The legendary Queen of soul, Aretha Franklin feels like a new woman one day after undergoing a successful gastric bypass/weight loss surgery.
“The surgery was highly successful,” Aretha said in a statement to Access Hollywood following the procedure. “God is still in control. I had superb doctors and nurses whom were blessed by all the prayers of the city and the country. God bless you all for your prayers!”
Franklin, 68, had the surgery yesterday following a Prayer vigil organized by the City Council in her hometown of Detroit, MI.
Last month, Franklin cancelled all concert dates and personal appearances through May due to undisclosed medical reasons.
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that surgery is known to make a bitch crazy!
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yes it is!!!! and i know several who have had it and dey crazy as hell. yes they R!
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I wish Re Re well. I know a few people who had the surgery and they all had different results as well as side effects (some had none). Now she will have to make sure she eats well balanced meals and exercises because the weight can creep back up on her. Good for her.
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good for her, now she can be rid of that 2-chin step!
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I’m LMMFAO!!!!! @Omar, you are just so wrong for that one!!!!
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good for the queen of soul. she had like 18 titties to match that chin.
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Her first chin is dangerous but her second chin came back with a vengence
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I swear!!!!
ya’ll mafuckers ain’t right! 🙂
I’m damn dead@these****
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I am happy she got the help and thats all that matters..
and at the end of the day she realized she needed it. She’s a legend so I will def leave it at that
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I’m LOL but I agree with Olivijah, you gotta give R.E.S.P.E.C.T. to the Queen!
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its good everything went well
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Glad all went well2…
I’m glad she is getting the help she needed cause she was getting to a dangerous stage with her weight.
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@Ace…yeah, I’m glad she did too.
I don’t understand how people with money are overweight anyways.
Was that mean?
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@Starr
Yeah- that was mean but I think the sammmmeee thing. I hit the gym regularly now. If I had access to the type of cash some of these people have- with a personal trainer & a nutritionist/chef on staff- I’d have the body I’ve been praying & working hard for.
*yeah…I’m a little bitter.*
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Again, I’m just glad her surgery went well and prays that she has a speedy recovery.
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GO RETHA!!!!!!!!! I AM GLAD SHE DECIDED TO GET RID OF SOME OF THAT WEIGHT. ALTHOUGH GASTRIC ISNT ALWAYS THE BEST SHE DID IT.
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she’ll prbly feel better about herself too.
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Hope that voice doesn’t change.
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a coworker owes me lunch cause I called it. Glad it went well.
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I knew it too. The other sites only reported that she had a sucessful surgery, we knew it was “gastric surgery.
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So when/where was it confirmed that it was gastric bypass “aka weight loss” surgery that she had?
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I haven’t seen it confirmed that she had the gastric bypass done. Does blog queen have an inside scoop on this?
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It’s implied, otherwise why keep it a secret? If it had anything to do with her fall in the bathtub we would have been informed.
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she sound excited in her statement alone. so one can only figure dat shit out.
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20 yrs too late…
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it’s never 2late Spice_Girl
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Wow, I think I just shouldn’t comment on anything today cause I just have all these not nice thoughts on the tips of my fingers. 😦
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I’m WITH YOU (On That…) Let’s Leave THIS LEGEND ALONE (Real…)
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it’s no secret that she needs to lose the weight–esp if she wants Halle to play her in a biopic of her life
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@ Yvonne,
A very deep and hard co-sign to all that was said.
I wish to plead the fifth on this post b/c nothing I say will be nice.
70 years old and you finally decide to get rid of that girth?
Let me just exit the room b/c my TRUE thoughts are about to spill out.
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freedom of speechh joanne …. lol PREACH
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Joanne,
There could have been other health issues as to the reason she had to get it in, and couldn’t have it done sooner.
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TRUE Tamala…
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Glad she made it out okay
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Glad that her surgery went well….
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so am i.
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Glad all went well.
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Tracy,
Out of all the picture you could have shown, you chose this one.???
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seriously its friday we all made it to today., so let’s party ya’ll.
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ain’t nobody stuttin you boy!!!
