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Amanda Seyfried Says Her Joni Mitchell Performance on ‘Tonight Show’ Was ‘Not an Audition’


On Thursday, Amanda Seyfried said she shared she did not perform a cover of Joni Mitchell's 'California' because she wants to play her in her biopic.

On Thursday’s episode of the Just for Variety podcast, the actress discussed her highly praised cover of Mitchell’s “ California ” during a recent appearance on the Tonight Show. The performance was so impressive that people began to speculate that she was subtly auditioning to play the singer in her upcoming biopic. The original performance was prompted by a conversation with Jimmy Fallon about playing the clarinet as kids.

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