Aretha Franklin

Fox News Apologises For Mistaking Aretha Franklin For Patti Labelle

Published: Friday 17th Aug 2018 by David

FOX News has apologised for using an image of the performer Patti LaBelle during its tribute to her contemporary Aretha Franklin.

Full story below…

FOX stunned Franklin fans when it “honoured” with a tribute which featured an image of Patti.

An interesting choice considering the image of Patti used was pulled from an event which saw both performers make headlines. Why?

The company has now apologised for its error.

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Our intention was to honor the icon using a secondary image of her performing with Patti LaBelle in the full screen graphic, but the image of Ms. Franklin was obscured in that process, which we deeply regret.

Click here to learn more about Aretha’s passing.

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