Queen Latifah shows she’s not just beautiful on the outside, but on the inside as well!
As previously reported, the cover girl’s daytime talk show, the “Queen Latifah Show”, has been cancelled due to poor ratings, leaving many on her staff unemployed during the holiday season.
“Your dedication and sacrifice was crucial to the entire team, and in the face of intense challenges, you displayed ‘True Grit’!” Latifah wrote in a message posted on her Facebook page. “Thank you for your strong work ethic and great effort in getting ‘The Queen Latifah Show’ off the ground and running.
“Your Family, Partners, Staff and Crew showed up with you every step of the way. Be very proud of that! Not everyone can say the same,” the message continued. “You can also say you have been a blessing to and been blessed by amazing guests and incredible audiences for this show. We truly changed people’s lives for the better. So … stay positive, stay strong, and most important, stay open … there is so much more God has in store!”
Latifah concluded her post with words of inspiration. “This letter is for me, my staff, my crew, and everyone who was by my side for this incredible journey,” she wrote. “The most important thing in life is that you wake up every single day and take chances. No matter what the outcome … believe in yourself and continue to fly.”
In the spirit of holiday giving, E News reports that the former rapper will be using her own money to pay the show’s production crew throughout the holidays, despite the network pulling pulling the plug on future tapings.
Although Latifah’s talk show days have sadly come to a halt [for now], her acting career is alive and well as the A-lister readies to play legendary blues singer Bessie Smith in HBO’s upcoming “Bessie.”
Talk about a Christmas bonus! – ruu hawkins/@ruubabie
