Aretha Franklin fans say Fox News Channel disrespected the queen of soul when they used an image of R&B legend Patti LaBelle in a tribute to Aretha who died Thursday at her Detroit area home after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.
In a tribute package that Fox News aired on Thursday, producers placed an image of Patti LaBelle, 74, above the dates of Aretha’s birth and death.
Sharp-eyed social media users accused the right-wing news network of disrespecting the 76-year-old musical icon.
“The dis-R-E-S-P-E-C-T. That’s really Patti LaBelle in the corner,” one fan wrote on Twitter. The fact that Aretha held a long grudge against Patti only added insult to injury.
The image generated an avalanche of angry messages on social media, forcing Fox News to issue an apology on Friday morning.
“We sincerely apologize to Aretha Franklin’s family and friends,” Fox News Vice President Jessica Santostefano said in a statement, obtained by Variety magazine.
“Our intention was to honor the icon using a secondary image of her performing with Patti LaBelle in the full screen graphic, but the image of Ms. Franklin was obscured in that process, which we deeply regret.”
On Thursday Patti tweeted her own moving tribute to the “Say a Little Prayer” singer.
“I am deeply saddened about the passing of the Queen of Soul and my sister in song, Aretha Franklin. Aretha was a rare treasure whose unmatched musical genius helped craft the soundtrack to the lives of so many. My sympathy, love and prayers go out to her family, loved ones and fans around the globe.”
Good Grief! Crackas still tryna pretend we all look alike?!?
direct insult (no shade on pattie) that is inexcusable. if you ever needed a reason not to watch fox news, now you do
This was so disrespectful and typical of Fox!
Aretha throwing shade from the grave. This little feud will never end between them. lol
Cheap shot.
Typical.
They knew what they were doing.
Fox is always trolling all the damn time…I dont watch shit on that channel…
Cracka ass Crackas.
…?? smmfh
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Remember y’all, we all look alike….According to them…LOL
they always “sorry” ????
Does this surprise anyone coming from Fox news???? Not me… nor did it surprise me that DUMP a$$ #45 said that she “worked” for him several times……………. Pitiful… Disrespectful… Embarrassing… I will not watch Fox news and I stay away from the news so I don’t have to hear DUMP anymore…
Considering the source why bother being shocked it’s probably done on purpose. Am hoping House Music DJs remix some of Aretheas old music lve yet to hear a house remix of her songs
This is what Samuel Jackson was talking about when he was mistaken for Laurence Fisburne by a white reporter. He had a field day with that guy!
It’s disrespect to both Aretha and Patti …… but it’s fox news so it’s not surprising
I hope her ghost “rapped on their door and tapped on their window panes” last night for this here shit.
Nah
Smgdh !!!! Disrespectful to them both https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/280af94b4e6f9837031514beb46cc09bda7bed2baab942ea4293410403dc0c19.gif
As someone who watches Fox News regularly, I am disappointed that they pulled this stunt — and, yes, it was a stunt — to attract attention from Black people. Did they think this stunt would prompt Black people to watch Fox News? ?
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Pretty soon rhey gonna b saying Kevin hart n shaq looks alike.
Bwahaha! That’s ReRe’s classic stalker anthem. ???
Just fawked the whole situation up more than it is
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Those idiots. I really think they do shit like that on purpose… Bastardz
Here’s Aretha and son dueting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=47&v=hARfS1ZVRY4
These are all her sons:https://www.iloveoldschoolmusic.com/meet-4-sons-many-never-knew-aretha-franklin-theyre-much-like/
You don’t hear about them, but obviously they’re well established in the music business.
Yep. It was actually another cover. A lot of her big early songs were covers. That one. Respect. Say A Little Prayer. But I remma the first time I heard her version. I was like this song is stalking some poor man lol.
They do, and I as just about to write that.
Wow her eldest son is 64
But those honky hillbillies. redneck, poor white trash know the difference between Dolly Parton and Reba. Gtfoh
Fox News is Trash
But you watch it regularity. Hmph https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/519744514a234098b5621660cf1dbad01a4a151ed8311c1249db5608c26f9998.gif
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probably some young kid who has no clue who she was….I just found out my oldest nephew has no clue….or like you said some sprite who doesn’t know the difference…and to be fair I’m not sure I would know the difference between George Straight and Garth Brooks by pics alone lol
I’m Surprised you Actually Admitted they did it on Purpose. You tryna Grow Sandra!
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Even if a show looks good in reviews and I see it’s on a fox network, I’m not watching it – period. The news and entertainment division are separate, but I can’t separate them.
looooooooooooooooooooooool
They are straight clowns.
