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Is an Oscar in the cards for Bill Murray?

The first trailer for the movie “Hyde Park on Hudson,” which stars Murray as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, has just debuted over on Yahoo.

The story follows FDR in the summer of June 1939, as he and his wife Eleanor (Olivia Williams) host the King and Queen of England at their upstate New York home (a.k.a. Hyde Park on Hudson)

Aretha Franklin sang “Amazing Grace” to Oprah Winfrey during the talk show queen’s farewell show.. . The music legend came onstage in a white … Continue reading Aretha Franklin Sings for Oprah at Farewell Show

Bypass?! She can’t even pronounce it! For Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin, gastric bypass is as foreign a concept as the phrases “healthy diet” and “regular exercise” In recent years, [...]

 No “Bariatic Bypass” For Queen Of Soul Aretha Franklin
 No “Bariatic Bypass” For Queen Of Soul Aretha Franklin

Daytime diva Wendy Williams has landed the first sit-down interview with Aretha Franklin since the Queen of Soul scrapped all concert dates and underwent treatment for an alleged pancreatic cancer diagnosis last year. Williams — whose interview coups included controversial author Karrine Steffans and singer Whitney Houston during her days as a shock jock in [...] Continue reading Aretha Franklin Wendy Williams Interview Will Be Singer’s First Sit-Down Since Health Scare

That Christina Aguilera just can’t catch a break. The “Star-Spangled Banner” slayer was part of a unique group of divas (including Jennifer Hudson, Martina McBride, Yolanda Adams, and Florence Welch) paying tribute to a noticably-thinner Aretha Franklin at Sunday night’s 2011 Grammy Awards when she nearly took a spill live onstage. Luckily, the five-time Grammy [...] Continue reading Christina Aguilera Falls During Aretha Franklin Tribute Grammy Awards 2011

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