ROBERTA FLACK in Trouble

I hope she has a good end-of-life plan.

ALS killing her softly is no way to go. Poor Roberta.

I'm really sad for her. I say it again, if God is real someone needs to put him on a performance improvement plan.

She already had the range of a whisper. I was just listening to “Killing Me Softly”. I’ve always treasured her.

This is sad. Her music is so moving and beautiful.

Don’t worry. I’m sure Bette Midler will swoop in and save her. Like she did Frederick Forrest.

It's very sad, but at 85 years old it's not like she had another twenty years of life and voice to live.

That is a great shame. It's a terrible fate.

I’ve always loved her singing . This is terrible news

My favorite

(just in tribute to the song)

How sad. ALS is the worst disease.

Killnmeusoflywithisong.

Yes, R11. ALS and Huntington's. Or locked-in syndrome.

Anything that destroys the body yet leaves the brain/awareness intact, is literally a fate worse than death.

Oh this is so sad ☹️

I very sorry to hear this. I've always loved her voice. Sending peace and comfort to her.

Fuck.

Her voice has brought me some needed serenity over the years. I wish I could return some of that to her now.

Jonathan Penner (Survivor) chronicled his wife Stacy’s battle with ALS. The disease is horrific. I feel awful for Roberta. What an amazing talent she is.

I haven't seen her on the UWS for a long time but she was a fixture (lived in the Dakota). When people would recognize her she was always friendly. Sad.

Jay Leno’s burned up face made the evening news, this DID NOT,

My favorite by Roberta. God bless her.

I've always loved Robert Flack, such soothing music.

My favourite.

She’s my neighbor, one block over. Haven’t seen her in forever, but she was always lovely when I did.

Is ALS now striking older people? I thought if you made it to 60 or so you were out of the woods.

Roberta guested on Guiding Light in the early 90’s. Michael Zaslow was on there at the time and he died from als. Sad.

Oh no, R23! I have a friend in his late 50s who was diagnosed with ALS a year ago, and is as expected fading fast. Definitely one of those "When bad things happen to good people" situations.

Probably a weird choice, but this is where I first heard of her and it's my favorite.

She can't talk or sing?

So her days on anti-LGBT shows like The 700 Club & TBN are over?

Good!!!

Poor woman, I hope she doesn’t suffer too much.

^hey not everyone on 700Club is evil, Kristin Chenowith used to go on there.

Remember too, Roberta sang the theme song to the movie “Making Love,” way way back in ‘82.

Why is this site going full on lipstickalley?

Did someone forget to pay the bills over there?

She lived next door to John & Yoko in the Dakota, and she became very close with Yoko and Sean after John was killed.

She covered Yoko's "Goodbye Sadness" in the 80's. I remember this song getting played quite a bit on KUTE 102 in L.A.

She's also got a new documentary coming out about her life and career, called simply "Roberta".

I love the way those first two albums sound....... the hushed slow build..... I was 18 when I first heard this one circa 1970.... I don't I've ever gotten over this song.

She had a strange career...two HUGE Grammy-winning songs, one other fairly big song (Feel Like Makin' Love) and a few popular duets. Then, she kind of disappeared.

She's was one of the best singers. Vocals so sweet, so feminine.

Horrible, horrible disease. She's lucky (if you can call it that) that she only got it so late in life. Still, it must be terrifying to slowly lose all control over your body. I hope she goes peacefully.

Awful. ALS is a truly evil disease. Just horrific, mentally and physically. Worse than MS. At least with MS, there are treatment options and oftentimes periods of remission, and it's not a death sentence in the same way that ALS is.

R28 Kristen C. finally got it right by speaking out on their bigotry & she canceled them long before it was a popular thing for celebs to do.

I can't think of any other "star" who went on there condemning AIDS rings (where gay men try to give others the disease LOL) & Water tower AIDS" (where one televangelist said that he "saw" gay activists try to put contaminated blood in town water supplies). Roberta Flack tied her name & staff power to shows that contained this type of crap on a monthly if not weekly basis. Fuck her. This is a big case of karma. She didn't give a damn about how they demonized AIDS/LGBT s but we're supposed to care about her ALS disease? Not me you old bigot.

R38, she really said that or were these nonsense spouted on the 700 clubs?

Is Flack a lezzie?

R38 I agree with everyone except the stupid "This is a big case of karma." There are also some great people who get horrid diseases.

Awe, that's sad. I loved her theme song from The Hogan Family.

Sad, but she is 85 years young. No one is spared in the end.

Shit happens

Bye cunt.

My favorite.

Killing me softly…with his DONG.

Don't think so, R47. See R40.

"kiwwin me ssssssly wihhihsng."

That's a damn shame. I've always thought she should be considered among the greatest R&B singers of all time. I mean, yes, she's respected but no one ever really talks or writes about her these days. I feel this way about Gladys Knight as well.

Wow, and thanks to whomever posted that horrifying business about the 700 Club. Obviously, I think much less of her now.