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As we all know, celebs are people just like us, who have their fair share of hardships in life, but this one is a shocker! Patti Labelle has claimed that an extremely well-known, iconic soul singer tried to rape her during the 60's. We thank Patti for sharing her stories with us, as just about everyone has find out about her pain and her struggles. Remember she shared with us that her three sisters died of cancer while they were inside their 40s. She shared with us her guilty feelings of wondering if she had neglected her sisters in her obsessive journey for music recognition. But her story of being sexually assaulted was one that I hadn't heard her speak of before until I read her book, "Don't Block The Blessings." It was Jackie Wilson who attempted to rape her backstage at a theater, according to Patti. Here's her account of the things happened on that day via michronicleonline.com:

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Patti Labelle has already established her share of downs, among that involves being the victim of the attempted rape by another from the greatest singers and performers of all time, the iconic Jackie Wilson. It happened, LaBelle alleges, in early 1960s. At that time she was using the group Patti LaBelle as well as the Bluebelles. The scene was backstage at a theater and LaBelle happened to become alone. Someone, she says, came up behind her.

It absolutely was Jackie Wilson, she recalled. He was kissing my neck and that i could smell the liquor on his breath. Jackie's accomplice started dragging me in backwards, as I struggled to free myself. I was no match for him. Next thing she knew, she was locked in a room, although i was kicking with all my might.

Jackie started touching. I started screaming, but no one could hear me. I didn't have a knife, but I had my voice. I began screaming even louder, at the top of my lungs, and that i can scream every bit as loud because i can sing.

She continued, It worked. Suddenly they backed off. They let me go. Remembers Jackie Wilson as a perfect gentleman who always went out of his way to help Gladys Knight & the Pips in the group's early days, though i ran as fast as I could in the direction of the lights. Gladys Knight didn't deny the accuracy of Patti LaBelle's story. One man, two remembrances."

Geesh, this can be deep! It's also a reminder that again, legends are people just like us- some of them flawed and some of them not so flawed, although it's extremely hard to hear stories like this about legends whom we have great respect for from an artistic standpoint. Are you currently amazed at this I Love Old Fashioned Music family?

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