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Precious star asks Timberlake to Oscars

Precious star Gabourey Sidibe, 26, has a dilemma most of us wish we had: who should she invite to the Academy Awards? Sidibe was announced this week as one of the Leading Actress nominees for her starring role as an overweight, abused high school student who is pregnant with her second child by her father. During an appearance on eTalk this week she said she’s given the situation some thought. Though she’s been deliberating between Justin Timberlake and Anthony Mackie (The Hurt Locker), her number one choice is Timberlake, on whom she’s had a longtime crush. Timberlake read out the Golden Globe nominees last December and Siddibe says just hearing him say her name made her heart flutter. “Oh my God, Justin Timberlake just said my name,” she told People. “I told my roommate, and I literally said, ‘Oh my God, Justin just said my name.” During a television interview with CTV’s etalk, she turned towards the camera and asked him directly, saying: “Justin, if you’re not doing anything on that night, maybe you could be my date or something. It’s fine. No pressure!” ~Alexandra Heilbron