Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeOscar winner and “American Idol” alum Jennifer Hudson is adding something completely different to her resume: Talk show host.Hudson, most recently seen on the big screen playing Aretha Franklin in “Respect,” is pitching a new daytime talker to be produced by the team from “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” Variety has learned.
Although not technically an “Ellen” replacement — her show wouldn’t be a continuation of the “Ellen” deals and is being shopped as an entirely new series — it would be positioned as Warner Bros.
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