This is from a C.J- the Minneapolis Star Tribune gossip columnist, so I am not sure how reliable it is....

"Being hip takes toll?

Word in entertainment circles is that Prince is experiencing health problems consistent with years of doing splits and other amazing dance moves in high heels.

Few bodies, even one as toned as Symbolina's, can withstand that kind of joint pounding in advancing years. Prince's NYC attorney did not return my call."

I think it will be in thursday's StarTribune.

CJ must be scraping the bottom of the barrelf for Prince-related gossip if this is supposed to be 'new' material.

I thought it's been fairly common knowledge for quite awhile that Prince has been having knee and/or foot trouble due to the high heels, which was why he was wearing those flat soled shoes over the past few years.

High heels kill your body. Next story: Fish need water.

Did he ever have a Knee Replacement Surgery?

I do remember he changed his shoes to flats every now & then when he performed last year.

i do hope we are sparred the "f*ck cj" comments....

sosgemini said:

LOL, since you said it for us, we don't have to bother, thanks!

Oh it is just that? My god when I first clicked on this I got scared like it was something wrong with his heart or something.I thought on no my baby!!!! I think he'll be fine.

mellow1 said:

where they flats? or was it his usual heels but basically a solid base and sides and thus appearing to be a flat sole (he wore something like that on the ONA tours)

sosgemini said:

I would have sexual relations with that woman.

Oh Lawd Y'all. Prince is fine, chillin', trying on a new silk shirt while eating tofu.

meow85 said:

I have to say though, I'm one of the few who love CJ

Oliver said:

I knew it!
[Edited 9/22/05 4:56am]

MrsJimmyFallon said:

yea thats when the talk of those pain killers started too. word on the street in LA is that his pimp walk has turned into just a old man limp. its prety sad if you ask me. but i heard its do to his hip from the doing splits.

"entertainment insiders" = "fansites"

....think it ain't?

Of course he is...

My goodness he has worn those high heels for years.

I bet his toes are funny looking... All curled up and shit...

CJ must lead a very boring life to report this.

destinyismine said:

she's here in mpls. ain't much to gossip about here except the local news reporters and, well, prince. what can ya do?

meow85 said:

Prince has high heels???

I actually saw CJ on Celebrity Justice not too long ago. I'm sure it was a repeat, but it was the first time I'd actually seen her and heard what she sounds like. She doesn't seem like the sharpest knife in the drawer. Especially with lines like, "Prince's NYC attorney did not return my call".
But is this really gossip? More like "No Duh!". Most entertainers who have sang and danced (in high heels, no less) and played musical instruments on stages their entire adult lives are probably gonna have some physical ailments. I guess next CJ will be telling us she heard through the grapevine that football players still have aches and pains even after their careers are over. Thanks for staying on top of things CJ.

shygirl said:

Do you think CJ knows this already?

NouveauDance said:

if she has half a brain, sure...but she's a gossip columnist in a dinky midwestern city. you need something that's at least half a buzz to talk about.

DenmarkDude said:

That's what I heard too.

sthoudek said:

CJ(Billie Jack B*!) is a known Prince hater. She trashes him every chance she gets. Her colummn is only good for bird cage lining. Why the Star & Trib wastes space on her is beyond me. But what's even worse is that Fox 9 news gives her air time in the morning, and all she does is quote the En-Lierer and the rest of those cheap Supermarket tabloids. As for this Prince story, So What? He's going to be 50 in a few years. At least he's not as bad off as James Brown. James Brown said that when he does the splits and those leg slides etc. It takes him a week to recuperate!

Not to worry he's cool as ever.

meow85 said:

Fuck. That means I have to hunt down a woman like that when she's still young.