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Janelle Monae isn’t shy about her boobs anymore!

The 37-year-old musician lifted one side of her bra top to expose on of her breasts on stage during the 2023 Essence Festival of Culture in New Orleans, Louisiana over the weekend.

Just last month, Janelle opened up about the insecurity she once had for her breasts, and got candid about her acceptance of them.

In addition to Janelle, Eve also made a big return to the stage over the weekend, alongside fellow musicians Lauryn Hill, Kelly Rowland, Tobe Nwigwe, Ice T, Ice Cube, Coco Jones, Sandra Denton and Cheryl James of Salt-N-Pepa, Tems, Wizkid, Remy Ma, and Lil Wayne.

While the performances were hot, there were also a lot of major discussion panels throughout the weekend.

Oprah Winfrey spoke to Danielle Brooks, Blitz Bazawule, Fantasia Barrino and Taraji P. Henson; Abbott Elementary‘s Lisa Ann Walter, Quinta Brunson, Sheryl Lee Ralph, and Janelle James; and Tiffany Haddish joined Rosario Dawson, LaKeith Stanfield, and Justin Simien for a fun convo on stage too.

Other celebs spotted include The Bachelorette‘s Charity Lawson, Grey’s Anatomy‘s Chandra Wilson, Isis King, Quvenzhane Wallis, Sherri Shepard, Al Sharpton, Diamond White, Ashleigh Murray, and Sinclair Daniel.

Vice President Kamala Harris also made a special appearance at the festival, where she spoke with The View‘s Sunny Hostin.

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The Color Purple is coming!

Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg have reunited to revive the film into a movie musical.

Warner Bros. released the first trailer of the new adaptation on Monday (May 22), directed by Blitz Bazawule.

The movie is set to premiere in North America on December 25, and internationally beginning January 18, 2024, via Variety.

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The musical The Color Purple movie is being released later this year and the cast just made an appearance at CinemaCon!

Fantasia Barrino, Danielle Brooks, and Taraji P. Henson joined producer Oprah Winfrey and director Blitz Bazawule on stage at the event on Tuesday afternoon (April 25) at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

Oprah took to her Instagram account to give an inside look at the event, where she interviewed the cast in front of movie theater owners.

Fantasia, who played Celie in the first Broadway production, talked about her experience with the role.

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Taraji P. Henson has a new role in the works, and it’s on a hit show.

The 52-year-old Empire actress is set to join the cast of Abbott Elementary, and we already know what role she’ll be playing!

We also learned how long we’ll have to wait to see her step into the role and start mingling with the star-studded cast.

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The stars are stepping out for the Chanel Fall/Winter 2022-2023 Haute-Couture Fashion Show!

Keira Knightley and husband James Righton sat front row alongside Lucy Boynton and Marion Cotillard at the fashion show held during Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday (July 5) in Paris, France.

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Other stars stepping out for the fashion show included Taraji P. Henson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Sigourney Waver, Harry Potter actress Clemence Poesy, Leslie Mann, and model Soo Joo Park.

While hosting the 2022 BET Awards last month, Taraji shared a powerful message following the Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe V. Wade. Here’s what she said.

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Taraji P. Henson is using her platform to addressing the Supreme Court reversing Roe V. Wade.

On Sunday night (June 26), the 51-year-old Empire actress served as the host for the 2022 BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

In her opening monologue, Taraji slammed the Supreme Court for eliminating federal abortion protections and allowing states to proceed with banning abortion outright.

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Taraji P. Henson has arrived at the 2022 BET Awards!

The 51-year-old Empire actress struck a pose on the red carpet while arriving at the awards show held on Sunday (June 26) at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles;.

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Taraji dazzled in a diamond covered black dress as she arrived at the awards show, which is hosting this year.

Earlier this year, it was announced that Taraji had joined the star-studded cast of The Color Purple movie musical! You can check out the full cast list here.

The 2022 BET Awards are airing TONIGHT, June 26, starting at 8 p.m. ET/PT on BET.

FYI: Taraji is wearing a Tom Ford dress.

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