Queen Latifah ‘Totally Serious’ About Adopting
Queen Latifah stopped by “the View” Wednesday and told Barbara Walters that she was “totally serious” about adopting a child.
The 42-year-old actress and rapper told Walters, “I think I saw one of those specials… you know those movies of the week. And it was like — and I just always wanted to bring a child home.”
When Walters asked if she was serious about adopting, Queen Latifah said, “I’m totally serious, so if you got a kid that you don’t… Just give me a year — let me set up camp and send me the kid. But no, no totally.”
“The Queen” also made it clear that it didn’t matter where the child comes from.
Queen Latifah’s personal life has been under a lot of scrutiny lately. There has been a lot of speculation about her sexuality, and rumors swirled that she had come out of the closet at the LGBT Pride Festival in Long Beach earlier this year. But the “Joyful Noise” star, whose real name is Dana Owens, later said that she did not reveal her sexual orientation at the festival.
The “U.N.I.T.Y.” rapper has been notoriously tight-lipped about her sexuality, never confirming or denying rumors that she is gay. In 2008, she told Alex Witchel the New York Times, ”I don’t feel like I need to share my personal life, and I don’t care if people think I’m gay or not. Assume whatever you want. You do it anyway.”
Whatever her plans are to adopt, they will have to be put on hold for a little while longer. Queen Latifah will be starring in an all-black remake of “Steel Magnolias,” set to air on Lifetime, this fall.
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Posted: July 11, 2012
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Jul 11, 2012
A black Steel Magnolias would be good. Black women are very strong. I hope they tone down the language though. Black women can really swear & carry on.
Jul 12, 2012
wow….that was a huge stereotype you just slid right into that comment.
Jul 12, 2012
@Yvonne – I take it you are not black, right? You just can't be!
Jul 12, 2012
That would be so awesome! She would make a great mom. I also can't wait to see her next movie!
Jul 12, 2012
Please don't….There are already waaaaaaay too many dysfunctional blacks in America. We don't need more!
Jul 12, 2012
big deel woopy she kissed a girl.
Jul 12, 2012
Queen, I think you will make a perfect mother! Later for the media. You love, nurture, care, amd parent a child that needs a stable home. Later for the negativity of the media when it comes to our entertainers, esspecially Black entertainers. God Bless You and your endevors.
Jul 12, 2012
Why that obssession about the color of the skin? Queen Latifah is funny, talented, and good person: those gifts make her a rarity, not only in Hollywood, but in the entire world. You go, human being!
Jul 12, 2012
She is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen.
Jul 12, 2012
I know… It started out so well, and then, BANG!!! Big ol' stereotype… People kill me.
Truthfully, ALL women are strong! What color the skin is should be irrelevant in this day and age… too bad it's not!
Jul 12, 2012
And white women can swear and carry-on big time. Just ask Tiger Woods, how his ex whupped that ass with a nine iron. Piss off a good old southern white girl, and see how long it takes her to load a shotgun with buckshot for your ass. White bitches ain't nothing nice, so if I am ever in a serious scrap session, I want those bitches on my side. WORD!
Jul 12, 2012
Good for you King Latifah.