Brooklyn Vegan — "Aretha Franklin has come to the defence of her badly beaten son following reports he refused to co-operate with police in the aftermath of his gas station attack - insisting his injuries prevented him from giving a statement. Eddie Franklin,... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — We admit it, we're obsessed with Richie Four Four 's Supercuts: He's the dude who made the "I'm not here to make friends" reality montage, and the terrifying "Mirror Scare" supercut. But this Aretha Franklin remix of her recent appearance on a PBS f... more info

ContactMusic — ARETHA FRANKLIN has come to the defence of her badly beaten son following reports he refused to co-operate with police in the aftermath of his gas station attack - insisting... more info

Dlisted — The black clouds above Aretha Franklin are slowly starting to part and the sun is now shining down on her bosoms of life! This is good news for every living thing on this planet, because Aretha's photosynthetitties give us all oxygen. Yes, y... more info

CNN Showbiz — Aretha Franklin's son was released from the hospital after undergoing surgery following an assault at a Detroit gas station, according to the singer's rep. more info

People.com — Eddie Franklin had oral surgery after being severely beaten at a Detroit gas station more info

ContactMusic — The son of legendary soul singer ARETHA FRANKLIN has been hospitalised following an attack at a gas station in Detroit last night (21st September 2010). 52-year-old Eddie... more info

Starpulse — Police officials in Detroit, Michigan have appealed to Aretha Franklin's son to get in touch with them and report his gas station/convenience store assault following the brutal beating on Monday ni... more info

ContactMusic — Police officials in Detroit, Michigan have appealed to ARETHA FRANKLIN's son to get in touch with them and report his gas station assault following the brutal beating on... more info

All About Jazz — A son of Detroit's Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, was attacked at a gas station on Monday night on the city's northwest side, a spokeswoman said this morning. Eddie Franklin, 52, was attacked by three people—two men and a woman—and was un... more info