Jennifer Hudson on Why She Thinks Aretha Franklin Chose Her to Star in Biopic ‘Respect’

Khloe Kardashian, 37, is looking incredible in her latest Instagram pic! The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star showed off her weight loss in a brown sleeveless bodysuit and matching heels on Feb. 8. She had her hair up in a high bun and flaunted flattering makeup as well as chunky gold dangling earrings and long red nails.

Joe Alwyn, 30, and Taylor Swift, 32, usually keep their relationship on the DL but the actor while discussing open relationships and his upcoming Hulu series Conversations With Friends. While his character in the series explores an open relationship, he confirmed he and Taylor are 100% exclusive. “I think people can do what they want and makes them happy. I’m obviously happy in a monogamous relationship,” he said during the show’s CTAM presentation (via Deadline.)

Former American Idol contestant Caleb Kennedy, who competed on the show in 2021, was arrested and charged with a felony DUI on Feb. 8 after allegedly crashing his truck into a building in South Carolina, killing one man who was inside. “A vehicle driven by Caleb Andrew Kennedy ran into a workshop behind a home at 12:33 p.m. in the 200 block of W. Murph Road just 3 miles south of Pacolet,” Fire Chief for the Pacolet, South Carolina Fire Station told HollywoodLife in a statement. “The victim inside of the workshop, 54-year-old Larry Duane Parris, was taken to the hospital and later died from the injuries he sustained.”

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Florida Georgia Line is going to be taking a bit of a hiatus.ET can confirm that the country music duo — which includes Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley — are taking a break from recording music together, but they are not breaking up.The pair will continue to perform together for the remaining 12 shows in Florida Georgia Line's ongoing I Love My Country Tour.A source tells ET that they are «excited to perform together and celebrate with fans» at their shows, and they are «looking forward to supporting each other as they embark on their next chapters of their musical and creative journeys.»Kelley is set to kick off his Made By the Water Tour in April and Hubbard is currently working on new music.Earlier this month, ET's Rachel Smith was at the opening of the band's exhibition, “Florida Georgia Line: Mix It Up Strong,” at The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, and she spoke with the pair about their future and what they hope to accomplish in the coming years.«I think we're just gonna keep doing our thing… and I think our perspectives changed over the last decade you know, and we've become really passionate now, even more so, about the craft of songwriting and kind of serving and giving back to the community that's given so much to us, the songwriting community here in Nashville,» Hubbard shared.He added that both he and Kelley are interested in «really diving down that craft and just sort of taking it all in and investing in our family, and our friends and continuing to use all this to motivate and inspire the next chapter of our journey, musically.»ET's Nischelle Turner spoke with both Hubbard in January 2021, and the artist reflected on the solo projects he'd been working on for some time, and rumors of a

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Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVChoreographer Dondraico Johnson brought his talent for putting together captivating live performances into National Geographic’s “Genius: Aretha,” where he reimagined some of the Queen of Soul’s most memorable concerts, down to hundreds of extras all feeling the music through period appropriate moves.

Aretha Franklin.Hudson stars as Franklin in upcoming biopic, Respect, directed by Liesl Tommy, written by Tracey Scott Wilson and set for release next month.At Sunday’s (August 8) world premiere of the film at the Regency Village Theatre in the Los Angeles district of Westwood, Hudson recalled her last conversation with Franklin, who she became friends with in the late 2000s and spoke to on a weekly basis up until Franklin’s death in 2018.She told The Hollywood Reporter: “The last time I heard her voice was August 8.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorTo re-create iconic looks for Aretha Franklin biopic “Respect,” which opens in theaters Aug. 13, Tony award-winning costume designer Clint Ramos immersed himself in books about the Queen of Soul.

 Jennifer Hudson is starring in the upcoming biopic about legendary singer Aretha Franklin titled ‘Respect.’ In an interview, the award-winning singer revealed details from a phone call that she had with Franklin before she started working on the film and right before Franklin passed away at age 76 in 2018.A post shared by Jennifer Hudson (@iamjhud)39-year-old Hudson said while on the call that Franklin sang to her, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “I truly miss hearing from her,” Hudson said.

Cynthia Erivo is revealing how intently she studied Aretha Franklin before she portrayed the legend for the National Geographic mini-series about the singer’s life. The 34-year-old Brit – who has been nominated for an Emmy for her starring role in Genius: Aretha – says she researched everything from the Queen of Soul’s speech patterns to when she took a breath when singing her hits.

Jennifer Hudson plays her idol and mentor Aretha Franklin in the new movie Respect and she’s opening up about the weekly phone calls she used to have with the late singer.

