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Janelle Monae Flashes Her Breast & Eve Returns To The Stage During Essence Festival 2023 - See All The Pics!

Janelle Monae isn’t shy about her boobs anymore!

The 37-year-old musician lifted one side of her bra top to expose on of her breasts on stage during the 2023 Essence Festival of Culture in New Orleans, Louisiana over the weekend.

Just last month, Janelle opened up about the insecurity she once had for her breasts, and got candid about her acceptance of them.

In addition to Janelle, Eve also made a big return to the stage over the weekend, alongside fellow musicians Lauryn Hill, Kelly Rowland, Tobe Nwigwe, Ice T, Ice Cube, Coco Jones, Sandra Denton and Cheryl James of Salt-N-Pepa, Tems, Wizkid, Remy Ma, and Lil Wayne.

While the performances were hot, there were also a lot of major discussion panels throughout the weekend.

Oprah Winfrey spoke to Danielle Brooks, Blitz Bazawule, Fantasia Barrino and Taraji P. Henson; Abbott Elementary‘s Lisa Ann Walter, Quinta Brunson, Sheryl Lee Ralph, and Janelle James; and Tiffany Haddish joined Rosario Dawson, LaKeith Stanfield, and Justin Simien for a fun convo on stage too.

Other celebs spotted include The Bachelorette‘s Charity Lawson, Grey’s Anatomy‘s Chandra Wilson, Isis King, Quvenzhane Wallis, Sherri Shepard, Al Sharpton, Diamond White, Ashleigh Murray, and Sinclair Daniel.

Vice President Kamala Harris also made a special appearance at the festival, where she spoke with The View‘s Sunny Hostin.

Head to the gallery to see all 150+ pictures from the 2023 Essence Festival now!

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Regina King Reunites with KiKi Layne at Essence's Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon

Regina King strikes a pose as she arrives at the 2019 Essence Black Women In Hollywood Awards on Thursday afternoon (February 21) at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.

The 48-year-old Oscar-nominated actress looked super chic in a red blazer over a red, black, and white jumpsuit as she was joined at the event by her If Beale Street Could Talk co-star KiKi Layne.

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Regina King

Other stars at the event included Angela Bassett, Cynthia Erivo, Eve Marcille, Jennifer Lewis, Kelly Rowland, Amber Reilly, Laura Harrier, Logan Browning, #MeToo Movement founder Tarana Burke, Octavia Spencer, Regina Hall, Lorraine Toussaint, director Spike Lee, Tina Knowles Lawson, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, and Sherri Shepard.

Regina, KiKi, and Jennifer were honored at the event, which celebrates the global influence of Hollywood’s leading female artist-activists.

FYI: Regina K. is wearing a L’Agence jumpsuit. KiKi is wearing an Ulla Johnson dress and Casadei shoes. Cynthia is wearing a dress by & Other Stories, Jimmy Choo shoes, a Heliopolis crystal clutch, and Daniella Kronfle jewelry. Logan is wearing a Missoni dress. Angela is wearing a Greta Constantine dress, Casadei heels, and an Etro purse. Regina H. is wearing a Reem Acra dress.

30+ pictures inside of the stars at the luncheon…More Here! »

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