According to Pulse of Radio, Aretha Franklin has announced that she is suing satire website The News Nerd for $10 million for defamation for starting the rumor that she and Patti Labelle got into a physical altercation at the Women of Soul concert at the white house last month.
Aretha said in a statement,
“The stories were not presented as satire or humor. It was presented as a serious news story intended to depict me in a slanderous and derogatory way—defamation of character.”
The rumor started when people on social media were saying that Aretha throw Patti shade when she was walking in at the Women of Soul concert. She said about that,
“I’ve never heard anything crazier—regarding myself and Patti allegedly fighting on March 20, in Atlanta. On March 20, I was in New York City readying for my birthday patty (Sorry. LOL. Laughing at my typo error). I meant PARTY, which we all had one fabulous time. Patti and I are cool and we always have been. I enjoyed her at the White House. Classic Patti.
And there you have it!
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