EVENT FAB: Paula Patton, Robin Thicke, Kevin Hart & More At The American Black Film Festival

Jul 09 | by _YBF

Tons of YBF actors, actresses, producers and film buffs are down in Miami Beach for the weekend celebrating the 15th annual American Black Film Festival. Come inside to see pics of Paula Patton, Elise Neal, Robin Thicke and Kevin Hart.

The 15th annual ABFF comprised numerous events created to uplift and inspire the Black flim community.

One such event was "A Conversation With Paula Patton" moderated by Kevin Frazier. Paula looked gorgeous in her white dress.

And there was Robert Townsend's "The Ultimate Pitch Master Class."

And Elise Neal participated in the gmc TV Screenplay Competition Reading.

While there she participated in the gmc TV Screenplay Competition Table Reading.

Jazsmin Lewis and Keith Robinson also participated.

Lamman Rucker from "Meet The Browns" was there as well.

The event was held at the Ritz Carlton on South Beach.

Sean Blakemore, Elise Neal, Erica Gluck, Brad Siegel, Jazsmin Lewis, and Lamman Rucker all posed together after the read.

And at other ABFF events....

Producer Robert Townsend posed for the paps.

Kevin Hart was spotted on the red carpet for the film Laugh At My Pain.

Meanwhile....

Robin Thicke and wife Paula Patton were spotted at Club Eden after her event.

And the ABBF held their 15th Anniversary Party at LIV nightclub. It was put on by Team Sizzle and familiar faces like Chef G. Garvin, Melyssa Ford, Terrell Suggins of the Baltimore Ravens were spotted.

And Melanie Fiona provided entertainment for the evening by performed hits like "Give it to me right" and "And It Kills Me" and her newest single "The Time."

Photos via WireImage/Tamargo/Kim Gibson/Terrance Jennings

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XY and Z....hmmm.more like AB and C...are you in prison...perhaps an excon? Or are just sitting on your porch with Mrs. Johnson, angry at what the man done to you? You sound like someone who has a lot of time on their hands and you're very,very,very angry. AND you condone womanizing and physical abuse. I DO NOT JUSTIFY ANY and I mean ANY form of a man beating a woman. period! I don't care if she read his text and scolded the immature lad...he was so insecure and damaged that he had to beat her THEN run? Why not just RUN be a man and leave the scene BEFORE you beat the girl to a pulp. I do keep in mind that he is human and he only did what he saw his step father do to his mother. WE all make mistakes. BUT his apology as I previously stated was rehearsed and insincere. I am not saying he had to go on Oprah...he could have done it on youtube or sent it on twitter like he sent the picture of his penis. A sincere apology is what a REAL man would do! Yes it's a BLOG where you share your wisdom, insight and opinion...but to throw rocks from your cell ????C'mon son. Again relax and please don't beat up any women today. You sound very angry. I feel so sorry for you. Poor thing you're not as smart as you think you are. You sound like you sling incense for a living. Proceed may your rants and raves give you what you need to feel like a man or woman with a lot of testosterone or what ever you may be. Have a fabulous day my dear! PS...Leave Paula Pattin ALONE...Love is Love. But if you've never loved or been loved you'd NEVER be able to understand it.

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12:24 pm - Jul 10, '11

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4:39 pm - Jul 10, '11

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xyz needs to be banned. I'm getting sick and tired of reading his long posts about nothing. This person is so hateful. Paula does not have to prove her blackness to anyone. I think we should just ignore xyz and it will go away. He is always ranting and raving over the most silly things. YBF please ban xyz he has been banned from every other blog but this one.

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LOL-If you don't need one then don't worry about it! It's for all the crazies on this site losing their minds over ppl they don't know!

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by INTS
9:19 am - Jul 10, '11

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I wonder how the WHITE Film Festival would go across...you'd all be up in arms matching with pitchforks crying bloody murder! Black Film Festival?? Ignorant. You Black ppl are so much more racist than the Whites...ridiculous how y'all don't see it either. I'm glad to be a part of NEITHER ridiculous race!

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KSo do you feel that way about "latin" events? How about gay events? You clearly know nothing about us or our history."ridiculous race" but we're racist? You seem to be angry that you're not included and your presence here says a lot. Here's a clue: go to a blig that celebrates whatever culture you ARE a part of cause we blacks are glad not to have you!

