I’m not even going to take this to Beyonce.
Yesterday, VIBE.com reported Aretha Franklin calling Beyonce’s Grammy Awards speech to Tina Turner a “cheap shot” after Knowles referenced Turner "the queen of soul."
“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," Franklin said in a statement. "However, I dismissed it as a cheap shot for controversy.”
Matthew Knowles says he didn’t want Beyonce to pay any attention to Franklin. “I’m not even going to take this to [Beyonce],” he said. “Something this ridiculous, it’s childish, it’s unprofessional. And it’s a sad day when egos get bruised because somebody used the word king, queen, prince or princess.”
Beyonce has yet to comment on the Grammy speech, which, according to New York Magazine, was speculated to have been written by Clive Davis, Aretha’s former label rep. Franklin cleaned up her comments, later saying, “I thank the Grammys and the voting academy for my 20th Grammy and love Beyonce anyway."
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18thletter says:
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Matthew Knowles sucks
March 5, 2008 at 8:43 am
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diabla61 says:
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What I don't understand is if the comment was petty and childish why respond he's obviously petty too. To think that these are adults in business that's alot for kids to look up to He needs to get a life of his own and stop pimpin his robot of a child The poor girl has no soul You see nothing when you look at her she's like one of those chicks from The Stepford Wives Sorry to all you Die hard Beyonce fans but I also find it repulsive that she going to play the role of Etta James What in the hell does she know about Etta She's NOWHERE and I DO MEAN NOWHERE ON THAT LEVEL SORRY IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT BUT PERSONALLY I DON'T CARE BECAUSE THAT'S JUST FACTS
February 24, 2008 at 9:31 pm
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blaqgurl2008 says:
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Aretha needs to stop actin like a CHILD!!!!! Seriously its not like Beyonce did it on purpose... She just made cuz she looked like a BUTTER MONSTER and Tina looked good.
Mary J. Blige wasn't trippin although she's known as the QUEEN of R&B and Hip Hop... So why is Aretha trippin out over somethin stupid like that...
YOU ALREADY GREW UP PHYSICALLY.... TRY TO GROW UP MENTALLY!
February 16, 2008 at 4:04 pm
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trinigirl says:
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aretha needs to sit her gigantic ass down somewhere so what she is not the only queen of soul she looked a fat mess on the grammys that black and white thing she had on was awful and that wig was hideous she just hating on the beautiful and still looking good tina turner so please give me a break beyonce said the right thing!
February 16, 2008 at 1:24 am
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Busisiwe says:
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Oh papa Knowles why couldn't you just let this pass??? Aretha was just having one of those moments - let it be! OK Aretha is the QUEEN of SOUL. Tina is the QUEEN of ROCK. Never again will this TINY mistake be repeated.
February 15, 2008 at 9:30 am
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ladylegz says:
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Matthew Knowles you havent got a clue, It was insulting for Beyonce to introduce Tina Turner as the Queen of Soul. Open your eyes, Tina Turner is a rock star and Aretha Franklin is the true and one and only queen of soul. Again Beyonce just hyping up herself and her hair (or shall I say wig) looked a mess. These young stars need to do their homework as they obviously have a lot to learn.......
February 15, 2008 at 3:52 am