Mary J Blige: 'I was going to die if I didn't stop drinking, doing drugs'


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At 47, Mary J Blige has been there and done that. She's a seven times Grammy winner, but right now she’s being touted as a Best Supporting Actress contender for her work in Mudbound, an uncompromising look at racial prejudice in the American South. At her press conference for the film – I’ve interviewed her five times previously – she’s strong, formidable. And all embracing.

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