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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 said that a very recognized, iconic soul singer attempted to rape her in the 60's. We thank Patti for sharing her stories with us, as most of us have find out about her pain and her struggles. Remember she given to us that her three sisters died of cancer when they were within their 40s. If she had neglected her sisters in her obsessive journey for music recognition, she shared with us her guilty feelings of wondering. "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 on that day via michronicleonline.com:
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Patti Labelle has experienced her share of downs, among that 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, during the early 1960s. At that time she was with all the group Patti LaBelle and also the Bluebelles. The scene was backstage with 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 i also 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. 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, on 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 permit me to 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 really 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 Adore Old Fashioned Music family?
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