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Aretha Franklin’s music quickly climbed the iTunes’ charts after her death Thursday.
Her “30 Greatest Hits” album hit the No. 1 spot, replacing Nicki Minaj’s new album, while “Respect” reached No. 2 on the song chart.
More songs from Franklin, including “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman,” “Think,” “Chain of Fools” and “I Say A Little Prayer,” were in the Top 40 on Thursday. The iTunes charts tracks digital sales.
Franklin died of pancreatic cancer at 76. She had battled undisclosed health problems in recent years and in 2017 announced her retirement from touring.
Hacker of celebrity photos asking for leniency
A Connecticut man is asking for leniency while facing sentencing for hacking into more than 250 iCloud accounts of Hollywood stars and others.
George Garofano, of North Branford, was one of four men arrested in the 2014 hacking scandal that led to private photos of Jennifer Lawrence, Kirsten Dunst, Kate Upton and others being made public. Sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 29 in federal court in Bridgeport.
Garofano recently filed court documents asking for no more than five months in prison followed by five months of home confinement. That’s less than the 10 to 16 months in prison he faces under his felony guilty plea in April.
Garofano says he faces a lifetime loss of rights because of the felony conviction and has “already suffered” punishment since his arrest.