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Cast of Secret Life of Bees Set, Dakota Fanning Strikes Again

BuzzSugar — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:32:28 PST

In yet more book-to-movie news, the bestselling novel by Sue Monk Kidd The Secret Life of Bees will be adapted for film and they already have a cast mostly in place. The young girl at the center of the story will be played by - who else? - Dakota Fanning. With the addition of this project, Fanning has six movies in various stages of production. When does she have the time to come-of-age in real life?

Jennifer Hudson, Queen Latifah and Sophie Okonedo have also signed on for the project and Alicia Keys is apparently in talks to join as well. According to Variety:

Set in South Carolina in 1964, story centers on Lily Owens (Fanning), who escapes her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father by running away with her caregiver and only friend (Hudson) to a South Carolina town that holds the secret to her mother's past. Latifah, Okonedo and Keys would play the three sisters.

I liked the book very much so I hope they don't make it into a silly Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood kind of thing. What do you think? Are you interested in a big-screen version of The Secret Life of Bees?

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Alicia Keys Spends a Baby Bump Bikini Day With New Husband and Queen Latifah!

Molly — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:38:15 PDT

Alicia Keys bared her pregnant belly in a tiny bikini off the coast of France today. She was joined by her new husband, Swizz Beatz, after the two tied the knot in Corsica last weekend. Since then Swizz has been spotted living it up during a champagne-filled night out with friends. Alicia didn't look like she minds Swizz letting loose a little bit, especially since they have friends along for their honeymoon. Alicia and Swizz were joined on the yacht by their wedding guests Queen Latifah and Jeanette Jenkins.

The welcome vacation-crashers were also decked out in their swimsuits for the afternoon. Queen Latifah and Jeanette's relationship has been the subject of many rumors, and the ladies looked happy to spend some time together on the Mediterranean getaway. Alicia and Swizz's big day may not have been the one you would have most wanted to attend of all the celebrity nuptials this week, though there's no denying that this looks like quite the luxurious place to hang out post "I Dos."

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Alicia Debuts "Typewriter," Justin Teams Up With Nicki, and Rihanna Wins Then Loses to Chris Brown at BET Awards

Katie Henry — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 09:49:19 PDT

The BET Awards celebrated the largest names in hip-hop and R&B with wild fashion, high-energy dance routines, and a mini scandal at LA's Shrine Auditorium last night. The show kicked off with a mashup of hits from Mary J. Blige before the awards were dished out to the night's winners. Taking a break from touring with Britney Spears, Nicki Minaj joined Justin Bieber to present the best male hip-hop artist award to Kanye West. Nicki didn't go home empty handed as she took home the honors for best female hip-hop artist. Justin was without his girlfriend, Selena Gomez, but he was in the company of pals Jaden and Willow Smith, who stepped out with their parents, Will and Jada, and the siblings shared the win in the young stars category.

The night was full of incredible performances including a medley of hits and the debut of a new single, "Typewriter," from Alicia Keys, who was also marking the 10-year anniversary of her mega hit album Songs in A Minor. Most of the evening went down without a hitch, but there was a critical mix-up in BET's viewer's choice category when Chris Brown was announced the winner, then it was switched to Rihanna and Drake. Turns out Chris was the actual winner, and the error was due to teleprompter confusion, though Drake admittedly felt "awkward" about the error. Chris finished out the evening with four awards while Jennifer Hudson grabbed the win for best female R&B artist and Patti LaBelle was recognized with a lifetime achievement award - get the full list of BET winners here!