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Jennifer Hudson Wears Aretha Franklin Shirt to 'Respect' Screening in Atlanta

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04.08.2021 - 07:27

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Jennifer Hudson is continuing her press tour for her new movie Respect! The 39-year-old singer and actress made a special appearance at a screening of her new movie on Tuesday evening (August 3) at the IPIC Theaters at Colony Square in Atlanta, Georgia.

For the event, Jennifer wore a shirt that had an old school photo of Aretha Franklin on it, paired with a sparkling copper-colored skirt and leopard-print heels.

Last week, Jennifer attended a screening of her new movie at the 2021 Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival. Respect will chronicle Aretha’s rise to fame from singing in her father’s church choir as a child to becoming an international musical superstar and legend.

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