Gladys Knight & Son Settle “Chicken & Waffles” Restaurant Lawsuit

Knight allowed her son to use her name for over 10 years but the deal recently expired and she said in court papers that she wants nothing to do with the business.

She filed the lawsuit demanding the judge order her name be removed from all the restaurants.

Hankerson fired back at his famous mother and demanded her lawsuit be thrown out completely.

He explained, “Plaintiff’s claims are barred, in whole or in part, (because she) lack(s) of mental capacity to rescind the license agreement granted to Defendants.”

Hankerson said his mother’s claims are barred due to her breach of contract and said her lawsuit is a violation of a state court order. The son also said she has been paid for the use of her name on his restaurants and cannot void their deal because she’d been paid for it.

Knight’s’ son denied all the allegations of wrongdoing by his mother over his Chicken and Waffle joints and demanded her entire lawsuit be thrown out and his mother pay all the court costs.

The legendary singer fired back and accused her son of attempting to blackmail her with her private medical records.

She explained a judge granted her a default against Hankerson, because he didn’t file his response in time. However, her lawyer was contacted by her son’s attorney and allegedly threatened to reveal Gladys was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease.

Knight was furious with her son for trying to embarrass and harass her by concocting what she said was a lie about her mental state. The singer denied the allegations she had Alzheimer’s and demanded the default stay put, which would allow her to continue on by seeking a default judgment against her son.

She filed docs recently demanding the default she was granted and not be stayed, despite his pleas otherwise. Hankerson blasted her motion and pleaded for him to defend himself in the case and drop the default.