Etta James Son Tells REAL Cause Of Mom’s Bad Behavior & It Wasn’t Drugs

Posted On : September 19, 2015

8-30 FB etta and son Etta James was known as the woman with the beautiful alto voice and the episodes of controversial moments throughout her life. She was only 5’3″ but she had a persona that was larger than life and she commanded every room she entered.

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Her son, Donto James, has now revealed that while the world was thinking that Etta’s wild moments, such as when she publicly went after Beyonce by saying she needed her “ass whipped” for singing “At Last” at President Obama’s inauguration ball instead of her, and after she was known to cancel shows at the very last minute, were all due to drugs or alcohol, her son says that wasn’t the case. Donto said his Mom’s erratic behavior was the result of simply her…

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