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A whole bunch of fiercely talented ladies stepped out to support each other at Essence’s 2017 Black Women In Hollywood Awards!

Viola Davis, Janelle Monae, Tracee Ellis Ross, Yara Shahidi, Gabrielle Union, Laverne Cox, Cynthia Erivo, Danielle Brooks, Tina Knowles all stepped out to attend the ceremony held at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on Thursday (February 23) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

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Also in attendance was Quvenzhane Wallis, Aja Naomi King, Tyrese Gibson, Meagan Good, Samira Wiley, Letoya Luckett, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Issa Rae, Common, Pharrell Williams, Sherri Shepherd, Teyonah Parris, Shaun Robinson and Alfred Enoch.

Janelle received the Breakthrough Award for Moonlight and Hidden Figures; Insecure writer-executive producer Issa took home the Vanguard Award; How to Get Away with Murder‘s Aja was honored with the Lincoln Shining Star Award and Black-ish‘s Yara received the Generation Next Award.

FYI: Viola is wearing a custom Christian Siriano dress and earrings by Effy Jewelry. Tracee is wearing a Lethicia Bronstein dress and an Edie Parker clutch. Issa ia carrying an Edie Parker clutch. Laverne is wearing a Rohit Gandhi + Rahul Khanna gown and Tadashi Shoji clutch. Jurnee is wearing a Yanina Couture black tiered gown. Cynthia is wearing a Kenzo dress and Sophia Webster shoes. Janelle is wearing L Frank jewelry.

Taraji P. Henson strikes a fierce pose as she arrives at the 2017 NAACP Image Awards on Saturday (February 11) at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, Calif.

The 46-year-old Hidden Figures actress was joined on the red carpet by her Empire co-star Terrence Howard and his wife Miranda Pak, Jussie Smollett and his sister Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Gabourey Sidibe, Serayah, and Grace Gealey.

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Inside the event, Taraji won Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Cookie Lyon on Empire!

FYI: Taraji is wearing a David Webb bracelet, ring, and earrings.

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Uzo Aduba is joined by her co-stars Danielle Brooks and Samira Wiley as they arrive at the Variety’s Celebratory Brunch on Saturday afternoon (January 28) at Cecconi’s restaurant in West Hollywood, Calif.

Fellow Orange is the New Black stars Adrienne C. Moore, Jessica Pimentel, Taryn Manning, Yael Stone, and Jolene Purdy were also in attendance at the event.

The brunch benefited the Motion Picture Television Fund and celebrated the work of this season’s biggest stars and nominees.

Other stars at the brunch included Anna Chlumsky, Yvette Nicole Brown, Virginia Madsen, and Jurnee Smollett-Bell.

FYI: Samira is carrying an Emm Kuo clutch. Taryn is carrying an Emm Kuo clutch. Adrienne is wearing Nissa Jewelry. The event was presented by Karma Automotive. Anna is wearing a Milly dress.

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The countdown to the 2017 Screen Actors Guild Awards is on and the red carpet is ready for the stars to walk on it this weekend!

Grey’s Anatomy‘s Jason George, Captain Fantastic‘s Missi Pyle, Underground‘s Jurnee Smollett-Bell, and Black-ish‘s Marcus Scribner were all there on Friday (January 27) to help roll out the carpet in Los Angeles.

Make sure to check out the full list of nominations for this weekend’s show and check back to JustJared.com on Sunday night (January 29) starting at 6pm ET for coverage of all the red carpet fashion!

John Legend and the cast of Underground are getting ready for the show’s second season.

The 38-year-old actor was joined at by the show’s stars Junee Smollett-Bell, Aisha Hinds and Aldis Hodge during the 2017 Winter TCA Press Tour held at Langham Hotel on Friday (January 13) in Pasadena, Calif.

During the panel, John revealed that he will debut his new song “In America” during the premiere.

John explained that the song is both “inspired by the series” and also “inspired by American history.”

He continued, saying that the song understands “the irony of being the land of the free and home of the brave while also being a nation divided by slavery, racism and all the other issues we’ve dealt with. This song is addressing that duality of where our ideals are and how we fail to live up to it.”

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Amber Heard and Mandy Moore look chic together as they attend the “It Girls” luncheon for W Magazine on Saturday afternoon (January 7) at A.O.C. in Los Angeles.

The ladies were joined at the annual event by Mandy‘s This Is Us co-star Susan Kelechi Watson, model Jourdan Dunn, Don’t Breathe‘s Jane Levy, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2‘s Pom Klementieff.

Other actresses in attendance included Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Aurora Perrineau, Eiza Gonzalez, Lola Kirke, and Kathryn Newton. Author Katherine Schwarzenegger and singer Kilo Kish also stopped by the event!

FYI: Amber is wearing a Peter Pilotto dress and Anne Sisteron earrings, and rings by Dauphin, Sara Weinstock, Rachel Katz Jewelry, Anne Sisteron, and Dana Rebecca Designs. Mandy is wearing a Lela Rose dress and Jennifer Meyer jewelry. Jourdan is wearing a KaufmanFranco dress. Lola is wearing an Altuzarra dress and Sarah Flint shoes. Eiza and Katherine are both wearing alice + olivia by Stacey Bendet. Jane is wearing an Opening Ceremony outfit.

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Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel make one hot couple while posing for photos together during their date night at W Magazine’s Celebration of the Best Performances Portfolio.

The event was hosted with Audi and Moet & Chandon and held on Thursday night (January 5) at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles.

Justin and Jessica showed off their dances moves the night before at the Lakers game!

Other celebs in attendance at the event included Emmannuelle Chriqui, Michelle Monaghan, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, and China Chow.

FYI: Jessica is wearing a Manning Cartell dress and Giuseppe Zanotti shoes. Michelle is wearing a Vivienne Westwood dress. China is wearing a Jacquemus suit.