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Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Nate Parker, Amar'e Stoudemire, Teyana Taylor (With A New Hair Cut!) And Iman Shumpert, & More Flock To “Beyond The Lights” NYC Premiere

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Beyond The Lights is in theaters today! And last night, a few YBF celebs made their way to the film’s NYC premiere at Regal Union Square Stadium. Peep their red carpet pics inside….

 

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After attending the Hollywood premiere, lead stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Nate Parker were front-and-center at the Beyond The Lights NYC premiere at the Regal Union Square Stadium last night.  Rapper Machine Gun Kelly and BET's Debra Lee were on hand, as well.

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Gugu was the Belle of the ball in an emerald green one-shouldered gown and soft updo.  In the film, The YBF starlet portrays a purple-haired R&B-Pop superstar named Noni who struggles with the pressure of fame.

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In an interview with VOGUE, the English actress revealed the flick is all about self love. She said,“This movie is very much about our time now and the state of our culture. Even though it’s a love story set in the music industry, it’s about loving yourself first.”

Nice.

 

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Nate Parker looked sharp in a charcoal gray suit. The doting dad (of 3!) sat down with TheYBF.com a few weeks agoand dished on his wife’s reaction to his steamy love scenes in Beyond The Lights.

He revealed he arranged a screening for his wife to watch the film alone.  While she saw him in action, he cleaned their home and patiently awaited her arrival. He revealed when she came home, she was in tears.  It was not because she didn’t like it, but because she thought he did a fantastic job, and she watched him acting out how he falls in love. Awww.

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Beyond The Lights director Gina Prince-Bythewood (Love & Basketball) was also in attendance for the NYC premiere.TheYBF.com recently spoke to the fab directress where she talked about the importance of seeing black love on the silver screen. She said,

"It’s important to combat the perception that Black people don’t want to fall in love and get married and fight for each other. Because we do. And I think the more we see it, the more it will become normalized and will contradict some of the negative images that we see. It’s important to put a love story in the world. A story that’s deep. That makes me feel. Makes me care. A movie that moves you. Men and women as well. The thing about “Love & Basketball” was that it attracted both men and women. And that’s the same with "Beyond The Lights". It’s a universal love story and there’s depth."

 

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New York Knicks baller Amar'e Stoudemire took a break from the court and brought his wife Alexis along to check out the film before its debut. The Knicks hit the court tonight as they go head-to-head against the Utah Jazz.

Alexis dropped that baby weight QUICKLY.

Speaking of Knicks ballers:

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Iman Shumpert brought his singer girlfriend Teyana Taylor on the carpet.  And she's rocking a brand new cut.  Are we feeling it?!

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WNBA beauty Skylar Diggins worked the carpet in this form fitting LBD. Cute look.

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Professional dancer/WSJ magazine cover guy Charles 'Lil Buck' Riley was also in the mix.

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And songtress India.Arie came out to see the love story unfold on the big screen. Fab times.

 

Will you be hitting theaters this weekend to catch the film?!

 

Photos: Getty


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