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No, really. She does.

And a movie?
For television. My autobiography, From These Roots. Hopefully it will happen early spring. I have verbal commitments from Billy Dee [Williams] to play my father, and Terrence Howard to play Smokey Robinson.

Who’ll play you?
I’m not sure yet. Jennifer Hudson came to read for me. I also have an interest in Halle Berry possibly doing it. And Fantasia.

I mean no disR-E-S-P-E-C-T, but Halle Berry is pregnant and less than physically or vocally suited for Aretha’s movie needs. Team J-Hud. On the less critical end, I can honestly think of no one who would be a better Smokey Robinson than the toilet paper bandit.

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Sep 17, 2007 · Link · 13 Responses
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Tagged: Aretha Franklin · Billy Dee Williams · Fantasia · Halle Berry · Jennifer Hudson · Movies · Smokey Robinson · Terrence Howard
Comments (13)

No. 1 solitaire says:

Her delusional vanity may want Halle, but REALITY calls for J-Hud.

Posted: Sep 17, 2007 at 2:03 pm
No. 2 blackmistressdiva says:

I am on Team J-Hud for that one, too, Lauren. See, Aretha needs to, as we say in BMD’s world, “take that down” (as in…her paper thin ass motives are not fooling ppl) She just doesn’t want a thick mama portraying her. I mean, she needs to put Halle far, far out of her mind. Halle can’t even fucking sing and Celie..um..I mean Fantasia doesn’t even have a resemblance. Jennifer would be perfect. She wouldn’t even have to wear spanx for the role!

As far as who should play Smokey - you are dead on once again. The toilet paper bandit: wipe me down (but always from front to back)!

Hahaha!!

Posted: Sep 17, 2007 at 2:10 pm
No. 3 daria says:

Halle and JHud are too good for this role. Who would pay to see this?

Posted: Sep 17, 2007 at 3:43 pm
No. 4 carlagirl says:

Too good for ReRe? Surely you’re kidding. Despite her habitually bad outfits, cheeto-dust piano, and delusional casting, there are few who hold a candle to her. Aretha’s a legend.

Posted: Sep 17, 2007 at 4:05 pm
No. 5 blackmistressdiva says:

I agree with Carlagirl. However this is a MOTW and not a feature.

Posted: Sep 17, 2007 at 4:06 pm
No. 6 blackmistressdiva says:

duh…she said that. for some reason I was thinking it was going to be a feature.

Posted: Sep 17, 2007 at 4:07 pm
No. 7 JillyBean819 says:

Damn, Retha! What happened?

Posted: Sep 17, 2007 at 4:43 pm
No. 8 daria says:

I think JHud did Aretha’s song better than Aretha at some tribute thing. What a hater. Aretha used to be kinda pretty and eerily Beyonce-shaped. I’m sure there are a lot of 50-something and 60-something black men just shaking their heads at that one.

Posted: Sep 17, 2007 at 5:12 pm
No. 9 daria says:

This is MUCH worse than the above pic

Posted: Sep 17, 2007 at 5:32 pm
No. 10 blkmaleperspective says:

^^I hate that pic of Urethra. No one wants to see them old mammaries and she always has them out. Good thing I’m fasting, cause I just lost my appetite. LOL.

Posted: Sep 17, 2007 at 5:43 pm
No. 11 blackmistressdiva says:

I think that pic is photoshopped. If not we need to send her to Africa. That’s a lot of breast meat. And black people like fried chicken.

Posted: Sep 17, 2007 at 6:03 pm
No. 12 daria says:

Meat = Muscle

That is fat.

Posted: Sep 17, 2007 at 6:20 pm
No. 13 daria says:

Although if you need some Crisco…

Posted: Sep 17, 2007 at 8:58 pm
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