PREMIERE OF 'LAST HOLIDAY' WITH QUEEN LATIFAH

Actress Queen Latifah attends the premiere of 'Last Holiday' at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood January 12, 2006 . (UPI Photo/ Phil McCarten).

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