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XY and Z to infinity - take a valium...relax ...it's NOT that serious. Why are you so bitter and judgemental? Daddy issues? Mommy issues? Whatever it is get a therapist and leave these poor folks alone. What did they ever do to you? ANd how do you judge some and support the womanizer in the baby blue vest and pee wee Herman bowtie who was not man enough to sincerely apologize? Whatever...live and let live. you have issues hun. Therapy would be a good look for you !!!!

by ATL peach
8:02 pm - Jul 9, '11

@ATL peach -- It's "serious

@ATL peach -- It's "serious enough" for you to expend your valuable time to 'wag your finger in my face,' and THEN attempt to "publicly scold" me, no? Bitter..?! Judgmental..?! (NOT.."judgEmental") Hmm... It's called a BLOG! You're supposed to state/express your thoughts, feelings, opinion(s).. Get it? You've seemed to talk/write your way into a corner: why are YOU projecting? Why can't you state WHY you disagree with me, and not now resort to "hair/nail salon psycho babble," and name calling..?? "pee wee Herman bowtie who was not man enough to sincerely apologize?" I take it you're referring to Chris Brown. (Chris Brown..?! ..And how does his supposed womanizing, or defending himself against Rihanna's jealous aggression, figure into this equation? It's beyond me!) What should HE have worn, a Brooks Brothers gray business suit? What should he have done? ..Gone on Oprah Winfrey's show and thrown himself/on her "motherly mercies," while then groveling at her feet? Would THAT have sufficed? I think not! What does HE have to apologize for? Wasn't it Rihanna who read his text messages and THEN initiated the "aggression and violence" in THAT car on Feb 8th, 2009? At least this was what her GOOD-friends over on TMZ had reported: http://www.tmz.com/2009/03/09/brown-wants-misdemeanor-plea-no-jail-time/ (Meh..)What a blunt little instrument you are! I've presented cogent and worthy treatise and you then resort to your "ghetto-fab 100%-Indian Remy logic"..!! I was kind and thoughtful enough to weigh "pro and con," with real-world examples, and you then counter with your "crankshaft rhetoric"! What an unappreciative bovine you are? (Meh..) Pearls before swines.. (Pearls before swines...) X,Y,"and Z"

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8:54 pm - Jul 9, '11

XY and Z....hmmm.more like AB

XY and Z....hmmm.more like AB and C...are you in prison...perhaps an excon? You sound like someone who has a lot of time on their hands and you're very,very,very angry. AND you condone womanizing and physical abuse. I DO NOT JUSTIFY ANY and I mean ANY form of a man beating a woman. period! I don't care if she read his text and scolded the immature lad...he was so insecure and damaged that he had to beat her THEN run? Why not just RUN be a man and leave the scene BEFORE you beat the girl to a pulp. I do keep in mind that he is human and he only did what he saw his step father do to his mother. WE all make mistakes. BUT his apology as I previously stated was rehearsed and insincere. I am not saying he had to go on Oprah...he could have done it on youtube or sent it on twitter like he sent the picture of his penis. A sincere apology is what a REAL man would do! Yes it's a BLOG where you share your wisdom, insight and opinion...but to throw rocks from your cell ????C'mon son. Again relax and please don't beat up any women today. You sound very angry. I feel so sorry for you. Poor thing you're not as smart as you think you are. You sound like you sling incense for a living. Proceed may your rants and raves give you what you need to feel like a man or woman with a lot of testosterone or what ever you may be. Have a fabulous day my dear!

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7:39 pm - Jul 9, '11

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by Anonymous
7:08 pm - Jul 9, '11

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6:41 pm - Jul 9, '11

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by Crickett
6:37 pm - Jul 9, '11

What's wrong with Elise Neal.

What's wrong with Elise Neal. She has fallen all the way off.

by Anonymous
6:34 pm - Jul 9, '11

she's not wearing make up.

she's not wearing make up. that's how she's always looked under makeup.

by Anonymous
10:31 pm - Jul 9, '11

I love Paula & Robin. They

I love Paula & Robin. They are beautiful and each talented in their own right. They seem to celebrate each other. It's really a shame that some of us people of colour cannot look past judging people based on the colour of their skin instead of the content of their character. Who someone chooses for their spouse is no one's business and to speak derogatorily about them or their because of their spouse's colour makes you as much of a racist as anybody in the KKK. Get it together. It is 2011. Get a little love [and that's code for Jesus], and enlightenment in your heart.

