After causing a big stink earlier in the week with his comments about Oscar nominated actress Gabourey Sidibe, radio shock-jock Howard Stern defended himself on his show.

In this clip, writer and critic Stanley Crouch notes the wide separation, even appearance-wise, that exists between actress Gabourey Sidibe and the character of Precious.

SHOCK jock Howard Stern recently went in on Oscar-nominee Gabourey Sidibe.

Gabourey Sidibe didn’t get to take Justin Timberlake to the Oscars, but she did enjoy a red carpet encounter with another of her Hollywood crushes, Gerard Butler.

In case you missed it, Chris Rock grabbed Gabby Sidibe’s ass on stage at the NAACP Image Awards last week. She was asked about the incident at yesterday’s "Black Women in Hollywood" Luncheon, and here’s what she had to say.

Gabourey Sidibe plans on bringing her mom as her date to the 2010 Academy Awards, but there is another person who’d definitely love to walk the red carpet with the “Precious” actress.

Acting veterans had words of wisdom for “Precious” star Gabourey Sidibe. Alfre Woodard, Viola Davis, and other prominent Oscar winning and nominated women gathered Wednesday night and advised Gaby how to handle awards day jitters.

At the 41st Annual NAACP Image Awards held in Los Angeles at the Shrine Auditorium last night, Gabourey Sidibe got a big surprise when she went on stage to accept the Best Actress award for her portrayal of the title character in the film Precious.

Academy Award nominee Gabourey Sidibeforis headed for the small screen with a new series pilot.

We recently reported on Vanity Fair’s Young Hollywood issue, which featured ten stars-on-the-rise who, unfortunately, were all white, female, slender and conventionally beautiful.