Aretha Franklin Puts Brakes on Engagement to Willie Wilkerson

Aretha Franklin has called off her engagement to longtime boyfriend William “Willie” Wilkerson, saying the pair were “moving too fast.”
Eh — haven’t these two been together for 26 years?!

Aretha Franklin has called off her engagement to longtime boyfriend William “Willie” Wilkerson, saying the pair were “moving too fast.”
Eh — haven’t these two been together for 26 years?!

Wedding bells are ringing for the Queen of Soul. Like Britney Spears, a newly slimmed down Aretha Franklin is hoping the third time’s a charm.

The Queen of Soul? More like the Queen of Sole! Slimmed-down music icon Aretha Franklin, who overcame a life-threatening (albeit undisclosed) illness earlier this year, found herself in the emergency room of Community North Hospital this month after suffering a close encounter of the stylish kind.

Bypass?! She can’t even pronounce it! For Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin, gastric bypass is as foreign a concept as the phrases “healthy diet” and “regular exercise”
Daytime diva Wendy Williams has landed the first sit-down interview with Aretha Franklin since the Queen of Soul scrapped all concert dates and underwent treatment for an alleged pancreatic cancer diagnosis last year.