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As we all know, celebs are people just like us, who have their fair share of hardships in life, but this one is a shocker! Patti Labelle has stated that an extremely well-known, iconic soul singer tried to rape her during the 60's. We thank Patti for sharing her stories around, as just about everyone has learn about her pain and her struggles. Remember she shared with us that her three sisters died of cancer whilst they were inside their 40s. She shared with us her guilty feelings of wondering if she had neglected her sisters in her obsessive journey for music recognition. But her story of being sexually assaulted was one that I hadn't heard her speak of before until I read her book, "Don't Block The Blessings." According to Patti, it was Jackie Wilson who attempted to rape her backstage at a theater. Here's her account of the items happened on that day via michronicleonline.com:

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Patti Labelle has had her share of downs, certainly one of which involves being the victim of the attempted rape by another of the greatest singers and performers in recent history, the iconic Jackie Wilson. It happened, LaBelle alleges, in the early 1960s. During the time she was with the group Patti LaBelle and also the Bluebelles. The scene was backstage in a theater and LaBelle happened to become alone. Someone, she says, came out behind her.

It was Jackie Wilson, she recalled. He was kissing my neck and I could smell the liquor on his breath. Jackie's accomplice started dragging me in backwards, as I struggled to free myself. I was no match for him. Next thing she knew, she was locked in a room, although i was kicking with all my might.

Jackie started touching. I started screaming, but no one could hear me. I didn't have a knife, but I had my voice. I started screaming even louder, at the top of my lungs, and i also can scream every bit as loud as I can sing.

She continued, It worked. Suddenly they backed off. They let me go. Remembers Jackie Wilson as a perfect gentleman who always went out of his way to help Gladys Knight & the Pips in the group's early days, though i ran as fast as I could in the direction of the lights. Gladys Knight didn't deny the accuracy of Patti LaBelle's story. One man, two remembrances."

Geesh, this is deep! It's also a reminder that again, legends are people just like us- some of them flawed and some of them not so flawed, although it's extremely hard to hear stories like this about legends whom we have great respect for from an artistic standpoint. Are you astonished at this I Adore Old Fashioned Music family?

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