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"Queen Latifah has opened up about her former drinking problem. The talk show host admitted to using alcohol to forget the tragedies that have happened in her life.  Her problem with drink first began in 1995 when she was the victim of a violent car-jacking that saw her passenger friend shot. She told Good Housekeeping: &amp;quot;[I was] drinking a bunch of alcohol, numbing myself. Every day I would be faded, like a painting that&amp;#039;s just not vibrant, whose edges are dull. I wasn&amp;#039;t living my full life.&amp;quot; This incident followed another tragedy in 1992, when her brother Lancelot Jr was killed in a crash while riding a motorcycle that Latifah had given him as a gift.   Recalling her decision to start riding her own motorcycle again a month after his death, the actress explained: &amp;quot;Riding was one of the things Lance and I did together a lot. I had to get back on. It was like a [healing] potion.&amp;quot; The Grammy Award-winning singer explained that she has always tried to focus on the positives in her life. &amp;quot;The world is going to keep turning whether I&amp;#039;m here or not,&amp;quot; she concluded. &amp;quot;Taking the worry of the world on my shoulders is not right. &amp;quot;My New Year&amp;#039;s resolution is to stay humble and be joyous, whether that&amp;#039;s spending time with family, hiking, driving around, listening to music, or playing with my dog. It&amp;#039;s so important to take care of ourselves that way.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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