A seven-time Grammy Award-winner, Knight recorded hits through the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s with her family group Gladys Knight & the Pips, which included her brother Merald 'Bubba' Knight and cousins William Guest and Edward Patten. It's unclear how (or if) the restaurants will continue to operate going forward. Gladys Maria Knight (born May 28, 1944), known as the 'Empress of Soul', is an American singer, songwriter, actress and businesswoman. Hankerson launched the concept in 1997, and there are now two locations in the Atlanta area - a third recently closed. In addition to having her name removed, TMZ reports Knight wants all memorabilia from the restaurants returned to her. Knight was not implicated in the allegations, and a GDR official told Channel 2 in Atlanta she was "totally in the clear." A statement from a spokesperson said "her main concern is for her family's well-being, and she is making sure the family has the guidance they need to assess the situation and move forward."Ĭurrently, it appears moving forward means stripping any evidence of her association with the chain. Following the raid, he was arrested and released on bail, and the restaurants are under new management. The former owner of the Gladys Knight’s Chicken and Waffles restaurant in Atlanta and the singer’s son has been sentenced to federal prison for failure to remit payroll taxes.
Authorities targeted the singer's son for allegedly "stealing over $650,000 in both sales and withholding tax." With penalties and interest, GDR officials say Hankerson owes more than $1 million. Hankerson operated the Atlanta-based chain before a Georgia Department of Revenue raid in June. Knight has reportedly filed a lawsuit against Shanga Hankerson, her own flesh and blood, to have her name removed from the Gladys Knight's Signature Chicken & Waffles chain. Listen and subscribe to the AJCs growing list of podcasts.
Ive been to plenty of fried chicken joints, but never one that offers. Hankerson, the former owner of the Gladys Knight’s Chicken and Waffles restaurant in Atlanta, was sentenced to prison over tax issues at the once-famed restaurant because he failed to remit payroll taxes, according to the US Attorney’s office on Friday, Fox 5 reports. That's what famed singer Gladys Knight is doing, according to TMZ. Atlanta and Georgia podcasts including AJC Politically Georgia, Hawks Report, Southern Fried Soccer and true crime (AJC Breakdown). This joint is actually the first Chicken & Waffles restaurant that Ive ever been to. What do you do when your son tarnishes your good name with a corrupt restaurant business? You sue him.
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