DETROIT, MI. (THECOUNT) — The family of “Respect,” singer, Aretha Franklin, say Monday she is “gravely ill” and holdup in a Detroit hospital.
According to reports, the crooner known as the “Queen of Soul,” is surrounded by friends and family who describe he as being on her death bed.
Showbiz 411 reported the family is asking for prayers and privacy. source
Franklin, 76, who has battled a number of health problems in recent years, last performed in November of 2017 at a fundraiser for the Elton John AIDS Foundation in New York.
Harry Hairston, an investigative reporter at the NBC station in Philadelphia, tweeted that he spoke with a close friend of Aretha Franklin. “Iconic singer not doing well,” he tweeted.
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