{"id":4302,"date":"2012-08-25T08:00:43","date_gmt":"2012-08-25T08:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/?p=4302"},"modified":"2012-08-25T00:18:45","modified_gmt":"2012-08-25T00:18:45","slug":"trendy-tv-report-angela-basset-and-ruby-dee-are-lifetimes-newest-heroines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/25\/trendy-tv-report-angela-basset-and-ruby-dee-are-lifetimes-newest-heroines\/","title":{"rendered":"Trendy TV Report: Angela Basset and Ruby Dee Are Lifetime\u2019s Newest Heroines"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start --><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Angela Bassett<\/strong> and <strong>Ruby Dee<\/strong> are ready to flex their acting muscles for Lifetime\u2019s telepic <strong>Betty and Coretta<\/strong>, which begins production in September.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/?attachment_id=4303\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4303\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4303\" title=\"angela-bassett_l\" src=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/angela-bassett_l.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>R&amp;B Crooner <strong>Mary J.Blige<\/strong> has also signed on the dotted lines and will be portraying Betty Shabazz, the widow of <strong>Malcolm X<\/strong>. opposite Bassett\u2019s <strong>Coretta Scott King<\/strong>, widow of <strong>Martin Luther King. Jr.<\/strong> <strong>Ruby Dee<\/strong> will provide the narrative dialogue laced with evidence of authority and familiarity since her character is also intimately connected to both women.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/?attachment_id=4304\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4304\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4304\" title=\"15018795_BIG\" src=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/15018795_BIG-300x185.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/15018795_BIG-300x185.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/15018795_BIG.jpg 528w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The story will focus on the aftermath of the assassination of each of the iconic figures and how their widows cope as single mothers and bearers of their legacies.<\/p>\n<p>We are absolutely confident that both <strong>Angela Bassett<\/strong> and <strong>Ruby Dee<\/strong> will rise to the occasion and deliver award-winning performances. We can\u2019t wait to see what <strong>Mary J. Blige<\/strong> has up her sleeve; her voice is undeniably hypnotic, but we will have to reserve judgment on her theatrics after we witness her embody the soul of <strong>Dr. Betty Shabazz.<\/strong> No pressure here!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/?attachment_id=4306\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4306\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4306\" title=\"mary-j-blige-stronger1\" src=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/mary-j-blige-stronger11-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/mary-j-blige-stronger11-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/mary-j-blige-stronger11-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/mary-j-blige-stronger11.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- google_ad_section_end -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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