Sanaa Lathan Attends Verizon Wireless Launch Party

Actress Sanaa Lathan attends Verizon Wireless exclusive launch party for the Blackberry 8330 Pink Curve at Intermix on Wednesday in Los Angeles, California.

No Fancy Name, Just LL Cool J Collection for Sears

The LL Cool J Collection of clothing for Sears will debut in 450 stores Sept. 7, to coincide with the release of his latest album, Exit 13, which will available at select Sears stores and at Sears.com on Sept 9. Sears has dedicated LL Cool J sections in many of its stores.

Janet Jackson Launches “Pleasure Principle” Lingerie Line

Janet Jackson’s latest release is a new lingerie line, called Pleasure Principle!

The legendary hip-hop and R&B diva teamed with Bruno Schiavi, the Australian lingerie designer behind Dr. Rey’s Shapewear line (named for “Dr. 90210” fixture Dr. Robert Rey), for her debut fashion duet. The 18-piece line is named after the hit single from Jackson’s 1986 multiplatinum album “Control,” is designed to be comfortable for a range of sizes — 32A to 44G, and is crafted of mostly satin and lace.

Items will be manufactured in China and will be in department stores...

Diddy New Ad Campaign for “I Am King” Features Bar Refaeli

Sean Combs a.k.a Diddy ad campaign for his new fragrance, "I Am King" features Bar Refaeli. According to Luxist Diddy is tooling around in Saint-Tropez and Monaco on helicopters, yachts and so forth with Refaeli (left) and another model in typical mega-mogul fashion.

The New York magazine reports the new cologne will launch exclusively at Macy's in December with a global launch set for February and a women's fragrance ("I Am Queen") to follow in 2009; global sales are expected to total $100 million in the first year alone.

Serena Williams Goes Glam for Men's Fitness Magazine

Serena Williams takes on a sexy role in this September edition of Men's Fitness magazine.

Whoopi Goldberg Joins Broadway's Xanadu – Sales Jump from $75,000 to $316,205

Whoopi Goldberg, Costar of ABC's "The View” has boost ticket sales of Broadway's Xanadu since joining the cast on July 29. The sales for the musical box office jumped from $75,000 to $316,205 and drew audiences that reached 87% of capacity, which remains the highest jump of the season.

Goldberg plays the role of an evil sister Calliope, which will end on September 7, 2008.

Allstate Presents 12th Annual American Black Film Festival

Allstate presents the 12th annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF) which opens tonight in Los Angeles, California. Oscar winner Halle Berry will introduce a special screening of "Carmen Jones." This year’s theme is Exploring Black Romance and Sexuality in American Cinema.

According to Jeff Friday, Founder and CEO of Film Life, Inc and the ABFF, “The theme of this year’s festival is Exploring Black Romance and Sexuality in American Cinema, so we thought it would be interesting to take a look back and examine the first film in contemporary cinema to showcase a modern-day love story featuring a sexy African-American duo.”

Celebrities that have confirmed attendance are Evan Ross, Lauren London, Tatiana Ali, Columbus Short, Anthony Mackie; Holly Robinson Peete and Nate Parker (Off The Record); Mos Def, Rockmond Dunbar, Idris Elba, Michael Ealy, John Singleton and Sanaa Lathan (Lincoln Presents: Off the Red Carpet); Malik Yoba, Tina Andrews and Salli Richardson (Black Romance panel); and Angela Bassett, Lela Rochon and Loretta Devine (ABFF Remembers).

Presenting awards at the ABFF Awards presentation are Richard T. Jones and Paula Patton; the host is Niecy Nash. Dennis Haysbert serves as the President of the 2008 Grand Jury and Anthony Mackie is the 2008 ABFF Ambassador.

Festival Passes are $500, WGA West Writers Workshop Passes are $200, Opening Night Cocktail Reception & Film Screening is $75, Movie Tickets are $12, Allstate and Nielsen Symposiums is $30, Signature Events (HBO Short Film Competition, Black Sexuality and Young Hollywood panels) is $30, Closing Night Gala (Awards Presentation and Film Screening) is $150.