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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 stated that an extremely well-known, iconic soul singer made an effort to rape her during the 60's. We thank Patti for sharing her stories along with us, as most of us have read about her pain and her struggles. Remember she shared with us that her three sisters died of cancer when they were in their 40s. She shared with us her guilty feelings of wondering if she had neglected her sisters in her obsessive journey for music recognition. "Don't Block The Blessings., but her story of being sexually assaulted was one that I hadn't heard her speak of before until I read her book" According to Patti, it was Jackie Wilson who attempted to rape her backstage at a theater. Here's her account of what happened that day via michronicleonline.com:

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

It had been Jackie Wilson, she recalled. He was kissing my neck and I could smell the liquor on his breath. As I struggled to free myself, Jackie's accomplice started dragging me in backwards. 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. No one could hear me, even though i started screaming. I had my voice, although i didn't have a knife. I began screaming even louder, near the top of my lungs, and that i can scream every bit as loud when i can sing.

She continued, It worked. Suddenly they backed off. They let me go. 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, but 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. One man, two remembrances."

Geesh, this is 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. Have you been astonished at this I Really Like Old Fashioned Music family?

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