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Glad she took action about her weight. Although I hope she doesn’t think the sugery will fix her weight issues, you still have to develope a sensual diet and workout plan. You can’t get lazy just because your stomach is now smaller.
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@Tabatha,
What’s a “sensual diet”? Yes, my mind is in the gutter
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LOL Starr, I’m at lunch and doing too much. I meant a sensible diet. I have another conversation going on in another window that had me thinking sensual. lol
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sheeeesh! my aunt had a stroke after her surgery… like months after, the after affects are dangerous
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@ ToeJam, all surgery is extremely dangerous sorry to hear about your aunt
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Yeah the after-effects can be deadly…
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That’s why the people in detroit were praying.
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Aretha’s stomach prolly fought back during the surgery.
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I’m dead!!***@that1 man
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LOL…Man you are so wrong!!!
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Leave it to man ya’ll!
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where is erbody????
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let’s see Yasha,
it’s 2:57 on a friday afternoon my guess is that most are gone by now. 🙂 But i’m in and out sweetie.
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“In N Out” sounds freaky Joanne.
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It sounds just like “I meant it” @Omar, I’m lurking and back and forth as I do my laundry. Get ya damn mind outta where-eva the hell it is thank u.
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@omar, i think you horny! and if you are dat’s cool but just take ya azz to a porn site or somethin cause we don’t want those images. ok boo.
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“cause we don’t want those images.” Um, CB: speak for yourself babe. lol.
do you @omar!!!!
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LETS ALL GET NAKED THEN!!!
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*peeks in* I guessed someone lied to me cause ya’ll ain’t sayin nothin.
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Omar, you on some other shit right now…n-ain’t bout to entertain dat.
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@Ashanti, I know I’m not…this is NOT a BLOG about sex., this is a blog to ignite conversation. That other stuff I get that from my husband.
have a good weekend all.
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oh shit!!!! Joanne just told somebody!!! she ain’t here for the sex talk. ouch!!!
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OMAR, HOW LOW CAN YOU GO!!
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ah damn joanne!!! don’t leave!!!
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OMAR: I must warn you dont start nothin you cant finish
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Finally…. I love me some Aretha but this was waaaaaaaaay overdue…
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I’m so relieved her surgery went well. Get well quickly, my dearest Diva!
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Aretha has always walked her talk…the blessings came back & will continue...Love her. Hugs.
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Rock Steady Rhee Rhee
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No one can belt out a song like Aretha. Best wishes for her speedy recovery. Loved her in the Blues Brothers.
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Be strong Queen of Soul!
Be strong!
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God is good Rhee Rhee!!!
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Don’t Agree. Any sky god that heals the sick also afflicts the healthy. The sooner we stop believing in this superstitious nonsense, the better.
On another note, I wish Areatha Franklin a speedy recovery and hope she lives a long and healthy life.
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@Angel-hair, God does not afflict people.Clearly you do resent her faith. She’s neither an atheist nor an agnostic so your opinion does not matter. She’s not shoving her beliefs down your throat so a simple I hope you feel better Ms. Franklin would’ve sufficed.
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Oh please……and the point is…?
(God, if you out there listening? Post a comment or something.)
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God if you there, strike her azz down on her way home 2night.
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No God if you listening…do that shit right now!!!!
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Whoaaaa!!! It’s a good thing ain’t nan-none of ya’ll GOD!
and despite this girl’s (angel-hair) ignorance, we can’t put a match to her words.
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TRUE INDEED Dawg!!! True indeed!!!
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Took her fat ass long enough.
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im not saying she did or didnt BUT… your quote is lifted exactly word for word from articles EXCEPT for the words “a successful gastric bypass/weightloss” Those words are listed nowhere in any articles. Where is your proof? Believe me.. I would LOVE to know that she did have one. I thought she was telling ppl she had pancreatic cancer and that was her ailment. What a horrible thing to lie about and gain sympathy from. So yes.. because she is fat everyone IMPLIED thats what the surgery was but she is using it to gain attention waay out of line. So.. queen blog.. what can you prove? Prove those of us wrng that now despise Aretha for implying her condition is cancer… not her obesity.
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