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(Reuters) - "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin on Monday called off plans to marry in the summer, saying she and her fiancé William 'Willie' Wilkerson had decided they had gone too far, too soon."Will and I have decided we were moving a little too fast, and there were a number of things that had not been thought through thoroughly. There will be no wedding at this time," the couple said in a joint statement.
"We will not comment on it any further because of the very personal and sensitive nature of it. We appreciate all of the many well wishes from friends. Aretha & Will."
Franklin, 69, announced her engagement three weeks ago, saying she and her longtime friend planned to marry in June or July on Miami beach, followed by a party on a yacht.
The announcement came about a year after the "Respect" singer was sidelined by a mystery illness requiring surgery. She returned to performing and released a new album in May after dropping about 85 pounds in weight.
(Reporting By Jill Serjeant; Editing by Bob Tourtellotte)
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Carlsbad Tripper • 2 days 0 hrs ago Why get married at that age? People are set in their ways by then. Keep the peace and be friends/lovers, but don't get married. Packer fan in Michigan • Mishawaka, Indiana • 2 days 7 hrs ago Finally, a modicum of common sense? carole • Charlotte, North Carolina • 2 days 1 hr ago who gives a crap KLC • 2 days 8 hrs ago The lawyers need more time to finish the pre-nup Feisty2 • 4 hrs ago She probably wanted him to sign a prenup and he wouldn't do it... MSgt. Slaughter • Big Lake, Alaska • 2 days 23 hrs ago She probably wasn't getting any R.E.S.P.E.C.T. Desert Goldbug • 1 day 22 hrs ago Another 20 seconds I will never get back... :-( Lady Sagittarius Project ... • 2 days 5 hrs ago It takes time.... S • Irvine, California • 2 days 19 hrs ago He thought he was going to be up there driving her Cadillac and running up her bills . And she Socked it to him. Was having none of that ! You don't play me, i'm too old for that ! weesie • Decatur, Illinois • 1 day 6 hrs ago """"Franklin, 69, announced her engagement three weeks ago, saying she and her " longtime friend" planned to marry """""" AND "Will and I have decided we were moving a little too fast""""" Too fast??? Ha! Troll • North Pole, Alaska • 1 day 7 hrs ago No premarital sex now....God is watching...just kidding God has given up sayhellotomylittlefriend • 1 day 21 hrs ago Kim K should have pumped the breaks like this. It says a lot about a person who can admit that they could be making a mistake. I can respect that. Shelby Ashe • Carlisle, Pennsylvania • 2 days 14 hrs ago Yeah Yeah Yeah, she's been sick. He figures she isn't going to live long and he wants to connect the two of them in some kind of legal way so he can have a big old piece of the pie when she kicks. It's all been done before. Aretha knows the score. She's been knocked around and just because she's getting a little older don't mean she's lost her senses.. acitizen • 2 days 18 hrs ago whatever. who cares. JHP • None, Italy • 2 days 8 hrs ago eurethra franklin is a large woman with great pipes Mr. Divo • Los Angeles, California • 1 day 22 hrs ago Miss Franklin and her fiance were having sexual relations for decades. Aretha has been giving her milk away for free so why should the guy decide to now buy the cow? Perhaps one of those top designers realized that dressing Aretha in a wedding gown would use up mountains of cloth material that would put them out of business. Sharleen Mendes • Warwick, Rhode Island • 1 day 7 hrs ago God...why waste everyone's time on the stupid announcement in the 1st place??? She is too freakin old to get married anyway & Aretha, he wants to marry you for your money!!! A-TRAIN • Chicago, Illinois • 2 days 19 hrs ago I'd marry her for $$$ AUSCHWITZ APPLAUDER • 1 day 8 hrs ago She'll write a song about it and make 5 bucks and b+tch about R E S P E C T !!! Brinkmanship • Middletown, Maryland • 2 days 8 hrs ago Is the McRib back? More Post a comment [[ [['Dekraai', 10]], 'http://news.yahoo.com/photos/mourners-remember-seal-beach-shooting-victims-1318620627-slideshow/', 'Click image to see more photos', 'http://l.yimg.com/a/p/us/news/editorial/3/2c/32c8e92d889f42edb719cb5257afdf4e.jpeg', '461', ' ', 'Reuters/Lori Shepler',],[ [['iPhone 4SXXXXXXX', 11]], 'http://news.yahoo.com/photos/thousands-line-up-for-apple-s-iphone-4s-1318602841-slideshow/', 'Click image to see more photos', 'http://l.yimg.com/a/p/us/news/editorial/f/4f/f4f15e8f6f323f5386dc9fdf9e15dca8.jpeg', '500', ' ', 'AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth',]][ [ [['xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx', 11]], '27013743', '0'],[ [['keyword', 9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999]], 'videoID', '1', 'overwrite-pre-description', 'overwrite-link-string', 'overwrite-link-url' ]] You on Yahoo! News Your Activity |Social: OFFON Turn Social ONRemind me when I share|Options What is this?Not you? Log out of FacebookHow to remove this experienceLogin with FacebookNews For YouItaly ship captain "wasted precious hour"Drew Carey & Fiancee Call Off EngagementMom Who Lost Kids, Parents in Christmas Fire Attempted Suicide: ReportBrad Pitt Marrying Angelina and Having More KidsShock Over 10th U.S. President’s Grandsons Still LivingMan gets car ban after 4 children found in trunkBill Would Ban Aborted Fetuses in FoodBrewer says she meant no disrespect toward ObamaNASA's 'impossibly beautiful' photo of EarthPelosi: Gingrich Will ‘Never’ Be President, ‘There Is Something I Know’Loading... Entertainment News »
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