Gladys Knight has assured fans her mental health is just fine after some concerns sparked by her son. Source: Maury Phillips/BET / Getty The soul music legend is speaking out after her eldest son, Shanga Hankerson, claimed his mother was facing elder abuse from her much-younger husband, William McDowell. According to Knight, those claims couldn't be further from the truth. "I'm sorry that my health and performances have been misrepresented," she said in a statement, per The Post.