Ailing ‘Queen of Soul’ — Aretha Franklin — showered with well wishes
Fans and friends, including Mariah Carey and Missy Elliott, offered prayers and well-wishes to “Queen of Soul” Aretha Franklin, who is seriously ill.
A person close to Franklin, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said Monday that the singer is gravely sick in her home city of Detroit. No other details were provided.
Carey, who considers Franklin one of her biggest influences, wrote on Twitter that she is “praying for the Queen of Soul.” Missy Elliott said the public has to celebrate iconic artists before they die. “So many (of them) have given us decades of Timeless music,” the rapper wrote on Twitter.