Janet Jackson was gorgeous in a black gown and slicked hair at Glamour magazine’s 2010 Women of the Year Gala at Carnegie Hall in New York City on Monday (Nov. 8). Miss Jackson, along with Hilary Swank, honored designer Donatella Versace. Oprah Winfrey, Fergie, Cher, and Chelsea Clinton were among the powerful and influential women in the room, while Janelle Monáe provided the evening’s entertainment.

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Janet Jackson has been focusing on Hollywood, having starred in two films this year, Why Did I Get Married Too? and For Colored Girls, but that doesn’t mean she’s abandoned music.

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A soft-spoken Janet Jackson, dressed in Galliano, stopped by “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” to talk about her short hair, vegan diet, food cravings, the possibility of an Oscar nomination for her Why Did I Get Married Too? theme “Nothing,” and playing the mean character in her new movie For Colored Girls. Watch Jay try to get the shy singer-actress to open up.

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Even with a drawn-in mustache, Janet Jackson still looked über sexy in her Halloween costume. Miss Jackson played dress up in a studded fedora, slicked-back hair, candy red lips, long gloves, and black heels while puffing on a cigar at Lanvin’s 2010 Halloween Extravaganza held at the designer’s boutique in New York City on Friday (Oct. 29). Boy oh boy!

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Janet Jackson was beaming in a black blazer, long skirt, and short ‘do at the New York premiere of For Colored Girls on Monday night (Oct. 25). Janet plays Jo, a high-powered magazine executive, in Tyler Perry’s film based on the 1975 play by Ntozake Shange, which opens November 5. Her co-stars including Macy Gray, Thandie Newton, Phylicia Rashad, and Kerry Washington walked the carpet at Ziegfeld Theatre, while Ciara, Patti LaBelle, Estelle, and Fabolous rushed inside to catch a glimpse of the flick.

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Currently on the promo grind for the Tyler Perry drama For Colored Girls, a glowing Janet Jackson appeared on ABC’s “Good Morning America” for a candid interview with Robin Roberts. The soft-spoken entertainer explained how she learned of the Broadway play For Colored Girls by visiting her bro Michael as a kid when he appeared in The Wiz, how she played such a passionate role in the film, and squashed rumors that she’s engaged.

“He’s a very private man, so I don’t talk about our relationship,” Miss Jackson said of her current beau, wealthy business man Wissam Al Mana. “I’m not engaged, I will say that.”

Watch the revealing clip below.

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Janet Jackson and her new boyfriend, Qatar business mogul Wissam Al Mana, showed some PDA during their visit to Paris. The couple, wearing all black, walked hand in hand at Roberto Cavalli’s 40th anniversary gala dinner at L’Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts during Paris Fashion Week. The star of Tyler Perry’s upcoming For Colored Girls was among the 800 guests including Leona Lewis, Taylor Swift, David Guetta, and Tyra Banks at the designer’s star-studded soirée.

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Tyler Perry returns with the dramatic trailer for his upcoming drama For Colored Girls, featuring an all-star cast including Janet Jackson, Whoopi Goldberg, Anika Noni Rose, Macy Gray, and a host of others.

The sneak peek, which includes a voiceover from Janet, gives a brief look at the film adaptation of the 1975 stage play that focuses on seven women who discuss their battles with love, abandonment, and domestic violence.

The flick was moved up from a January 2011 release to November 5 in order to receive a push for the Oscars.

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