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Tina Turner with her Great Dane Onyx and the Ikettes (Jean Brown, Ann Thomas & Pat Powdrill), circa 1968.

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The Ikettes, with Pat Powdrill, Paulette Parker, Ann Thomas and Jean Brown, circa 1968

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Ann Thomas (Australian) - A Colliery Pit Head (mixed media, 1972)

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Ike & Tina Turner performing at Club Paradise in Memphis, 1966.

Photos by Ernest C. Withers

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Do you know anything about Tina Turner and the Ann Thomas situation? I’ve heard they only hired her because she was pretty, she got pregnant by Ike in 1969 which made her quit. But she came back to them to be their assistant or something like that, but Ann and Tina were best friends the entire time (Ann & Ike’s daughter says so). I’ve also heard that if Tina got into fights with the Ikettes, Ike would go off on everybody and fine everyone. Idk if any of this is true.

Yeah, that hoe-ass Ikette and Tina were "friends" if you'd even call it that, and like "sister wives". But if this woman is your friend, why is she sleeping with your 'husband' (even though he was an abusive piece of shit)?? That must’ve been humiliating. The whole situation was absolutely disgusting. That's Tina fixing Ann and Ike's daughter, Mia's hair below...now, isn't that just ridiculous?!

Tina left in 1976, and Ann later married Ike in 1981. Mia has even come out and publicly said horrible things about Tina and her relationship with Ike that she couldn't have possibly known since she was just a child at the time:

I think she needs to mind her damn business. Her father was trash. He abused and raped numerous women, beat Tina (even when she was pregnant and pulled a gun on her). Tina has said numerous times that Ike abused her physically, sexually, financially and emotionally throughout their entire "marriage". I’m so glad Tina got her ass up out of there and got her life back!!!

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