Jennifer Hudson on being hand-picked to play Aretha Franklin
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In this week’s Sunday Sitdown, Willie Geist re-visits his chat with Jennifer Hudson. The Oscar and Grammy-winning powerhouse talks about going from ‘American Idol’ to an Academy Award. She also discusses being chosen by her hero, Aretha Franklin, to play the late Queen of Soul in a new biopic. "Those are huge shoes to fill,” she says.July 12, 2020
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