Last night’s Verzus between legendary singers, Chaka Khan and Stephanie Mills, was amazing, but it started off rocky.
MTO News spoke with a person behind the scenes at the event, who told us that Chaka arrived nearly an hour late, and appeared to be “visibly intoxicated.”
The insider told MTO News, “Chaka has always been a diva, so no one expected her to show up on time, but an hour late to a live scheduled event is too much.”
The insider claims that Chaka was rushed through hair and makeup, and made it onto the stage – about an hour after the scheduled start time.
But there was something off about the way that Chaka was moving and talking. Her speech seemed slurred and at times she had trouble walking.
Our insider explained, “Chaka appeared to be visibly drunk. I can’t say for sure because I didn’t see her drink anything. But she was acting really drunk.”
Ugly Non-Black IG Models Give Tiktok Tour Of Drake’s Home
And our insider isn’t the only ones who noticed Chaka’s weird behavior. Black Twitter seems to think she was drunk too. Look:
https://twitter.com/JTriplett0825/status/1461538074370920450https://twitter.com/callmedollar/status/1461560211357974534
I appreciate how Stephanie Mills is supporting Chaka Khan.. that’s a real sister friend.#VERZUZ
— Sampson McCormick (@OfficialSampson) November 19, 2021
How Patti LaBelle watching the Chaka Khan && Stephanie Mills battle #VERZUZ pic.twitter.com/PMIxSjBo5d
— ✌🏾✌🏾 (@04_kcjj) November 19, 2021
Chaka Khan has lived a life. Love her down. Stephanie Mills is such a ray of light. She held her sis down tonight. Music icons being icons baby.
— George M Johnson Garçon (@IamGMJohnson) November 19, 2021
Someone said Chaka Khan higher than a full tank of gas. I’m out. #VERZUZ pic.twitter.com/0yESO8xRIO
— Black,BLACK,BLACKITY, BLACK (@PardonMe_ImKrys) November 19, 2021
https://twitter.com/ZADDYNOBUCKZ/status/1461542662209740800
Stephanie Mills is that friend that will close your bar tab, get you home, help you into bed, and sit a glass of water and some Tylenol on the nightstand. And she'll text you in the morning to make sure you're okay.#VERZUZ #ChakaKhan #StephanieMills
— Derek (@DdotRock) November 19, 2021
Chaka khan tonight #VERZUZ pic.twitter.com/wbwMfBaqmP
— Yung Jay (@Urban_Legend15) November 19, 2021
At the end of the 1st quarter of #VERZUZ
Brown Liquor – 7
Chaka Khan -0— I Got Yo Back Like Chiropractic (@Oclark38) November 19, 2021
https://twitter.com/callmedollar/status/1461553424470880259
We hope she wasn’t drunk last night, as she has struggled with alcohol addiction for many years. But her appearance yesterday is causing fans to think she may have relapsed.
Chaka, in the past, has battled drug addiction and alcohol abuse. Her father was a heroin user as well. Reportedly, she once mixed sleeping pills with cocaine and almost died. Chaka’s struggles with drugs was well known within the industry but it was her addiction to alcohol that seemed the most gripping, and continued until the early 2000s. Then she became sober. But after an injury, she developed an addicted to painkillers.
Poor Chaka.
Since 2013, however, Chaka has been trying to stay clean and sober and said publicly,
“I call myself an ex-addict. For years, I was having fun, and it all made fun more fun for me. But life changes.”
For those who missed the Verzus last night, here’s the video:
