Rapper/actor T.I. has been added to the cast of an upcoming Aretha Franklin TV project as her one-time lover, fashion designer Ken Cunningham.
Cynthia Erivo will star as the music icon in Genius: Aretha, an authorised limited series which will chronicle the life and legacy of the late Queen of Soul, and although production was halted earlier this month (Mar20) due to the global coronavirus chaos, show officials have unveiled a number of new cast additions.
T.I. will play socially-conscious New York entrepreneur Cunningham, who approaches Aretha to invest in his fashion business, and ends up embarking on a relationship with the singer.