Suchergebnisse
Suchergebnisse:
13. Aug. 2021 · But it offers little clarity around one of the most poignant parts of her young life – Franklin’s becoming pregnant as a young girl, whether willingly or otherwise.
13. Aug. 2021 · But there is no suggestion in the biography that the pregnancy resulted from a nonconsensual encounter, or as the movie suggests and as critics have observed, that she was the victim of...
17. Aug. 2018 · It may have been because of the unstable nature of life at home that she fell pregnant and had children twice before the age of 15. At 18, she told her father she wanted to follow in Sam Cooke's footsteps and become a pop artist, and after she signed to Columbia she enjoyed a degree of success on the R&B chart.
- 1 Min.
- Philip Whiteside,news reporter
16. Aug. 2021 · Meanwhile, Aretha’s mother, Barbara, became pregnant with another man’s son, Aretha’s half-brother Vaughn. In 1948, when Aretha was six, Barbara moved—taking Vaughn with her to Buffalo, New...
- Was Franklin Raped as A Young Girl at Her Father’s Home?
- Did The Beatles Really Offer Aretha An Exclusive Song — Which She Turned Down?
- Did Jerry Wexler Name Franklin The Queen of Soul?
- Did Everybody Really Call Her 'Ree'?
In “Respect,” Aretha is seen as a 10-year-old in her Detroit bedroom when an older, unnamed male house guest wanders in, offering to be her “boyfriend.” The scene cuts there, but in a later flashback, it is implied that’s when she was violated and impregnated. The paternity of Franklin’s oldest son has long been shrouded in mystery. She was 12 when...
Yes and no. In a passing scene in “Respect,” producer Jerry Wexler (Marc Maron) tells Franklin she has been offered a song to record, and if she passes, the Beatles want it for themselves. The composition in question: “Let It Be.” Franklin is seen rejecting the idea. It’s a Catholic song, she says, and “I’m Baptist.” (If Aretha really did perceive ...
Here, “Respect” is a bit fuzzy: Maron's Wexler, pictured speaking to cameras for a promotional video, affirms Franklin’s status as “Queen of Soul.” The movie doesn’t explicitly give the producer credit for the coronation, but some viewers may be left with that impression. While not depicted in the film, the title was bestowed on Franklin in early 1...
Ree? Not really, according to family members. While that nickname would later become popular for some inside Franklin’s circle, it wasn’t the go-to moniker during her younger life. Contrary to what’s seen in “Respect,” where “Ree” flies left and right, friends and family called her "Aretha." In the movie, the nickname is even depicted as the inspir...
28. Juni 2022 · Aretha first became pregnant at the age of 12, and gave birth to her first child, named Clarence after her father, American Baptist minister CL Franklin, in 1955. According to biographer David Ritz, the father of her oldest son Clarence was believed to be Donald Burke, a boy from school.
When Aretha fell pregnant at the age of just 12, such was her father's reputation, that rumours began circulating that he was the baby's dad. The disturbing reports were noted in...
