She tells how a childhood filled with cruelty and violence may explain why she seemed to accept mental and physical torture from Ike, whom she married in 1962.During their union, she was reborn into a global singing star, changing her birth name of Anna Mae Bullock.For three decades she and Ike delivered a string of hits.
It wasn't until 1976, after years of beatings and psychological torture from Ike, that she finally had the courage to leave.She says she stayed so long because they had a son, Ronnie, and she adopted two of Ike's children, Ike Jr and Michael, from a previous relationship.Now 14 years after his death from an accidental drug overdose, Tina says she is at peace with their life.The Simply The Best singer, who lives in.
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