The Young, Black, and Fabulous

The Young, Black, and Fabulous


Kerry Washington Goes All WHITE In Rome For "Django Unchained" Premiere

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 08:48 AM PST

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Kerry Washington is turning heads in Rome with her fashion sense as she promotes her newest blockbuster Django Unchained.  See her latest photos at last night's premiere inside....

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Kerry Washington walked the red carpet in Rome for red carpet premiere of Django Unchained last night and she's looking stunning in her all white dress with peek-a-boo cutouts.  She paired her look with nude snakeskin pumps a pop of color lime green clutch.

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Looking picture perfect Kerry!  And even after the election, she's representing for the Obama/Biden team.

 

By the way, Kerry's is currently pulling double star duty as her big screen movie is taking off and her hit ABC show "Scandal" is heating up.  Here's a scene from the next episode of "Scandal" (viewer discretion as it's a controversial torture scene):

 

"Scandal" returns with new episodes on January 10th at 10pm/9pmCT.

 

Photos: Riccardo Cesari / Splash News

 

Kevin Hart & Girlfriend Eniko CUDDLE UP At The Clippers VS. Lakers Game

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 07:56 AM PST

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Last night, the Battle of L.A. went down inside of the Staples Center as the Clippers took on the Lakers.  And comedian Kevin Hart hit up his courtside seats with his gorgeous girlfriend Eniko.  Pics inside....

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After selling out this very Staples Center on New Year's Eve for his comedy show, Kevin Hart returned to the arena to watch the Lakers & teh Clippers battle it out for who runs L.A. 

He and girlfriend Eniko were spotted cuddled up at their courtside seats, laughing it up of course. 

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Kev talked to Clippers star Chris Paul before the game.  And right before Chris got dunked on by Kobe Bryant.

 

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Kevin tweeted the above pic of their shoes saying, "Feet on the floor in this bitch #ClippersLakersGame".  Gotta love him.

 

BONUS: Check out the most talked about play of last night's game below:

Pics: SPLASH/Instagram

Tyga Talks GANGSTA RELATIONSHIP With Blac Chyna, GAMBLING, And PUTTING A "187" On HIP HOP

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 07:00 AM PST

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"Rack City" rapper Tyga stopped by Big Boy's neighborhood to talk about his baby mama Blac Chyna, his Young Money partners, gambling, and his next moves in the music business.  Watch the interview inside....

Tyga promoted his "187" single with Rick Ross on Big Boy neighborhood recently and revealed that there's meaning behind the song title (e.g. he's murdering the game).  He also said he hopes to work with Chris Brown on a new mixtape at some point, “Whenever we stop driving Lambos and posting pictures on Instagram, maybe we could finish it.”

He talked about his love for his baby mama Blac Chyna. When asked who said "I love you" first or if sings songs to her, he said he isn't that type of dude.  This either means he doesn't do those things or he just wouldn't reveal them in public.

He did offer up, “We got a real gangsta relationship. Ya’ll not gonna see us doing no crazy, corny stuff. We go to the strip club together, do stuff like that.” Big tried his hardest to get him to show his senstivtive side but it didn't work.

And if he had to chose between saving Nicki Minaj or Drake from drowning and there was only room for one on a life raft, he'd save Nicki. And between Drake and Lil' Wayne, he said "I'd extend both hands." Then he admitted, he'd save Wayne.

He also talked about his love of roulette and revealed that though he's not a big gambler, he's had nights where he's lost at least $40,000.

 

Watch the interview here:

 

The Randomness:

1. Former baller Allen Iverson fears judge will favor ex-wife over him because of campaign donations made by her attorney, the same attourney Usher used. Story.

REUNITED: Bill Cosby & Tempestt Bledsoe Dish "Cosby Show" Secrets On "Jimmy Fallon"

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 06:08 AM PST

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Both Bill Cosby & Tempestt Bledsoe were coincidentally booked to be on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" on Friday night to talk about their respective new projects.  So, of course, Jimmy made it into an impromptu "Cosby Show" reunion.  Check out some cute video inside...

Tempestt Bledsoe stars on NBC's newest comedy "Guys With Kids," which is also produced by Jimmy.  So the actress turned talk show host turned actress again hit up the couch to talk about working with her tv husband Anthony Anderson. 

Bill Cosby, on the show to discuss his new book, I Didn't Ask To Be Born, was also on the show.  So the twosome revealed a few behind the scenes Cosby secrets that went down during the show.

