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Name: MOTHERSHIP

Comment: I don't know why they keep messin' with LaLa! Let her do her and keep it movin'!

Name: TampaC

Comment: Okay, so if she was, what would that prove? Get a life!

Name: HersheysKiss

Comment: MOVE ON!!!! She's fine, hardworking actress/musician/producer/spokesperson. Do your thing Queen! Your accomplishments should provide a enough material for any interview.

Name: BKLYNVIAMAHATTAN

Comment: leave her alone!! Don't see them harassing others in Hollyweird about this issue. Why keep picking on her?

Name: Taurusingr

Comment: This sista is talented & hella representing for the hip hop movement! Now while I agree that "they" go too far with the prying & shyt?, If Queen brushes "that" off?..that's one hell of a "brush"! Hell, "VACUUM CLEANER"!!! LMBAO!

Name: Taurusingr

Comment: I'm just sayin!! sml!

Name: WordUp

Comment: I refuse to be fan of any celebrity claiming "I don't discuss my personal life." It's a slap in the face if I spend money on your brand and you don't even wanna tell me more about the real you? Funk dat. Folk like that got suttin to hide. Don't get me wrong. I respect and admire Latif, but a chick never seen on the arm of a man must be gay. Just tell the truth. Don't go to your grave as a public figure and hide who you really are.

Name: wenmichimar

Comment: People shouldn't stress it. She'll come out sooner or later. They all do - but they usually do it when they are ready.

Name: Grace12_34

Comment: <yaaawwwwn> Another slow news day at EUR. :(

Name: Sucric

Comment: This Is To WordUp Mind Your Own Damn Business That's The Problem With America, Always In Busines That Don't Concern You. If U Don't See Here With A Man On Her Arm, & U Never Have, It's A No Brainer. But Is She Bringing Harm To U And Yours, I Don't Think So. Let the Sista Breathe, As Long As She Continues To Keep Bringing Nothing But The Best In Everything She Does Entertainment Wise. What's The Problem? She Will Always Be The LaLa From Halstead, lol!!

Name: Luke_Cage

Comment: Tell 'em baby! They don't get that part of you. I'm feeling that. What's happening WordUp? I understand that sometimes, most celebrity's personal lives come out for the world to see. Sometimes it's of there own doing, sometimes without their consent. But do you really believe that because we spend our money to see an actor in a movie or put down our ducats for a singer's album that we should be entitled to some of the most intimate aspects of their lives? I don't know about that. And I don't think it's as harsh as a slap in the face if they refuse to share that part of them with the public. Don't get me wrong. I'm a fan of some singers and actors (Latifah definitely being one of them. Her badazz royalness) and I wouldn't mind knowing a little something deeper about them. But I wouldn't think that keeping it private to their inner circle is a bad thing. Not passing judgment. Just wondering about your comment.

Name: Quanli

Comment: I think this has been a struggle for her on a personal note because for real it's an "open secret"--no need to keep denying it.

Name: Papasmurf83

Comment: All a celebrity owes me is a good performance. They are just there to entertain me in whatever capacity their art calls for (singing, acting, sports, whatever). It's a bonus if they want to share their interests, personal details, favorite vacation spot, whatever, but it's not required. If they choose to reveal certain details (abuse, alcholism, learning disability, etc.) with the idea that they may be able to help others, that to is commendable but not required. I just say live and let live. Now if I see a celebrity and I walk up to them to commend them for a brief second, I do expect them to be courteous because it is my dollars that pay for their lifestlye. But beyond that, I don't expect anything else....

Name: queeniebunz

Comment: >WordUp - you're full of sh*t. None of them owe you a d*mned thing but good work as Papasmurf said. She gives you good albums, good movies, and beautiful pictures and commercials of a real black woman for CoverGirl and Jenny Craig. Knowing all of her personal information should mean nothing and should not be required. These celebrities are being preyed on and hounded because of ig'nant people like you who buy the stupid tabloids. Truth be told, I wish I knew less about certain celebrities because I love their work but in real life, they seem like total assh*les. Can anybody say Terrence Howard??? You need to check yourself. We live in a society where people know too much about people in the public eye. They are entitled to some privacy. It's funny because people trip off Diddy and Halle for practically having a news conference every time they sneeze or fart. I know it annoys me so it is refreshing for a celebrity to say, "no comment". Denzel refuses to discuss his personal life, too and people let him alone. She deserves the same courtesy.

Name: sweetpea

Comment: Who cares if she is gay? That is between her and GOD. Queen has accomplish alot of things in her career and continues to shine. Keep your head up Queen.

Name: WordUp

Comment: @SuTrick>Bytch who you talkin to? U Retarded Azzhole -- taking time to hit the shift key to capitalize each word of a sentence, like a real bird brain. Hoe, I was minding my own business before you decided to personally attack. Trick, you ain't got no control over what I or anybody else has to say. You best mind your own gotdam business by not personally addressing folk by name when they write whateva they gotta say here, SuBytch. Take that controlling spirit of yours and stick it up your stankin azz.

