NAACP Image Awards Brunch

Hollywood’s finest and friends attend the private event.

2014 NAACP Image Awards Brunch - This year's NAACP Image Awards went down at the Pasadena Civic Center in Pasadena, Calif., but the celebration didn't end after the live show.Celebs hit a special post-Image Awards brunch held at the Soho House in West Hollywood, Calif., Sunday (Feb. 23). Guests included 2014 NAACP Image Award winner Forest Whitaker (he nabbed a Best Actor in a Motion Picture trophy for his role in the The Butler, plus a special NAACP chairman's award commemorating his global philanthropy efforts) Ledisi, Tatyana Ali, Hill Harper, BET Chairman and CEO Debra Lee and more!Check out all the brunch happenings in the gallery below.(Photo: Maury Phillips/BET Networks)

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2014 NAACP Image Awards Brunch - This year's NAACP Image Awards went down at the Pasadena Civic Center in Pasadena, Calif., but the celebration didn't end after the live show.Celebs hit a special post-Image Awards brunch held at the Soho House in West Hollywood, Calif., Sunday (Feb. 23). Guests included 2014 NAACP Image Award winner Forest Whitaker (he nabbed a Best Actor in a Motion Picture trophy for his role in the The Butler, plus a special NAACP chairman's award commemorating his global philanthropy efforts) Ledisi, Tatyana Ali, Hill Harper, BET Chairman and CEO Debra Lee and more!Check out all the brunch happenings in the gallery below.(Photo: Maury Phillips/BET Networks)

Charity Watch - Esteemed actor Louis Gossett Jr. shows off a T-shirt promoting his Eracism Foundation. (Photo: Maury Phillips/BET Networks)

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Charity Watch - Esteemed actor Louis Gossett Jr. shows off a T-shirt promoting his Eracism Foundation. (Photo: Maury Phillips/BET Networks)

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Better Than Alright - NAACP Image Award nominee Ledisi shows off her fabulous frame in black and white brunch attire. The New Orleans-born diva's The Truth LP drops March 11. (Photo: Maury Phillips/BET Networks)

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Better Than Alright - NAACP Image Award nominee Ledisi shows off her fabulous frame in black and white brunch attire. The New Orleans-born diva's The Truth LP drops March 11. (Photo: Maury Phillips/BET Networks)

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Good Times - BET Networks Chairman and CEO Debra Lee and Louis Gosset Jr. join forces. (Photo: Maury Phillips/BET Networks)

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Good Times - BET Networks Chairman and CEO Debra Lee and Louis Gosset Jr. join forces. (Photo: Maury Phillips/BET Networks)

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Friendship Find - Actress Tatyana Ali catches up with her friend Ledisi at NAACP Image Awards post-brunch while guests sipped on unlimited mimosas. Photo: Maury Phillips/BET Networks)

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Friendship Find - Actress Tatyana Ali catches up with her friend Ledisi at NAACP Image Awards post-brunch while guests sipped on unlimited mimosas. Photo: Maury Phillips/BET Networks)

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Reality Check - Former reality star Omarosa Manigault and actor Louis Gossett Jr. were all smiles during the NAACP Post-Image Awards brunch. Manigault chatted about her work as an ordained minister. (Photo: Maury Phillips/BET Networks)

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Reality Check - Former reality star Omarosa Manigault and actor Louis Gossett Jr. were all smiles during the NAACP Post-Image Awards brunch. Manigault chatted about her work as an ordained minister. (Photo: Maury Phillips/BET Networks)

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Family Affair - BET Networks Chairman and CEO Debra Lee links with BET's Real Husbands of Hollywood funnyman JB Smoove. (Photo: Maury Phillips/BET Networks)

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Family Affair - BET Networks Chairman and CEO Debra Lee links with BET's Real Husbands of Hollywood funnyman JB Smoove. (Photo: Maury Phillips/BET Networks)

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Winner's Circle - Forest Whitaker and friend and fellow actor Hill Harper enjoy the brunch festivities. Once Whitaker walked in the room, he headed straight to his buddy's table. (Photo: Maury Phillips/BET Networks

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Winner's Circle - Forest Whitaker and friend and fellow actor Hill Harper enjoy the brunch festivities. Once Whitaker walked in the room, he headed straight to his buddy's table. (Photo: Maury Phillips/BET Networks

Celebration Hour - BET Networks CEO Debra Lee helps celebrate with double NAACP Image Award winner Forest Whitaker. The 52-year-old actor spent much of his time socializing with attendees. (Photo: Maury Phillips/BET Networks)

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Celebration Hour - BET Networks CEO Debra Lee helps celebrate with double NAACP Image Award winner Forest Whitaker. The 52-year-old actor spent much of his time socializing with attendees. (Photo: Maury Phillips/BET Networks)

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Double Take - Forest Whitaker lookalike Omar Benson Miller rock similar frames. (Photo: Maury Phillips/BET Networks)

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Double Take - Forest Whitaker lookalike Omar Benson Miller rock similar frames. (Photo: Maury Phillips/BET Networks)

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Angel in the Mix - Omar Benson Miller and Hill Harper kick it with Charlie's Angels star Annie Ilonzeh. (Photo: Maury Phillips/BET Networks)

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Angel in the Mix - Omar Benson Miller and Hill Harper kick it with Charlie's Angels star Annie Ilonzeh. (Photo: Maury Phillips/BET Networks)

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Chairman of the Board - BET Networks Chairman and CEO Debra Lee poses with actor and fellow Harvard graduate Hill Harper. (Photo: Maury Phillips/BET Networks)

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Chairman of the Board - BET Networks Chairman and CEO Debra Lee poses with actor and fellow Harvard graduate Hill Harper. (Photo: Maury Phillips/BET Networks)

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Oscar Power - Academy Award-winning actors Forest Whitaker and Louis Gossett Jr. embrace. No competition here though, the two were all about supporting one another. (Photo: Maury Phillips/BET Networks)

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Oscar Power - Academy Award-winning actors Forest Whitaker and Louis Gossett Jr. embrace. No competition here though, the two were all about supporting one another. (Photo: Maury Phillips/BET Networks)

The Blueprint - Actors get along on and off the set! Hill Harper, Omar Benson Miller and Terrence Howard have a few laughs by the bar. (Photo: Maury Phillips/BET Networks)

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The Blueprint - Actors get along on and off the set! Hill Harper, Omar Benson Miller and Terrence Howard have a few laughs by the bar. (Photo: Maury Phillips/BET Networks)

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