Beyonce Knowles
She and A Star Is Born remake
Aside from music, Beyonce Knowles 'll be making a return to acting, starring in a remake of A Star Is Born, to be directed and produced by Clint Eastwood for Warner Bros. The remake will be the fourth telling of the A Star Is Born tale, the most memorable in recent years being the 1976 version with Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson.
In February 2011, Beyonce Knowles came under fire from music industry executives after documents revealed that she had received as much as $1 million to perform for family members of Libyan dictator Col. Muammar Qaddafi.
However, a spokesperson for Beyonce Knowles revealed she had donated the money to the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, established to aid the victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
On March 5, 2010, Beyonce Knowles and her mother, Tina Knowles, opened the Beyoncé Cosmetology Center at the Brooklyn Phoenix House. The program offers a seven-month cosmetology training course for men and women there. L'Oréal has donated all the products to be used at the center, and Knowles, along with her mother, have pledged to donate $100,000 annually.
In March 2011, the National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation (NABEF) announced that it is spearheading a "Let's Move! Flash Workout" campaign featuring Knowles to demonstrate support for First Lady Michelle Obama's initiative aimed at curbing childhood obesity.
The event, calls for middle school students across America to participate in a pre-choreographed "Let's Move!" dance exercise routine at an identical time — Tuesday, May 3, at 1:42 p.m. Eastern Time.
Beyonce Knowles 'll be the exclusive featured performer for the campaign, and has re-written and re-recorded one of her songs and is providing an instruction video demonstrating the dance/exercise routine. The video will then be distributed to participating schools.