Queen Latifah signs on to play notoriously bi-sexual blues singer Bessie Smith in a new bio-pic…
According to Deadline HBO just green lit a project from Queen Latifah's Flava Unit based on blues icon Bessie Smith.
Speculation over Smith's sexuality was frequent gossip column fodder in the 1920s and 30s.
The untitled film will be written and directed by Dee Rees, the filmmaker behind 2010 indie darling 'Pariah.'
