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Pete Davidson made a fool of himself in front of Aretha Franklin’s family as he was high on ketamine at the soul icon’s funeral. The 30-year-old comic and recovering drug user, who has spent years battling mental health issues including depression and been in and out of rehab, made the admission he was on the substance at the farewell ceremony for late singer Aretha in 2018, which he attended alongside his then-fiancée Ariana Grande. He says in his new Netflix special ‘Turbo Fonzarelli’: “I’m embarrassed I was out and about like that. That’s not cool. Pete then joked Aretha, who died aged 76 a...
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Aretha Franklin's sons now own the late soul legend's real estate after a judge ruled that a 2014 handwritten will found hidden in her sofa was the correct document. The 'Respect' hitmaker died of cancer in August 2018 without leaving a formalised plan for her estate, but her niece Sabrina Owens later discovered two handwritten documents, one dated 31 March, 2014, and a second from 2010 which was discovered in a locked cabinet in the music legend's Detroit home, prompting a dispute between her sons. And now the judge presiding over the case has confirmed that Kecalf Franklin, 53, will get Aret...
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Aretha Franklin was "very wary" of Annie Lennox and couldn't figure out if the Eurythmics singer was "totally gay" because of her androgynous image. The late Queen of Soul teamed up with the duo on their 1985 feminist anthem 'Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves' and Dave Stewart admitted she didn't hit it off with his bandmate - who has been married three times, to Radha Raman, Uri Fruchtmann and current spouse Mitch Besser - when they were in the recording studio and was suspicious of the message they were sending with the song. Speaking to the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Dave recalled: "Areth...
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Bettye LaVette has branded Bob Dylan a “motherf*****”. The ‘Let me Down Easy’ soul singer, 77, recorded an album of Dylan covers called ‘Things have Changed’ in 2018, which received rave reviews, but she is furious the folk-rock icon “never took the time to say how good it is” despite giving her an unwelcome kiss a few years before it came out. She raged in an interview with The Daily Telegraph about how he didn’t join the praise for her record: “When you're as big as he is, that can make a huge difference to sales.” Bettye added his silence over her album was even more infuriating after she r...
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A handwritten document that was found under a sofa cushion has been ruled to be Aretha Franklin's valid will. The legendary singer died of cancer in August 2018 without leaving a formalised plan for her estate, but her niece Sabrina Owens later discovered two handwritten documents, one dated 31 March, 2014, and a second from 2010 which was discovered in a locked cabinet in the 'Respect' hitmaker's Detroit home, prompting a dispute between her sons. While Kecalf and Edward Franklin wanted the later document to be determined as her legal will, their brother Ted White II advocated for the 2010 wi...
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Aretha Franklin's sons are locked in a legal battle over their late mother's handwritten wills. The Queen of Soul passed away in 2018 aged 76, without leaving a formal will, which would mean her sons would equally share her assets. However, in 2019, a will was found in a cabinet, dated June 2010, which the late music legend's third son, Ted White II, is arguing is the correct will and has him named as co-executor. However, Kecalf Franklin and Edward Franklin, her second and fourth son, say a notebook discovered under a cushion, dated March 2014, with Kecalf as the co-executor is the correct on...
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Bill Lee has died at the age of 94. The jazz musician passed away on Wednesday (24.05.23) at his home in Brooklyn, New York and his death was announced by his film director son Spike Lee in a post on social media. The 'Malcolm X' director captioned the Instagram post: "This Morning May 24th My Father Made His Transition... Also Must Give Love To Our Sista TINA TURNER Who Left Us Today on This May 24th 2023. WHEW LAWD. What A Day." Bill composed scores for several of his son's early movies, including 'She's Gotta Have It', 'School Daze' and 'Do The Right Thing'. He was also a successful jazz mu...
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Michael Kors was inspired by feminists like Gloria Steinem in his latest collection. The ex ‘Project Runway’ judge channelled “strong, powerful” feminist icons like the Ms magazine journalist, Jane Fonda, Aretha Franklin, Yoko Ono and Cicely Tyson - who along with changing political and social attitudes made a name for themselves style-wise in the 60s and 70s in his latest collection that was showcased at New York Fashion Week. The 63-year-old fashion designer told reporters before his show: “The women who intrigued me then and still intrigue me today are the women who break the rules. They’re...
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Gene Simmons says entertainers shouldn’t “give a f***” if they are on Rolling Stone magazine’s ‘200 Greatest Singers Of All Time’ list. The KISS singer, 73, branded the new league table – updated from the publication’s 2008 version –“skewed” after he and Celine Dion were among the performers left out of the rankings. He told TMZ: “It’s skewed – but you have to consider who’s popular and who’s not, but if you really think about it, how good somebody sings may be part and parcel of what they do. “For instance, you have Jimi Hendrix – would he make it on ‘American Idol’? “What about Bob Dylan? Wo...
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The FBI had a 270-page file on the late Aretha Franklin after spying on her for 40 years. The Queen of Soul - who died of cancer in August 2018, aged 76 - was reportedly the target of surveillance, subjected to false phone calls and had her inner-circle infiltrated by spies, according to documents obtained by Rolling Stone from the organisation. According to the outlet, the lengthy file - which is heavily redacted - is filled with phrases such as “Black extremists,” “pro-communist,” “hate America,” “radical,” “racial violence,” and “militant Black power” and was filled with suspicion about the...
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