Ike Turner's widow Jeanette Turner has called on her late husband's former wife Tina Turner to officially forgive her ex. Ike and Tina Turner's marriage was, of course, eventful, with the latter accusing the former of habitual spousal abuse. Ike later admitted to hitting Tina during their marriage, but denied he was guilty of the level of abuse implied through his ex-wife's famous autobiography.
Following Ike's death last week, Jeanette told EURweb: "I know that she was hurt. But there's something called forgiveness and I know Ike really forgave himself, which is really hard to do. I'm not defending what he did. I'm not saying he didn't do what he did when he was with Tina or me. But he was a human being. And being all of that, he's still a child-like person - pure and a good person always willing to help people. He was a human being and he helped Tina... he helped a lot of people".
Following Ike's death, a spokeswoman for Tina told reporters: "Tina is aware that Ike passed away. She has not had any contact with him in 35 years. No further comment will be made". Meanwhile her friends have told reporters she will not be attending her late former husband's funeral, with one quoted in the media thus: "Tina hasn't seen Ike for 35 years and last time she did see him he treated her appallingly, so there's no way she will be going to the service to pay tribute to him".