Name: WordUp

Comment: Same for you, QueenBytch. Yall hoes really oughta go to the nearest street corner and beg to get laid by any nygga with a cup in his hand and a few dimes in it, cuz you obviously ain't got nothing better to do!

Name: ss69054

Comment: Leave her along and let her do her thing!!! Celebs do not owe anybody anything but decent entertainment on your money's value. Imagine yourself in their shoes and have people crucify you on every move, you would be fed up too!!! I wouldn't care anyhows. She has made strides in this business and also she takes time out to speak to young black females about self-image, esteem issues, weight and defining what real beauty is. I say Queen do you!!!!

Name: Cappaucino

Comment: Ahem - testing, testing! I would like to make an announcement. When you say hey I want to be famous you have agreed to place yourself in public view. It is no secret that many fans and others obsess over actors it's happened since the beginning of televison and It's not going to stop now. Celebrities want all the glitz and the glamour but get mad when the nature of the job displays the facet of having no privacy. I like my girl Latifah, but she needs to shut up, we all know she is suspect so she should just either not say anything at all or just say no. It may sound strange but don't like deceptive people and really just want to know about the actor\actress they support and pay there money to go see. Face it we don't always like actors because they look a certain way, we like to identify with them and know who they are aside from there acting. -Peace

Name: queeniebunz

Comment: >WordUp - you're on your own on this one and that's why you got all mad. What you say doesn't bother me you can call me everything but a child of God and I'll still think you're wrong for thinking she owes you entry into her private life. And the guy on the corner I asked to do me had paper money in his cup. I don't go for the ones with money that jingles. I'm high class, don't you know...*brushing shoulder off*

Name: Cappaucino

Comment: When you are on TV you are a product, I read the cereal box, I read the instructions over my toys. Because I loved the product!

Name: Bad_Kitty

Comment: Cappaucino: I agree. The more she protests, the more the rumors are out there. If she is happy being that way, whats the big deal? Maybe its something she still struggles with??? In this world of gay people living loud and proud, why should she hide who she is either way?

Name: cinnamonqueen

Comment: Dang! Got real heated up in here! Every body is entitled to their opinion, man. In my own personal opinion, I personaly dont feel entertainers owe me anything, even in public, like an autograph. Especially if they are with their family and i happen to see them. They worked, gave me a product and i bought it, i paid for the product not their personal business. i either enjoyed the product of their work or not, but that's what i paid for, not them. of course i might buy something based on me liking that person or enjoying their previous products. many people are filthy rich because i and others bought their product. A producer or writer of movies or songs have great lifestyles because i bought that same product and we don't expect to know their business. it is not my right to know anything, except what they choose to share. the media has made us think we need and have the right to know these people business. keep doing you Queen and if you want to share anything about your life do so, if not don't. But this is just my opinion.

Name: queeniebunz

Comment: >Cappaucino - to people in the arts, their artform is their job, just like whatever you do 9-5 or whenever is your job. There is no requirement of them to have people dig all in their lives. Sure, they have to do interviews and walk the red carpet and all of that. BUT the only requirement of them in their interviews is to talk about whatever project they are working on. I saw Denzel on the Today Show back when he did "The Manchurian Candidate" and they asked him about his political affiliation. He refused to answer and said "Let's talk about the movie. That's what we're here for." He has also said "This is my job. It's what I do. My private life doesn't need to come into it." I have much respect for that. The other celebrities choose to put all their business out there. Many don't. It is a choice. As I said, all that is "required" of celebrities in terms of the public is that they do the interviews on the night shows, the morning shows, etc. So, as I did with ole evil WordUp, I have to disagree with you.

Name: Cappaucino

Comment: cinnamonqueen: Celebs make money by doing interviews, booksignings and haveing thier marketing team pour them in your face as much as possible. Without the fan supporting them or them being the next big thing they don't get invited to A-List events, it's harder for them to get the best roles. In fact when you are Hot bcuz of public buzz scripts are written for you. So it's the nature of the beast. I respect your stance and I am sure Queen would to however you nor her dictate the nature of the business, which is it's own animal. -Peace

Name: queeniebunz

Comment: >Bad_Kitty - I'll flip it on you. If everybody thinks they know, why even ask? Everybody already knew Clay Aiken was gay. His "coming out" was anti-climatic at best. Him on the cover, "I'm gay" - I was like "No sh*t you're gay! Who actually thought you were straight?"... So Queen Latifah does a cover of People Magazine with a rainbow shirt on holding hands with her woman. What then? How will that change your view of her? Her reasons for keeping her life private are hers.

