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Posted: 2024-02-21T18:01:16Z | Updated: 2024-02-21T18:01:16Z

Bradley Cooper had trouble playing it cool when he was trying to talk Beyonc into starring in his directorial debut.

The Maestro star recalled meeting the Texas Hold Em singer at her house while he attempted to get her to take on the role of Ally in his A Star Is Born remake.

I went to Beyoncs house, and Jay-Z was watching Judge Judy, I still remember, Cooper said in a SAG-AFTRA Foundation talk centered around his career earlier this month.

Im not kidding. And I was freaking, Cooper continued as the audience laughed. I remember I had this weird cough when I was pitching it to her. Like, it was so crazy.

He added, She was incredible, and so was he, and we developed it for like a year together. I mean shes one of the greatest people of all time. And then that fell through.

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