Cynthia Erivo Dishes On Playing Aretha Franklin The Same Time as Jennifer Hudson

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Jennifer Garner took to social media right before the weekend to pay a special tribute to someone quite close to her with a heartfelt note.MORE: Ryan Reynolds makes adorable confession about starring alongside Jennifer Garner in new movieThe actress shared an Instagram post featuring a picture of herself with her close friend and manager Nicole King Solaka on her birthday.WATCH: Jennifer Garner shares health fears over alcohol intake during the pandemicShe took the moment to pay a heartwarming tribute to her friend, writing: "Twenty two years working together, growing up together, raising babies as a unit, laughing and crying, tending to each other and each other's people."Ok and yes— twenty two years of sneaking out to shop in NYC during press. (She tells me what to buy— I buy it— I feel goofy trying to wear it and revert back to jeans and sneakers)."MORE: Jennifer Garner pays tribute to 'forever' Valentine Jessica BielShe talked more about their close bond and gushed about Nicole, after which she added an emotional note that paid tribute to her colleague Chris Huvane, who recently passed away."For @nksolaka's birthday she would like all of us to honor the life of her dear friend and colleague Chris Huvane— to reach out to people you love, especially if they are struggling, to talk about mental health and to love your people right out loud. "I love you, NKing.

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Desiigner music video – watch it below.The beloved Full House star passed away last month aged 65. Saget was found dead by authorities in a Florida hotel room on January 9, the day after he had performed a stand-up comedy set in Jacksonville.In the new video, for Desiigner’s track ‘Bakin”, Saget cooks bacon for Desiigner, which he called “the best dad joke ever” in behind-the-scenes footage of the video.Speaking of the experience of working with Saget on the shoot, co-star DJ Whoo Kid told Rolling Stone: “When you have rappers pull up for videos, they bring a Maybach, or rent a Lambo, they show off,” the artist said.

Donald Glover and the crew of his FX show Atlanta have detailed how they suffered racist abuse while filming the show in London last year.Atlanta has been filming its third and fourth seasons – its final two instalments, concurrently over the past year, with a great deal of filming happening in the English capital.As reported by Variety, the show’s writer and executive producer Stephen Glover spoke about the incident during a TCA press conference this week.He said: “This group of people walks up. And maybe one of them kind of notices Donald or recognises him.

Angelique Jackson It could be said that Suzan-Lori Parks was destined to tell the story of Aretha Franklin.Not just because the “Genius: Aretha” showrunner is a celebrated playwright who won the MacArthur “Genius” prize, but because the legendary “Queen of Soul” once reached out to Parks asking her to write a stage musical about her life.“I was living in Los Angeles at the time and her people got in touch with my people, and they set up this phone call, where Miss Franklin and I spoke,” Parks tells Variety ahead of the limited series’ premiere. “We had a wonderful conversation about what she would like in the musical, stuff like that.

and earning acclaim onscreen with films like and, Cynthia Erivo takes on her biggest role yet: Aretha Franklin. The English actress, who is one Oscar shy of an EGOT, portrays the musical icon in season 3 of , National Geographic’s Emmy-winning anthology series, which depicts the fascinating stories of the world’s most brilliant innovators. “She was the queen in every sense of the word,” Erivo says, adding that portraying her idol is “definitely a big undertaking, but I’ve had a really good time.” Starting in the late 1960s, recounts Franklin’s efforts to record her first album with Atlantic Records and then covers major moments in her career and personal life in the two decades that followed.

Common hosted which put a spotlight on unforgettable songs that catalyzed social change, both reflecting and shaping their times. During the telecast, Billy Porter sat down with Gayle King to talk about the barriers he's overcome to find his truest voice. But first, Cynthia Erivo kicked off the celebration by singing John Lennon's classic «Imagine.» Dressed in a head-to-toe pearl netted dress with a head wrap, she elegantly belted the song as images of Black Lives Matter demonstrations and protesters in the wake of George Floyd's death were shown on the screen behind her.

Fans of Aretha Franklin will have not one but two biopic projects to check out this year, starring Cynthia Erivo and Jennifer Hudson.Erivo, 34, plays the Queen of Soul in the new season of National Geographic's critically-acclaimed series Genius, which debuts March 21, while Hudson, 39, plays the iconic singer in the new film Respect, in theaters August 13.While promoting her new show Genius in an interview with E!'s Daily Pop, when she was asked what it felt like to play the same legend at the same time as Hudson.

