Hankerson has been charged with two counts of felony theft.ĭespite Gladys Knight’s claims, Hankerson adamantly insists his mother was compensated for damages and he wants her lawsuit thrown out. The unhealthy changes reportedly led to poor health inspections. The federal lawsuit filed Friday says the Gladys Knight's Chicken and Waffles restaurants are failing and damaging the 'Midnight Train to Georgia' singer's reputation. There were even times where employees worked in unsanitary conditions because Hankerson was forced to cut costs. ATLANTA (AP) Singer Gladys Knight is suing to remove her name from the Atlanta restaurants owned by her son, who is charged with stealing 650,000 in taxes owed to the state of Georgia. It has been reported that Shanga misappropriated restaurant funds for sex parties and marijuana.ĭue to the financial shortages, many restaurant employees were left unpaid. SeptemThis Monday, seven-time Grammy Award-winning recording artist Gladys Knight commenced a federal unfair competition lawsuit against her own son and his businesses in connection. I have invested sixty-years of my life developing my craft, name, and brand and I do not want my name associated with the business at this time.”īack in June, Shanga Hankerson made headlines when he turned himself in after the restaurants were raided. By Hayley Fowler Updated Novem6:30 PM Gladys Knight’s son, the former owner of Gladys Knight’s Chicken and Waffles in Georgia, was sentenced to two years in prison on charges. Gladys Knight has also released a statement supporting the details of the lawsuit. “Until the legal issues are resolved it is best to remove my name because I do not have an interest in or influence over the restaurants. She’s also “demanding damages for Hankerson’s continued use of her name on the restaurant chain, as well as ‘certain proprietary recipes and memorabilia, including Knight’s dresses/costumes and photographs featuring Knight and other celebrities,” according to Atlanta Daily Word. “The Restaurants are in free fall and their decline necessarily has the collateral effect of damaging Knight’s Intellectual Property and Knight’s reputation,” says the suit. The singer sued her son and his companies Rival Group, Cascade Foods and Granite Foods, following the tax evasion allegations. She also wants the restaurant to refrain from using her recipes and return her memorabilia that has been featured in the restaurant. In the lawsuit, Knight argues that the faltering reputation of his famed restaurant, Gladys Knight’s Chicken and Waffles, stands to damage her name and reputation as well. Although she’s not considered a suspect in the case, she wants her name to be completely removed from anything associated with the restaurant. According to The Grio, she’s fired back with a jaw-dropping allegation questioning her son’s mental capacity where the restaurant battle is concerned.
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