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LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 14: Singer Aretha Franklin accepts the Vanguard Award onstage during the 39th NAACP Image Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on February 14, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images)

Aretha Franklin’s Assets Stolen Before Death

January 11th, 2019

Before Aretha Franklin died she wasn’t given much R-E-S-P-E-C-T, because cops are looking for someone who allegedly stole from her before she died. According to law enforcement, a report was filed last June of someone allegedly using her funds inappropriately.

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    SOUTHAMPTON, NY - JULY 4: Singer Aretha Franklin arrives to the "P Diddy" Combs Annual White Party on July 4, 2004 at the Playstation 2 Estate, in Southampton, New York. (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images)

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    Portrait of American soul singer Aretha Franklin as she wears a strapless dress and pearl necklace and has her hair in a bun, 1977. (Photo bhy Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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    ATLANTA, GA - MARCH 05: The Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin performs at The Fox Theatre on March 5, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for The Fox Theatre)

Since her death, Aretha’s finances have been in question. The IRS claims the Queen of Soul owes $6.3 million in back taxes.

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Do you think that someone in Aretha’s camp took advantage of her before she died?