Aretha Franklin

ARETHA FRANKLIN: YES TO JENNIFER HUDSON – NO TO QUEEN LATIFAH

Aretha Franklin has resigned herself to the fact that her first choice to star in her life story- Halle Berry-doesn’t feel she can play the role because she can’t sing. Aretha was a little miffed, but says she prefers someone with “more confidence” anyway. Given choices, Aretha told Wendy Williams she can picture Jennifer Hudson in the part but for some reason, absolutely NOT Queen Latifah, who seems like a logical choice. Nobody argues with Aretha.

By Janet / March 3, 2011

30 Comments

Aretha Franklin Grammys Health Health Scare Mystery Surgery Weight

SLIMMER ARETHA FRANKLIN STILL WON’T DISCUSS HER SURGERY

Aretha Franklin’s taped message on the Grammys revealed that she has lost a considerable amount of weight. She still refuses to discuss her hospitalization and surgery a few months ago, so speculation never stops. At first it was assumed she had lap-band surgery to lose weight, but the rumor that she had surgery for pancreatic cancer began to circulate. Either would cause weight loss. Aretha is strangely reluctant to reveal her health issue but she did say “Doctors believe my surgery will add 15 to 20 years to my life.” We hope so.

By Janet / February 14, 2011

26 Comments

Aretha Franklin Denzel Washington Halle Berry Health Health Scare Terrence Howard

ARETHA WANTS HALLE BERRY TO STAR IN HER LIFE STORY, BUT WILL IT HAPPEN?

When Aretha Franklin speaks out she says some interesting things – we’re just not sure what to believe. She refused to reveal why she had those mysterious surgeries in December, and word leaked out from somewhere that she had pancreatic cancer. Recently Aretha announced that she certainly did NOT have pancreatic cancer but still refused to talk about her surgeries. This week she informed Wendy Williams that after a four year struggle, a movie is finally being made about her life and Halle Berry will star, with Denzel Washington playing her father, and Terrence Howard playing Smokey Robinson. It sounds like an all-star dream cast, but is it just a dream? We hope not.

By Janet / January 15, 2011

25 Comments

Aretha Franklin Health Health Scare Mystery Surgery

ARETHA FRANKLIN’S MYSTERY SURGERY HAS FANS WORRIED SICK

Everybody’s worried about Aretha Franklin’s upcoming surgery because she won’t reveal what it’s all about. That gets imaginations working overtime. She’s cancelled all concerts and cleared her schedule until May. Concerned fans held a prayer vigil for her in Detroit. Hopefully, it’s not as serious as her fans fear, and Aretha is having lap-band surgery or something like it, that would improve her weight and health. We’d like to keep her around as long as possible.

By Janet / December 2, 2010

31 Comments

Aretha Franklin

ARETHA FRANKLIN MINGLES IN THE HAMPTONS

Photo Credit: Buzz Foto

Wow! The opening day of polo in the Hamptons attracted a wide variety of celebrities. Here’s Aretha Franklin (it seems like she rarely leaves Detroit) and we are thrilled to see that she is fully clothed. Sometimes onstage she wears those horribly revealing and unflattering dresses. We didn’t know she was a polo fan.

By Janet / July 22, 2007

10 Comments