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Live. and we have given some of the best talent to the world, from jack nicholson, to john travolta, to jerry lewis, to bon jovi, to frank sinatra. to the fujis, to latifah. i mean, we have something about us that i think just -- we just have this thing. and we're able to move around the world. everywhere i go, i seem to run into somebody from jersey. and they seem to know that -- we all seem to know we're from jersey for some reason. >> larry: do you mind the reality shows? >> i mean, it's just a reality show. aren't all reality shows reality shows? >> larry: what do you think of the populari...

I hope it's a big smash. >> larry: the whole thing was a snickers commercial in the super bowl, brought her back. >> she got tackled. it's hilarious. betty is great. because she's not afraid to laugh at herself. she doesn't take herself seriously. it's the people who take themselves seriously that look kind of ridiculous. >> larry: queen latifah, of course, is a new jersey girl. and how is reality tv treating her home state. her book is "put on your crown." we'll be right back.

Life is nobody's business. >> don't go there, larry. >> larry: i'm not. she's a role model who's real. >> i don't need to be queen latifah, the brand, 24 hours a day. >> larry: queen latifah for the hour is next on "larry king live." >> larry: queen latifah, grammy winner. oscar nominated actress. entrepreneur, philanthropist, great talent and author of a new book "put on your crown: life-changing moments on the path to queen-dom" with us for the full hour. always great to see her. tell me about this title. what do we mean by "put on your crown"? >> first of all, thank you for having me here, ...

I find that we need inspiration all through life, and self-esteem is something that you don't just get a self-esteem card that lasts for the rest of your life. sometimes you have to be reminded and maintain that high self-esteem, to do things that really encourage you to be in a positive place and surrounding yourself with positive people and that kind of thing. >> larry: you write that sinatra's "i'm going to live until i die" great song. a lot of people recorded it. >> yes. >> larry: it's your anthem. right? >> it is. i mean, to me, life is for the living, you know? it's about living every m...

Devastating. >> and i was scared to tell my father, because i thought, my father's going to kill him. and i was like, i don't want to do that. but i had to. i had to let them know what i had gone through. so that they could understand maybe more my mind-set and free myself of that burden. it was enough carrying it for too long. >> larry: you also write about being broke at one point. >> yeah. >> larry: you were broke broke? >> maybe not quite broke broke. >> larry: how close to being broke? >> pretty -- well, what had happened was, i had overinvested in my company. and just poured money into i...