Aretha Franklin's son severely beaten in Detroit

[September 21, 2010]  DETROIT (AP) -- A spokeswoman for Aretha Franklin says the singing legend's son has been severely beaten at a gas station in Detroit.

Gwendolyn Quinn says in a statement that Eddie Franklin was attacked Monday night and was undergoing surgery at a Detroit-area hospital. The statement says three people may have been involved in the beating.

Quinn says she didn't have any additional information beyond the statement.

A message was left Tuesday morning with Detroit police.

The Queen of Soul is one of the most honored musicians in American history, having won numerous Grammys; the National Medal of Arts; the Presidential Medal of Freedom and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

[Associated Press]

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