Tina Turner death: celebrities react, pay tribute to the beloved music legend
24.05.2023 - 21:29
/ msn.com
Tina Turner. The once-in-a-lifetime singer and performer often called the Queen of Rock & Roll, whose career spanned over half a century and multiple comebacks, died Wednesday May 24 at age 83.
WIth classics like "River Deep, Mountain High," "What's Love Got to Do With It" and "The Best," Tina cast a very long shadow over all of entertainment, inspiring millions of fans around the world and influencing generations of musicians and performers. It's no wonder, then, that celebrities from the world of music, movies, television and beyond flooded social media with touching tributes to the icon.
Below, a collection of remembrances. MORE: Tina Turner dies at 83Celebrated actress Angela Bassett, who played Tina in the 1993 biopic What's Love Got to Do With It — made with Tina's blessing and input — told The Hollywood Reporterin a lengthy statement: "How do we say farewell to a woman who owned her pain and trauma and used it as a means to help change the world? Through her courage in telling her story, her commitment to stay the course in her life, no matter the sacrifice, and her determination to carve out a space in rock and roll for herself and for others who look like her, Tina Turner showed others who lived in fear what a beautiful future filled with love, compassion, and freedom should look like.
"As portrayed in the film and told by Tina in many interviews, the 12-time Grammy winner suffered horrific physical and emotional abuse at the hands of her husband and performing partner Ike Turner. She eventually left Ike in the late '70s and staged a legendary solo comeback in the 1980s.
Bassett continued, “Her final words to me — for me — were ‘You never mimicked me. Instead, you reached deep into your soul, found your inner
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