Aretha Franklin slams server’s D-I-S-R-E-S-P-E-C-T
LEWISTON, N.Y. (AP) – Aretha Franklin has some harsh words for a New York server who showed D-I-S-R-E-S-P-E-C-T by telling the Queen of Soul she wasn’t allowed to eat her takeout inside the restaurant.
A spokesman for Franklin said the situation unfolded Tuesday at a Johnny Rockets restaurant in Lewiston near Buffalo.
The spokesman said Franklin ordered a hamburger after performing a sold-out show. But he said the server screamed at Franklin, saying she couldn’t sit down to eat because she ordered takeout.
Franklin said in a statement the restaurant worker was “very rude, unprofessional and nasty.”
A Johnny Rockets spokeswoman said the franchise owner is sorry for the actions of “a new and very young employee.”
She said the owner spoke with the employee and clarified his takeout policies.