NEW YORK (AP) -- Beyonce is hoping that her ultra-revealing documentary will someday provide inspiration for Blue Ivy, the year-old daughter she and husband Jay-Z have.
"I hope that she will see all of the beautiful times (and) all the tough times that led up to her being here," the singer said Tuesday night at the New York premiere of her upcoming HBO documentary, "Life is But a Dream."
She added: "I'm hoping that ... it can comfort her and inspire her in her life when she needs it."
The autobiographical film takes a no-holds-barred look at the entertainer. It stems from personal conversations the 31-year old singer made using the video camera on her computer over the past couple of years. It also includes home movies of the Grammy-winning singer and her two sisters.
In the film, Beyonce candidly discusses personal matters like her miscarriage, reports of faking her pregnancy, and firing her father as her manager.
She claims the process of talking into a camera to get all her thoughts out was therapeutic.
"I really grew so much," she says of the process. "This movie has really been my therapy. I've healed from so many wounds and I've been able to understand why some of the things I've been through, why I went through, so feel really proud, and hopefully I can inspire other people."
The singer has been private about her life in the past. But she felt the time was right to let people know how she felt.
"I felt that after 16 years of being a public singer, people didn't know who I was," she admitted. But then she added: "I will always keep certain things to myself because it's only natural."
Oprah Winfrey made a surprise visit to the premiere, and posed with Beyonce on the red carpet. Before going into the Ziegfeld Theatre, Winfrey, known for her tough, results-driven interview style, was asked if this was the kind of story she would have done on Beyonce.
She said Beyonce did a "much better job" of telling her own story. "I wouldn't have been in the bedroom and in the closet and in the car and on vacation," she said.
Beyonce acted as the film's executive producer and co-directed it with Ed Burke. He previously worked on some of her video projects. "Life is But a Dream" airs Saturday on HBO.
British police are looking into an incident in which celebrity chef Nigella Lawson was repeatedly choked during an argument with her husband, Charles Saatchi, over dinner at a restaurant.
British police are looking into an incident in which celebrity chef Nigella Lawson was repeatedly choked during an argument with her husband, Charles Saatchi, over dinner at a restaurant.
Sunday, June 16 2013 8:20 PM EDT2013-06-17 00:20:52 GMT
"Man of Steel" leaped over boxoffice expectations in a single weekend.The Warner Bros. superhero film earned $113 million in its opening weekend at the boxoffice, according to studio estimates Sunday. The retelling of Superman's backstory earned an additional $12 million from Thursday screenings, bringing its domestic total to $125 million.
"Man of Steel" leaped over boxoffice expectations in a single weekend.The Warner Bros. superhero film earned $113 million in its opening weekend at the boxoffice, according to studio estimates Sunday. The retelling of Superman's backstory earned an additional $12 million from Thursday screenings, bringing its domestic total to $125 million.
Saturday, June 15 2013 10:49 PM EDT2013-06-16 02:49:14 GMT
Kevin Clash, the Elmo puppeteer who resigned amid allegations that he sexually abused underage boys, won three Daytime Emmy Awards for his work on "Sesame Street."Clash won as outstanding performer in a children's series at the creative arts ceremony held Friday night. He shared trophies for outstanding pre-school children's series and directing in a children's series, giving Clash 26 Daytime Emmys for his work on the venerable PBS show.
Kevin Clash, the Elmo puppeteer who resigned amid allegations that he sexually abused underage boys, won three Daytime Emmy Awards for his work on "Sesame Street."Clash won as outstanding performer in a children's series at the creative arts ceremony held Friday night. He shared trophies for outstanding pre-school children's series and directing in a children's series, giving Clash 26 Daytime Emmys for his work on the venerable PBS show.
Saturday, June 15 2013 9:49 PM EDT2013-06-16 01:49:42 GMT
The Kardashian clan got a little larger on Saturday as TMZ is reporting Kim Kardashian gave birth to a baby girl. It is the first child for both the 32-year-old Kardashian and her rapper boyfriend Kayne West. According to TMZ, the “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” star was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills Saturday morning, a month earlier than her due date.
The Kardashian clan got a little larger on Saturday as TMZ is reporting Kim Kardashian gave birth to a baby girl. It is the first child for both the 32-year-old Kardashian and her rapper boyfriend Kayne West. According to TMZ, the “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” star was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills Saturday morning, a month earlier than her due date.
Saturday, June 15 2013 7:29 PM EDT2013-06-15 23:29:31 GMT
The new show on Fox “Dads” has something special in store on Father’s Day. The new comedy premiering this fall is offering fathers in New York and five other cities free golf at local driving ranges Sunday. The first 150 customers to make an appointment at Golf Manhattan on West 39th Street on Father’s Day will get a free hour of play at the state-of-the-art facility.
The new show on Fox “Dads” has something special in store on Father’s Day. The new comedy premiering this fall is offering fathers in New York and five other cities free golf at local driving ranges Sunday. The first 150 customers to make an appointment at Golf Manhattan on West 39th Street on Father’s Day will get a free hour of play at the state-of-the-art facility.
