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*Speculation over Queen Latifah�s sexuality has been a running topic for a number of years. Adding fuel to the fire is Latifah�s critically acclaimed role as Bessie Smith in HBO�s recent biopic on the bisexual blues icon. No matter her orientation, let it be said that Latifah is not going to spill the beans anytime soon about who she chooses to spend her spare time with. �I know what I�m doing in my private life, and I know what I�m not, and I know me. And people who are not privy to that don�t know; they don�t know what they think they know,� she explained in a new interview with Variety while noting the difference between her life and the life Smith lived.