The spark for Genius: Aretha was a result of a confluence of events, according to Brian Grazer, who serves as executive producer on the Nat Geo series. During the SXSW panel for Genius: Aretha, Grazer said that they had a long list people for the next installment of the series that spotlighted cultural icons like Einstein and Picasso. This list included scientists, Nobel laureates — but they never contemplated a musical artist, but when Aretha Franklin passed, he realized that the next installment was obvious.

Ciara has managed to impress not just her fans, but legendary singer Jennifer Hudson with her latest Instagram post.MORE: Ciara is turning the ski slopes into her runway on vacation with Vanessa BryantIn the picture, the Goodies singer posed up a storm as she sat in her back garden in just a black t-shirt.The singer flaunted her impressively toned legs, beautifully loc'd hair and a lavish bracelet and ring.Fans were driven crazy by the post, and Ciara received praise from If This Ain't Love singer Jennifer Hudson who wrote: "She is too damn cute!!!!!"WATCH: Ciara and Russell Wilson respond to viral Super Bowl memeOther fans simply wrote comments like "queen" and "gorgeous" and one added: "Absolutely beautiful, I love you.""Beauty is her

NEW YORK (AP) — Doja Cat went for neon feathers and a moto-inspired look zipped allll the way down and Cynthia Erivo stunned in a sparkling silver gown with gold accents by Louis Vuitton at the Grammys as music's big night Sunday offered a luxe fashion moment for the stars. Dressed in Roberto Cavalli, Doja's revealing look included cat-claw zips on each arm and a feathered skirt.

Watching Cynthia Erivo sing on screen is often a restorative experience. Here is a vocalist who, when performing, appears as if she’s doing exactly what she was put on this earth to do, and to behold that is to feel that the world is alright, at least for a few minutes.

Cynthia Erivo will soon be seen playing the legendary Queen of Soul in “Genius: Aretha”, the third edition of National Geographic‘s “Genius” series.

After installments that profiled Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso, the Nat Geo dramatic series “Genius” turns to the life of the singular talent that is Aretha Franklin with “Genius: Aretha.” Cynthia Erivo (“Harriet”) steps into the giant shoes of this music legend, even admirably tackling some of Franklin’s biggest hits herself, as writer Suzan-Lori Parks (a Pulitzer Prize winner for “Topdog/Underdog”) jumps back and forth, connecting Franklin’s youth to the decisions she made and art she produced as an adult.

Natalie Oganesyan editorBallerina, author and philanthropist Misty Copeland’s purpose is to give back to “those who came before [her]” and set a good example for the future generations.The first Black principal dancer at the American Ballet Theater explained this during a virtual Paley Center for Media panel entitled “PaleyImpact: Choosing to Challenge: How Women are Leading the Way,” presented by Verizon on Monday. In celebration of International Women’s Day, the conversation focused on how media impacts women, including issues of gender parity and structural sexism, such as the motherhood penalty, and ageism.“Women are the only gender who’s hit with … ‘Oh, she’s too ambitious,’ when men do that all the time,” said U.S.

Cynthia Erivo commanded attention in a Vera Wang withan ivory tulle split-away overlay as she attended the virtual Critics Choice Awards on Sunday.Afterstunning viewers in hercustom dress adorned with black lace and a floor-sweeping skirt at the ceremony, the 34-year-old actress gave her Instagram followers a behind-the-scenes glimpse at herone-of-a-kind look.She began with a snap of aseamstress holding a needle and putting some final touches on her garment with the caption: ''Hands at work!!!!' Custom: Cynthia Erivo commanded attention in a Vera Wang with an ivory tulle split-away overlay as she attended the virtual Critics Choice Awards on SundayThe image was reposted from her stylistJason Bolden, who gushed about the star's tiny waist

2021 Critics Choice Awards definitely looked different this year, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but the stars still brought their A-game for the annual awards show Sunday night!While presenters attended the event in person in Los Angeles, nominees appeared virtually from all over the world, giving fans the perfect mixture of glam meets comfort. Now, ET's breaking down the Best Dressed stars of the night.Kaley Cuoco, who was nominated for her role in, wore one of our favorite looks of the night.