Name: queeniebunz

Comment: Cappaucino - Okay. You're right. Their PR people do all of that. And Queen Latifah has done all of that and yet she still kept her life to herself. How do you explain that? She's been as successful as a superstar can be in the 20+ years she's been in the public eye and she still kept it all to herself. Why do you think she needs to put the rest of her business out there now when she has been successful that long without doing it? Please explain...

Name: Cappaucino

Comment: queeniebunz: You have the right to your own opinion. Just like Queen has the right to deny telling her business. But she can't expect the game to change for her, people are still going to ask, bcuz it's the nature of the business. As for my man Zel he is an Icon, a Legend and people will do anything just to have him on the show so what Zel say's goes. When you say I want to be (famous)or agree to be (famous)you have to understand what that means in fact one of the definitions of famous is worded as(suggests well-deserved public attention ) so again just like I mentinoed cinnamonqueen, it comes with the territory.

Name: musbdherbs

Comment: lol@Wordup..well damn. Although wordups tone is a bit harsh, she/he is only doing what we always do when we "think" a celebrity is hiding something that we wanna know about.

Name: Cappaucino

Comment: queeniebunz I am sure she has made some money and I am a fan of hers, but bcuz I don't know her I don't always buy go see her movies but will pick up a DVD. An actor I know or feel I do anyway I will go straight to the movies to see. Why bcuz it's human nature so while she is relevant I am sure bcuz she has a loyal fanbase she would probably be even bigger he she wasn't so defensive about it. I mean interviews sell products it's a commercial so if someone wants to interview her and she is like my personal life is off limits then they say ok lets go get Dave Chapelle. Why do you think Sara Palin keeps trying to identify with Moose hunters and Hockey moms? Because it sells, as a matter of fact Politicians take lessons from actors to become better at this identifying process.

Name: cinnamonqueen

Comment: I agree about the nature of the business. It is a beast! I think it's disgusting how people get chased down by photographers etc trying to get info and dirt of celebs. I don't feel sorry for them, that's that industry. I'm not moved in a positive way by that. I think the interviews, booksignings, etc is promotion, that's business. If you are selling something retail or advertsing something you have to promote it to sell. you are trying to convince me to buy it, same as with them promoting a movie etc. it's business. i just don't like how the public has been convinced that these people OWE us their private life. They don't owe us anything except good product for my money. if i read a promotion about a book or film and i don't recognize or know the people in it or the author, i go by what it's about and determine do i want to buy this. don't get me wrong if denzel's name is on it i get it or go see it, because of his previous work it's prob money well spent. that's all he owes me though. I'm just saying, tell your business or don't tell it, it's up to you. I don't take it personal, don't care and don't think I have the right to know it. Again, just my opinion, which is something else everyone is entitled to.

Name: Cappaucino

Comment: I can certainly agree with you on all fronts, but actors create a hype and phenomenom around themselves and excpect all hysteria to go away after the movie leaves theatres. If so they would be broke so I say just enjoy being relevant. Hey you don't have to tell us everything but you know being an actor it's in the job description. So IMO it's arrogant to think the game is going to change for them. They knew all this going into the job, so she shouldn't get mad or defensive.

Name: WordUp

Comment: HEY QUEEN LATIFAH! I wanna know if you sweet on women, gurl! I wanna know the truth about your sexual preference. I ain't askin to know what you do with your main squeeze, but I would like to know who you wanna squeeze. He11, errybody else in your world shares who they wit, what's up witchu? Why can't you be truthful about who you wit? Honey, don't forget, the truth sets us free!

Name: Cappaucino

Comment: It really is quite simple, if she wants all the prying to stop then she should stop making music and movies and dissapear off the radar. No Pun Intended :0)

Name: ss69054

Comment: Someone mentioned about Clay Aiken, well it is different because even if Queen had came out folks would treat her very differently because Blacks have not been well accepting to our gay brothas and sistas and that is just a well known fact. Even Ellen had a hard time and it took her awhile before she seem any fruits of labor...just saying

Name: dmsr70

Comment: Look like the Queen says - You are gonna assume whatever you want. Well - I'm assuming she's GAY. Do I care? NO I don't. Because who she is does not affect her talent or her achievements as an entertainer. But also - I think she should be comfortable enough to be who she is gay or straight. It must be a struggle to have to hide your true self/feelings.

