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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 a really well-known, iconic soul singer tried to rape her in the 60's. We thank Patti for sharing her stories around, as just about everyone has read about her pain and her struggles. Remember she distributed to us that her three sisters died of cancer whilst they were inside their 40s. If she had neglected her sisters in her obsessive journey for music recognition, she shared with us her guilty feelings of wondering. 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." It was Jackie Wilson who attempted to rape her backstage at a theater, according to Patti. Here's her account of what happened that day via michronicleonline.com:

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Patti Labelle has had her share of downs, among that involves being the victim of an attempted rape by another in the greatest singers and performers of all time, the iconic Jackie Wilson. It happened, LaBelle alleges, in the early 1960s. At that time she was with the group Patti LaBelle and also the Bluebelles. The scene was backstage with a theater and LaBelle happened to be alone. Someone, she says, came up behind her.

It absolutely was Jackie Wilson, she recalled. He was kissing my neck and I could smell the liquor on his breath. As I struggled to free myself, Jackie's accomplice started dragging me in backwards. 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, on top of my lungs, and I can scream every bit as loud because i can sing.

She continued, It worked. Suddenly they backed off. They permit me to 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 extremely hard to hear stories like this about legends whom we have great respect for from an artistic standpoint, but it's also a reminder that again, legends are people just like us- some of them flawed and some of them not so flawed. Are you amazed at this I Really Like Old Fashioned Music family?

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