Madonna removes image of Luther Vandross from her AIDS tribute... at the request of the singer's estate

Luthers "health issues" are an open secret, especially in the music industry. Has Luthers family ever even acknowledged he was gay?

For once Janbot is vindicated.

30 years of drastic yo yo dieting killed him right?

Maybe she was on the toilet when she created her post. She does seem to spend a lot of time in the bathroom.

Maybe you should stalk Madonna and kill her OP. That sounds like something that would be right up your alley judging by all the threads you make about her on DL.

[quote] Maybe she was on the toilet when she created her post.

It’s not a post. It’s an entire segment in her show.

She mistook him for her idol James Baldwin, cause y'know, to her, they all look alike.

His mother named him Ronzoni. Of course his family never acknowledged he was gay.

I never heard anything about Luther being POZ.

Madonna probably knew all along and was cunting.

Luther Vandross lost the Best New Artist Grammy Award to Sheena Easton. She was deserving of the win.

I also am not sure dear Lither had AIDS, and I'd be someone to raise hell if they hid that. It was well known his father had similar cardiovascular issues, and it genuinely looked like he had a stroke when Oprah broadcast his sad last days in rehab. I remember crying my eyes out when he could barely make out a song with his backup singers. Poor man.

Luther*

Luther’s father may have had heart issues, but I think in Luther’s case it was the lifelong crash dieting that proved to be catastrophic to him.

He sure was friendly with homophobe Cissy Houston. They worked together a lot.

[quote] "While we appreciate Madonna’s recognition of those lives lost to AIDS, Luther was NEVER diagnosed with AIDS or the HIV Virus. We’re not sure where she or her production team received false medical information claiming otherwise."

Luther was plagued by rumors of being HIV+ during his lifetime. His biographer wrote about the times certain urban radio stations announced it during the 80s and 90s. At times, even his friends like Dionne Warwick, Patti Labelle and Valerie Simpson contacted him to confirm if what they heard was true. Strangely, while his PR steadfastly denied the rumors, there were no lawsuits, and this was during a time when one could be lawfully discriminated against because of HIV status.

Does Vadge include George Michael in her AIDS memorial?!

I think it's pretty common knowledge he was +. And gay. But of course the family is in deep denial.

Richard Marx has a story about Luther Vandross shrieking at him for touching his cashmere wallpaper.

Why did Richard touch his cashmere? Richard is gay too despite a sham marriage.

what does Vandross mean?

Canceled was gay but I don't know that he was HIV+ and I've only known that to be a rumor. It is much more likely that George Michael was HIV+ and even though he was open about being gay he never disclosed his status.

Patti LaBelle outed Luther!

"Vandross" was spell-corrected to "canceled" [?]

What happened to Luther Vandross "muse".? Wasn't he younger that Luther? Did Luther leave him in the will?

Isn’t Patti supposedly a lesbian herself? Or bisexual?

An albatross who prefers to carpool, Rose r20.

Why would his mother give him the middle name of Ronzoni? Like pasta?

Gurl Luther had the high blood pressure and diabetus like most middle aged black folks. He was an emotional eater and that took him out, not the AIDS

Yeah, but he sure could sing! Another entry into the " Singers who dies too soon" thread.

Loved him, but

Stone fag.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Except lying about it.

Dionne you are still bitter about your Vandross produced album tanking, unlike the masterpiece he did for Aretha…or Cheryl Lynn’s album.