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Aretha Franklin funeral bishop apologizes to Ariana Grande
By Associated Press ^ | September 1, 2018

Posted on 09/01/2018 6:37:41 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement

DETROIT — The bishop who officiated Aretha Franklin’s funeral apologized Friday to Ariana Grande for how he touched her onstage and a joke he made about her name.

Bishop Charles H. Ellis III led Franklin’s funeral and awkwardly greeted Grande on stage after she performed “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman.” Images of the moment showed Ellis’ hand holding Grande well above her waist, with his fingers pressing against one side of her chest.

The preacher apologized in an interview with The Associated Press at the cemetery where Franklin was interred late Friday.

(Excerpt) Read more at pagesix.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: apology; coppingafeel; franklin; grande; joebidening; touch
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To: FreedomPoster

The travails of young idiot dims.


21 posted on 09/01/2018 7:07:02 AM PDT by xp38
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To: ronniesgal

Women put a lot of time into picking out the right outfit. I think she knew exactly what she was going to create with the media and other guests.


22 posted on 09/01/2018 7:13:46 AM PDT by cnsmom
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To: cnsmom

since i don’t know the kid, i don’t know what she was thinking. You know more about it than i do.


23 posted on 09/01/2018 7:15:55 AM PDT by ronniesgal ( I wonder what his FR handle is??)
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To: ronniesgal

All I know is that the younger generation usually asks a dozen people about their outfits before making a final decision. I’d be very surprised if someone along the way didn’t question the length to her.


24 posted on 09/01/2018 7:21:03 AM PDT by cnsmom
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To: Celerity

He was kneeding her boob.


That was a pretty sly move. I bet he has done it to a lot of women and didn’t expect to get caught.


25 posted on 09/01/2018 7:29:22 AM PDT by lodi90
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To: ConservativeStatement
Shades of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s9SYX7TSJ0

26 posted on 09/01/2018 7:30:06 AM PDT by Mr Ramsbotham (Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
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To: ronniesgal

Early in Motown days, Berry Gordy hired A lady named Maxine Powell, a very classy black lady who owned a finishing school to teach all of the artists elocution and social graces.

When you look back at how classy most Motown artists were, her lessons stuck.

(I know. Aretha wasn’t with Motown Records)


27 posted on 09/01/2018 7:30:32 AM PDT by cyclotic ( WeÂ’re the first ones taxed, the last ones considered and the first ones punished)
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To: ConservativeStatement

1. C’mon man, he was just trying to “monkey” around a little.

2. He was having trouble finding her breast because it is so small.

3. He’s a horny Black male, you know how those Black bucks are. /s

4. He was never taught that at a funeral it is “gauche” to touch a woman’s breast. (no matter how small).

5. When caught he was quoted as saying “I was scared...what did I do”, over and over again. (LIVE PD)


28 posted on 09/01/2018 7:31:35 AM PDT by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts)
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To: ConservativeStatement

Groping ,its what we do ,D’oh


29 posted on 09/01/2018 7:31:55 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: ConservativeStatement

What I saw was a CIRCUS


30 posted on 09/01/2018 7:33:14 AM PDT by Bell Bouy II
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To: ConservativeStatement

Much ado about nothing. I am more offended that he apologized to the “Hispanic community”. Huh? Ariana Grande is Italian, not Hispanic. Or, is he apologizing to them for the Taco Bell comment? And, if so, what really does Taco Bell have to do with the Hispanic community? Most of them would not be caught dead there...sort of like Italians and Olive Garden.


31 posted on 09/01/2018 7:38:12 AM PDT by Mozzafiato
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To: ConservativeStatement

Isn’t Grande the twit who was caught on film a few years back in a bakery, spitting on donuts behind the clerk’s back, and saying “I hate America.” ?


32 posted on 09/01/2018 7:49:41 AM PDT by simpson96
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To: ConservativeStatement

Is she the same one who got caught on camera licking all of the doughnuts on the tray while the counter clerk was in the back room?


33 posted on 09/01/2018 7:52:05 AM PDT by FrdmLvr (They never thought she would lose.)
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To: ConservativeStatement

The Taco Bell joke is one for the ages at a funeral. And a “preacher” at that..


34 posted on 09/01/2018 7:54:23 AM PDT by ALX
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To: ConservativeStatement

She was half naked shaking her bootai all over. She should apologize.


35 posted on 09/01/2018 7:57:32 AM PDT by Lent
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To: miss marmelstein
Does THIS ?
36 posted on 09/01/2018 7:59:00 AM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true, I have no proof, but they're true.)
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To: ronniesgal

I’m embarrassed by the clothes young people wear to church....even some adults. No wonder they attend funerals in pole-dancer clothing.

We were taught by our parents what to wear to certain events. We didn’t make it out of the house if our style of dress wasn’t correct. Nowadays, the question “How do I look?” simply means...”Do I look hot enough?”.


37 posted on 09/01/2018 8:03:45 AM PDT by moovova
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To: knarf

Lolol....gaping mouth and all....AG has lost some bloom however...


38 posted on 09/01/2018 8:05:57 AM PDT by TnTnTn
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To: acoulterfan

Did they also force her to wear that short skirt?


39 posted on 09/01/2018 8:13:53 AM PDT by raybbr (That progressive bumper sticker on your car might just as wll say, "Yes, I'm THAT stupid!")
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To: raybbr

She sure does not have a very competent Business Manager that is for sure.

But she did sound almost like Aretha. That girl DOES have a killer voice.


40 posted on 09/01/2018 8:17:47 AM PDT by acoulterfan
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