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Aretha Franklin won't say what has caused her latest health problems, but says she's had a "miraculous" recovery and is looking forward to performing soon.
In a phone interview Tuesday, Franklin said that she recently had a CAT scan and that it showed she was 85 percent improved.
The 71-year-old singer has canceled several concerts and public appearances and blamed it on unspecified treatment. When asked what her health concern was, Franklin declined to provide specifics, saying: “I’m not one to go into my personal health things.”
But she said it was very common to women and partly related to the health concern she had about three years ago that led her to cancel shows.
Franklin said she’s been resting and hopes to perform at Radio City Music Hall in New York in February.
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Dick Van Dyke is uninjured after his Jaguar caught fire while he was driving on a Los Angeles freeway.
California Highway Patrol officer Saul Gomez said Monday that the 87-year-old entertainer was not treated or cited at the scene. The officer said witnesses reported the fire just before 2 p.m. Monday and said that an elderly man was slumped over behind the wheel of the flaming car. Passers-by stopped to help the man, whom police and fire officials identified as Van Dyke.
Arlene Van Dyke posted a video online that showed her husband speaking with police officers and the remains of his burned-out car.
Associated Press
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Actor-filmmaker-writer Melvin Van Peebles is 81. Singer Kenny Rogers is 75. Actor Clarence Williams III ("The Mod Squad") is 74. Singer Harold Reid of the Statler Brothers is 74. Singer Jackie DeShannon is 72. Singer Carl Giammarese of The Buckinghams is 66. Actress Loretta Devine ("Boston Public") is 64. Singer Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Black Sabbath) is 61. Guitarist Nick Kane (The Mavericks) is 59. Actress Kim Cattrall is 57. Actress Cleo King ("Mike and Molly") is 51. Singer Serj Tankian of System of a Down is 46. Actress Carrie-Anne Moss is 43. Musician Liam Howlett of Prodigy is 42. Actress Alicia Witt is 38. Singer Kelis is 34. TV personality Brody Jenner ("The Hills") is 30. Actor Cody Kasch ("Desperate Housewives") is 26. Country singer Kacey Musgraves is 25. Actress Hayden Panettiere is 24. Actor RJ Mitte ("Breaking Bad") is 21. Associated Press
