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Queen Latifah is getting into the fast food business by opening up her own FatBurger franchise in Miami. (TMZ)
Meanwhile her costar in "Hairspray" Michelle Pfeiffer, has revealed her racist character upsets her children.
The 'Batman Returns' actress - who has an adopted mixed-race daughter
Claudia Rose, 14, and a biological son, 13-year-old John Henry, with her
'Ally McBeal' creator husband David E. Kelley - says her kids could not
understand why she was playing "vile racist" Velma Von Tussle.
Pfeiffer said: "It was a shock for them because they saw me out of context
and they said, 'Mom, what are you doing?' They really didn't know what to
think because they don't have a frame of reference for a movie set in the
60s. I don't think they thought it was all that cool."
The film focuses on a group of teenagers on a 60s televised dance show in
Baltimore, which discriminates against black contestants.
The 49-year-old actress admits it wasn't just her kids who were shocked by
the character - she even upset herself.
She said: "There were some lines I honestly could not remember because they
were so hateful. I'd be doing a scene and I'd come up blank. It was
interesting what my brain did."
'Hairspray' also stars John Travolta, who dressed in drag for the role of
Edna Turnblad, the mother of one of the dance contestants.
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Meanwhile her costar in "Hairspray" Michelle Pfeiffer, has revealed her racist character upsets her children.
The 'Batman Returns' actress - who has an adopted mixed-race daughter
Claudia Rose, 14, and a biological son, 13-year-old John Henry, with her
'Ally McBeal' creator husband David E. Kelley - says her kids could not
understand why she was playing "vile racist" Velma Von Tussle.
Pfeiffer said: "It was a shock for them because they saw me out of context
and they said, 'Mom, what are you doing?' They really didn't know what to
think because they don't have a frame of reference for a movie set in the
60s. I don't think they thought it was all that cool."
The film focuses on a group of teenagers on a 60s televised dance show in
Baltimore, which discriminates against black contestants.
The 49-year-old actress admits it wasn't just her kids who were shocked by
the character - she even upset herself.
She said: "There were some lines I honestly could not remember because they
were so hateful. I'd be doing a scene and I'd come up blank. It was
interesting what my brain did."
'Hairspray' also stars John Travolta, who dressed in drag for the role of
Edna Turnblad, the mother of one of the dance contestants.
Discuss Add this link to... Bury
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