In preparing for his countdown to irrelevancy (aka his 40th birthday), Diddy is promising "the party of the century" to celebrate the four decades of his life on Thursday.

The party, which will be at the Plaza Hotel's Grand Ballroom in NYC, will evoke a "fantasy dreamland" courtesy of event planner Bronson Van Wyck. Festivities will include a fashion installation, labyrinth, performance art and a display by "wizard of light" Bentley Meeker, who promises the lighting will become "dimmer and sexier," punctuated by a "blizzard of light."

Is that some sort of 40-year old mojo symbolism?!

Guests include Queen Latifah, Russell Simmons, Spike Lee, Zac Posen, Lil' Kim and a "very special" musical guest.

We're sure the "very special" Diddy will be giving a "very special" performance at his "very expensive special" birthday!

Where's our invite?!

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"The best part [of being famous] is getting in places for free. The worst part is not being anonymous anymore"

- Queen Latifah tells OK! magazine

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"Anything by Prince. Purple Rain is good. Usually when I'm doing karaoke, I'm kind of tipsy, but that song is ingrained in me enough that I can still hold on to it despite how many beers I've had."

- Queen Latifah to People on her Karaoke favorites

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By the look on Queen Latifah's face, she was definitely enjoying the full frontal display of the stripper's lady parts.

According to the National Enquirer, the Queen and more than a dozen of her girlfriends were entertained by the less than shy female dancer at a two-story townhouse in New Jersey. In addition to the full on nudity, the girls enjoyed some drinks and other adult games.

The source says: "Queen Latifah is part of a regular group, and she was egging on the strippers to be as outrageous as they could be."

A "regular" group? Does that mean this kind of "gathering" happens often???

The source goes on to say that "there's a lot of drinking at these gatherings…some of the ladies get so amorous that they pair off together."

Sounds like some kind of orgy party!

We're glad the Queen was enjoying herself, but couldn't you have afforded a better looking stripper? We know you have money, girl!

We wonder where her partner trainer Jeanette Jenkins??? Or was she there enjoying the show too???

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Time to start filming in a better neighborhood!

This weekend, some of the crew setting up for Queen Latifah's new movie, Just Wright, became witness to a whole different kind of shooting at a housing complex in the outer Chelsea district of Manhattan.

Several crew members heard gun shots go off from a nearby housing project. Apparently, an unidentified man parked his car in front of the building and became involved in a heated argument with two men on the street, who proceeded to shoot guy in the torso and leg!

No arrests have been made and the victim was last said to be in stable condition.

Did no one take the time to check the area out before selecting it as a possible backdrop for a major motion picture?

They could have hurt the Queen Lezbot!

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In a recent interview, Queen Latifah opened up for the first time about being a victim of childhood sexual abuse.

The actress mentioned that a teenage babysitter preyed upon her as a child, which manifested into difficulties with her adult relationships.

"He violated me," shares Latifah in the new issue of Essence. "I never told anybody. I just buried it as deeply as I could and kept people at an arms length. I never really let a person get too close to me. I could have been married years ago, but I had a commitment issue."

She seems to have her head on straight!!!

Very brave to share!!

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Queen Latifah is releasing some new music. And….

Not only is she just straight-up singing on her first single, with no rapping, but the song also has a definite rock vibe!

It's called Cue The Rain and we like it!

Congrats, 'Tifah!

Check it out (below).

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She threw it down!

Queen Latifah is rapping again, and we like it!

The actress/musician has just thrown down a few verses on Lady GaGa's international chart-topper, Poker Face.

Check it out below!

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Uh oh!

According to The National Enquirer, that joint lawsuit from her former glam squad could have some homolicious repercussions for Queen Latifah.

Is that a bad thing????

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