Tina Turner is planning her own funeral amid frightening claims her body is rejecting a life-saving kidney transplant — and the leggy legend allegedly wants her last goodbye to be even bigger than Aretha Franklin’s! “They were heated rivals in life, and Tina’s not about to let Aretha upstage her in death!” a source snitched to The National ENQUIRER. Fans were stunned on Oct. 30 when both BET and radio DJ Glenn Cosby reported that Tina’s life-saving kidney transplant had failed. But the “Proud Mary” songstress herself has revealed, “I don’t mind the thought of dying,” and now, insiders claim she wants to go out in style! Read on for details of Tina’s final wishes, and click here for more celebrity feud news ….
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“Tina wants this to be the grandest funeral in pop-culture history,” an insider claimed. “If she has to go, she wants to make sure her
send-off eclipses Aretha’s!” Franklin, long referred to as the Queen of Soul, died on Aug. 16, still seething over
Beyoncé dubbing Tina “The Queen” at the 2008 Grammy Awards.
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The miffed “Respect” singer even had her publicist issue a statement labeling the remark a “cheap shot.” But
Tina fired back and said of Aretha, “Her ego must be so big to think she was the only one.”
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Sources revealed the icons’ feud actually began with rumors that Aretha had an affair with Tina’s abusive husband
Ike Turner — before the couple’s 1978 divorce! Aretha and Ike allegedly continued to hookup into the ’80s when Tina’s comeback album, "Private Dancer," knocked Aretha off the charts!
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“They never had a good relationship,” the source claimed. “Tina sees her swan song as an opportunity to kick a little dirt on her rival’s grave.” Even under the best circumstances, insiders believe Tina’s health woes mean her days are numbered.
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Now, sources have claimed she’s using the time she has left to ensure her memorial will be even better than Aretha’s $300,000 extravaganza!
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“Tina’s picking out a designer wardrobe for her to wear while she’s lying in repose, a custom hearse, a string of top performers and an amazing gravesite that will overshadow Aretha’s," the source claimed. "It will be Tina’s last and biggest show ever!”
Photo credit: Getty Images
“Tina wants this to be the grandest funeral in pop-culture history,” an insider claimed. “If she has to go, she wants to make sure her
send-off eclipses Aretha’s!” Franklin, long referred to as the Queen of Soul, died on Aug. 16, still seething over
Beyoncé dubbing Tina “The Queen” at the 2008 Grammy Awards.
Photo credit: Getty Images
The miffed “Respect” singer even had her publicist issue a statement labeling the remark a “cheap shot.” But
Tina fired back and said of Aretha, “Her ego must be so big to think she was the only one.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
Sources revealed the icons’ feud actually began with rumors that Aretha had an affair with Tina’s abusive husband
Ike Turner — before the couple’s 1978 divorce! Aretha and Ike allegedly continued to hookup into the ’80s when Tina’s comeback album, "Private Dancer," knocked Aretha off the charts!
Photo credit: Getty Images
“They never had a good relationship,” the source claimed. “Tina sees her swan song as an opportunity to kick a little dirt on her rival’s grave.” Even under the best circumstances, insiders believe Tina’s health woes mean her days are numbered.
Photo credit: Getty Images
Now, sources have claimed she’s using the time she has left to ensure her memorial will be even better than Aretha’s $300,000 extravaganza!
Photo credit: Getty Images
“Tina’s picking out a designer wardrobe for her to wear while she’s lying in repose, a custom hearse, a string of top performers and an amazing gravesite that will overshadow Aretha’s," the source claimed. "It will be Tina’s last and biggest show ever!”
Photo credit: Getty Images
