People.com — Eddie Franklin, 52, was reportedly in emergency surgery after being attacked by three assailants more info

Dlisted — It's been a shit few weeks for Aretha Franklin. Last month, she was forced to cancel a few concert dates after she busted her ass in the bath tub and needed some time to get herself together. Just when she was starting to get "that feeling" back... more info

ContactMusic — ARETHA FRANKLIN's son EDDIE has been admitted to hospital for emergency surgery after he was savagely beaten at a filling station in the U.S.The Queen of Soul's... more info

Perez Hilton — This is sad news. Eddie Franklin, son of Aretha Franklin, was viciously beaten on Monday at a gas station Detroit. Witnesses say that the culprits were two males and one female. After the beating, Eddie was taken to the hospital where he underwent su... more info

Topix — A spokeswoman for Aretha Franklin says the singing legend's son has been severely beaten at a gas station in Detroit. more info

Pop Crunch — Eddie Franklin, the son of music icon Aretha Franklin, is fighting for his life in Michigan hospital after being severely beaten in a robbery gone wrong at a gas station in Detroit overnight, The Detroit Free Press reports.Eddie, who underwent emerge... more info

Perez Hilton — Oh, gurl! We'll have to see if this actually pans out the way you say it will! Aretha Franklin reportedly has a bio-pic in the works about her life, and the diva wasted no time sending out a press release that named her top, extremely A-list choices... more info

Pop Crunch — Never one to mince words (Or turn her back on a free buffet), Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin has some very strong opinions on which Hollywood heavyweight should sing her heart out in the lead role in a proposed biopic about the “Respect” diva. Her... more info

VH1 Blog — In advance of the second season of Fantasia for Real (premiering Sunday, September 19 at 10/9c), we spoke to Fantasia Barrino about living her life as an open book both on and off VH1. Fantasia has told the story of her recent suicide attempt alrea... more info

Guardian Music — Katherine Jackson alleges promoters AEG Live failed to provide life-saving equipment and oversee singer's personal doctorMichael Jackson's mother has sued a concert promoter, alleging the firm failed to provide life-saving equipment and oversee a doc... more info