Check out Tempestt and Bill telling the story of how Tempestt and Keshia Knight Pulliam (Rudy) did one of the funniest scenes in "Cosby Show" history.  And how Bill valued education so much, he shaped their filming schedule around Tempestt's college classes:

Loves it.  Check out all the rest of the videos HERE.

 

Pic: NBC

NFLer Shawne Merriman STRIPS DOWN For PETA

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 06:00 AM PST

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Buffalo Bills defensive end Shawne Merriman recently bared his pecs for PETA. And he's putting his defending skills to use to defend a good cause.  See his ad inside...
 

Shawne Merriman, a star baller for the Buffalo Bills, is the latest athlete who has stripped down for PETA's "Ink Not Mink" campaign.

Putting his body art to work for a good cause, Mr. "Lights Out" wants fans to choose warm materials that spare animals pain and suffering.

PETA Senior Vice President Lisa Lange spoke of his involvement saying,

"Shawne Merriman is a tough opponent on the field, but it's as plain as the words on his chest that he has a heart of gold for animals. Football's a rough sport, but as PETA's undercover videos show, it has nothing on the violence of the fur industry."

Does Shawne's new shirtless ad make you a believer?

WAY TOO COLD: Beyonce Hits The Freezing Streets Of NYC On Mama Tina's Birthday

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 07:38 PM PST

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Beyonce Knowles isn't letting the below freezing temps of a frigid NYC ruin her style game.  Pics of the R&B diva hitting the streets today inside...

The "Love On Top" chick posted new pics to her Instagram page Friday night showing off her look of the day.  She managed to stay fab despite the freezing cold and trekked her nude spiked Pigalle Christian Louboutin pumps to her office in midtown Manhattan.

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Today also marks her mom, Tina Knowles', 59th birthday, so the fam may have been off to celebrate.  Or maybe she was working on her upcoming Superbowl halftime performance coming up next month. Or...maybe working on a possible new collabo with Lady Gaga and Azealia Banks.

After Bey posted a pic of herself rocking Ratchet earrings and looking like she was having some fun on a video set--with a video camera in the background--folks started believing that she was hopping on Gaga's upcoming "Ratchet" track she recorded with Azealia Banks.  Gaga also posted her own Ratchet earrings back in November.

Azealia is a self-proclaimed huge Beyonce fan, and Gaga has already rocked out with Beyonce on two previous collabos. 

Time will tell...

 

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: "Love & Hip Hop 3" Star Tahiry Jose Wants To Be The Next NENE LEAKES, Says Ex Joe Budden Put Her Over The Edge Of FAME

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 04:11 PM PST

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Tahiry Jose, the urban covergirl who first caught the public's eye as Joe Budden girlfriend is set to stir the pot on season 3 of VH1's hit reality series "L&HH." Check out TheYBF.com's exclusive interview inside....

 

VH1 is amped up for season 3 of its urban soap-opera "Love & Hip Hop" (January 7) and this season we'll see a cast of both new and familiar faces who are full of excitement and drama. 

One of the new faces gracing the small screen will be Dominican model Tahiry Jose (shown atop with co-star Rashidah Ali at Thursday night's premiere party).  The Harlem native first rose to fame through a series of online video posts from her then boyfriend, rapper Joe Budden (who also stars on "L&HH").

Though the show has yet to debut, the drama between the former couple has already spilled off screen and into social media with the pair bickering about Joe rapping about her on his most recent mixtape, A Loose Quarter

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Tahiry spoke exclusively to TheYBF.com about it all.  Here are the highlights:

With many people labeling you a video ho or rapper arm piece, explain the image YOU are trying to convey:

I am being really "real" on tv and it's not an act. I am hard-working and I’m a college graduate whose grown into a business woman and who's building my brand. I hope to show the whole world that dating a rapper is not all glitz and glamour and I’m a regular person.  I'm "human."

On how she was “discovered” and began her career in the industry

I started doing blogs with Joe. I don’t think he knew what he was doing....he was just putting the camera on his girlfriend. He uploaded it to YouTube and the world loved it. And now, several years later, I’ve done almost every urban magazine and appeared in the movie, Interlude.

On if she feels like Joe Budden discovered her

I believe he put me out there.  BUT, you could put a camera on anybody and you won’t get the same effect. He's had a thousand girlfriends and he’s put the camera on each and every one of them.  But there’s a reason why I’m here…..still. He helped me over the edge….

