I saw Aretha Frankklin on Letterman a week or so ago and she looks like she has taken the bariatric "plunge" into losing weight. She has lost a lot of acreage recently. According to reports that I have read, she denies getting a "Gastric By-pass." BUT she does not rule out Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy, as far as I know. (Word games again.)

There is a responsibility that people in the public eye have to their fans NOT to tell everything about the surgeries they have because no one should get a bariatric operation just because a celebrity has had one. But I would like to know if she has had one. Just cat-curious, I guess.

I know Drew Carey got a Lap-Band a few years ago and he doesn't care who knows. He looks fabulous. Anyone out there know of any other celebrity who admits to gastric surgery of any kind? Google Aretha and compare photos.

@georgiare. Smh in confusion.