For 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.” ...

LOS ANGELES – Jennifer Hudson was one of the last people on Earth to speak with Aretha Franklin. The final of many conversations between Franklin and the actress hand-picked to portray her ...

Jennifer Hudson knew she had her work cut out for her when she agreed to play the Queen of Soul. “You just can’t wake up one morning and decide ‘I’m gonna be Aretha Franklin,’” said ...

Franklin’s decision was cemented after watching Hudson’s knock ... in a way that Aretha would have approached it. But then Carol made a point to say, ‘Jennifer, you need to make sure you ...

But I gotta skip Effie, skip Jennifer, and somehow create my Aretha." Before Franklin's death in 2018, she handpicked Hudson to portray her in the long-awaited biopic (in theaters now), which ...

Jennifer Hudson is one such actor. The Oscar-winner and gifted singer, 38, is set to light up the big screen as late music legend Aretha Franklin in the upcoming biopic Respect, due out in December.

"Sometimes, while taking pictures with someone, I'm like, 'Oh wow, I'm smiling like Aretha,'" Jennifer Hudson tells Variety of one thing that has stayed with her from the late soul legend Jennifer ...

The story goes that the legendary singer Aretha Franklin thought ... But years after she was handpicked by Franklin herself and ultimately made the film, Jennifer Hudson can’t tell you exactly ...

Despite the generational gap, the affinity between Aretha Franklin and Jennifer Hudson is multiplicative. Both embody a gospel-infused R&B vocal style. Both have suffered trauma most people wouldn ...

Jennifer Hudson is an Academy Award ... That’s scary.” Hudson had to dig deep emotionally to play Franklin, who struggled with alcoholism and trauma tied to the reported sexual abuse she ...

Jennifer Hudson will portray Aretha Franklin in an upcoming biopic about the Queen of Soul, Clive Davis revealed Saturday night at his annual pre-Grammys party. Davis made the announcement while ...

Franklin’s decision was cemented after watching Hudson’s knock ... in a way that Aretha would have approached it. But then Carol made a point to say, ‘Jennifer, you need to make sure you ...