These diva's are soooooo touchy!!!
Background.
Beyonce evidently offended Aretha Franklin at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards when Beyonce referred to Aretha as "the queen".
That prompted Aretha to state "I am not sure of whose toes I may have stepped on or whose ego I may have bruised between the Grammy writers and Beyonce; however, I dismissed it as a cheap shot for controversy."
Well!!!!
Seven months later, Tina Turner decides to comment on the whole thing as Hollywood Pulse reports:
She was quoted by singersroom.com as saying, "Aretha has always been like that. We've always accepted that from her."
"She's the queen of soul and I'm the queen of rock n' roll. Her ego must be so big to think she was the only one."
Queen Aretha obviously needs to have the last word because now, via USA Today, she responds to Turner by stating
"I have always appreciated what Tina Turner has to offer and had quietly cheered her on after Ike and her subsequent success. However, with respect to her statement concerning my ego clearly she was talking about herself as she described herself as the 'Queen of Rock' and saying 'that's what Queens do' — particularly since she does not have a clue as to who I am in view of the fact that we have never met.
"I never figured her to resort to tacky press just to sell a few tickets. I understand and I know that the concert market is down where ticket sales are concerned. I really had put her in a different class — higher than that.
"Finally, no one has been more gracious or complimentary to their peers than I have and I am confident and secure enough to do so, unlike some others. I wish Ms. Turner all the best, as I always have. Perhaps one day we will meet."
MEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOWWWWWWW!!!
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