by LoveLove
6:31 pm - Jul 9, '11

@Lovelove -- The fact that we

@Lovelove -- The fact that we "don't see color" is precisely why we're as weak a community as "WE" are! Ever wonder why Latinos are AHEAD of us, and pulling away? They love their image/culture - THEMSELVES! They support their culture/businesses, while we try to "get along" by denying ourselves by-way-of glorifying everyone else: Light Skin = Good Skin; Straight Hair = Good Hair/Narrow Nose-Bridge = Good Feature(s)! But what's MOST peculiar? ..Well, when black women 'rush' to Oprah as their..."Matron Savior", it's all good; which is should be!! But when a black man whats to see someone "in representation" of HIS image, then it's a problem. Too vague? ..Well, for instance: when Naomi Campbell is pictured with her Russian Dude, AND HIS WIFE - it's all good: he's handsome, she's fine and agrees well. But when we see Puffy/P-Diddy in a similar situation, it's nothing but daggers, slings and slights thrown at all-then pictured parties.. WHY..?? 25-years of Oprah's emasculation/misandrism, maybe? Question: Did you buy, or picked-up and read that issue of Essence Magazine with Reggie Bush on the cover (it dealt with relationships)? Did you feel repulsed and just sickened when a WHITE WOMAN was made President of a HBC for women? X,Y,"and Z"

by X,Y,"and Z"
7:17 pm - Jul 9, '11

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xyz...u funny.....pearls before swine...you sound like a five or four or three percenter. u have bean pies to sell, yo? but good looking out- you gave me an excellent thought...pork chops for dinner DELICIOUS !

by ATL peach
12:35 pm - Jul 10, '11

XY and Z to infinity - take a

by ATL peach
9:28 pm - Jul 9, '11

@Yas -- You're not exactly

@Yas -- You're not exactly the "sharpest-cutting kitchen utensil," now are you? You just.."drone" you way through life, reliving your youth in your old-azz E30 1980-something M3. You're one of those dudes who go to strip clubs begging for lap dances - telling the strippers how good they look; how much of a nice guy you are; your hard-luck stories.. But you ALWAYS go home alone. You're just a LOSER who always looked for the "safest way"! You're sheepish and huddled! You're just pathetic! Why don't you do something..."Testosterone-Worthy/NOBLE" like Sell Drugs/Pimp Bitches, instead of following directions, paying taxes, jury duty and/or sniping from the sidelines? BITCHASS!! STRANGE MUTHAFUCKA!! MEDICATED!! X,Y,"and Z"

by X,Y,"and Z"
5:40 pm - Jul 9, '11

Oh, I see Brit Brat (Erika

Oh, I see Brit Brat (Erika Gluck) from The Game. I liked her better than the Season 4 Brittany. Paula + Robin = Gorgeous couple

by Anonymous
5:21 pm - Jul 9, '11

So, let me get THIS

So, let me get THIS right.. The American Black Film Festival holds some sort of Celebration/Meeting/Award/Conference, or whathaveyou, and YBF then highlights a half-breed (good hair, light skin), marginally talented (AT BEST) actress, with her WHITE HUSBAND in tow? Unbelievable... Utterly, dumbfoundingly, perception-bendingly UNBELIEVABLE..!! Question: Does anyone think Latinos/Asians/Whites(jew or gentile)/Arabs would indulge in such questionably (NON)"self-realization" fuckry? And we wonder why we're ALWAYS last/first to be put-out and/or laughed at..?? I SPEND MY DISCRETIONARY FUNDS SUPPORTING BLACK FILM/MUSIC. I'll NEVER support a anything that includes/involves an actress "the likes of" a Paula Patton/Melaine Fiona!! X,Y,"and Z"

by X,Y,"and Z"
4:56 pm - Jul 9, '11

As a "purebred" BLACK woman,

As a "purebred" BLACK woman, truthfully speaking, it is fellow black people that THINK and act like you that are the reason why we, as a community, are "ALWAYS last/first to be put-out and/or laughed at." You readily accept a "half-breed" President of the United States and celebrate his black wife, but you take issue with a biracial woman with her white husband being recognised, acknowledged and appreciated for her accomplishments? I'm sure she asked God Almighty to be born of her heritage. Surely she had a choice in the matter! Keep your discretionary funds. No one is in need of yoursixpence, your prejudice, nor your ignorance! A, B, C. 1, 2, 3, X, Y, "and Z".......TO INFINITY!

by LostInParadise
5:30 pm - Jul 9, '11

well said!

by beautifulstranger
4:16 am - Jul 10, '11

Shut up PuertoRican troll and

Shut up PuertoRican troll and you people are about as pure as smog and mud. Take your MEDS and stop posting comments then answering them with PREACH!! You biploar psycho.

by Dee_LaLa
7:36 pm - Jul 9, '11

PuertoRican troll? I am BLACK

PuertoRican troll? I am BLACK on both sides, honey! Have Natasha check those I.P. addresses for you BEFORE you make accusations. JACKASS......

