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Divas Renew Royal Rumble

By Harry Kimball, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 10, 2008 3:19 PM CDT

(Newser) – The Aretha Franklin-Tina Turner feud has taken another dissonant turn, USA Today reports. Beyoncé referred to Turner as "the queen" at the Grammy Awards—yes, that was 8 months ago—and Turner stirred things up again last week, saying: "There were so... Read full story »

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