On finding out Joe was a part of "LAHH 3"

I remember the day exactly. I had held onto the contract for a week and I had it in my gym bag. I was just walking and reminding myself to sign the contract, then I got a phone call. They said Joe had signed a contract and he’s a part of "Love & Hop Hop" and my day became CLOUDY. Like literally, everything just stopped around me and I was 'f*ck f*ck f*ck'. And then I said, what the hell. Who am I fooling? Together or not together, that’s why we got on the show.

On Joe talking about her on his mixtape and VH1 wanting them to film together

In retrospect, everything is funny and you get over situation. But in the moment, it’s my real life. I can’t be mad at VH1, we both signed on for this. But still, there’s also real life happening, I mean what you see on tv is real, but it’s moving a lot slower than real life (the mixtape situation happened AFTER they filmed). So it’s difficult because I am not pretending. But Joe does that all the time. He raps about me all the time and he holds on to sh*t.

On what she hopes to gain from being on "L&HH"

Like I said, I’m just being me and I’m enjoying the ride.   I want to be the next Nene Leakes. Why the f*ck not? Let’s get it. I mean, I been doing this for four years so now it’s time to take it up a notch.

On reservations about going on LAHH and her Twitter gangsters…

I come from blogging about my life but the main thing with this is we weren’t in control. Just knowing that I’m not in control scares me. And now it’s a bigger audience…I mean this is on tv! It’s crazy. But it’s been fun. And on the internet thugs, thing can get quite harsh…I am human. I've got a thick skin and it comes with the territory.

On what we expect in the near future?

I am building my empire, which is a little bit of everything. From clothes to music to acting. I’ve covered almost every urban magazine out there….just have a little piece of me everywhere. I'm also looking into opening my own bar/lounge in Florida (South Beach).

Fans can check her out at tahiryonline.com and on Twitter: @TheRealTahiry.

Love & Hip Hop 3" kicks off January 7th, 8p on VH1.

Pics: TheYBF.com/VH1

PHOTOSHOOT FRESH: Porsha Stewart Covers DENIM Magazine + Dawn Richard Rocks GOLDENHEART Promo Shoot

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 03:17 PM PST

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"Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Porsha Stewart glammed herself up even more than her daily usual to grace the cover of DENIM magazine.  Check it out inside, plus Dawn Richard's newest pics from her GOLDENHEART photoshoot...

She may not be the smartest crayon in the box, but you gotta love Porsha's love for glam.  The newest "ATL Housewife" is rocking the cover of DENIM magazine in a yellow embroidered peplum pencil skirt.

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Porsha posted to her website a behind the scenes look from the shoot with J. Bolin & Will Sterling in her Reco Chapple dress.

 

 

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In other photoshoot news, Dawn Richard released a few new promo shots for her upcoming GoldenHeart album.

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The glossy black & white photos show her warrior goddess side as she's "armored up" for her highly anticipated solo album, Goldenheart, in stores January 15th.  And we love her freshness she brings to the R&B game.

The shoot, photographed by celebrity photographer Dimitry Loiseau, has a modern day Joan of Arc theme.  She does an Avante guard battle in mixing an androgynous style.  She rocked couture looks from Malgorzata Dudek, Laureluxe Metal shoulders, an Una Burke leather bodysuit and Jeffrey Campbell heels courtesy of her stylist Ja'Niya Walker, and some items from her own personal wardrobe.

"The pictures go hand in hand with the lyrics and music," says Dawn. "I want to get the hearts even more excited to hear the album."

Nice!

 

And So It Begins..."Love & Hip Hop 3" Cast Kicks Off The Drama With NYC Premiere Party

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 01:47 PM PST

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Last night at Kiss & Fly in NYC, the cast of "Love & Hip Hop 3" hosted their premiere party.  And TheYBF.com was on the scene to soak up the foolery to come.

 

Check out what we've peeped about the upcoming season so far, and pics from the event, inside...

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Joe Budden & his new girlfriend Kailyn (with co-star Winter Ramos to the right) were front and center at last night's premiere party. 

As for why Joe is on the show....his ex-girlfriend Tahiry Jose and his best friend Raqi (who Tahiry believes he was cheating on her with) are on, and with him, we have a love triangle.  Surprise surprise.

