Daily entertainment news covering Margaret Avery en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/02/patti_labelle_turned_down_color_purple_o Sat, 02 Jun 2007 14:00:00 EST Entertainment News 45191@http://www.starpulse.com/news Soul legend Patti LaBelle turned down the chance to star in Steven Spielberg's The Color Purple - because she thought the film would be too racy. The Lady Marmalade singer was approached to play blues singer Shug Avery in the classic 1985 film, but was turned off by the fact she'd have to perform a same-sex kiss during a nude scene and she passed. The role went to Margaret Avery.

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