Filed under: Beyonce, Fight, Fight, Fight!
Ooohhh, I love me a good diva fight! Only I’m not talking about Aretha Franklin and Beyoncé — I’m talking about Aretha and Beyoncé’s dad, Mathew (who really needs to another “T” to his name because it drives me batty).
A day after Aretha actually released a statement (!) in protest of Beyoncé calling Tina Turner the “queen” during their Grammys performance, Mathew has struck back.
Aretha sniffed that, “I am not sure of whose toes I may have stepped on or whose ego I may have bruised between the Grammy writers and Beyoncé, however I dismissed it as a cheap shot for controversy.” (Say wha –?!)
And Papa Knowles felt inclined to lash back by releasing a statement of his own on this clearly love-filled Valentine’s day: “Something this ridiculous – it’s childish, it’s unprofessional… it’s a sad day when egos get bruised because somebody used the word king, queen, prince or princess.”
In response, Aretha’s breasts and Beyoncé’s hair said, “Yeah? Well, what about our bruised egos?” while Tina’s legs laughed, “Oh, we reign over all these bitches, all right.”
Posted by Candy ♦ February 14, 2008
At 2:09 pm scott said:
Aretha is a gorgeous woman.
February 14, 2008
At 2:40 pm librarian kathleen said:
Long live Tina!! She looks fabulous.
I also love Aretha, however weird her
comments.
These are two music titans. (Oh, o.k.,
one of them is, perhaps, more titanic than
the other).
Let’s give Aretha a pass, and hope this
doesn’t devolve into some goofy gossip war
of words.
February 14, 2008
At 3:08 pm jenn said:
Did Beyonce call Tina the queen of soul? Nope. Just ‘the Queen’ and I think on a night that Tina was being honoured she deserved the title. Aretha is being petty.
February 14, 2008
At 3:19 pm midevil said:
Why can’t they just get along?
February 14, 2008
At 4:17 pm kathleen said:
it’s just such a snitty, catty little tiff that it cracks me up!
February 14, 2008
At 5:37 pm scott said:
Has anyone ever climbed to the top of them thar hills?
February 14, 2008
At 6:56 pm MsTriste said:
I’m so stuck on ‘Mat hew’ as in “Mat hewed a cord of wood” that I couldn’t read anything else.
February 14, 2008
At 6:04 am korbitz said:
Both wrong! The only queen is Elton John!
February 15, 2008
At 6:28 am Joss said:
OK now i seriously can’t take it. Aretha is a gorgeous woman???? She’s a talented woman, and an amazing artist, and she changed music, but really. I am agreeing with MMB now. Or I am still trying to tell myself that there is sarcasm involved.
February 15, 2008
At 7:21 am Vern said:
Oh but Joss!
You’ve expressed EXACTLY why I’m team scott! I never know if he has the DRIEST sense of humor & is being totaly sarcastic or he really is the Big Sweetie British Bitch says he is! He is never mean.
I just ignore the hubba hubba comments and play along with his silliness.
I do like your comments as well and also MMB! They are funny to me.
I’ll butt out now.
February 15, 2008
At 8:21 am Joss said:
Thanks Vern. I mean, it has to be a joke, right? LOL
February 15, 2008
At 8:24 am MMB said:
thanks vern. i liked the chris crocker impression by the way! i think i’m gonna start saying crazy stuff too. aretha franklin has a great body. she’s very proportionate. and i love chins, so why would i be with a woman with one when i could be with a woman with 8?
February 15, 2008