A Bitter Etta Bites Back

Though she has since apologized, the acerbic acidity Etta James hurled at Beyonce for singing “At Last” on Inauguration Night caught the masses by surprise. Conversely, James sang the Houston native’s praises after her portrayal of the singer in “Cadillac Records.” In the same Seattle gig, James also demonstrated how classless she is when she coined Barack Obama the big-eared president of others. For that, Etta, a steroidal sour puss, needs her ass whupped.