![]() ![]() 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. Gladys Knight recently won her bid to end all personal connections to her son’s struggling chicken and waffles restaurant, according to a settlement filed. The unhealthy changes reportedly led to poor health inspections. There were even times where employees worked in unsanitary conditions because Hankerson was forced to cut costs. Gladys Knight has won her legal battle to cut ties with her son’s struggling restaurant. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Hankerson has now been sentenced for willful failure to remit payroll taxes, the United States Attorneys Office reports. “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. 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. EXCLUSIVE 3:51 PM PT Gladys Knight says her son stooped so low in their legal battle, he attempted to extort his own mother if she didnt cut him a break. 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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