Stevie Wonder’s heartbreaking history of being forced to deny that he is blind

Nevertheless, there are rumors about his view, fed by offhanded comments from celebrities and viral gossip.

A wide shared moment came in 2019 when former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal claimed that Wonder had somehow recognized him in an elevator.

Actor Anthony Anderson also jokes about the rumor during an interview in 2016 with Stephen Colbert and said, “What you don’t know, Stevie can see. It’s just an act.”

Although it probably said for the joke, such comments continued to feed the doubts about the public. But asking for a long time for his grace and introspection, chose to face the rumor frontal.

In Fan-shot images that circulate online, he told the crowd in his last denial that he can really see that blind has given him a unique perspective and says: “To see people in the spirit of them, not what they look like. Not what color they are, but what color is their mind?”

An old friend and former employee, who asked not to be mentioned, said that the rumors have a very frustrated wonder over the years.