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Cohen asked LaBelle if the two of them ever spoke about his sexuality and the possibility of him one day telling the world his truth. I’m willing to stand behind it."
"It's not going to be for everybody. The documentary comes nearly 20 years after Vandross’ death in 2005. “He’s the soundtrack to America, not just the soundtrack for Black people,” she gushed.
Everything isn’t everybody’s business all of the time."
It's an entirely justifiable stance, especially given that coming out as gay to the world throughout the eighties and nineties would've no doubt damaged his career.
Luther: Never Too Much will premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on Jan.
21. If it’s incorrect information it shouldn’t be there. I think it is very inclusive of everything and you'll get to see it and come up with your opinion."
"It doesn't hide anything. It hits many layers of who he is or was and how he got there and what happened for or to him.”
The documentary's director Dawn Porter added: "What we tried to do was balance, here’s how Luther handled those questions in his life."
"But it was really, really important to me and I hope the viewer senses, I’m trying to honour how he lived, because it’s important to not out people when they do not want to be outed and when they did not choose that...
"Somebody didn’t do their research or someone likes messiness. It was basically, he did not want his mother to be -- although she might have known -- but he wasn't going to come out and say this to the world."
The music icon added: "And he had a lot of lady fans and he told me that he just didn't wanna upset the world...
Certainly, nowadays that wouldn't be the case as society is more accepting, though it was too late for Luther who died on 1st July 2005.
A new documentary has been scheduled for release at the start of 2025 - twenty years after Vandross' passed away - to celebrate his legacy.
Never Too Much will reveal more about Luther's life and career, delving into his immense talent alongside his struggles with weight and sexuality.
Williams said about the documentary: "I recently viewed it again and I enjoyed it a lot.
"They don’t make them like him anymore. Of the latter, Porter agrees that outing someone is wrong. He passed away from a combination of stroke, diabetes and hypertension."
Seveda also revealed that her uncle never stopped what he loved doing in spite of his health issues.
"He was singing up to the last minute. It was hard for him."
Watch Patti LaBelle speak about Luther Vandross below.
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I’m going to let him have the last word."Confusion and misinformation around Luther's death still exist today, especially after Madonna added him to an in-memoriam video at one of her recent concerts, with the Vandross estate requesting he be removed.
'He was thrown up there, as far as I’m told, as a person who had passed away from AIDS," says Williams.
LaBelle then nodded and replied: "Yeah, we talked about it. Was that something you talked about, at all?" the talk show host asked. So through his lyrics, I think you get to know a little bit more about him.”
Two of the most sensitive topics when it comes to discussing Luther Vandross are his weight and his sexuality.
“What’s challenging, of course, is that he’s not here to speak for himself, and he chose to keep his private life private,” she explained.
Luther Vandross’ Documentary Director Details How She Tackled Controversial Topics Like His Weight And Sexuality
Dawn Porter, director of Luther: Never Too Much, is speaking out about his life, legacy, and the struggle to get his story right in the upcoming documentary about the pioneering crooner.
“I really wanted him to be able to tell you his story as much as possible, so how do you do that with someone who’s not with us?” she told The Hollywood Reporter in a recent interview.