Soul legend Gladys Knight has spoken out after her son publicly accused her husband of elder abuse.
The “Midnight Train to Georgia” singer, 81, assured fans she’s “healthy and happy” after her son Shanga Hankerson claimed that Knight’s husband William McDowell — who is 33 years her junior — has been mentally and financially taking advantage of her.
“I don’t want my mom out on tour on a tour bus wondering where she’s at,” Hankerson told the Shade Room, saying his mother’s tour schedule — which is set to resume in September — is “detrimental” to her health.
Knight has since responded to her son’s claims, telling The Post in a statement that her “health and performances have been misrepresented.”
“I want my fans and those concerned to rest assured I am doing very well for someone who has been onstage for three quarters of a century, hard to believe, right?” she said.