It was intentional, no mistake. Ever since Aretha shaded Patti at some big important gathering, folks have been trying to keep the joke going.
Even I know the difference between Patti and Aretha,
Sincerely
Stevie Wonder
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When they sang on stage together were they in sing off battle mode??
Askin for a friend
Wow patti need to be careful
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She had him at 12 and the next at 14…per the previous post
Right…. They’re in an industry where fact checking is necessary to report
Falls out lmao
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Whaaaat…YOU watch “fake news”?! Lol
LMAO
I agree auntie
??? I didn’t want to laugh seriously but that shit took me out. Been thinking about you since the news.
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Mmph. Good one.
honky hillbillies. *DEAD*
Crazy!
Charlemagne gave them donkey of the day for this LOL.
Was it Fox that used Ving Rhames pic, when Michael Clark Duncan passed?
Everyone knows Aretha did not fool with Patti and she should not be anywhere near those services. Fox did that on purpose.
Took the words right out of my mouth.
What was the deal between them two? I always wondered.
Awe thanks. Its been ROUGH .God is holding me TIGHT.
Aretha’s talent was undeniable. She didn’t cover a song, she smothered the hell out of it, until the original was DOA.
However, Aretha was never pretty and no matter how hard she tried, she was never glamorous. Patti, on the other hand, has always had style. Even with her outrageous hair and otherworldly clothes, Patti was pulled together. Your eyeballs have to be in your @$$ if you can’t tell the difference between Aretha and Patti.
And yet, Patti was always gracious towards her.
Apologies are overrated.
Fox News needs to hire more black (conservatives) so crap like this doesn’t happen! Mistakes happen but still disappointed in Fox News.
You have always been a true fan. What Aretha is to you is what Patti is to me so I get it. Ironically two weeks ago I was looking at Aretha’s old interviews laughing that I had to put out my blunt. Legend man.
They done took out Patti. LOL
She really was. Aretha didn’t like her. Not vice versa.
Sorry. Aretha was gorge. And Patti original nose before she bleached all her melanin out resembled the bottom of a boot. That nose was a no. Stop right now. Patti is beautiful. NOW.
I love Patti bc she a shader too. AND CAN siiiiiing. Patti on my list of faves. With our Teena.
Was it a “mistake” or a subliminal message? ?
Aretha wasn’t pretty according to WHO? You? Have a seat, please. I’m sure, since you are supposedly well read, you’ve heard of the saying “beauty is in the eye of the beholder”. Sit down….
I wonder why though?!
Wait I ca na!
It’s Foxs News and what do you expect.
Aretha was insecure. Patti’s voice had her feeling some type of way. Just the sight of Patti, had her shook. ?
??? me and you us never part
My observation isn’t an insult to Aretha. It’s a fact. Aretha’s sister, Carolyn, was gorgeous. But what Aretha lacked in physical beauty, was overshadowed by her enormous talent. Few people have it all.
The original Patti… nose.. luscious skin tone… and all… is and was beautiful.
It’s a fact that she isn’t pretty? Someone being pretty/ugly is never a fact. It’s an opinion. It’s in the eye of the beholder.
You’re right. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And my eyes have never beheld Aretha as beautiful.
Re had a stunning singing voice. I even liked to hear her speak. I also admired her poise and wit during interviews, but she wasn’t a pretty woman. She wasn’t glamorous. She wasn’t sexy.
Her marriages never lasted, because men married her, because she was Aretha Franklin, not because there was a genuine love and attraction. This is a sad fact, that Aretha was painfully aware of. It was one of many insecurities that fed her substance abuse issues and overeating.
Aretha died and no one remembered the anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death or Madonna’s 60th birthday?
and????????????????????
substance abuse issues??? Spill the damn tea!
lol
Just saying. I’m sure Madonna is on suicide watch. LOL She loves attention.
Aretha battled alcoholism and she was a mean drunk.
So disrespectful!!!!!! Just as bad as when you used to be able to Google Chaka Khan‘s net worth and they had a picture of Nick Ashford…
Fvck Faux News..they new precisely what they were doing. How hard is it to Google images of Aretha. This was purposely done. Fvckers!!
Bunch of dummies
Leave us Leo’s alone. Her ego was truly crushed after BET shaded her for her Prince tribute. When she saw the scroll across the screen that says, “we saw that and we got this.” Such shade.
They dead be doing that shit on purpose ! I know yall dont think this disrespectful shit is by accident. ??
There’s a clip on you tube. If you type aretha shade patti or something to that effect, it’ll come up.
Patti was no looker until New Attitude era. She was not easy on the eyes. She has had extensive work. She bleached herself. Got her nose fixed. And had at LEAST 2 facelifts. Stop these lies.
