Lady O has casted R&B singer Alicia Keys to play Lena Horne in her next TV movie special.
"We're going to start filming next year, and we've got Alicia." says the TV talk show host turned movie producer.
So is this perfect casting? Pagesix.com seems to think so:
The casting makes perfect sense since Lena and Alicia share more than a passing resemblance. Both were born in New York, both conquered the music industry quickly and both share a passion for philanthropy. Alicia is a spokesperson for several AIDS organizations, while Lena dedicated her life to the civil rights movement.Everybody knows I love all things Winfrey, so I am going to have to forgive her for going with Keys instead of another music icon that was originally being considered for the part right before a major Super Bowl scandal causing Horne to ask the icon to remove herself from being considered. [Click here if you were living under a rock in 2004.]
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