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Fantasia Barrino Thanks Her Mentor Oprah
Originally posted 05/27/2008 01:40PM
Fantasia Barrino has a big "thanks" for Oprah Winfrey.
Last year, the talk show queen cast her as lead in the
Broadway musical, The Color Purple. Now, she’s set to star in the new film version that Winfrey plans to produce.
The former American Idol winner got the good news two months ago.
"I was just coming out of surgery that day. I was drugged. As soon as I came out my manager came over to me and [said] 'Guess what? Good news. You got the part.' And I smiled. I couldn’t talk. I smiled and I cried. That's the best news I
ever got," said the 23-year old singer, who was in Washington on Sunday to perform at the D.C. Black Pride Unity party at the Avenue Nightclub.
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Fantasia's Father Sues Book Publisher
Originally posted 09/27/2006 08:15AM
Joseph Barrino, the father of American Idol season-three winner Fantasia Barrino, has filed a $10 million libel lawsuit against Simon & Schuster over his portrayal in Fantasia – Life Is Not a Fairy Tale, his daughter's 2005 book about her early years and rise to stardom.
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Idol Bosses Angry Over Fantasia TV Movie
Originally posted 07/31/2006 08:15AM
Although Fantasia: Life is Not a Fairy Tale – the TV movie about third-season American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino's difficult past – is not due to air on Lifetime until Aug. 19, producers of the FOX talent show reportedly are already crying foul over their depiction in the biopic.
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Fantasia: Movie About My Life Was 'Tough'
Originally posted 07/17/2006 07:45AM
Fantasia Barrino was not a totally willing participant in the TV movie about her hard-knock life, the third-season American Idol winner told the Television Critics Association's summer meeting.
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Fantasia Ticks Off Members of Hometown
Originally posted 10/18/2005 08:00AM
Fantasia Barrino has rankled some residents of her hometown of High Point, N.C., with some unflattering descriptions of the place – and two loyal citizens are demanding action.
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Idol Fantasia Reveals Troubled Past
Originally posted 09/30/2005 03:00PM
American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino may still be savoring her victory of two years ago, but the 21-year-old single mom reveals in her new memoir, Life Is Not a Fairy Tale, that parts of her past were anything but idyllic.
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Idol's Fantasia Barrino
Originally posted 06/07/2005 06:00AM
A year after being crowned American Idol's third-season winner, Fantasia Barrino has had a No. 1 song ("I Believe"), a platinum debut album (Free Yourself) and now she's embarking on her first solo tour, which kicks off June 8 in St. Louis. The 20-year-old single mom to daughter Zion, 3, spoke to PEOPLE about hitting the road, her upcoming autobiography, Life Is Not a Fairy Tale, and her advice for new Idol Carrie Underwood.
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Fantasia: Corey Clark's Claims a Fantasy
Originally posted 05/13/2005 08:00AM
Last year's American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino has her doubts about the veracity of former contestant Corey Clark's allegations of an affair with judge Paula Abdul.
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Idol's Fantasia Writes Song for Teen Moms
Originally posted 02/07/2005 08:00AM
DEDICATED: American Idol champ Fantasia Barrino is singling out young mothers on one of the tracks off her new album, Free Yourself. The recently minted 20-year-old star said the song "Baby Mama" is for teenage moms struggling to support themselves and their children, the Associated Press reports. Some critics have complained that the song condones having children out of wedlock, but Barrino, who has a 3-year-old daughter herself, said that is not the case. "If I could have waited, I would have," she said.
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Brandy Set to Star in New TV Comedy Show
Originally posted 08/20/2004 09:00AM
CAST: Former Moesha star Brandy, 25, is returning to her comedy series roots by finalizing a deal to star in a weekly half-hour project for FOX TV, says the Hollywood Reporter. A concept for the sitcom is still being devised. While that occurs, the trade paper reports, Brandy will continue to promote her latest album, Afrodisiac, which has sold about 287,000 copies in the U.S. since its release in June, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
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