2013 January 14

Because she couldn’t let the new Destiny’s Child single get the full limelight, Beyoncé has released a longer trailer for her upcoming HBO documentary which now has a title: Life Is But A Dream.

During the new peek, the superstar seems to realize just how wanted she is by the world (and maybe even herself), but shares just she’s just like you and me.

Yeah, I’m laughing, too.

“I always battle with how much I reveal about myself: how do I stay current”, she asks. “How do I stay soulful?”

“It is the battle of my life.”

Life Is But A Dream airs on February 16th.

via YouTube

Jan

Quentin Tarantino Still Doesn’t Get It

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And sadly, what could’ve actually been a great moment in spite of the mess surrounding ending up showing the exact reason why this movie does more harm than good.

One of the many awards given was to Quentin Tarantino, who ended up winning for Best Screenplay for Django Unchained. However, the controversy ended up in an entirely new place when the too outspoken director ended up saying the very same word that’s gotten the movie into a lot of trouble in the first place.

When asked if he was ever bothered by the massive usage of that particular word during filming, he shot back:

“If somebody is out there actually saying when it comes to the word n—–, the fact that I was using it in the movie more than it was being used in the antebellum south in Mississippi, then feel free to make that case. But no one’s actually making that case. They are saying I should lie, that I should whitewash, that I should massage, and I never do that when it comes to my characters.”

Following his utterance of it, the entire press room apparently went into silence… which led to a somewhat needed relief by actor Don Cheadle, who followed after to speak on his Golden Globe win.

“Please, no n_____ questions. Black people questions are alright”, he quipped.

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Jan

Robin Roberts Makes An Amazing Announcement

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The perseverance of Good Morning America‘s Robin Roberts continues to astound and inspire and this morning, the brave anchor shared a huge announcement with her fellow co-anchors on the morning show.

Not only have current bone marrow tests show no abnormalities following her transplant last year (“Thank God”, she exclaimed), but she hopes that opposed to what was expressed a couple of weeks ago, she’ll be back on air come mid-February.

She explained that she and her doctors and she are taking it step-by-step, but it would be a “matter of weeks, not months” before she was back in the studio.

The 52-year-old gave a huge amount of thanks to the many fans who have continued sending her well wishes and good vibes as she continues to recover.

“GMA viewers, your messages, your prayers, your well-wishes have given me an enormous amount of strength and hope.”

Check out the full announcement from the very brave Ms. Roberts after the jump.

Jan

Justin’s Big Return

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While everyone was preparing themselves for a monumental award show over the weekend, one person was ready to finally do something pretty big themselves: set forth the motion of an action seven years in the making.

That person, Justin Timberlake finally let loose the secret he had been teasing: the release of a single, “Suit & Tie” from his upcoming third solo album, The 20/20 Experience. The newly married singer explained himself for the huge tease with the release of the song to iTunes at midnight last night.

“I hope this gets to you the right way”, he shared via an open letter on his site. “It’s the only way I know to do it. Some people may criticize me for the last 3 days. But it was fun, right?? Right?!?! Besides, I’d rather speak directly to all of you. And, who can knock me for having a little bit of fun with it?

Well… No more teasing. Although, it was A LOT of fun. (Did I mention that I’m having fun with this?? Ha!)”

I’m actually not super in love with the track, but perhaps that’s because although I respect his work ethic (he explained in the “tease” that he can be quite the perfectionist), we have had a lot of other great artists over this 2,555 day break (give or take a few days). It’s great that Mr. J.T. is back (with Jay-Z, to boot on the new single), but will he be received the same way?

Check out the track (as well as the full open letter) after the jump.