Not only did the Grammys diss Natalie Cole by not honoring her with a live performance, but the late singer’s sisters Casey and Timolin tell us they were treated poorly by the show’s organizers.
Adding insult to injury, Casey said the pair had to sit next to
“Justin Bieber fans,” and that they were treated like “lost kids at
Disney World.”
“We sat there painfully for three hours and there was never one
mention of her name. We thought that at the very least her name would be
mentioned or there would be a respectable and dignified salute to her
legacy and what she brought to the music industry,” Timolin said. Modal TriggerTimolin and Casey ColePhoto: Getty Images
Cole was relegated to the night’s In Memoriam segment rather than
getting any live musical tribute. Her twin sisters were looking forward
to being able to honor their sister and dad, Nat King Cole, on the 51st
anniversary of his death, but they said that organizers left them
hanging.
“It was promised [that we’d be able to honor them], but it wasn’t delivered,” said Timolin.
“We were surprised and shocked,” said Casey. “It [felt] like she just evaporated in thin air. She passed in vain.”
Casey told us their seats were so bad, they needed binoculars to
watch the show. “We were given crappy seats sitting next to Justin
Bieber fans,” she said.
But Timolin stressed that their goal is “to do nothing but protect
and preserve the legacy of our father and now Natalie. This is our job
and passion.”
Natalie’s former publicist Maureen O’Connor, who also reps the
Grammys, told us: “I did the best I could to help them, but I was
running around like crazy doing things for the Grammys, who are my
client.”
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