Name: queeniebunz

Comment: >Cappaucino - I believe Queen Latifah to be an icon too at this point. She's been in the business for 20+ years. She had a successful TV show, "Living Single" (which I love still! Max was my GURL!), she has a successful music career rapping AND singing, she's done countless movies, including "Chicago" in which she was nominated for an academy award. She's done comedy and drama and done both well. She has a modeling campaign. She's worked with some of the best in the business because SHE is regarded as one of the best in the music AND film business. The woman is a superstar. She has done what many have tried to do unsuccessfully - be a music and film superstar. She's done better than Madonna in that sense because as much of an icon as Madonna is, she still has never really made the transition with the success that Latifah, Will Smith and even LL have done. To me, she's up there with Will Smith. She may not have the paper he does but she's up there with him because she's done EVERYTHING. So having done all of that, with a fan base of all races and with the respect of all of Hollywood, how can you possibly say that she still needs to tell you if she's gay or not? She doesn't need you to buy anything of hers because she'll do fine anyway because other people don't care as long as she's fantastic in her work. I may sound like I'm sweatin' her or whatever but I just have a serious problem with people who think it's their right to get in famous people's business. And I have so much respect for all she's done. I was in high school when she came out with "Ladies First" and it was the bomb to me and my peers that she was such a strong young woman rapping about empowering women. She's up there with Salt-n-Peppa as a female rap superstar. And having done all of that, it's more important to y'all that she tell you whether she kisses girls or not. Wow.

Name: 4462DG

Comment: Come on now, as if some of yall folks are losing sleep over Queen Latifah "hiding her true self/feelings!!!!!" We don't live in her home and we don't occupy her skin, so what do we really know!!!!! Would yall perfer she tongue kiss her lover with cameras blazing, get real. Plenty of folks are gay and don't feel a need to advertise it, they just live it, for example-Johnny Mathis. How many black entertainer do you know that openly gay and still sucessfull!!!! Yeah, right no one comes to mind, do they!!! So, how about yall concern yourselves with your own lives and quit attempting to be a peeping tom in her life.

Name: timmdogg

Comment: The media needs to leave this sista alone! Who really cares if she is gay? I look at the woman's merit and accomplishements and she is truly holding it down for the black community...period! If the media spent time covering that Fool Bush and why the country is in turmoil maybe the American People would be willing to turn things around instead of worrying if this sista likes va-ja-ja or not!

Name: WordUp

Comment: @Luke>uh, Luke, I gotta problem with celebrities who don't wanna share what is generally common knowledge among people. Most celebrities don't mind saying or showing who they wit. They don't try to hide dat. I also gotta real problem with people who feel a need to personally attack others for stating their opinions on forums such as this one. I will cuss a mofo out until I blow a vein if they dare try to step in my way of freedom to write my opinions, gotdammit. Step off wit that dumb shyt. You ain't gotta like what I say, and you dam fo sho can't do nothin about it, so why waste your keystrokes tryin fight somebody on what they wanna say? I just think that's so ignorant. I never attack folk for sayin whateva the he11 they wanna say in cyberspace. I wouldn't waste my time.

Name: ss69054

Comment: there are tons of gay celebs who are in the closet due to society standards and it is even more oppressed in Hollywood. People said it doesn't make a difference but I beg to differ...many are treated differently when they come out and announce it.

Name: Cappaucino

Comment: queeniebunz: Well your post was certainly informal and as usual you make some really good points. But again it it's just the way it is. Yes Latifah is accomplished but she is no icon. When you think madonna you think Vogue. Madonna told people hey I am bi so what! People still buy her music in fact it's through the roof, she is the highest netting female artist of all time(still). Celebrites make public service announcements and stuff telling or informing us to do stuff, well who is this person I am listening too? What are his\her beliefs? I love Madonna regardless, I'ts not that I want to know all her personal life but fans just want to know more about the person, I don't want to know who she is doing, I don't care! But dang open up a little, it's not like folk don't know already! But yes she is very successful but not as successful as people who divulge a little about thier life, look at Will and Jada! People love them and embrace them, why? Because people feel like they know them and that's the whole point of being famous.

Name: Gurlfrand

Comment: That's ridiculous - why should a celebrity have to discuss their personal life to get you to support them - that makes no sense - unless you are a member of the KKK or Bin Laden's crew, what difference does it make.

Name: Stephanie

Comment: Well, its not like it isn't obvious! After her role as Cleo, no need for me to second guess, plus I could really care less. My ex saw her at a party in L.A. several years and said she had more game then most of the fellas and she ended up leaving with some chick whom most of the guys were trying to holla at...

Name: JustTellingTheTruth

Comment: Question: when the late wonderful Luther Vandross was alive & well, did he share his personal life & tell the world who he was seeing??? Did he openly discuss his sexuality? Aaaahhh NO, he didn't and folks kept moving right along. To this day, no one (woman or man) has outright confirmed a 'personal' involvement with him. So, if Queen chooses to air her personal bizness or not, how does this add any value to anyone's life outside of her social circle? Personally, I could careless if she's doing Tony or Tina. She's one of the more dignified entertainers around. So, if she wants to keep her bizness to herself, so be it. There are more important things in the world to be concerned with.JMO.

Name: WordUp

Comment: Uh, I'ah never understand how two women can get dey freak on. Give me a man, or nothing at all, is my motto! But Latifah, I ain't got nuttin against you likin women.

