Aretha Wants Royalties For Wearing Inaugural Hat

[WWJNewsradio950]

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Aretha Franklin says Mr. Luke Song should be paying her "big time" royalties for wearing the bow hat--which generated big sales for his hat boutique.

http://www.wwj.com/Aretha-Wants-Roya...al-Hat/4324110

[Stosh]

That's it. I give up.

Using that analogy, people that bought her records should be owed royalties by Ms. Franklin, since they made her famous enough to get to wear that hat in Washington. Unbelieveable.

[kraig]

She's been in the entertainment business forever. If she didn't work out a deal for herself before hand, shame on her, she and her handlers know how these things work.

[ThaFuzz]

Let's call the WAAAAAAAHHHHBULANCE for Ms. Franklin... shouldn't us peons know by now that rich people shouldn't have to pay for anything?

I don't care how good she was forty years ago. That's a scumbag attitude. Where's Princess Leia when you need her?!

[Bobl]

I don't know which is sadder:
A once incredibly powerful and soulful voice has been eroded by age.
A former icon is reduced to begging for royalties.......for a HAT!!!

[GREENTROIT]

Considering Song designed and constructed the hat himself, its absolutely ridiculous for Aretha to believe she is entitled to royalties. If Aretha had designed the hat, and Song created it, then maybe she would be getting a cut. What a laughable, sad woman.

[leland_palmer]

I wonder if she would like to pay all of the radio stations royalties for playing her records?

[d.mcc]

Maybe her son can just burn down the hat shop and try to collect insurance on it.

[Maple Leaf Rag]

Give her a gift certificate to a fast food restaurant and send her on her way.