IKE TURNER PLANNING REALITY SHOW: Series would follow shenanigans with ex-wife he accused of trying to poison him.
(September 10, 2007)

*In a project to rival Bravo's Being Bobby Brown, veteran musician Ike Turner is hoping to launch a reality series based on his volatile relationship with ex-wife Audrey Madison, the woman he claims tried to kill him with an overdose of prescription pills.

According to WENN, the 75-year-old divorced artist is now back together with Madison, his background singer, and looking to make some money off of their quirky relationship.

Friends insist the couple will be together forever, because she's the only woman who is "wilder than he is."

One source says: "He's been used to marrying groupies he could control."

In addition to working on their relationship and pitching a new reality TV show, the duo is currently planning a tour of Europe.

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TonyVanDam said:

Looks like it. You know that Ike didn't write "Proud Mary" and Tina wrote "Nutbush City Limits" by her lonesome. I think he sold his "Fool in Love" royalties though.

So yes even with a solo Grammy, he could be broke.

Hmmm, I'm suprised. I thought for sure that Ike wrote "Proud Mary". I never heard anything about Ike being broke though. He probably makes a good amount of money from touring I'm guessing.

blew all the money on Bail and coke...

I bet Tina is somewhere laughing her ass off right about now.

vainandy said:

Ya got that right and unless she agrees to do a cameo, there's no way in hell I'd bother to watch!

vainandy said:

Or cringing.....

the eff

reality show,
will we see him slap and beat on people during the reality show ???

TonyVanDam said:

Yeah, and so are Salt N Peppa

It's pathetic, but what's more pathetic is those that watch these stupid shows.

vainandy said:

Laughing and drinking her coffee latee (sp?) in her home in either France or Switzerland.

Ms. Anna Mae ain't worried about no Ike Turner, lol.

He DID get a Grammy earlier this year for an album though.

But Tina is chilling.

TonyVanDam said:

No. Ike is very well off. Trust me on that.

TonyVanDam said:

Cinnamon234 said:

They COVERED that song, it's not theirs I think their version is unique b/c it's equally (if not more) popular than the original



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Oh, & this show disgusts me. The only reason the current generation even knows who Ike is is b/c of the film & his reputation as an abuser. So now he wants to pimp his craaaazy relationship - BITCH PLEASE

They really are passing out reality shows like crack these days...

CalhounSq said:

durn org burps...

Disclaimer: In no way am I excusing abuse of any sort.

But can't Ike find the same redemption so generously meted out to other entertainers?

We know that the film villified him (in one instance, attributing a rape to him that he didn't commit). Is there room for him to be appreciated as something more than an abuser?

CalhounSq said:

Really? All this time I thought it was their song.

Cinnamon234 said:

Nah, Creedence Clearwater Revival (a fave 1960s folk-rock group) originally penned and performed "Proud Mary". A slower-styled recording that was released in '69 if I'm not mistaken and their version was also a hit.

Believe it or not their version was the first version I heard of the song. I must've heard Tina's version like not too long afterwards.
[Edited 9/15/07 14:32pm]

Actually the biggest hit Ike & Tina had with Ike writing was "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" with "A Fool in Love" in second places. Other than that, most of their other hits were covers with the glaring exception of Spector's "River Deep Mountain High":

"I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)"
"I Wanna Take U Higher"
"Proud Mary"
"Come Together"

Their last hit, "Nutbush City Limits", wasn't written by Ike but by TINA.

Calligraphy said:

Perhaps I'm being unfair, but I damn sure won't be watching

Back in 2000/2001 a movie deal was on the table 4 Ike's version and answer to Tina's movie. Eddie Griffin spent quite a bit of time with Ike prepping 4 the role. Ike got greedy at the negociations and the deal fell thru.

Really? Well, getting a Grammy these days is no big accomplishment. Hell, they give Grammies to shit hoppers these days so they have already hit rock bottom.

Graycap23 said:

He'll find a way to fuck this up too, I'm sure...