RESPECT.“I wanted to play love because that I don’t think we get to see a lot of as Black people,” Wayans tells ESSENCE. “What was beautiful about Lady Sings the Blues is that man loved that woman.
That made my sister’s skin crawl. My momma cried. It was a romance.”Acknowledging the tumultuous nature of the Queen of Soul’s first marriage, Wayans added, “I know that we’ll get into the abuse, but I’m going to make y’all fall in love with this relationship.
We’re going to fall in love with Ted and Aretha.”When it comes to his personal life, as much as the baby of the legendary Wayans family loves love, he never saw himself walking down the aisle until recently.
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