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Aretha Franklin Getting Married

DETROIT (WWJ) - Aretha Franklin has announced that she is now engaged to longtime friend William "Willie" Wilkerson.

The Grammy-winning singer from Detroit has been married twice before.

The 69-year-old says she is considering a summer wedding, and jokes, "No, I'm not pregnant."

Franklin and Wilkerson were engaged over the holidays.

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