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Stevie Wonder Collaborator Jim Gilstrap Dead at 79

Published: 07/20/2026

Singer Jim Gilstrap -- who collaborated with Stevie Wonder on the classic tune, "You Are The Sunshine of My Life" -- has died, according to his family. Gilstrap passed away from natural causes Saturday in Los Angeles, his nephew, Geoffrey Gilstrap, said in a statement. His exact cause of death was…

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Clive Davis Remembered at Star-Studded NYC Funeral, Watch Livestream

Published: 06/29/2026

Clive Davis was honored one final time ... with friends, family, and music royalty gathering Monday morning to celebrate the legendary record executive's life. The five-time Grammy winner's star-studded funeral took place in New York City -- and it was full of emotional tributes from some of the…

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Clive Davis Discharged From Hospital, Recuperating at Home

Published: 06/04/2026

Music mogul Clive Davis is back home and on the mend after spending the past week hospitalized ... TMZ has learned. A rep for the legendary music executive -- who molded the careers of Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Kelly Clarkson, and more -- tells TMZ ... Clive was…

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Pete Davidson dice que estaba drogado con ketamina en el funeral de Aretha Franklin

Published: 01/10/2024

Hay buenas razones para decir que Pete Davidson estaba cometiendo una falta de respeto grave en el funeral de Aretha Franklin, tras aparecer drogado con ketamina, según él. El comediante detalló el incidente en su especial de Netflix "Turbo Fonzarelli", donde dijo ingeniosamente que estaba tan…

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Pete Davidson Says He Was High On Ketamine at Aretha Franklin's Funeral

Published: 01/10/2024

Pete Davidson was arguably serving up some serious disrespect at Aretha Franklin's funeral ... turning up to the 2018 service high on ketamine, at least according to him. The comic detailed the drug-induced blunder in his Netflix special "Turbo Fonzarelli" ... the quipping that he was so high at…

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Aretha Franklin's Childhood Home Sells for $355k

Published: 08/01/2023

The house Aretha Franklin grew up in now belongs to a new family, and it looks like they're gonna have as much luck there as she did -- 'cause they got a great deal on the place. According to property records the Detroit property officially transferred hands last Wednesday when the sale closed.…

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Aretha Franklin Will Found in Couch After Her Death Is Valid, Jury Rules

Published: 07/11/2023

A jury determined a handwritten document found in Aretha Franklin's couch is a valid will ... a major development after years of her kids battling over her estate. The ruling on the hard-to-read pages came in Tuesday in a Michigan court. The will was found in 2019 -- the year after she passed --…

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Aretha Franklin's Childhood Home in Detroit up for Sale

Published: 05/07/2023

Aretha Franklin's incredible talent could be passed on to strangers if you believe in osmosis, because her childhood home is up for sale. The all-brick pad is located in Detroit. The house was originally listed back in January but the sale fell through ... so it's back on the market for $379,900.…

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Aretha's Granddaughter Grace Franklin Says 'American Idol' Judges Were Right to Reject

Published: 03/04/2022

Grace Franklin -- 16-year-old granddaughter of Aretha Franklin -- is opening up after not making it past the auditions on "American Idol" ... a TV moment that's shocked the country. Grace -- joined by her dad and Aretha's son, Kecalf -- tells TMZ ... in the moment of being rejected from going to…

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Aretha Franklin's Family Disappointed Over Jennifer Hudson's Oscar Snub

Published: 02/09/2022

All Aretha Franklin's family's asking is for the Motion Picture Academy to show Jennifer Hudson a little R-E-S-P-E-C-T ... and its failure to even nominate her isn’t sitting well with them. Aretha’s niece, Sabrina Owens, tells TMZ she’s disappointed about the Oscar snub because she feels JH…

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Jennifer Hudson In Character For Aretha Franklin Biopic 'Respect'

Published: 02/14/2020

What you want? Baby, Jennifer Hudson's got it ... especially if you're looking for someone to nail the role of Aretha Franklin!!! Jennifer and Forest Whitaker were filming the upcoming biopic -- aptly titled "Respect" -- Friday in Manhattan's Washington Square Park. Props to the wardrobe and hair…

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Marlon Wayans Describes What it's Like Kissing Jennifer Hudson

Published: 11/13/2019

Marlon Wayans says Jennifer Hudson kisses like she comes from heaven -- but he wants to keep it our little secret. And, what he especially wants to keep on the down-low ... he gets a woody when he hears her sing. The actor-comedian broke down what it was like to plant one on his costar on the set…

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