. And Natasha, the only person I've heard with say it was an urban holiday movie is her very own co-star Queen Latifah. I think Gabby needs a reality chin check, she's not a crossover star, she's an urban one... She need not alienate her fan base, because she's not the hot black girl white boys are fantasizing about.

by Kara
10:08 pm - Dec 12, '07

[quote comment="18610"]The

[quote comment="18610"]The problem isn't so much that they call movies with black people, "urban/black comedies, etc." it's that they DON'T identify movies with white folk as having anything to do with race. White people are a race too. So any story that shows them living their lives, is culturally and racially specific! The problem is white people have created a world where we see them as 'normal' and 'standard'. They are just 'people' while everyone else is (input 'ethnic' group)people. This is how white people are able to keep control and power over so many things. Their stories are supposedly 'universal', while everyone else's are not. If we see movie about two people in love, and they happen to be white, it's a movie about love. If the people are black, it becomes a movie about "black love"!!!! Or if they are Asian, "asian people in love". Even if no one says it explicitly, that's what everyone is thinking!!!! We all need to start recognizing white people as belonging to a specific culture.[/quote] I agree. Adding to that, we are in the white man's world. It's like going to China and asking for Chinese food.....over there it's just food because it's specific to their culture. Though the number of Hispanics in this country are climbing, white people stull run things and to them a movie with an all-black cast is foreign.

by Angeleyes528
5:23 pm - Dec 12, '07

GABBY NEED TO SHUT UP AND

GABBY NEED TO SHUT UP AND JUST SIT THE HELL DOWN ! 4 REAL....OOOOOO PLZ GABBY !

by Valerie
5:23 pm - Dec 12, '07

[quote

[quote comment="18658"]Someone told me about this so-called "wedding" last night. I didn't believe it at all when I heard about it. But yes..I know for a fact that Queen Latifah has been dating her trainer for a long time. Latifah just doesn't wanna come out of the closet because the media is gonna make a huge deal about it, and it's sad that most of the black community is not going to be supportive of her open sexuality. That's the main reason why so many Black celebs are afraid to come out. But when Ellen and Rosie O'Donnnell came out, the white media and community praised them. Why can't black society do the same?[/quote] Yes, it is sad that people just wouldn't accept the Queen for whatever she is, but Ellen's original sitcom got cancelled after she came out and it took her a while to get back in the spotlight and Rosie's career is "where"? She sits at home and does online videos all day that show up on The Insider or TMZ. The Queen is worth more than that and she knows it. So what's better coming out or probably losing a lot of fan base & money? Hmmmm I think I would want to keep my funds coming in.

by AP1
5:25 pm - Dec 12, '07

[quote comment="18714"]"Just

by Tywn
5:57 pm - Dec 12, '07

Queen Latifah needs to stop.

Queen Latifah needs to stop. Her “trainer” is the worst trainer in the world. Look how out of shape Queen Latifah is. I think Queen Latifah is more worried about losing that Cover Girl contract. -Gabby is right but then again Gabby is no Cate Blanchett or Angela Bassett. Her acting skills are mediocre at best and being the “Hot Girl” is how she and her management marketed her.

by Pretty Paige
5:57 pm - Dec 12, '07

[quote comment="18610"]The

by sweet
6:15 pm - Dec 12, '07

i been hearing URBAn too..

i been hearing URBAn too.. its Suxx

by KM
6:54 pm - Dec 12, '07

Why Queen, why?

by Lisa
1:33 am - Dec 12, '07

I've met her, she's a good

I've met her, she's a good person--who cares about her lifestyle.

by Crystal- Baltimore
1:35 am - Dec 12, '07

WOW!! Am I number 1?!

by DeeLa
1:37 am - Dec 12, '07

WOW...Gabby is

WOW...Gabby is upset....whatev

by Elizabeth
1:38 am - Dec 12, '07

Gabby needs to get over

Gabby needs to get over herself...it is a urban comedy! that is the damn target market. if they wanted to appeal to a wider audience then they would have put in a more multicultural cast. next thing you know she will be complaining that they are not making enough "urban" movies. please get over yourself and cash your damn check! what is wrong with it being called a urban movie. just like there are certain elements of "white" movies that I can't relate to there are certain elements of "urban" movies that not everyone will relate to. it is called Marketing 101... you find your target audience and then cater to them. nothing wrong with that

by Stacy Holt
6:59 pm - Dec 12, '07

Why is Gabby frontin' like

Why is Gabby frontin' like that sometimes those "urban" titles make her money. Your people are gonna see it first then other people. Annnnddd she does do a lot of movies with predominately black people in them. Speak with you manager not the media if you want that to change.

