Beyonce Knowles Wanted Jennifer Hudson's Role?

Beyonce Knowles says that she and her costar Jennifer Hudson, didn't have bad blood while filming the movie reports People Magazine.

"I knew that the character that I played wasn't the star," Knowles, 25, told reporters on Saturday.

"She wasn't the underdog. She didn't have the struggle and the pain and the dramatic scenes that Effie (Jennifer Hudson) had, and I was fine with that."

"I'm already a star. I already have nine Grammys. Everyone knows I can sing," Knowles said. "I did this because I wanted people to know that I can act and I can play someone so different from myself."

"It's really unfortunate that everyone is saying I'm jealous of Jennifer. It hurts my heart because it's so cliched. … They're saying that I'm mad when I knew going into this that I was playing Deena," said Knowles. "Because I'm a star they just automatically assume that I'm not humble enough to sit down and take a back seat, which I am."

But the R&B star did admit that she would have liked to have sung Effie's song, "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going."

"I mean," said Knowles, "I wish I could've gained 20 pounds and played Effie."

Asked if she'd really have packed on the weight for the part, Knowles said, "Yes. I absolutely would have, but Bill (Condon, the movie's writer-director) didn't even believe that I could be Deena. So imagine if I would've said, 'Bill, I want to be Effie.' "

"Jennifer Hudson had such a pressure, first of all, never being in a film and never have done an album and still having to live up to those expectations," said Knowles. "She did incredible."