They did it on purpose as the know the Queen couldn’t stand Patti in her later years.
True! Hearing “I’m sorry” don’t mean anything to me, if I still can’t trust you.
what??? I just looked at an old pic of aretha and thought she was really pretty. I mean maybe not by American White standards she wasn’t pretty enough to be on Vogue but my standards are a bit different
They did this on purpose to demean, devalue and promote the racists epitaph that all blacks look the like. If they have 10 employees working on a production 6 out of 10 know and recognize one or the other of these two women for who they are. This no different than trump’s ill placed comment that Aretha worked for him many times. trump meant well but his stupidity always overrides his mouth.
I would never judge anyone by white beauty standards. Some people think Gwyneth Paltrow and Taylor Swift are beautiful. To me… they look like blank sheets of paper.
Again, That’s my opinion. Aretha was never pretty or glamorous. The older she got, the worse her appearance became. Sloppy wigs. Unflattering gowns. Reckless makeup. Sometimes, it looked like she got dressed in a blackout, in the middle of a grand mal seizure.
The odd thing is that Aretha was insecure about her looks, but she never seem to care about how dreadful she looked. Sometimes, I wondered if her fashion choices were her idea of a joke.
My great grandmother wasn’t a pretty woman, but she had a beautiful spirit and she knew how to present herself. Her clothes, hair, and makeup were impeccable. She was poised. Her efforts gave her an air of glamor and sophistication. That’s a skill Aretha never mastered.
This is Foxnews way of demeaning Aretha Franklin image. They are probably still salty she song at President Obama inauguration.
Where do you get these personel details? You can not say that she wasn’t beautiful, sexy, glamorous. Aretha WAS POISED! She has performed in the presence of Kings and Queens, Presidents, she did her thing well. She was beautiful to me. She had men who were also stars such as Sam Cooke, Dennis Edwards, who didn’t want her because she was a star. Her marrige didn’t last because like a lot of women, they marry the wrong person. You are talking a lot of BS, you know nothing, you have no facts. Whole lot of plain women get gorgeous husbands. It does not occur because of who they are. Who cares what you think. You are totally insultive. She’s passed, just kick dirt over her body and family….
OT: This is the latest on Aretha’s movie. Please note that she wanted Halle to play Aretha and Denzel to play her father.
https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/aretha-franklin/2018/08/17/aretha-franklin-movie-jennifer-hudson/1023460002/
“The possibility of a movie on the Queen of Soul has been percolating for many years. In 2010, Franklin sent out a press release suggesting that Halle Berry play the young Aretha (and Denzel Washington for her late father, noted Detroit minister C.L. Franklin). Two year later, she said in an interview that Taylor Hackford was going to be the director.”
Can we put this movie to rest? And who should play who and who can act and can’t act?
When I heard about this…. I died!… Wtf is wrong with folks?? We do NOT all look alike!!!!! That was a serious mistake right there!!!! I know Aretha wanted to come back and slap the hell outta somebody right quick for that one! Disrespecting her crown like that!!!! Smdh!
Aretha didn’t like A LOT of folks… A looong list… from Patti….to Gladys… to Natalie… to Dionne….and the list goes on and on chile…. And ALL these women loved her…. but the feelings were never mutual….smh
Aretha has deep Chicago roots. The last living relative on her mother’s side of the family, lives here. I am friends with queens (gay men) who are Aretha’s age, who used to run in Aretha’s circles. When I heard Aretha was dying, I called them and they confirmed it.
I guess you don’t know about the time Aretha got drunk, fell off a stage, and broke her arm. I guess you never heard about the young, down low men, Aretha used to pay to keep her “company.”
You know Aretha the entertainer. I’m talking about Aretha the woman.
At least they apologized. Hell cnn put out fake news and never apologizes for the lies.
Oh getover your ass self.
All of these are widely known. We don’t agree that Patti used to be handsome. But what you say on other stuff are not lies particularly
It’s a matter of taste. I have always thought Patti was pretty. There’s something about her eyes and her smile.
Vocally, I love Aretha and Patti equally. Both women have comforted my soul with their outstanding music.
I remember a time when every morning, for several months, I started my day by blasting “A Brand New Me” and “This Girl’s in Love With You”… and I don’t need to tell you what the song “Angel” does to me.
Aretha wasn’t just a soul singer, she was one of greatest singers and songwriters this world will ever know. Whether or not I find her physically attractive is inconsequential and completely irrelevant. Her legacy is unmatched and she will never be forgotten, because hers was one of the most beautiful voices ever recorded.
