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Jennifer Hudson stars as the late Aretha Franklin in Respect, an upcoming biopic about the Queen of Soul’s life. The two-time Grammy winner opened up to Entertainment Tonight about her initial reaction upon learning Ms. Franklin handpicked her to tell her life story.
“That’s a lot, a lot, a lot of pressure,” Hudson confessed. “Everyone is counting down and I’m like, ‘Please don’t tell me! I don’t want to know, that’s enough pressure.’”
The Dreamgirls star said she stopped panicking once she realized exactly what Aretha was asking her to do — and that Aretha had confidence in her.
Said Hudson, “Enough with her being like, ‘Jennifer do this.’ But that’s that women power,