Name: ss69054

Comment: my thing is will it enhance your life if she did say yep, I'm gay???? No, I think not so I don't see the big issue...folk just nosey as hell and want something to talk about because their lives are boring and dry!!!!

Name: WordUp

Comment: One thing's for sure. If Latifah would tell the truth, or admit the truth, to kill the rumors about her sexual preference, the rumors would die. It would be a dead issue.

Name: Mas90

Comment: WORDUP... just because you spend your coins on an actor doesn't entitled you to their personal business. Stupidity. QUANLI... how do you know it's been a struggle??? Just because someone doesn't come out to world doesn't mean that they are struggling in their own personal life. Most celebrities already came to grips that they are gay long before but didn't or don't feel need to put their business out on front street. CAPPAUCINO... the person on the cereal box is only an image not a personal diary. You don't even need them on the box to buy the product. You're just stupid to fall for the product to buy just because "such & such" is on there. It's cereal. You're buying cereal not the celebrity on the box. GEEZ! Also acting, singing & other entertainment fields are jobs just like doctor, lawyer, etc. Their personal lives is not your business. These actors/singers usually are not in the closest... they do their personal business and other industries insiders know this but we're not faze by it like the public cause it's the norm.

Name: Quanli

Comment: Luther and the other questionables operated under a different set of rules. Queen is more "mainstream". Luther was a singer and kept it at that. You wouldn't see him inside People "running errands" in sweats if he were still alive. Bottom line, people are prying with her because the writting is seemingly on the wall (as with Ellen and Rosie) AND she is an all around celebrity in the way more private stars (Luther) never were. Yes, folks are going to take notice of her looking butch with her "trainer" in tow. And I agree, just like we all have to accept BS on the job how are these folks immune?

Name: Quanli

Comment: Mas I say that because from what I've heard she was not exactly comfortable openly persuing women at first. That to me says that yes, maybe it was a little hard for her to accept. And you are living in a fantasy if you believe your personal life does not effect work. People have been fired/placed under review for personal situations such as divorce, substance abuse, and even cigarette smoking. If the company feels like their interests are not being served by your PERSONAL DECISIONS then they intervene. Celebrities chose a lifestyle of attention-seeking, but do not want the flip side. Such as LIFE....

Name: Mas90

Comment: QUANLI...Latifah life is not suffering... there hasn't been any reports of her abusing "anything" that cause an issue with her work. Stop trying to pull bs out of a hat. The issue is you can't respect her! She doesn't want you in here business so get da fvck out!

Name: Janissi

Comment: I like Queen La, and I really don't care about her personal life. Don't we have enough in our own lives to deal with? Whatever or whomever she is or what she does is none of my business, do you, sista Queen. Moving on...

Name: Taurusingr

Comment: Yo...Ima say it! It's f'd up that these people are hounded for things UNrelated to their craft! And THE reason "Queen" or ANYONE ELSE DOESN'T "come out" is...muthafukkas are NOT able to respect other views/lifestyles when they're NOT the same as their own! So, when they did get "discovered"..they can't sell ONE fukkin CD OR movie! In short..."Professional Suicide"! Yes, they know it DOES "come with the biz"!, but that don't mean they have to like it or don't have a legitimate, PROFESSIONAL reason for "stayin IN that closet"!, & especially when they're BLACK! Hell, some mo fo's on THIS BOARD can't even agree to DISagree! Yall know damn well, Queen & all the rest would not be able to make a fukkin dime, if they live a "different lifestyle" & were "open" about it! So..all who didn't & act like you DON'T know?.....NOW YA DO! It would great if mo fo's actually PRACTICED the 'respect" they saaaaaay they have for others! (HELL NAH!!, I ain't gay!, just some objective REAL TALK fo yo as-s!) One!

Name: Dean32

Comment: As long as she is not in my woman's split, I ready don't give a sh$t.

Name: Calidee

Comment: Most celebrities, including Queen Latifah, discuss some part of their private life. Particularly when they are trying to sell something or it works in their advantage. A lot of publicist will probably tell a celebrity that they should share a little bit of their private life with the public because the public likes this type of information and it makes the celebrity appear more human. But the problem is that the public seems to think that they are entitled to know anything and everthing and this is wrong.

Name: 4462DG

Comment: Mas90, excellent point!!!!Latifah ain't suffering by no means from what I've observed, unlike Whitney Houston!!!! Whitney was so afraid of offending her rabid "church folk" base and not making money being a singer, she married a ho azz man and commenced to becoming a crack head!!!!!

