Three restaurants owned by the performer Gladys Knight have been raided by Georgia authorities today.
How and why her thriving businesses have come under legal fire?
Details below…
The Empress of Soul launched a chain of Chicken and Waffles restaurants in Atlanta, Georgia after deciding to expand her empire beyond music to become a restauranteur.
Celebrated during an episode of the hit series ‘Man v. Food’, the success story behind these chains has now been slapped by a shocking twist this morning.
For, as customers dined on what their menus have to offer, they were ordered to evacuate their respective areas because they were being raided by agents from the Georgia Department of Revenue.
Why?
Gladys Knight’s son, who runs the operation, is at the centre of an investigation involving $1 million.
Files, computers and other contents were removed from safes in the restaurants once customers were escorted away from the scene.
It’s important to note that the 72-year-old Knight is not involved in the investigation, and that she is expected to reopen all three chains on Thursday.
Keep it locked on TGJ for more on this developing story.