Due to her failing health, in 2021, the legendary singer, Tina Turner, began preparing for her death and took the necessary steps to ensure her estate was settled correctly.
Her goal was to prevent conflict between family members over her fortune. Sources close to the situation revealed to Radar Online that she wanted everything organized as soon as possible, given her condition.
With an estimated worth of $270 million, it's no wonder that when the time came, musician and businesswoman Tina sold her music catalog to BMG for a whopping $50 million.
According to sources close to her, she wanted to ensure her family would be well cared for once she passed on because she had had poor health over the years.
In 2017, bravely fighting intestinal cancer, her courageous and devoted husband Erwin Bach, 65, donated a kidney to her.
The devastating news came in 2018 when her oldest son Craig Turner died by suicide at 59 years old. In 2021, an insider said that, sadly, she is back on dialysis, and those closest to her believe she does not have much time left.
Tina Turner experienced a heartbreaking episode this year when her son Ronnie passed away. It happened in the San Fernando Valley as he was struck with an unexpected medical crisis. No matter how hard paramedics tried, there was no reviving him.
Upon further investigation, Ronnie's autopsy report revealed he had been suffering from stage 4 colon cancer.
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Tina Turner Planned Her Funeral
In light of her health complications from a kidney transplant, Tina Turner decided to plan her funeral, envisioning it even more extravagant than Aretha Franklin's.
In 2018, an individual close to the situation reported to Radar Online, "The tension between Tina and Aretha was palpable in life, and it doesn't seem like Tina intends to let her rival take the spotlight in death either!".
Tina was facing health difficulties at the time after Erwin provided his kidney for her treatment.
Going out in style was particularly important to Tina, so much so that she declared, "I don't mind at all about dying." An insider shared that she wanted her farewell to be even more spectacular than Aretha's.
In response to a comment made by Aretha, Tina's publicist released a statement calling it a "cheap shot," and she did not stay quiet either.
It is alleged that the legendary beef between Aretha Franklin and Tina Turner began when it was rumored that Ike Turner had an affair with Aretha before his 1978 divorce from Tina. The feud continued into the 1980s, when Private Dancer, Tina's comeback album, dethroned Aretha from her number-one spot on the charts.
From the words of an insider, it was made clear that Tina held a very strained relationship with Aretha. As her "Swan Song," a source said Tina decided to use this to take a jab at her rival - going as far as planning an extravagant affair for her resting place.
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