Celebrity Justice
Aretha in Foreclosure? Show Some R.E.S.P.E.C.T.!

She may be the Queen of Soul, but Aretha Franklin is fighting to keep her Detroit palace.
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Aretha says a mistake by her lawyer over $445 in 2005 taxes and late fees caused her $700,000 mansion to slip into foreclosure. According to court documents, the big-boned singer owes $19,192 in back taxes.

She says she plans to pay up and reclaim the mansion by the March 31 deadline. A call to Aretha's rep was not immediately returned.



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16. 13 & 14... great comments. You can always tell the difference from a boy/girl and a man/woman.
The smaller comments about her weight etc. is juvenile... So much venom spat, but that's what evil little snakes have in them.

Aretha handle your business girlfriend- people can't give what they don't have... that includes R.E.S.P.E.C.T!
Lame Losers need a person's trials to make them feel better about themselves.

Posted at 1:33PM on Mar 13th 2008 by Ms. 100%

17. "Detroit Palace"? This is an oxymoron

Posted at 1:37PM on Mar 13th 2008 by Lana Caine

18. Aretha is de shizz nizzle

Posted at 1:41PM on Mar 13th 2008 by Love me some Aretha

19. Can someone loan Aretha a cup of money ??!? .. Thanks

Posted at 1:41PM on Mar 13th 2008 by Aretha Fan

20. Don't mess with my Aretha !!!!!

Posted at 1:42PM on Mar 13th 2008 by Aretha Number 1 Fan

21. Who the hell would name their child DYKEMA???????????????

Posted at 1:47PM on Mar 13th 2008 by LA guy

22. She's is a nasty fat slob who is rude to everyone and thinks she's the best singer in the world. I worked for VHi back during the first Divas Live in 1998. During the live show when they all did "Natural Woman" with her Celine Dion outsang her and did some amazing things. I had the VCR running live to tape it. When Arethat heard it, the jealous pig made VH1 go back and edit it to lower Celine's vocals so you could barely hear celine singing with Aretha. Celine di some amazing runs that were only heard on the actual live telecast and then never again on any of VH11's subsequent 2 million airings of the show.
Aretha ids a bitch who always tries to out SCREAM everyone at the end of every song. She did it to Chaka Khan at thge grammies when the Exahale cast was singing. She does it all the time, just watch. She's an attention hog who looks like a wild boar. Her arms looked like cottage cheese at the grammies last month. She's repulsive in both the physical and the spiritual. They should put her down but she's proabbly gonna drop dead from clogged arteries soon anyway.

Posted at 5:40PM on Mar 13th 2008 by pecklesnooch

23. Ummmm . . . . No 20: "Dykema" is part of the name of the law firm - Dykema Gossett. It is one of the largest firm in the state.

Posted at 2:57PM on Mar 13th 2008 by adj

24. Entertainers aren't always good business people. They have to hire someone that is competent and trustworthy. Hopefully this gets resolve for The Queen Of Soul. Listen to her album 'Love Songs'. My favorite is This Girl's In Love With You. What an incredible talent!!!

Posted at 3:10PM on Mar 13th 2008 by TrixieBelden

25. LETS SEE HERE.....WE ALL THOUGHT DIANA WAS A BITCH, BUT NOW IT SEEMS THAT ARETHA IS THE BIGGEST (FATTEST) ONE OUTTA DETROIT. WE ALL TALK ABOUT MISS ROSS...BUT ONE THING IS CERTAIN...MISS ROSS ...STILL HAS ALL HER MONEY....MISS ROSS IS 64 AND LOOKS 35...MISS ROSS TAKES CARE OF HERSELF AND MISS ARETHA SHOULD TAKE A PAGE OUTTA HER BOOK..CAUSE I SAW DIANA IN OAKLAND LAST NOV AT OAKLANDS PARAMOUNT THEATRE AND SHE ROCKED FROM BEGINNING TO END!!!!!!! ARETHA IS JUST OLD FAT AND BITCHY...(TOUGHT ALL FAT PEOLPE WERE SUPPOSE TO BE JOLLY!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 3:11PM on Mar 13th 2008 by WHY?

26. fat ass tax evader

Posted at 3:14PM on Mar 13th 2008 by nataliec

27. Ok Aretha like Michael is not broke. She is not hurting for money. She hired someone to handle her finances and the person screwed up. Let's thing about this ignorant people, do you really believe that Aretha is sitting at her kitchen table balancing her check book like you common folks do? She has way too many investments and assets to do this that's why she hired someone to do it for her. Like she said it will all be fixed by the end of the month. I bet most of you on here posting ignorant comments could say the same if you were facing foreclosure!

Posted at 3:29PM on Mar 13th 2008 by life's a b*tch

28. Miss Franklin does not reside in this home. This is the home that her late father, the Rev. C.L. Franklin lived in. For years Miss Franklin has had woes with this home on the westside of Detroit. For anyone that has an ounce of goose sense, they'd realize Miss Franklin lives in Oakland County , MI in the suburb called Bloomfield Hills. She hasn't lived in the city of Detroit for 28 years or so. Miss Franklin suffers from the syndrome of not trusting anyone to handle her business and financial affairs - thus invoices, bills, taxes, etc, get overlooked. To the regular everyday person this may seem tacky, but for Miss Franklin, it doesn't enter her radar scope usually till it gets her point blank attention. Ultimately her debts are always paid, albeit not in a timely manner.

Posted at 3:40PM on Mar 13th 2008 by RealTalkMaestro

29. Let her get her act together and mind your own damn business. What a bunch of royal douchebags you schmucks are.

Posted at 6:10PM on Mar 13th 2008 by Spike

30. 1 ) re: who would name her kid DYKEMA: Dykema, Gossett is a law firm in Detroit. (You big fat dummy).

2) Miss Ross is thinner than Aretha, but drinks a lot, (DUI), and sure has aged.Look at some of TMZ's pics of her. She can't even fill an arena. She is a lotta hype. Make-up does wonders. She is not that nice to work with, either. Aretha is a great hostess and is a charitable person.I know. How many folks in the US today are FAT ? Hellooooo.......get real !

Posted at 6:11PM on Mar 13th 2008 by Spike

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