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Contents:
- PATTI LABELLE: LUTHER VANDROSS DIDN'T COME OUT AS GAY BEE OF HIS MOM
- FRIENDS CLAIM LUTHER VANDROSS WAS GAY
- WHO KNEW?! PATTI LABELLE CONFIRMS LUTHER VANDROSS WAS GAY + SHAR WHY HE NEVER CAME OUT PUBLICLY… (VIDEO)
PATTI LABELLE: LUTHER VANDROSS DIDN'T COME OUT AS GAY BEE OF HIS MOM
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FRIENDS CLAIM LUTHER VANDROSS WAS GAY
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WHO KNEW?! PATTI LABELLE CONFIRMS LUTHER VANDROSS WAS GAY + SHAR WHY HE NEVER CAME OUT PUBLICLY… (VIDEO)
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