give you and your loved ones an expertly engineered mercedes-benz at the winter event going on now. but hurry - the offer ends soon. >>> what's the first thing that comes to your mind when you think about -- you have to talk to somebody if you want your check, sweetie. can we talk about the abuse in your household? you know what i'm talking about. >> you sit there and judge me and you write your notes on your pad about who you think i am. >> larry: by the way, mariah carey's "memoirs of an imperfect angel" is the dmub onumber one album in america today. why did you take the role in "precious"? a role they considered helen mirren for. an english actress. didn't have to be a black or white or young or old. didn't have to be pretty. why did you take it? >> well, i had just worked with lee daniels on another independent film which i feel like that was our learning experience of how to work together and our, you know, we're very close friends now. and i just trust him and i really believe he knows what's right when it comes to his projects. so at the last minute, they did say -- he did t

give you and your loved ones an expertly engineered mercedes-benz at the winter event going on now. but hurry - the offer ends soon. ♪ >> larry: we close out tonight's show with shakira, the grammy winning music superstar. the new album is "she wolf." she is the founder of the barefoot foundation and a unicef good will ambassador. we welcome shakira to "larry king live," we hope the first of many visits. she's on the front cover of "rolling stone" where they call her "conquering the world." and she's also on the front cover pictured with many outstanding figures, on issue called "the world in 2010." of "the economist." what was that like to be included in the "exon econ mist." >> i'm very surprised and humbled to be in such good company on the cover of "the economist" which is one of my favorite magazines. actually, it's my favorite magazine of all time. i got to say. honestly. >> larry: was it because of your -- because of the. [ speaking spanish ] which is? >> barefoot foundation. >> larry: which does? >> well, since i was 18 years old i've been working on this foundation. we es