Aretha at Grammys: Not Feeling the

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By Tiffany McGee

Originally posted Tuesday February 12, 2008 06:20 PM EST

When Beyoncé and Tina Turner hit the Grammy stage for their high-octane duet on Sunday, most observers were left in awe. But the woman known as the “Queen of Soul” was left in a state of dismay over Beyoncé’s introducing Turner as “the Queen.”

Clearly offended, Aretha Franklin says in a statement, “I am not sure of whose toes I may have stepped on or whose ego I may have bruised between the Grammy writers and Beyoncé, however I dismissed it as a cheap shot for controversy. In addition to that, I thank the Grammys and the voting academy for my 20th Grammy and love to Beyoncé anyway.”

There was no immediate comment from Beyoncé or the Recording Academy.

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