Retro Rewind: Luther Vandross Calls The Police On En Vogue

Singer Called Police On Group For Trespassing On His Property
Published: Saturday 29th Apr 2017 by David

Welcome to Retro Rewind, the TGJ original feature launched to unearth some of entertainment’s best (and worst) hidden secrets.

Today, as Aretha Franklin reignites her lengthy feud with Dionne Warwick, we revisit another R&B spat often overlooked / forgotten by the masses.

Who it involved? Luther Vandross and En Vogue.

In 1993, En Vogue were enlisted to support Luther’s ‘Never Let Me Go‘ tour as it hit the U.S. to boost sales of the album of the same name.

Alas, it wasn’t long before the Funky Divas cut themselves loose from the live show citing member Cindy Herron‘s pregnancy as their reason for doing so.

The truth? A raging feud between the group’s members and the ‘Busy Body‘ belter.

Cindy confessed:

We’ve been having a lot of problems with Luther. Our nickname for him is Lucifer.

Entertainment Weekly added at the time:

Herron, who is married to baseball’s Glenn Braggs, thinks the friction stems from the group’s request to have their band moved off stage during their set. Audience members, she says, were complaining that the band blocked the foursome. Vandross’ camp vetoed the idea, and from then on, says Herron, he stopped talking to them, ordered that the two camps eat separately while on the road, and instructed his crew to hang drapes so he wouldn’t have to see the group backstage. “We heard he could be difficult,” says Herron, who adds that she was also having difficulty sleeping on the bus and eating properly. “We feel sorry for him. This reflects an unhappy person.” Vandross’ representatives had no comment.

Eleven years would pass before the world would discover how high (or low) the pair’s spat went.

‘Luther: The Life and Longing Of Luther Vandross by Craig Seymour’ reveals that while in Miami Luther discovered that one of the group’s members had wandered into his side of the drawn curtain.

His response?

His temper hit full-tilt and he “actually” called the Miami police to demand the group be charged with trespassing.

Fortunately, nothing came of his request.

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  1. Fancy BISH April 29, 2017

    Luther hanged drapes so he wouldn’t have to see them! Legendary shade lol

  2. meme April 29, 2017

    dang en voque were some beautiful woman

  3. Y’all Poor AF April 29, 2017

    This is that petty, old school shade I love

  4. steve April 29, 2017

    Diva meets Divas

  5. Tori April 29, 2017

    Y’all seem to be having an awful lot of slow news days to where y’all have to do post like…this!

  6. 2bad2bme April 29, 2017

    What’s up with the media bashing dead celebrities these days knowing they can’t defend themselves smh

    • Kev Kev April 30, 2017

      It’s not bashing and was reported on while he was alive. It’s a well known story

  7. Casual May 1, 2017

    Patti LaBelle recalled visiting Luther Vandross in the hospital after he’d had a stroke. He was asleep and woke up while she was there, which prompted her to say, “The b**** is back.” Luther was a known diva.

  8. Michael January 1, 2018

    I was at that concert and actually saw the police speaking with Luther’s people.it was a great concert during great times

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