Gladys Knight revealed that she has successfully battled breast cancer. In the days around Aretha Franklin‘s death, Knight stated in an interview with Detroit’s NBC affiliate WDIV, that the last time she saw Aretha, “we shared the fact that we had the same disease.”
In a statement, Knight shed light on her cancer diagnosis: “I’d like to clarify that Aretha and I discussed both of us having cancer, mine was stage 1 breast cancer and hers was pancreatic. Due to early detection, I am cancer free and grateful for that. It is unfortunate that on a day we should be celebrating Aretha’s life and massive contribution to our world, a reporter who did not relay accurate information has missed the message. I send my love to the entire Franklin family and my gratitude to them for sharing such an extraordinary person with us.”