Jennifer Hudson is getting ready for the world to see her as Aretha Franklin in the upcoming biopic, “Respect”. ET’s Kevin Frazier spoke with the Oscar-winning actress and singer on the black carpet at the film’s premiere, where Hudson talked about honouring Franklin’s life and the final song request the Queen of Soul had for her.

Jennifer Hudson is getting ready for the world to see her as Aretha Franklin in the upcoming biopic,. ET's Kevin Frazier spoke with the Oscar-winning actress and singer on the black carpet at the film's premiere, where Hudson talked about honoring Franklin's life and the final song request the Queen of Soul had for her.«It's a celebration and it's all the hard work that's been put in it, the heart, and I'm just glad to see people come out at a time like this and celebrate her and talk about her life because she gave us so much through her music and her life,» Hudson told ET.

Jennifer Hudson is opening up about playing the legendary Aretha Franklin on the big screen in Respect.

Jennifer Hudson, 39, looked like an absolute queen on Sunday (Aug. 8) at the premiere of her new film, Respect. The Oscar winner, who plays Aretha Franklin in the highly-anticipated biopic, dazzled at the movie’s premiere at the Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles. Jennifer wore a strapless purple-sequined dress from Dolce & Gabbana that had a six-foot long train as she posed for photos on the carpet. She finished off her stunning look with matching purple earrings and Christian Louboutin heels.

A smarter person than I said that prestige music biopics are superhero movies for boomers, and it’s a fine point. Like the Marvel or DC franchises, they’re marketing a familiar brand to an enthusiastic audience, which eagerly laps up what is, in essence, the same movie countless times over, working from a tightly constructed and unwavering structure.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticFrom age 10 till 30, Aretha Franklin sure could sing, but she hadn’t yet found her voice. At least, that’s the take served up in “Respect,” a solid if somewhat conventional feature directing debut for Broadway helmer Liesl Tommy which flatters Franklin in practically every way, beginning with the casting of Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson as the First Lady of Soul’s younger self.

Jennifer Hudson made a regal arrival to the premiere of Respect, held at Regency Village Theatre on Sunday (August 8) in Los Angeles.

Respect,” starring Jennifer Hudson as Aretha and opening Friday.“Aretha channeled hardship into her singing,” he told The Post.The singing and the hardship both started young.Aretha’s mother abandoned the family — which had moved from Memphis to Detroit after the patriarch, pastor C.L. Franklin, fathered a child with a 12-year-old girl in his church congregation — when the future singing legend was just 6 years old.She juggled school and traveling on the gospel circuit with her preacher father.

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Chris Willman Music WriterFor Jennifer Hudson, it’s a happy anniversary. “It was about 15 years ago when Aretha (Franklin) and I had our first discussion about my playing her,” says the star of “Respect.” It’s not a coincidence that this is also the 15th anniversary of something else momentous — Hudson delivering her Oscar-winning performance in “Dreamgirls” — since it was seeing Hudson in that role that provided her a eureka moment about who could pass the bar to portray her on screen.“Back then people were like, ‘Is there gonna be a “Dreamgirls 2”? What could you do after this?’” recalls Hudson.

Jennifer Hudson and Carole King each have a lot to celebrate this year. King will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a performer at the next ceremony in October, after previously qualifying as a songwriter.

Jennifer Hudson is continuing her press tour for her new movie Respect!

Aretha Franklin told Jennifer Hudson she would win an Oscar for playing her. The 39-year-old actress-and-singer is set to portray the late Queen of Soul - who passed away in 2018 - in the upcoming biopic 'Respect', and she has recalled being left speechless when the music legend surprised her with the compliment.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorThere was a moment after intermission at Cynthia Erivo’s Hollywood Bowl show when she returned to the stage with no shoes on. She wanted her feet to touch the ground.

Jennifer Hudson steps out for the special Respect screening and reception during the 2021 Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival on Thursday evening (July 29) in Edgartown, Mass.

CBS Sunday Morning” to speak about her role as the legendary singer in her biopic, “Respect.”Hudson, 39, discussed with interviewer Kelefa Sanneh her friendship with the Queen of Soul, the process of embodying the late music icon and how she believed that Hudson would win the Oscar for the role.“The very first thing Aretha said to me when we sat down was, ‘You’re going to win an Oscar for playing me, right?’” Hudson said. “I didn’t know what to say.” The “American Idol” winner previously won the Oscar for her role as Effie in 2006’s musical, “Dreamgirls.”She then added that Franklin was so impressed with her portrayal of Effie that she handpicked her to play her in a future biopic.