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For six seasons in the 1990s Tamera Mowry and her identical twin Tia starred together on the sitcom Sister, Sister with Jackée Harry and Tim Reid playing their respective adoptive parents. Now, 25 years after the show ended its run on ABC and The WB, Tamera Mowry reunited with Harry at the 16th annual A Pink Pump Affair in Beverly Hills on Sunday. The event is the signature spring fundraiser and awards show for the Special Needs Network, a non-profit geared at 'responding to the crisis of autism and other developmental disabilities in underserved communities,' according to the organization's website. The fundraising event brings together hundreds of professional and influential women for an exclusive fashion show and the presentation of Women of Distinction awards. During the festivities Mowry was among the honorees for the Trailblazer Award, which is given each year to individuals who have forged paths for others through groundbreaking work in their field or through community activism. Some of the previous honorees include Angela Bassett, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Alfre Woodard, Holly Robinson Peete, and Tisha Campbell.

The first trailer for Sony Pictures' fully licensed Whitney Houston biopic titled I Wanna Dance with Somebody appeared on Thursday, but fans were concerned that Naomi Ackie didn't look enough. The British 30-year-old (The Score, Master of None) 'put in a year of intense preparation' to play the late R&B belter and also executive produced Kasi Lemmons' film, which premiered in US theaters on December 21.

On Friday, Jason Momoa showed off his fresh haircut while attending to company in Los Angeles. The 43-year-old Dune actor revealed on social media earlier this week that he had been shaving a portion of his hair to raise concerns about single-use plastic pollution. The haircut was remarkably short, although the sides of his head were shaved, according to his outing on Friday.

On Monday, Jason Momoa buzzed off a portion of his long hair to bring attention to the single-use plastics crisis. In a clip where his trademark long locks were shorn, the 43-year-old actor shaved his hair. He began, 'Aloha, everyone,' before breaking into a chuckle. 'Hand me those braids,' he says.'