ContactMusic — Soul legend ETTA JAMES has defended her controversial rant against U.S. President BARACK OBAMA and singer BEYONCE KNOWLES - insisting she was merely sharing a joke with ... more info

E! Online - Turns out Etta James has just been adding a little standup comedy to her concerts. more info

TMZ — Filed under: Beyonce Knowles, Barack Obama Beyonce might be mum on Etta James' wacko verbal slap, but Barack and Michelle Obama, apparently, were taken more than a little aback.A White House insider tells the Chicago Sun-Times the First Couple was ... more info

E! Online — Turns out Etta James has just been adding a little standup comedy to her concerts. The veteran chanteuse, who made headlines last week for telling a Seattle audience that she... more info

E! Online — Turns out Etta James has just been adding a little stand-up comedy to her concerts. The veteran chanteuse, who made headlines last week for telling a Seattle audience that she... more info

Undercover, Australia — After getting a good old bitch slap from the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin one year ago, Beyonce has felt the sting of another Diva. This time it was Etta James. more info

All About Jazz — That woman he had singing for him, singing my song she's going to get her a__ whipped. ETTA JAMES-- 71 Etta James on Beyonc and President Obama, in a recording obtained by TMZ; the pop singer performed James' signature song, "At Last," for the Pre... more info

Telegraph.co.ukEtta James versus Beyonce: Divas duel No. 2Los Angeles Times - 3 hours agoEtta James must be taking lessons from Faye Dunaway in how to be a diva. Etta James came out swinging against Beyonce for daring to perform her signature song - ... more info

Pop Crunch — Etta James says she was only joking when she poked fun at President Obama and threatened to snatch off Beyonce’s lacefront during a concert in Seattle last weekend. “I didn’t really mean anything. Even as a little child, I’ve always had that... more info

Mercury News, California — We saw Beyonce play Etta James. We probably won't soon see the singing divas duet.The 71-year-old singer says in an audio clip that surfaced online Thursday that she would "whip" Beyonce for singing "her song" ''At Last" at an inaugural ball for Pres... more info