Patti told a story about meeting a record producer who looked at her and called her ugly, but when he heard her sing, he renamed her Labelle… which means the beautiful.
I’m saying this to say my observations or opinions about Aretha’s looks isn’t meant to be an insult, just an observation.
Now y’all know damn well they didn’t know who either of them was before this fiasco happened.
OT: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/aretha-franklins-granddaughter-remembers-touching-post-170436599.html
One thing I hate to see is our icons in their old age, where they can’t walk on stage or sing. The last time I saw Aretha on stage in September 2017, she looked well…thin, but well. She gave a 1-1/2 hour show. She was still commanding. And to see how she deteriorated….saddens me. You can tell by the video she’s trying to sing to full strength but she can’t.
I remember seeing Etta James in her final years on stage and she had to be helped on and off and sat on a stool the whole segment. It was sad. But what are they to do?
Alright, I don’t want to prolong this, but I think everybody is getting CL Franklin’s so-called INCEST with Aretha, mixed up with another woman who was 13 years old. At about 4 minutes of this video it’s explained that he did father a child with a 13 year old but it wasn’t Aretha.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dPZ2jDjUx8
Faux news strikes again
They need to apologise to Patti LaBelle too.
Yes… The girl’s name was Mildred Jennings… Although she was 13 when she had his baby… he got her pregnant when she was 12… And he was 25….she had the baby shortly after turning 13…. And history repeated itself with his daughter Aretha… she got pregnant at 12 and had her first son by the time she turned 13…. You reap what you sow…. And he reaped what he sowed….
Yawn!
Aretha was human….and Very Rich…so rich and true to her black heritage that she once cooked up some chitlins in the presidential suite at the Waldorf Astoria.
Everything about Arerha Franklin was predestined. She overcame every obstacle put in her path to greatness and never forgot who she was or where she csme from.
She was a Shero to not only black women and girls in America she was indeed Our Queen.
You cannot put into Words her life and its impact.
I was playing her songs the day she passed and sang along to the oldies. Knew every word.
My Dear Mother passed in February they were the same age. I remember My Mother buying all her albums, my Mom a seasoned Singer/Soprano loved Aretha. I loved hearing her sing in the late 60’s and 70’s. Music was real not auto tuned. It had meaning. Aretha,the Queen “Respect” James Brown the King “Say it Loud”, Motown, The Mighty Mighty O’Jays “I Love Music” all up there amongst the top urban artist, with chart topping hit after hit record.
The “Soul Train” TV Show where we got to see Black Artist every Saturday, I could go on and on to the impact the Greats had and still do on our culture. Timeless Classics. Treasures.
Aretha Franklin…What a Time to Have Been Alive!
You cannot demean or degrade Aretha Franklin. Her Career her Elegance and Dedication to her craft DEMANDS RESPECT.
Much Love to the? Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin?
You really need to chill. America will celebrate this womans life.
Her Successful Career, Philanthropy and Sheer Love for People rebukes the hell outta you.
It’s easy to overlook the dirt beneath the flowers. Aretha was everything you so eloquently described, but she was also insecure, petty, and ridiculously moody.
When people die, we often deify them; completely ignoring their faults and shortcomings. However, it is the dirt that makes the flower, not the other way around.
When Prince died, I went to Morris Day’s Facebook page and started reminiscing about the time Morris and Prince got in to a fist fight. Then, I started talking about how Prince blocked The Time from using their name or performing any of their songs. Morris responded by cursing me out and blocking me from his page. Prince’s sister, Tyka, did the same thing after I shared stories about the way Prince would abruptly stop talking to her and ignore her calls.
What is it about death that distorts the truth?
I am celebrating her legacy by reviewing her life in its totality, not just the shiny parts.
You people are sick. Love covers a multitude of sins. This woman was the Matriarch and provider for hee family with her God given Gift.
We celebrate the lives of our love ones.
You are gossiping and hating.
Go straight to hell
You have your opinion. We who love her knew she was human.
You choose to gossip about nothing that is important.
This woman receieved this Nations highest Honor Medal of Freedom.
We celebrate her life. When she was chosen to sing at the 1st Bmack President Inauguration nobody brought up her past trials. She was deserving of this Honor.
We Love you Aretha.
Rest, Rest, Rest in Eternal Peace
Period.
HILARIOUS!!! ???
I’m just lookin at this and chucklin… Ms. Aretha pulled her arm away from Ms. Patti like…. Naw bitch move…..lol
OT: Aretha had weight loss surgery. NEnq. has the report.
https://www.nationalenquirer.com/photos/aretha-franklin-weight-loss-health-crisis/
It gives a life. Okay