Aretha Franklin is engaged to longtime friend; singer wants summer wedding in Miami Beach
Aretha Franklin is engaged to longtime friend William “Willie” Wilkerson.
The Grammy-winning singer told The Associated Press in a statement Monday that she and Wilkerson are considering a summer wedding, perhaps in Miami Beach, Fla. The Queen of Soul wants to follow the ceremony with a reception on a private yacht.
The 69-year-old jokes: “No, I’m not pregnant.”
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