Oprah Winfrey says Tina Turner turned down a role in The Color Purple
A day before the singer's death, Winfrey recalled Quincy Jones telling her Turner did not want the role in the 1985 film because she'd "lived it."
The Color Purple director says visually 'unmatched' movie musical will explore Celie's 'fertile' imagination
'What we know about people who deal with trauma is: The imagination is fertile, and that's how people overcome.'
Oprah gives Halle Bailey a sweet gift on emotional final Color Purple shoot: 'God is so good'
Winfrey gave Bailey a bouquet of flowers as she wrapped production on the upcoming movie musical, nearly four decades after she received an Oscar nod for the first film.
Ciara joins The Color Purple movie musical as adult version of Halle Bailey's Nettie
EW can exclusively reveal the "Goodies" singer has joined the cast of the upcoming film.