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Bishop Gropes Ariana Grande On Stage at Aretha Franklin’s Funeral

Ironically, it was Ariana who drew criticism for apparently wearing a skirt that was “too short” for a church.

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Location: Aretha Franklin’s funeral, Detroit, Michigan.

A powerful ceremony, which was broadcast live all over the world. To pay a final tribute to the queen of soul; the first woman to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame; the winner of 18 Grammys and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner, who died earlier this month at the age of 76 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

And then this happens. Ariana Grande, one of the many performers that evening, and one of Aretha’s favourite young singers, gets groped during a casual chat with the Master of Ceremonies, a bishop, on stage, on live TV.

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