5 shocking revelations from Tina Turner’s 2021 documentary
24.05.2023 - 23:23
/ nypost.com
world lost legendary singer, Tina Turner, at the age of 83.The “What’s Love Got to Do with It” hitmaker died in Switzerland, where she had been living for the past few years. Throughout her career, the iconic Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll received 12 Grammy Awards and sold more than 100 million records worldwide throughout her life.
But although her career brought her tremendous success, she battled a turbulent personal life, which was detailed in a two-part March 2021 HBO documentary. The doc, simply titled “Tina,” premiered two years before her death, and was nominated for three primetime Emmy Awards.
“Every time she’s asked to re-tell her story, as beneficial as it may be for other people to hear and be empowered by, it can be extremely painful and re-traumatizing for her,” director TJ Martin, 41, told The Post last year. Here are some of the most shocking revelations from the powerful and moving documentary, “Tina.” The honest and heartfelt documentary marked a goodbye to her fans and those who have stuck by her over the years.“The spotlight is not interesting to her anymore,” Martin told The Post last year.
“She worked for 60 years — and now she’s done with being repeatedly reminded of her past trauma.”It covered the depths of her life, including the good, the bad and the ugly — particularly her relationship with Ike Turner, who passed away from a drug overdose in 2007. She suffered a string of illnesses later in her life, including a stroke and cancer, as well as kidney failure that required a transplant in 2017.
“This [film] is her way of saying to the world once and for all, ‘These are the pieces [of my story] that I’m leaving. Now let me go,’ ” Dan Lindsay, another director of the film, explained last year to The
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