On the first Episode Joe has a “pool party” (but no one was there) and they decide to play a game Truth or Truth (instead of Truth or Dare).  Of course, Raqi and Tahiry get into a sight physical altercation after she asked Joe if he and Rocky had ever been intimate. This led to Joe escorting Rocky off his property and folks really believing something was going on between them....

But we doubt anything is going on now as we spoke to both Joe & Raqi after the screening, and both claim the other "changed for the cameras."  So they are no longer friends.

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"Model" Erica Mena is returning from last season.  But she doesn't have any fights with former co-star Kimbella to worry about.  Because Kimbella's not returning and Erica's got her new fiance Rich Dollaz to protect her.  Sigh.

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This iCandy Couture dress pretty much showed everything's she's got.  So that's what we're doing this season.

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Rich posed it up with Hot 97's Ebro.

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Rashidah Ali (red hair) posed with co-star Tahiry Jose.  Tahiry's "dress", by The Fabric Twins, put her bra on full cut-out display.  And Rashidah is storring up her own bit of drama.  During the premiere, she says she has known Yandy's baby's daddy Mandeecees for a long time, and he not the Boss he claims to be.  Womp.

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Raqi (far left) kicked it with co-stars Yandy and Lore'l.

 

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Yandy's curvy bod is back in effect post-baby.  And she looked great. 

On the premiere,  we will see more of her personal life this time around. It seems like her baby's daddy Mandeecees is having a hard time growing up after becoming a father.  He even left her baby shower early and went to the club to pop bottles that night.  Of course, Yandy was not happy about this.

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Couple Jen the Pen & Consequence talked about their situation and their child together.

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And the woman behind it all, Mona Scott Young, posed it up with her husband Shawn.

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"Love & Hip Hop 3" kicks off January 7th, 8p on VH1.

Photos by Stephen Knight

TV FAB: Nene Leakes CONFIRMS Engagement To Gregg On "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon"

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 12:26 PM PST

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Nene Leakes stopped by "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" where she confirmed her engagement to ex-husband Gregg Leakes.  Watch the clip inside.....

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Nene Leakes sat down with Jimmy Fallon last night where she confirmed what many of us had suspected all along...she's back with Gregg Leakes and they plan to walk back down the aisle again.  She rocked a tweed Dolce & Gabbana dress & her black Louboutin Pigalle pumps for the occasion.

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Nene also talked about appearing on the cover of EBONY's Money & Power issue saying that she always dreamed of being on the cover and it was a great honor.

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And when Jimmy mention that both Donald Trump and Andy Cohen have claimed that they started her career, she said, "Nene Leakes started Nene Leakes."  Snaps.

Watch the interview here:

Loving her these days....

*UPDATED* GIRL FIGHT: Azealia Banks & Angel Haze POP BACK With DUELING DISS Records "No Problems" & "On The Edge"

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 11:42 AM PST

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Rappers Azealia Banks and Angel Haze (who we hear were allegedly friends at one point) have taken their war of words on Twitter into the recording studio to post dueling diss records. Listen to the femcees go head to head inside....

New York native Azealia Banks and Brooklyn transplant (via Detroit) Angel Haze had a nasty war of words on Twitter yesterday where disses about everything from skin tone to hair texture played out in front of their hardcore fans.  Now the ladies have taken their war to the studio with Angel releasing "On The Edge" and Azealia hitting back with "No Problems."

We have both tracks for you to decide who's really running New York (or whatever city each lady is claiming for now).

 

Listen to "No Problems" here:

 

Listen to "On the Edge" here:

 

Although Azealia says hers isn't a diss record per se, she revealed, "l I def used that energy to write a fly new jam tho. It’s not even really a diss anymore! Haha !!!”  We have to ask.....

Was there a winner?

*UPDATE* Since Azealia claims Angel's diss track didn't count because it seems she actually did the song BEFORE their scuffle, Angel Haze just dropped a second diss track early Friday evening.  It's called "Shut The F*ck Up."  Of course.

Angel tweeted, “you get an unmastered diss…you aint worth my studio time.  Done. Last diss track you’ll ever hear from me. Later. Back to living my great ass life.”
 

 

THE REMIX: Trinidad James Ft. French Montana "All Gold Everything RMX"

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 11:03 AM PST

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ATL rapper Trinidad James, aka the re-incarnated Jerome from "Martin", is keeping this coontasticness of a song going.  Check out his remix for "All Gold Everything" featuring French Montana inside....