by LostInParadise
8:18 pm - Jul 9, '11

Preach!!

by Anonymous
6:28 pm - Jul 9, '11

(Meh... "lost, forsaken and

(Meh... "lost, forsaken and bewildered"..indeed..!! What utterly conflicting, logger-head gibberish...!!) @LostinParadise -- "truthfully speaking, it is fellow black people that THINK and act like you that are the reason why we, as a community, are "ALWAYS last/first to be put-out and/or laughed at." If more black folk "thought as I," we'd have ALREADY, long ago, had a "Black President", FAR-more YBF FOLKS who starred-in/produced/directed movies, were seen on TV, and who owned their own businesses; which would make THIS world a FAR-better place..!! "You readily accept a "half-breed" President of the United States and celebrate his black wife" A DUH..!! Yes, I/WE do, know why? Cause he-himself had enough sense/good taste to "come back home: marry a 'FULL-BREED BLACK WOMAN'!!" "I'm sure she asked God Almighty to be born of her heritage. Surely she had a choice in the matter!" I couldn't care less about her FUCKING heritage, NOR if she had a FUCKING choice in the matter! What I DO care about are MY "discretionary fund$" to which SHE'LL have NO part of..!! I DO care about MY image and the celebration of MY IMAGE to which SHE is NOT a part of! ..Still too vague for you?? "Keep your discretionary funds. No one is in need of yoursixpence, your prejudice, nor your ignorance!" A DUH..!! I WILL!! None of what I wrote got through, 'eh? "Sixpence"...?! I spent WELL-OVER $100 in tickets to see "Takers". And I've spent equally as much in buying CBreezy's 'F.A.M.E' CD. (Oh, and that amount does NOT include the $$$ I spent in buying the singles from said CD!) And if YOU need reminding, it recently went past 600K in sales and was his FIRST #1 Top-100(Mainstream) CD..!! Said holds true for "Takers", a #1-Movie which, by now has grossed (in total revenue for Sony/SG) OVER $100-Million! "Sixpence"...oh no, my bitter/lonely one...I HAVE AND WILL SPEND..!!! In MY absence black folks will CONTINUE to be kicked/shoved around, and then wonder just WHY we're always "first in worse and last in class"..!! Blues Clues? ..1+1=2/never-too-kool for school.. X,Y,"and Z" -- TO INFINITY (and hopefully, well-beyond..!!) .

by X,Y,"and Z"
6:20 pm - Jul 9, '11

Your retort is COMICAL, to

Your retort is COMICAL, to say the least. Of honorable mention is the use of profanity to emphasize your fallacious comments and irrational views....(I especially found this entertaining, though you might have succeeded if you capitalized on the use of additional exclamation points at the end of each sentence). But wait...... Wait..... You bought movie tickets and a Chris Brown C.D. and suddenly you are the most knowledgable source of what it means to be black, or to celebrate that which is black, or do determine which specific "type" of black should be showcased, acknowledged, recognized, or otherwise appreciated? I beg your pardon while I find humor amidst such profound rubbish... ........................... ................... .......... HAHAHAHAHAHAAHA!!!! Thank you for laugh this evening! A, B, C. Easy as 1, 2, 3. Simple as "Do, Re, Mi". X, Y, "and Z" (to infinity -- and beyond!)

by LostInParadise
8:15 pm - Jul 9, '11

@LostinParadise re:7:15 pm

@LostinParadise re:7:15 pm -- "fallacious comments" How were my comments "fallacious"..?! How did they (I) try to mislead and/or deceive you? "You bought movie tickets and a Chris Brown C.D. and suddenly you are the most knowledgable source of what it means to be black, or to celebrate that which is black, or do determine which specific "type" of black should be showcased, acknowledged, recognized, or otherwise appreciated?" Your gifts of/for hyperbole and hysteria are indeed prodigious, if not breath-taking and awe-inspiring! You're tangential in your thinking as you "hop-scotch your way" to safe/neutral ground! But, before I pull on my galoshes and haz-mat suit, and feel my way through the detritus, muck and mire, I first want my points/questions addressed! "Points/questions" that you thought you could 'hiss and side-wind' away from: "You readily accept a "half-breed" President of the United States and celebrate his black wife" A DUH..!! Yes, I/WE do, know why? Cause he-himself had enough sense/good taste to "come back home: marry a 'FULL-BREED BLACK WOMAN'!!" X,Y,"and Z" (long-days journey BACK from infinity.. WAITING..)