Footage of opening day for The Mary J. Blige Center For Women in Yonkers, NY. Mary J. Blige and her foundation FFAWN partners with Westchester Jewish Community Services to create a facility that nurtures the growth and development for women in that area.

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Mary J. Blige x Gucci. Mary J. has just teamed up with fashion house Gucci for a limited edition watch with proceeds going to The Foundation for the Advancement of Women Now (FFAWN) which is Blige’s own charity. The black PVD twirl watch which features a face framed in black diamonds will go for $1,895 and debuts at Gucci’s Fifth Avenue store on September 16th. Via: Luxist

Since the depature of Paula Abdul on “American Idol” the show has had guest celebrities fill in her spot. The latest star to judge along side Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson will be Mary J. Blige.

People.com reported that Blige  will be a guest judge when the show heads to Atlanta for auditions.

Mary J. Blige’s 1st Annual Foundation For The Advancement of Women Now fundraiser, intimate dinner and auction was held in New York City at Barbetta Restaurant. Attendees included Kevin Liles, Steve Stoute, Gayle King, Ciara and others.

Mary mention“FFAWN was established to inspire women from all walks of life to gain the confidence and skills they need to reach their individual potential. Establishing FFAWN is a way of sharing our success and experience.”

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Mary J. Blige is in the current AT&T commercial titled “shedding styles”. The commercial depicts Blige shedding into different styles of clothing while her new single “The One” produced by Darkchild plays in the background.

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As reported in March, Mary J. Blige makes her major film debut in Tyler Perry’s movie I Can Do Bad All By Myself which hits theaters on September 11, 2009. Check out the trailer with also stars Taraji P. Henson, Gladys Knight, Brian J. White and Alex Rodriquez.

Mary J. Blige x I Can Do Bad All By Myself. Billboard reports that Mary J. Blige will be making her major film debut in the upcoming Tyler Perry movie I Can Do Bad All By Myself. The movie hits theaters on Sept 11, 2009 and already has started early production at Perry’s headquarters in Atlanta. Here are the details of Blige’s role:

Based on Perry’s stage play of the same name, the film centers around Blige’s character Tanya, a nightclub manager, and her good friend April, played by Taraji P. Henson. Also part of the cast is Perry’s comedic alter ego, Madea.

So yes, Mary J. will have a prominent role and the chance to show off her acting skills. While she has had various appearances in TV shows and small roles in film, this will definitely peg her a major Hollywood player if she can pull it all off.

As we reported back in November, Mary J. Blige partnered up with CitiCard credit cards for their new ad campaign. As part of the ad campaign, CitiCard users can go to stories.citicards.com where they can play games with Mary J’s lyrics, hear snippets of her songs and watch behind the scenes interviews. The deal was brokered by her representation at Live Nation. The ad shown here is currently running on national TV in both cable and network.

Banking company Citi has enlisted the help of Mary J. Blige to help launch their new CitiCard ad campaign which kicks off this Sunday. The deal was brokered by both Citi and Live Nation which, according to Billboard, Mary J. has worked closely with including the recent Heart of the City tour.

As part of the ad campaign, starting Sunday, CitiCard users can go to stories.citicards.com where they can play games with Mary J’s lyrics, hear snippets of her songs and watch behind the scenes interviews. Mary J. has been busy in her ventures outside of music including her multi-million dollar Chevy promotional deal and she is currently working on the launch of a perfume.

According to Women’s Wear Daily, Mary J. is joining the ranks of Mariah and J.Lo with her own line of perfume. ‚ÄúThe name of the just came to me, but I can‚Äôt tell you‚Äù, Mary stated. ‚ÄúI‚Äôve always wanted to do a

The fragrance will be distributed by Carol’s Daughter which is partially owned by Mary J., Will Smith and Jada, and Jay-Z. A spokesperson announced the perfume will be available at the end of next year.

Mary J. Blige’s new Cheverolet commercial for the Chevy Traverse. Mary J. has a long term sponsorship deal with Chevy along with T.I. and has been featured in over three different Chevy ads. This brand new ad features Mary J. in all stages of her life and is currently running in network and cable TV across the nation. (Source)