00:00Hi, I'm Blake Newby, and welcome to Coffee Talk.
00:09And Aretha Franklin is demanding of sex.
00:12The Queen of Soul was outraged yesterday morning after Today Talk Show hosts,
00:16Hoda Cobb and Kathy Lou Difford, expressed their doubt that the singer would be a good choice as a new judge for American Idol,
00:22as she couldn't appeal to a younger demographic.
00:25The singer quickly responded in an email sent to CNN in which she said, quote,
00:30My fans and audience span the age of 8 to 90 and are multi-ethnic,
00:34and I appeal to not only teens, but teens and young adults.
00:39Things are beginning to look up for actor Michael Clark Duncan after last week's cardiac arrest.
00:44Though the actor is still on a respirator and sedated,
00:47doctors are saying he should soon be coming off the machine and has a strong, healthy heartbeat.
00:53Queen of R&B, Mary J. Blythe, is headed to NBC's The Voice.
00:56The singer-songwriter will serve as advisor to Adam Levine and his team on the upcoming season.
01:03And will baby Blue Ivy Carter soon be making her TV debut?
01:07Arsenio Hall, who in Falls 2013 will return to Talk TV, has said that he wants the Tiny Tot to be his first guest.
01:14And finally, a sneak peek video for the upcoming TV One reality series, R&B Divas, has been released.
01:21The show will offer fans a glimpse into the hectic lives of five popular R&B songstresses,
01:26and airs on August 20th.
01:28And this is Blake Newby.
01:30Be sure to catch Coffee Talk every Friday on Essence.com.
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