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Celebs are people just like us, who have their fair share of hardships in life, but this one is a shocker, as we all know! Patti Labelle has said that an extremely recognized, iconic soul singer made an effort to rape her during 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 shared with us that her three sisters died of cancer while they were within 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." According to Patti, it was Jackie Wilson who attempted to rape her backstage at a theater. Here's her account of the items happened that day via michronicleonline.com:

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Patti Labelle has experienced her share of downs, among that requires being the victim of the attempted rape by another in the greatest singers and performers of all time, the iconic Jackie Wilson. It happened, LaBelle alleges, during the early 1960s. During the time she was using the group Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles. The scene was backstage with a theater and LaBelle happened to become alone. Someone, she says, came out behind her.

It absolutely 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 kicking with all my might, but I was no match for him. Next thing she knew, she was locked in a room.

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, near the top of my lungs, and that i can scream every bit as loud when 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 really 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. Have you been surprised by this I Really Like Old Fashioned Music family?

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