Aretha Franklin Turns 70; Celebrates In Respectable Clothing Than Previous Years

So ARETHA FRANKLIN turned 70 this past weekend, and she celebrated it with great friends (in NYC) like BET's Debra Lee, Diane Sawyer, and Clive Davis.

Aretha looked very pretty for 70, and did indeed wear respectable clothing like this perfect look she wore for her 70th B-DAY, a far cry from spaghetti-strap gowns which strained to hold up her enormous breasts (just sayin'...) Take a look at Aretha's sequined dress and silver fox coat:

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HALLE BERRY Confirmed To Play ARETHA FRANKLIN In Biopic

Aretha Franklin's wish has been granted: Halle Berry, after all, will play the "R-E-S-P-E-C-T" songstress in a near-future biopic. In recent months, this thing was not developed yet and was deemed 'laughable" since people were joking about Franklin's current size and Halle Berry's curves and talking about "how could this be?" Remember that Ms. Franklin wasn't always the size she is now (she has since lost weight since surgery and better care of herself).

Ms. Franklin announced the news on The Wendy Williams Show on Thursday saying that in the past, there were numerous offers made that were not good, but the correct financing was put together and it finally came to fruition.

I believe this should be a good film, and thank God that Aretha is much better since having surgery for her past illness; my prayers are definitely with her. GET STRONGER 'QUEEN OF SOUL!!'