Tony Bennett‘s family has revealed that the 94-year-old singer is living with Alzheimer’s disease.
In an article published in AARP The Magazine, Bennett’s wife Susan says he was diagnosed back in 2016 after he started to show signs of decline. She says although his condition has progressed, he’s “been spared the disorientation that can prompt patients to wander from home, as well as the episodes of terror, rage or depression.”
One of the reasons that Tony Bennett‘s family went public with his Alzheimer’s diagnosis is that he and Lady Gaga have another duets album coming out this year.
Bennett’s family told AARP Magazine that they realized people would ask why Bennett wasn’t doing interviews to promote the project, so they decided to get the word out before the album.
Bennett’s wife Susan Benedetto tells CBS This Morning that the singer still remembers Gaga and says that “she’s hard to forget.”
Gaga and Bennett’s first duets album, 2014’s Cheek to Cheek, won the Grammy for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album and sold over 750,000 copies.
Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani might have already snagged a singer for their wedding.
In a series of tweets, Miley Cyrus made the offer to Gwen after she complimented Miley on her Tiny Desk Concert for NPR. Miley tweeted, “I’ll be your wedding singer! I promise to be on my best behavior. Or worst. whatever you want! It’s your special day!”
Gwen hasn’t officially accepted the offer.
