Meanest Story nominee:Aretha's $180,000 farewell party

Publication: National Enquirer
Date: 27 January 2011

Every story so far about Miss Aretha Franklin since the announcement of her diagnosis with cancer has been in the Enquirer, and in all of them, the writers at that rag are trying to kill her off. So now, if she throws a party, it's a farewell party according to the Flagship.

The vultures over at the Enquirer have finally worn down my last good nerve on this one, the Queen of Soul will now be referred to as Miss Aretha Franklin on this blog, which means I am not interested in anything bad said about her. This also gets a nomination as Meanest Story of the Week.