Earlier this week, Halle Berry revealed her distant relation to former GOP Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin. Just days later, Aretha Franklin is coming out with information that she too could be related to the Cloud Atlas actress.
According to a press release issued Thursday, the Queen of Soul is ”investigating the authenticity” of a family member’s claim that her grandmother and Berry’s grandmother were first cousins.
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If Berry found the claims to be true, could it push the Oscar winner to star in Franklin’s long-awaited biopic? The “Respect” singer publicly expressed interest in casting Berry, stating that she reminded Franklin of her younger self. Yet Berry politely declined the offer.
In January 2011, Berry told E! News, “If I could carry a tune, I’d consider it. Someone should tell Aretha that I can’t do her justice.”
