Aretha Franklin Sings For the Troops

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Our big aunt, Aretha, performed at a benefit concert for the Torch of Freedom to honor our troops at the Nokia Theatre. That’s a nice red king-sized sheet gown she had on.

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45 Responses to “Aretha Franklin Sings For the Troops”

    sexema73

    yall betta watch out thats Aretha yall tryin to clown..she got sat ya cross her knee…side eye

    Uhm, hmm...that's right!

    Its always a little nerve-wrecking anti*****ting how Aretha may present herself…her determination to have her upper torso somewhat exposed is a little scary but she actually looks okay in these pics…I’ve seen much worse in the recent past.

    JeJe

    firsttttttttttttttttt

    Thats a legend rite there

    Re

    Damn…that’s like the fabric hung in castles for curtains…

    Aunt Viv

    Wow-she looks like a big red Christmas tree.

    Love you Aretha but damn!

    Re

    I’m just glad her pancakes- I mean, ***** were NOT exposed.

    D-Money

    Becareful now, that is the Queen of Soul, she’s a Detroit City Original, ya’ll really don’t want a minute of our Big Red.

    D-Money

    Raquel26

    She definitely is wearing the heck outta that dress!

    Go’on wit yo bad self, Aretha!

    R-E-S-P-E-C-T……

    Mock Rock Starring It...barely

    JeJe

    firsttttttttttttttttt

    Thats a legend rite there
    ———————————————-
    and she’s big ***** a duplex (Paul Mooney)

    Darkesthourgl*****

    Not as bad-looking as I thought it would be. That’s a nice red gown.

    leave-it-be

    <<<<< acTUALLY…. SHE HAS LOST WEIGHT!!!!DON’T MATTER WHAT SIZE SHE WILL ALWAYS BE THE ‘QUEEN OF SOUL’ CAUSE SHE STARTED THE MOVEMENT LIKE JAMES BROWN DID….

    Doc

    ohhh big ol red dress!

    keepn it real

    I’m gona tell it like it is…………She’s a hot ***** redd mess!!

    Boss Lady

    Ya’ll know ReRe look a mess right here and any other time I see her. I know this woman got a stylist so I’m curious why *****ody is keepin it gangsta and lettin her know it’s not cute to let it all hang out. She is looking much better but there’s always room for improvement.

    TIM TIM

    IT DON’T MAKE NO DAMN SENSE FOR SOMEBODY IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY TO LET THEYSELF GET THAT DAMN BIG….SHE AND THE QUILT NEEDS TO BE SET ON FIRE!!!

    bria

    Check yourself bossip. That is an icon there. She is not begging to be one she is one. So show respect where respect is due.

    jjj / Proud Jamaican

    LMAO at “red king-sized sheet”! :lol:

    jjj / Proud Jamaican

    Bossip show some R-E-S-P-E-C-T.

    Tori

    Leave this woman alone. That is someone’s grandma. How does your grandmother look TIMTIM?

    Tori

    Every woman in her 60’s can’t look like Tina Turner. Bossip should stop these mean spirited attacks.

    sheree

    king sized sheet lol bossip y’all haters!!!

    Darkesthourgl*****

    “I know this woman got a stylist so I’m curious why *****ody is keepin it gangsta and lettin her know it’s not cute to let it all hang out.”

    Probably because they’re afraid to. They trying to keep their job during these hard times.

    Absulam

    What a way to send the troops off to battle, have them watch a beached whale in red satin sing soul music to them. Performance for the military should be inspirational, not something you need to look away from.

    Absulam

    “Every woman in her 60’s can’t look like Tina Turner. Bossip should stop these mean spirited attacks”

    Tina was able to slip by in her 50s, now its just nasty. Do you want YOUR grnadmother on stage like that?

    Fangbanger aka Sookie

    can’t stand aretha franklin.
    she can’t sing anymore. she screams, whines, wails, and is a hot mess.

    she’s arrogant, narcissistic, and needs to cover her body. ain’t NOTHING sexy about you Aretha! wake up.

    Ermy Erm (Chitown til it go DOWN!)

    BAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH!!! @ king size sheet. DAYUM bossip now that was hilarity. Aretha is so dam arrogant. yea she a icon but that dont mean her personality aint stank.

    daughtercreole

    Aretha needs to stop with all the flamboyant clothing. Anyway, Aretha got famous off the Sparkle album which took shine from Lonette McKee and Irene Cara so whateva, whateva wit Aretha

    *****CATFUN

    WHO EVER IS ARETHA’S “STYLIST” MUST HATES HER WITH A P*****ION/ OR ARETHA AIN’T PAYING ***** CUZ…I MEAN THEY FOREVER MAKING HER LOOK LIKE A BIG ***** CIRCUS TENT……..

    Pynk (YOU BETTA BRING YO CAPE CUZ I'M BRINGING THA KRYPTONITE)

    @*****catfun!!!

    You ain’t lying there!!

    sparkle

    Aretha is bigger than a cruise ship- she really needs to lose weight- ARETHA WEAR A BRA

    FURIOUZ STYLEZ

    HOPE SHE AINT HAVE NO WARDROBE MALFUNCTION YO

    kenya

    aretha has always dressed on the tacky side, especially for someone with her money, but she’s still allright with me. she looks like she’s losing weight too, so she gets an a for her efforts.

    SECRET LIFE OF KING LATIFAH

    ARETHA’S GONNA END UP AS BIG AS QUEEN LATIFAH.

    SECRET LIFE OF KING LATIFAH…DYKE EDITION

    Lashon1

    Omar the Tent Maker must be Proud!!!!!!!!!!!

    Wenzel Dashington

    hey kool aid!

    CKeezy

    how many parachutes had to die to make this outfit????

    dane

    HEY KOOL-AID!!!!!….lmao

    Dizzy McElroy

    Kool Aid runnit!!!

    craig

    what’s a shame is how some black folks like many of y’all who are posting have no comp*****ion for a human being with a weight issue. Aretha also a cultural icon and a woman who has meant and given so much so much to us, who has symbolized our greatness. if you don’t know, read a book or ask somebody about the free angela davis concert she did before some of you were born. WTF does it matter what her dress size is. for some of you , she is nothing more than a joke. that says far more about your ignorance and lack of respect than it does her. some of your posts sadden me so i had to speak out.

    Darkesthourgl*****

    “ARETHA’S GONNA END UP AS BIG AS QUEEN LATIFAH.”

    Aretha already is WAY bigger than Queen Latifah. She wished she could get down to Latifah’s size in order to look decent.

    daughtercreole

    “Aretha and her stylist (if she even has one) just need to fall the ***** way back

    OverTheTop

    WOW! That’s a walking Health Hazard man.

    afreshmusic.com

    Aretha Franklin is and will always be the one and only QUEEN OF SOUL!

    She’s beautiful to me. She is the greatest singer that God has put on this earth. I’m so happy that she came from a time where people actually listen to people voices and wasn’t so concern what outfit they were wearing.

    Ask yourself. When I buy a CD do I care if they got the best clothes on or do I care if they have the best voice? Some great lyrics and a killa arrangement?

    The quality of her voice was never in question – I don’t think anyone could deny that there’s only one “Aretha”. She has though insisted on wearing attire that has done nothing but distract from that voice. As a very heavy woman she’s decided to either ignore the advice of those who care about how she appears in public or she actually believed that she didn’t look atrocious…in any case, she’s stepped up her game, and I for one am happy for her.

    yo cuzin

    The big *****ied sailor. Im a horny ***** Id give her the business

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