Fantasia to Star in Mahalia Jackson

After holding it down on Broadway in The Color Purple, Fantasia is ready to hit the big screen. The “American Idol” winner is set to star as Mahalia Jackson in a biopic adapted from the 1993 book Got to Tell It: Mahalia Jackson, Queen of Gospel, where she will play the late gospel singer.

Whats Hapnin': That Crazy Ass Fantasia Confesses To Killing Baby

According to RadarOnline.com: Fantasia Barrino has admitted she got pregnant by her married lover, Antwaun Cook, and had an abortion around the time of her failed suicide attempt.

The "American Idol" winner made the sensational confession in a North Carolina court on Monday, [Nov. 22] during Cook’s divorce proceeding with his ex-wife Paula.

SHUT DAT DOWN: Fantasia's 12-Hour Settlement Talk With Boyfriend's Wife Unsuccessful; Lawsuit Imminent

(via Radar online)
American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino met with her boyfriend’s scorned wife, Paula Cook, earlier this month in an attempt to keep the details of Barrino’s alleged affair with Antwaun Cook private and out of the Mecklenburg County courthouse, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.

A source close to the situation says the two women attempted to settle their dispute through private mediation but the ladies were unable to reach a settlement

, propelling Cook to move forward with a civil lawsuit against the singer.