Name: Cappaucino

Comment: Mas90: uh! I was referring to child hood when I mentioned cereal box. I am far from stupid, but still respect your opinion, I just think if your like world here I am buy this, hear this it's me, see me, love me, you should share a little about yourself that's all. I don't care if she is gay or not but dang it's self evident. But face it Mas artists know there fans love them and really want to know about them. They do not have to disclose everything that is not what I am saying but to think that you will be on T.V and on the Radio and have your pie face plastered all over the USA that no one is going to be curious about who you are? This is the real world and this is how the human psyche works for most people. Love it or Hate fans in ya business is a necessary evil!

Name: Cappaucino

Comment: Now Whitney should have been quiet, her life was a flame broiled mess!

Name: WordUp

Comment: MAS kizz my azz. U always gettin cussed out by somebody on this board anyway cuz u always moufin off to somebody ain't even talkin to you! Dizzyazz. Like it or not, people stylin and profilin in the spot light should be truthful about their lives. Naw, Latifah ain't gotta reveal a dam thang about her personal life. But that surely won't make her endearing to others. She's a fraud! Living the human experience is about acknowledging the truth. If you don't do it, you leave a legacy of lies that blocks your entry into heaven. Many peeps goin to hell for failing to tell the truth!

Name: Cappaucino

Comment: As a matter of fact, if you want to know about uninhibited human behavior it's best to study children. When I was young I had all my favorite rappers on the wall Big Daddy Kane, Slick Rick, Salt and Pepa. I wanted to know a little about them because they were like me, I identified with them. As i said b4 I don't want to know every detail about anyones life but heck it seems like she brings the issue up when no one is talking about just to stir up controversy, she announced she would be marrying her long time trainer friend in a magazine then... silence! I must say I don't care about her like that anyway, you can argue, call me crazy but I know about the business in fact I been in it, and was married to someone who was in the biz and can tell you they(many) crave the attention but not always what comes with it. Thats why they get into it in the first place, try ignoring them at an event and see what happens.

Name: Mas90

Comment: Cap... Queen has shared parts of her life... just get out of her bedroom. GEEZ

Name: vroger2

Comment: Like it or not, our insatiable curiosity regarding the personal lives of celebrities is a sign of the times. Today, even 'regular' people put way too much personal information (IMO) on Facebook and MySpace. (No wonder we want to know EVERYTHING about celebrities!) Gone are the days when gay celebrities (like Rock Hudson, Richard Chamberlain, etc) could hide their orientaion from the public for decades. The Latifah question will keep popping up until she comes out, then there'll be a collective yawn - like when Clay Aiken made his anti-climactic announcement!

Name: Cappaucino

Comment: np Mas90 I can respect your opinion.

Name: Cappaucino

Comment: Yea cuz if she comes out people won't be like (GTF outta here, I didn't know that! I had no idea, you just seem so feminine, I would have never guessed! Damn you rocked that Set if Role! but still you didn't strike me as gay! Even though I have never seen you with a man ever! I am so surprised! )

Name: Taurusingr

Comment: BTW:..lookin cause you are genuinely interested is a HUGE difference than lookin to find something you know damn well "they" (whoever "they" are!) don't want you to see or know! "That's" just plain ole ...."NOSINESS & DISRESPECT"! And most of the time?, mo fo's are only "lookin" to "genuinely"...."bring yo as-s DOWN"! One!

Name: Cappaucino

Comment: correction(Set if Role) should read Set it Off Role :0)

Name: WordUp

Comment: Ain't nobody tryin to get in Latifah's bedroom. Who wanna know what she doin wit somebody's coochie? I don't wanna know that shyt. What I wanna hear is her admit the truth! Dam what goes on in her crib. That ain't the point. The point is she won't be real. Stand for something like the truth or fall for a life full of lies. AND BURN BABY BURN!

Name: Cappaucino

Comment: I agree 100% with (WordUp) I don't need to know who she is munching carpets with...

Name: WordUp

Comment: I believe we are put on this earth to tell the truth about our lives. TO CONFESS. That goes for everybody, but particularly people who want to make a statement by getting in the spotlight. Whether they want to or not, whether they like it or not, celebrities serve as role models. They are supposed to be truthful about important parts of their lives. That includes sharing what and who makes them feel whole. If Latifah is a lesbian, she would garner much respect in this day and age if she just told the truth about it -- since rumors keep surfacing about it. It would not hurt her career.

