1985 was the year Rock Hudson died of AIDS. It was an unfortunate death, but it raised awareness of this plague to new heights. It was also the year of awareness of famine in Ethiopia. In terms of the ...

Chaka Khan claimed that Steven Spielberg once asked her to play Celie Johnson in the classic 1985 film Tommy McArdle is a Writer-Reporter on the Movies team at PEOPLE. He joined the brand in 2022.

In 2003, Kanye West sampled Chaka Khan‘s 1985 track “Through the Fire” but looks like the legendary singer wasn’t at all happy with Kanyes final product. “Very differently than the song turned out,” ...