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Jennifer Hudson Shines as Aretha Franklin in ‘Respect’ Trailer (Watch)

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Klaritza Rico Jennifer Hudson is earning everyone’s respect as Aretha Franklin in the new trailer for the upcoming biopic about the Queen of Soul.Released during the BET Awards, the trailer starts off with Hudson singing her iconic song “Respect” (which the film is coined after) with the word spelled out behind her in giant neon-style letters before clips of her rise to fame are shown.The long-awaited film follows Franklin’s life from singing in her father’s church, to becoming one of the most legendary musicians of all time.

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