To many, such a situation could not go unpunished, whether by unknown humans or some higher power. Mere automotive malfunction seems too prosaic an explanation. Pendergrass at least found some form of redemption. Having grappled with depression and suicidal thoughts after the crash, he began to sing and perform again. In true Pendergrass fashion, his comeback was in front of the largest possible audience: Live Aid , which took place in his home town in A surprise guest of Ashford and Simpson, he was greeted with rapturous applause by the predominantly white crowd.
Having inspired such sexual desire in his audiences in his prime, Pendergrass elicited an more compassionate, more platonic kind of love that time. Tears streamed down his face as he sang from his wheelchair. Pendergrass went on to record several more albums, duetted with Whitney Houston on her debut and became just about the first wheelchair-user in mainstream music, appearing on stage and in videos.
And clearly, he regained some of his faculties with regard to women — to the extent that he and his wife Karen divorced in What happened? To help keep your account secure, please log-in again. You are no longer onsite at your organization. Please log in. For assistance, contact your corporate administrator. Arrow Created with Sketch. Calendar Created with Sketch. Path Created with Sketch.
Shape Created with Sketch. Afterward, the singer's son alleged that he possessed the only copy of his father's will. Teddy's claims were proven to be false, and the will was declared fake, but it was too late, as the conflict had brought about a massive rift in the family. Joan sued Teddy and his attorneys, alongside his step-sisters and their attorneys. Joan accused her late husband's children of trying to cut her out of Pendergrass' assets and dragging her in and out of court.
She eventually sued them for damages and the emotional distress she suffered. Pendergrass died at 59 in a hospital close to his hometown in Philadelphia. The conflict over his assets was settled out of court as his amended will was also disputed. Women with Will. It was out of control," Watson says. Watson was relatively unhurt -- she had contusions and a chipped tooth -- so she boarded the ambulance with Pendergrass and accompanied him to the hospital.
She didn't stay, however, and only learned about Pendergrass' paralysis when it was reported in the newspapers. Soon after the accident, Watson tried to reach out to Pendergrass, but was unsuccessful. She said, 'Well, you're not going to see him before his son does,' and she caused this big scene," Watson says. Two days after the accident, news broke of Watson's past, including the gender confirmation surgery she'd undergone five years prior "I don't think Teddy knew about my transition at all," she says today and her multiple arrests for prostitution.
In light of these facts, rumors swirled that Watson and Pendergrass were intimately involved during the moment of the crash. Watson was dropped by her modeling agency before her career could even get off the ground and says that she was forced back into sex work to support herself. She also became addicted to drugs.
I got hooked on them," Watson admits.
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