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Mary J. Blige Reveals Plan to Retire in ‘Five or Six Years’… Maybe

Mary J. Blige said she's planning to retire in 'five or six years,' though she hinted that she's not quite done yet with movies or music.

But in a new interview with Extra, the 53-year-old music icon who will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this fall revealed that she is already thinking about her exit strategy. Now before you freak out, Blige — who has had memorable roles in films including Rock of Ages, Mudbound and the 2021 Aretha Franklin biopic Respect as Dinah Washington — said the music retirement is more of an “eventual” thing, explaining, “Right now, I’m still doing what I’m doing but not as often as I was doing it because I don’t have to now.” For now her future includes joining Cher, Dave Matthews Band, Kool & the Gang, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Ozzy Osbourne and A Tribe Called Quest at this year’s RRHOF induction ceremony in Cleveland on Oct. 19.

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