Aretha Franklin said Jennifer Hudson would win Oscar for playing her
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lt;p>“The very first thing Aretha said to me when we sat down was, ‘You’re going to win an Oscar for playing me, right?’” Hudson revealed in an interview with "CBS Sunday Morning."</p>
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Aretha Franklin said Jennifer Hudson would win Oscar for playing her
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