Aretha Franklin, Willie Wilkerson Call Off Wedding
by Free Britney at .Aretha Franklin, who announced January 3 that she was engaged to Willie Wilkerson and would wed this summer, released a statement Monday with a change of plans.
"Regretfully, To Our Friends and Supporters: Will and I have decided we were moving a little too fast," said the Queen of Soul and her her "forever friend" William.
"There were a number of things that had not been thought through thoroughly," the 69-year-old Franklin added. "There will be no wedding at this time."
"We will not comment on it any further because of the very personal and sensitive nature of it. We appreciate all of the many well wishes from friends."
The statement was signed "Aretha and Will."
Franklin is famously private about her personal life, which is why her engagement to William Wilkerson came as such a surprise to the public recently.
She's previously declined to discuss whether she was even in a relationship. Presumably, and hopefully, the longtime friends will remain that way.
"Will and I are close," Franklin said recently of her companion. "We stayed close and he escorts me on occasion and we're just cool. We're real cool."
Real good to know.
[Photo: WENN.com]
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Comments (4 Total)
@ Free Britney, By Now you know that you touch my heart when a story is released about Aretha. Thank You!!
Absolutely love Aretha and her music!! If she is *wise enough to know that she is Not ready to marry her forever friend at this time, I admire her even more for Not marrying just to have a show of a wedding. Continue to Rock Steady Aretha!!
aretha, come on,, look in the mirror, gurl. u think this guy is marrying u for luv? smart move to call the wedding off. hold onto those "R-E-S-P-E-C-T" dollars, gurl!
doesnt it fucking figure