by Charrel
1:41 am - Dec 12, '07

The problem isn't so much

The problem isn't so much that they call movies with black people, "urban/black comedies, etc." it's that they DON'T identify movies with white folk as having anything to do with race. White people are a race too. So any story that shows them living their lives, is culturally and racially specific! The problem is white people have created a world where we see them as 'normal' and 'standard'. They are just 'people' while everyone else is (input 'ethnic' group)people. This is how white people are able to keep control and power over so many things. Their stories are supposedly 'universal', while everyone else's are not. If we see movie about two people in love, and they happen to be white, it's a movie about love. If the people are black, it becomes a movie about "black love"!!!! Or if they are Asian, "asian people in love". Even if no one says it explicitly, that's what everyone is thinking!!!! We all need to start recognizing white people as belonging to a specific culture.

by AnotherNatasha
1:46 am - Dec 12, '07

Looks like somebody is salty

Looks like somebody is salty because Gabby got in that ass on some real shit last time...(NATASHA). Don't start throwin shade at her now cause she called out your bullshit. Young Black and Fabulous Hater or Brings Down Her People More Than The White Folk Fabulous....works. Snaps for Gabby...

by holla
7:03 pm - Dec 12, '07

bitch shut up races ass

bitch shut up races ass up..... why dont you get a life!! dumb ass... go on some white website if you aint gon like black people standing for themselves and saying what dhey wanna say. She wasnt even talkin to yo ass hell she dont know yo ass and probably never will... learn how to shut up sometimes.... softer dhen pussy bitch

by oreo
7:04 pm - Dec 12, '07

I saw this movie and it's

I saw this movie and it's corny as hell. There are some funny parts though.

by Dee
10:50 pm - Dec 12, '07

[quote comment="18708"]I bet

[quote comment="18708"]I bet when Gabby goes to the store to buy her products for those lace fronts she goes to the "Ethnic" hair care section. Categorizations are all around us. Urban doesnt necessicarily mean its black Urban when used correctly or understood correctly can be a good word.[/quote] I'm sorry but that was a bad argument. Hair products have to be specific to hair type for quality care. & you can't deny that more often than not, "urban" is inexplicably Blk or Latin & is normally moreso the former. "Urban" is a so-called PC word for Blk, Latin, & Hip Hop lovers. She's right. Why can't it simply be a holiday flick? & when "urban" is used in its proper definition, it's an adjective for a city dweller & that person's habits. White ppl don't need labels because they're seen as normal, generic, & universal.

by JerseyBred
9:34 pm - Dec 13, '07

yo shut dha hell too

yo shut dha hell too valleria... bitch get a life for yours is taken

by Oreo badd ass
7:07 pm - Dec 12, '07

I like Queen Latifah and she

I like Queen Latifah and she doesn't have to speak on the face whether she is lesbian or not. That really is something like her business... Please people grow up. And why is her weight an issue? Again...Grow Up! What Gabby is speaking on is foreign to me. But what others have stated about white people continuously labeling African Americans is very true. Natasha doll. I love your website and your comments. Keep up the good work.

by ScorpGirl29
7:32 pm - Dec 12, '07

I just wanted to say that

I just wanted to say that Queen was on a used the word "urban" to discribe the movie on an interview that i heard this morning.

by teardropz
1:50 am - Dec 12, '07

Okay, Queen if you indeed

Okay, Queen if you indeed have a trainer, what are ya'll workin out?? I've seen no results in the last 3 years or so that she's been training you...I love u girl, but let's be REAL!!

by LYNEICE
1:53 am - Dec 12, '07

Queen Latifah i love you so

Queen Latifah i love you so much and you are the most prettiest women i ever loved in my heart and i wanted you all day long i want you Queen latifah your the women i want in my whole life all my life i always love you and i want you safe and be protected i want you so much, will you go out with me like on a date and will you make out with me i always wanted you so much. Robin Morgan

by Robin Morgan
2:42 am - Mar 23, '08

you are so beautiful and sexy

you are so beautiful and sexy women you are the one women in my heart i always love you no matter what you are not alone i am with you so much i always wanted you all day long your the perfect for me i love you. Robin morgan

by Robin Morgan
2:44 am - Mar 23, '08

Queen. I love ya. Lord knows

Queen. I love ya. Lord knows i DO! But you been "WORKING OUT" with this chick for years and the only thing that shrunk is your boobs. So you are either giving that girl's training skills really bad press.. or her coocher~oo some really GOOD press. Just my 2c.

by Another Nobody
3:51 am - Dec 12, '07

[quote comment="18660"]Queen.

[quote comment="18660"]Queen. I love ya. Lord knows i DO! But you been "WORKING OUT" with this chick for years and the only thing that shrunk is your boobs. So you are either giving that girl's training skills really bad press.. or her coocher~oo some really GOOD press. Just my 2c.[/quote] EEEWWW..that was clever and way too visual at the same time!

by Christina_keys
4:12 am - Dec 12, '07

The fact that people can't

The fact that people can't say one way or another that Queen Latifah is gay is what is disturbing them so the first chance of a rumor such as this and off and running they go!!! My girl! Go Queen! Whatever her choice is, I love her anyway. It's not for us to judge what is a good/bad choice. She has her own life to live and it's not costing the public a damn dollar.