Name: queeniebunz

Comment: >WordUp - You truly are ridiculous. You said: " I wanna know if you sweet on women, gurl! I wanna know the truth about your sexual preference. I ain't askin to know what you do with your main squeeze, but I would like to know who you wanna squeeze. He11, errybody else in your world shares who they wit, what's up witchu? Why can't you be truthful about who you wit? Honey, don't forget, the truth sets us free!" - Why the ham sandwich do you care so much? What? You want a date with her? My goodness but you're pressed. I don't understand why you or Cappaucino care so much. Why does it matter so much to you? You have said that you don't understand lesbians and what they do while saying you don't have anything against it. I think you are lying. I believe your desire to know is so you can judge her. Funny thing is you already think you know. I daresay that most people on here and in general think she is a lesbian. Okay. So what? So she dates/sexes/marries her female trainer. Why is it so important to you that she shout it from the rooftops - "HEY! EVERYONE! I'M QUEEN LATIFAH AND I'M 100% GAY! I'M GAY, EVERYBODY! I'M GAY!" - So she does that - then what? So you then you would know and could stop your obsession with knowing. What would that do for you? She doesn't seem like a tortured soul to me. She doesn't seem as if not stating her sexual orientation has lost her sleep. It's her business and it's her choice to divulge whatever she chooses to the public. Those close to her have never said a peep about it. Perhaps that's because she is "out" to her inner circle and feels no need to tell the rest of us. She's close to her mom. What does that say to me? It says she has the support of her mom in whoever she dates and in how she lives. That is what's most important - your family and friends. To the rest of us, she owes whatever she feels like telling us about her life.

Name: HersheysKiss

Comment: Amazing....the 30 seconds people spend minding someone else's business, would be better spent minding their own. WHO CARES??!!??

Name: WordUp

Comment: Queenbytch, I would snatch dat weave off yo' nappy azz head if I could. I know you wear a weave, don't chu? Nappyheadhoe.

Name: WordUp

Comment: Capp, Latifah's mistake is allowing the media to capture quotes from her like, "I don't care what people think." That's disrespectful and fuels the fire to know what's up with her sex genes. Luther wasn't hounded by anyone because he didn't put himself out there like that.

Name: 4462DG

Comment: Humm!!!! Methinks someone here sounds just like a "repressed lesbian" all angry and shyt!!!!LOL!!!!!

Name: queeniebunz

Comment: >WordUp - um, uh, yeah. I wear a weave. Every horse in DC is gunning for me because I have all their hair. Um, uh, yeah, sure. But what the ham sandwich does that have to do with your obsession with Queen Latifah's sexual orientation? And why does my hair have to be nappy? And even if it was, why is that bad? Besides, nappy is relative. I would refer you to my myspace page so you can see "my weave" but I really don't want you on there. Quite frankly, you frighten me.

Name: Quanli

Comment: MAS you might want to GTFOHWTBS because nowhere in here did I say I had a problem with this woman. NOWHERE. You are sensitive to this subject because I believe you relate and so you are trying project what has not been said. Again, from what I hear even in the gay clubs she was not trying to go for her back in the day for whatever reason. Now I guess she is cool with herself and is doing her. Secondly, I stated the job comparison because you wanted to make a point that none of this should matter when in reality people's opinions carry weight. That is why folks will continue to pry, whether she wants them to or not. Thirdly, don't ever address me like that again. I WAY outta your league trying to paint me as some hater. You got some issues to try to stir some net beef. One!

Name: WordUp

Comment: You little immature cockroach that can't be stomped! Get off my azz bytch!

Name: Quanli

Comment: *You

Name: queeniebunz

Comment: >WordUp - I'm scratching my head trying to figure out who peed in your cornflakes this morning. You can get mad and curse me and other people out all you want but you're the one who looks ridiculous. You say you wanna pull out my hair because I don't agree with you? You didn't take your Paxil today, did you?

Name: SweetieDarlin

Comment: Bottomline some people are nosier than others. In generally I don't care what any celeb does unless it involves illegal activities with children or animals, or perhaps if they are an Enemy of the State. No one owes anyone the truth, as long as they are true to themselves. I've gone by whether someone is entertaining or not, not who they are with if they are of legal age. I can feel why many people don't like folks in their business, I don't like it myself and try to find other things to talk about other than my personal business, I'm not ashames just simply if I want you to know I'll let you know if, not oh well I'm sure you have enough business that you will surely get over not knowing mine. Latifah is my girl whatever---who she is with who really cares, will it do anything more than satify your curiousity if she told?

Name: queeniebunz

Comment: >SweetieDarlin - I don't know if you got my response yesterday to the Halle Berry not being married thing but I wanted to respond to you...Have I mellowed/changed my mind? -> I don't know. Maybe I did mellow. I guess it's a matter of respect. Halle isn't being disrespected by this man (to our knowledge). And, the decision not to marry seems to be hers. As far as we know, this guy isn't traveling around the country dropping seed everywhere he goes like Diddy. I can't really put Kim Porter and Halle Berry in the same category in that sense. I do still believe a woman should stand up for herself in a relationship and not take the mess Kim took. I guess it seems different to me because she seems to be the one running things. For me it's a power/control thing. I still do believe in marriage, though. I won't have kids myself until I'm married. And, I guess it also has to do with her not being dependent on him for money and support as Porter is Diddy. Halle isn't having a baby to keep a man close or to earn his love as Kim seems to be doing. Gabriel could disappear and Halle and her baby would be fine. I don't know. I hope I don't seem hypocritical. I don't mean to. I guess I just see the relationships differently. And, I understand that some people just are burned out by marriage. She did it twice already. Diddy never even asked Kim to marry him once yet she kept dropping babies and you can't tell me she didn't hope that he would finally marry her once she had the twins. Of course he didn't. Then what did he do? He got another woman pregnant at the same time! Jeez. I may have mellowed or I may have gotten less judgmental. I don't know. I'll have to think about this for a moment. I'll get back to you... ;)

