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PETA Bristles at 'Cruel' Aretha

Posted Feb 21, 08 8:11 AM CST in Arts & Living Gossip 

(Newser) – The Queen of Soul's fondness for fur means she isn't getting any R-E-S-P-E-C-T from PETA, Access Hollywood reports. Aretha Franklin has topped the animal rights organization's latest worst-dressed list after wearing a fur coat to the Grammys. "Music lovers may think of you as a 'queen,' but to animal lovers, you are a court jester," wrote PETA's vice president.

The catty countdown continued with leather-loving Marilyn Manson, Eva Longoria, "supermodel to super-tramp" Kate Moss, "cold-blooded' Kylie Minogue, and "skanky" fur wearer Lindsay Lohan. The animal rights group had a few suggestions as well as jibes: "Why not shed the old-fashioned look that adds pounds to your frame and detracts from your beautiful voice?" PETA wrote to Aretha.

Source Access Hollywood

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Aretha Franklin arrives at the Sony BMG Post-Grammy Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. in this Feb. 10, 2008 file photo. Franklin was crowned this year's worst-dressed celebrity by the animal rights organization...   (Associated Press)
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