Aretha Franklin drafted her own will and somehow it ended up buried in her couch. Add her name to the long list of celebrities whose deaths spurred a courtroom battle over their estate. It is puzzling ...

The new biopic “Respect” runs through two decades of Aretha Franklin’s life in 2½ hours, starting at age 9 and culminating with her back-to-the-roots gospel project “Amazing Grace.” The film, starring ...