John Legend is gearing up to tell the story of beloved comedian Bernie Mac.
, the singer's production company, Get Lifted, will partner with Mac's estate to develop a feature film biopic on one of the"original kings of comedy."
The news was seemingly a surprise to Legend, who heard the news from his partner, Mike Jackson, during a panel discussion at the 2021 Tribeca Festival. "We just partnered with Bernie Mac's estate to cover Bernie Mac's story," Jackson said, noting that the deal"just happened today" and the info was"something that John doesn't know about yet." Legend, who co-starred with Mac in the 2008 film , called the project a full-circle moment since the film was one of three released after the comedian's Aug. 9, 2008 death."The It's been a big week for Legend; the singer earned on Wednesday.
"John Legend, thank you for sending me this incredible song and agreeing to sing with me on it and making this incredible video that I am so proud of, and congratulations on what I think is your first CMT Award!" Underwood said while , also thanking those behind the scenes of the music video."God bless you guys. Thank you so much! Thank you, fans! Thank you, CMT!" This video is unavailable because we were unable to load a message from our sponsors.
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