Aretha Franklin Finds Humor In Gastric Bypass Surgery Rumors?

Aretha Franklin - The Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin is noticeably smaller than she has been in the last few years. Aretha admitted in Jet magazine that she lost 25lbs put reportedly disclosed to Wendy Williams she lost 85lbs. Whatever they amount is, the larger debate stems around how Aretha lost the weight.
“Definitely not — and would not,” Franklin, 68, told Access Hollywood when quizzed about the gastric band rumors.
“I heard that [rumor]. I said, ‘That is crazy.’”
“But it definitely was not the bariatric or, what is it, gastric by — Yeah, I can’t even tell you the correct name of it,” she says, adding, “It’s really not necessary to talk about one’s personal medical [health].”