Name: BigBlackRod

Comment: This just illustrates the double standard that is in place when it comes to things like this. If a masculine Black man were to come out publicly, his career would be OVA! My Mistress Earth told me that's why Luther died at home alone, after endless eating binges and fad diets, all because we would not allow him to love who he wanted to love openly. If Latifah comes out, there might be an initial backlash, but, eventually, she will regain all the ground she had lost, just like Ellen, cause America loves lesbians...PEACE.

Name: SweetieDarlin

Comment: Hey Queenie, Thank you for your response. It could be a combination of both, it's one of those things where you keep your own values but understand those whose values are not quite the same as long as there is no harm done. I do believe in Kim's case you may have been feeling her pain, here she was pretending that her lifestyle and relationship with Diddy was cool as it was but secretly wishing they were married, especially since he was vocal about wanting to marry Jennifer Lopez but not her. Thinking about your article now, it was more towards, have pride, don't keep having all these babies wanting to be married but accepting that he doesn't want to marry you, yet you have carried his children (three times!) Let me know what you think of my analysis, when you think about it...

Name: queeniebunz

Comment: >BBR - I don't disagree with you. Lesbians are more accepted in our society. Here's something to think about, though. I believe that the double standard you speak of is about men, not women. Men have fantasies about lesbians and even want to get in on it! Men really don't mind the idea of lesbians. Me, I don't care about gay men. I actually love gay men. I think they're adorable and great as friends. But men, and especially black men, can't stomach the idea of gay men. There's your problem. It's y'all, not us. WordUp is the exception not the rule. Most women don't care if a woman is gay or not. As long as the gay woman respects our right to be hetero and doesn't try and push up, we really don't care. That's not true for most men at all. I feel sorry for Luther and the life he lead. It sounds very sad.

Name: SweetieDarlin

Comment: BigBlackRod, that was Luther's fear but was it valid? Johnny Mathis is known to be gay and he still sells records. Most people knew Luther was gay, he just never said. I think perhaps Luther may have had his own 'shame' and projected his thoughts on others and no I am not saying he should have been ashamed about being gay but perhaps thinking others would be upset because of the way he was raised to feel. From what I read, his fad diets and diet yo-yoing were from his shame about being fat and not being able to control it not loneliness, he wanted very much to look good, not be a sex symbol but simply look good. Then again binge eating usually has an underlying factor. I think Luther had issues far beyond what we suspected, would someone really chose complete loneliness to have a career (too easy to do thing on the low, we actually do NOT know everything that goes on with celebs.) Heck even the book about his life did not mention who he was with male, female, cat or dog.

Name: queeniebunz

Comment: >SweetieDarlin - You are correct. I have a good friend who had a baby with a guy she KNEW wasn't faithful to her and she knew he didn't want to marry her and she knew that even if he did, he wouldn't be faithful to her. I was very upset with her for knowingly having a baby and bringing a child into that situation. It ended up being as bad as I knew it would be. When their daughter was born, we were all in the hospital room and he was holding her and I said to him, "You're in love, aren't you?" and he just smiled and looked down at her. When he left the room for a minute, my friend said, "He's not in love with his daughter enough to be with her." I knew she meant to be with THEM. And it has been awful for that little girl. Her mom has subtly been trying to turn her against her dad and it angers me. That's what happens when you bring children into situations like that. What is Kim Porter saying about ole Diddy in front of or to her children? My friend is what drove me to write that article. It had nothing really to do with my own experience. I don't have kids. I just don't like to see a woman put herself in a situation she knows is bad for her and I dislike it even more when she brings a child into the equation. It's not healthy for the woman or the child/children. I honestly don't see Halle doing that if she and that fine piece of vanilla candy break up. She seems like she could take him or lose him. That's the difference. She won't harm her child in the process AND she isn't giving up her power.

Name: Mas90

Comment: %*$!(, (Quanli), I didn't say you had a problem. I commented on your statement "I think this has been a struggle for her on a personal note because for real it's an "open secret"--no need to keep denying it." Learn how to comprehend English.

Name: DoctorSmooth

Comment: Well, Clay Aiken used to say the same kinda things for a while... till he finally felt like coming out of the closet. It'll probably be the same way with Latifah. I guess she'll come out when she's ready. And if she doesn't... well, let's just say the closet door is wide open anyway. Even Stevie Wonder can see what's up. So, let's keep it moving. Next.

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