Gladys Knight slams elder abuse claims made by son

[Ali Gator]

Gladys Knight's son Shanga 'broke his silence' the other day, claiming his mother is suffering from dementia, and should not be forced into touring this fall. He claims it's all the doings of her fourth husband, William McDowell, who he accuses of 'elder abuse'. Knight was on tour this past Spring with Chaka Khan, Stephanie Mills and Patti Labelle. She resumes the tour this fall. 

In all fairness, reports of Knight 'not remembering the lyrics mid-way through a song' and forgetting what song she was about to sing were rampant in the first part of the tour (May - June). There were also reports that Knight left her hotel room to 'go for a walk' one nigh while on tour, and got lost - ended up at another hotel and didn't know why she was there (they got info from her, and called her husband to come and get her).

Knight responded to these accusations today.

Gladys Knight responds after son accuses her husband of elder abuse - ABC News

ABCNEWS.GO.COM

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Legendary singer Gladys Knight's health is in the spotlight amid a bitter family legal battle.

 

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The divide between the two claims makes it clear that only one can be true.

Time will tell.  😟

[Ali Gator]

As a side note, I believe this is the same son who embezzled millions from his mother's chain of 'fried chicken restaurants' which were running for years and then went bankrupt. I think he ended up serving time in jail for it.

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35 minutes ago, Ali Gator said:

As a side note, I believe this is the same son who embezzled millions from his mother's chain of 'fried chicken restaurants' which were running for years and then went bankrupt. I think he ended up serving time in jail for it.

Hmmm, "the first hen to cackle laid the egg."

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On 8/15/2025 at 8:05 PM, Ali Gator said:

Gladys Knight's son Shanga 'broke his silence' the other day, claiming his mother is suffering from dementia, and should not be forced into touring this fall. He claims it's all the doings of her fourth husband, William McDowell, who he accuses of 'elder abuse'. Knight was on tour this past Spring with Chaka Khan, Stephanie Mills and Patti Labelle. She resumes the tour this fall. 

In all fairness, reports of Knight 'not remembering the lyrics mid-way through a song' and forgetting what song she was about to sing were rampant in the first part of the tour (May - June). There were also reports that Knight left her hotel room to 'go for a walk' one nigh while on tour, and got lost - ended up at another hotel and didn't know why she was there (they got info from her, and called her husband to come and get her).

Knight responded to these accusations today.

Gladys Knight responds after son accuses her husband of elder abuse - ABC News

ABCNEWS.GO.COM

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Legendary singer Gladys Knight's health is in the spotlight amid a bitter family legal battle.

 

The only abuse that is apparent to Bozo was committed by Gladys Knight on her son 49 years ago when she named him "Shanga".

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