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Essential Viewing: The Week in Pictures

Essential Viewing
By Essence · Updated October 29, 2020
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Janet Jackson sunbathing with her new boyfriend Wissam Al Mana in Italy.

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Essential Viewing: Week in Pics

Janet Jackson on vacation with her new beau in Italy.

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Essential Viewing: Week in Pics

Missy Elliott visits the Wailing Wall hours before her concert in Tel Aviv, Israel.

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Essential Viewing: Week in Pics

The First Family waves from the Bass Harbor Head Light lighthouse during their weekend vacation in Bar Harbor, Maine.

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Essential Viewing: Week in Pics

Swizz Beatz and Lenny Kravitz head to Cipriani’s in New York City.

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Essential Viewing: Week in Pics

Holly Robinson Peete wears Tadashi Shoji to the 2010 VH1 Do Something Awards in Hollywood.

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Essential Viewing: Week in Pics

Ludacris performs at Diabetes Awareness & Healthy Living Benefit Concert in Los Angeles.

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Essential Viewing: Week in Pics

First Lady Michelle Obama poses with Baltimore Orioles players throwing the ceremonial first pitch.

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Essential Viewing: Week in Pics

Venus Williams gives tennis lessons to girls from the YWCA at the Beverly Hills Country Club in Los Angeles.

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Essential Viewing: Week in Pics

LeBron James has fun on the beach in the Bahamas.

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Essential Viewing: Week in Pics

Will, Jada, Jaden, Jackie Chan and Willow attend “The Karate Kid” premiere in Madrid.

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Essential Viewing: Week in Pics

Kelly Rowland attends the grand opening of Target East Harlem on July 20, 2010 in New York City.

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Essential Viewing: Week in Pics

Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade attend Summer Groove All-Star Basketball Game at AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami.

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Essential Viewing: Week in Pics

Mary J. Blige performs at the 2010 Lilith Fair in Illinois.

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Essential Viewing: Week in Pics

Patti LaBelle performs during the Red Ribbon Cotillion as part of the Life Ball 2010 in Vienna, Austria.

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Essential Viewing: Week in Pics

Rihanna relaxs by the pool at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas.

Essential Viewing: The Week in Pictures