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As "All Gold Everything" continues to spread like wildfire as one of the catchiest, unfortunate songs from 2012, folks still seem to love it. So thank us later for giving you the first official remix with French Montana. French joins in the theme of the song rapping about all his alleged riches, wealth and all the gold around his neck.

The two rappers hung out in D.C. over Thanksgiving weekend. And now they've joined up on a track together.

Word has it Trinidad's track will have 17 total new verses for an extra extended remix. And now that the 25-year old has signed to Def Jam with a multi-million dollar deal, despite only rapping for 9 months, we're sure the label is about to push this ish for all it's worth. So get ready for more.

Woooooo....

DJ Envy & His Pregnant Wife On The Rocks....Or Is It A Reality Show Ploy?

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 10:23 AM PST

Charlamagne da God went in on his own co-host this morning on The Breakfast Club.  And after giving DJ Envy the Donkey of the Day, Envy revealed some marital issues that are raising a few eyebrows.  Deets inside...

 

Charlamane loves to give out Donkeys of the day to those celebs who deserve it, but when he put hi own co-host in that pot of donkey water today, things got a bit real.

Apparently, Envy's fallen off a bit, according to his co-hosts, on his job.  He's not focusing properly, mispronouncing words, and supposedly making mixes that aren't that great.  Again, this was all said by his own co-hosts so it could just be exaggerated jest.  But Charlamagne an Angela said that Envy had red and watery eyes while being read his act this morn.  So there must be more to his story on why he's not at his best as of late.

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Envy then revealed:

"I been with my wife [Gia Casey--pictured above] for 18 years. And sometimes you don't treat the person you been with, well. You treat them like they're always there. And it's been a point where I treated my wife like ish. It's the small things you don't do anymore."

After coming back from a break, Envy explained further that he has not been spending proper quality time with his wife lately. And now that she's pregnant, it's even more important. Envy said he's been buying her gifts in place of putting in that time, and he's sorry for that.

So Envy proceeded to call his wife, on the air, to apologize. And tell her she's the Queen of his world.

Some folks are skeptical though, asking whether this was all just made up friction. Mainly because both Envy and his wife are rumored to be possible new cast members of "Real Housewives of New Jersey" or another reality show.

There were also cheating rumors in the past about the couple, seeing that Envy spends most nights of the week DJ'ing in strip clubs and parties all around the tri-state area. But this was not mentioned specifically on today's show. So was all of this just a front for reality tv?

Time will tell....

HOT SHOTS: Kerry Washington, Samuel Jackson & Jamie Foxx's "Django Unchained" Photocall In ROME

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 09:38 AM PST

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The cast of Django Unchained jetted to Rome for a photocall yesterday.  See Samuel, Jamie, Kerry and the rest of the cast looking fab and posing for pics inside....

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"Scandal" star Kerry Washington turned heads in one of the world's most fashionable cities, Rome, in a bright mixed print Peter Pilotto dress for the Django Unchained photo call yesterday.  And she pulls it off perfectly.

The eye-popping design of the black, teal and white cut-out dress featured a ruffled lime green peplum detail which Kerry paired with blue & black cheetah Nicholas Kirkwood pumps.  She accessorized with a Solange Azagury-Partridge ring and Monique Pean earrings. It's ALL about the details....

 
 

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During their interviews, Kerry thanked her castmates for their support in making the film, telling the Daily Beast,

'I needed all their support for this film because it was so mentally hard in many ways. It’s so unthinkable that my ancestors endured all the torture and pain. I saw things in the script and thought this never happened. But then I talked to Quentin and he showed us the history books that illustrated the masks and other items used to inflict torture and violence on the slaves. It really blew my mind and made me appreciate even more what my ancestors made it through.'

 

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Kerry's castmates Samuel Jackson and Jamie Foxx were also in tow to promote the film's international release as everyone back home in the U.S. reveled at the film's breakout success.

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Other cast members Christoph Waltz, Franco Nero (atop) and director Quentin Tarantino (who also shows up a few times in the film) later joined Jamie, Kerry and Samuel (who had a little fur detail going on) for dinner where they toasted to their success.  In fact, many suspect that the film will go one to become Quentin's MOST successful box office flick to date. 

 

Photos via Massimo Barsoum / Splash News

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