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Aretha Sings Foreclosure Blues

Posted Mar 13, 08 2:05 PM CDT in Gossip 

(Newser) – Aretha Franklin’s mansion is in foreclosure after the Queen of Soul flubbed her taxes, TMZ.com reports. Franklin owes $19,192 in back taxes, but she says she’ll pay before the March 31 deadline. The singer faults her lawyer for a 2005 mistake over $445 in taxes and late fees that pushed the Detroit home, valued at $712,000 into foreclosure.

“It was a mere oversight on my attorney's part to notify me,” Franklin told the Detroit Free Press. “It will be taken care of immediately.” The slate-roofed Detroit mansion has a three-car garage and backs onto the Detroit Golf Club. It was built in 1927, the AP reports.

Sources: TMZ, Detroit Free Press, Associated Press

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"It was a mere oversight on my attorney's part," Aretha Franklin said of $445 in back taxes that have her facing foreclosure on her Detroit mansion. "It will be taken care of immediately."   (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
"It was a mere oversight on my attorney's part," Aretha Franklin said of $445 in back taxes that have her facing foreclosure on her Detroit mansion. "It will be taken care of immediately."   (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
Aretha Franklin performs at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008, in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
Aretha Franklin acknowledges the crowd at the 2008 MusiCares tribute where she was being honored as their person of the year, Friday night, Feb. 8, 2008, in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
"It was a mere oversight on my attorney's part," Aretha Franklin said of $445 in back taxes that have her facing foreclosure on her Detroit mansion. "It will be taken care of immediately."   (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, file)
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