Stevie Wonder has signed, sealed and delivered his response to ongoing rumors.
The R&B legend addressed longtime speculation that he is not actually blind during a show in Cardiff, Wales, for his Love, Light and Song U.K. tour.
“I must say to all of you, something that I was thinking, ‘When did I want to let the world know this?’ But I wanted to say it right now,” Stevie said on stage during the July 10 concert, as captured in a fan’s Instagram video. “You know there have been rumors about me seeing and all that? But seriously, you know the truth.”
And for anyone who didn’t know the truth, the 75-year-old set the record straight.
“Truth is, shortly after my birth, I became blind,” Stevie continued. “Now, that was a blessing because it’s allowed me to see the world in the vision of truth, of sight. See people in the spirit of them, not how they look. Not what color they are, but what color is their spirit?”
And the thought-provoking response isn’t the only time Stevie has shared a meaningful message about his blindness.
In fact, the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer shared that he was able to keep a positive outlook after becoming blind as a child—even when his mother Lula Mae Hardaway was struggling with the revelation.
“I was born. Shortly after that, I’m blind,” Stevie shared in an episode of 2024’s The Wonder of Stevie audiobook series. “My mother went through the different things, and so my experience with that was deep.”
Recalling that his mother would cry “every night” after he was first diagnosed with the disability, the “Superstitious” singer said he eventually told her, “Mama, you shouldn’t cry, you’re making my head hurt.”
“And I said, ‘Maybe God has something for me that’s bigger than all this,’” Stevie added. “History proved that true.”
Read on for more stars who have addressed conspiracy theories about their lives.
Taylor Swift’s Wildest Belly Button Dreams
In the 2010s, fans noticed the “Lavender Haze” singer’s affinity for high-waisted pants, prompting an online wave of conspiracies, including that she was an alien born without a belly button.
Taylor even addressed the reason she kept her navel out of the spotlight.
“I don’t like showing my belly button,” she told Lucky magazine in 2014. “I want that to be a mystery. As far as anyone knows based on my public appearances, they haven’t seen evidence of a belly button. It could be pierced. They have no idea. If I’m going to get some sort of massive tattoo, it’s going to be right next to my belly button because no one’s ever going to see that.”
However, after paparazzi snapped pics of the singer and her friends wearing bikinis while vacationing in 2015, she ultimately posted snaps of herself in the swimsuit to Instagram.
“We realize, ‘Okay so they got pictures of us in our bikinis, like I don’t want them to make like $100,000 for stalking us,’” Taylor recounted on BBC Radio 1’s Breakfast Show in 2015. “So we’re like, ‘Get up on the bow of the boat, we’re taking better bikini shots, so they don’t make as much money on theirs.’”
Did Avril Lavigne Actually Die in the Early 2000s?
The “Sk8er Boi” rocker reacted to online theories that she died in the early aughts and was replaced by a doppelganger named Melissa, who supposedly was hired before the singer’s “death” to stand in for her at public events due to Avril’s exhaustion.
“I mean, it’s just funny to me,” the “Complicated” singer said on a May 2024 episode of the Call Her Daddy podcast. “On one end, everyone’s like, ‘You look the exact same. You haven’t aged a day.’ But then other people are like, there’s a conspiracy theory that I’m not me.”
Beyoncé Shuts Down Fake Pregnancy Rumors
Though the Grammy winner—who is now mom to daughter Blue Ivy and twins Rumi and Sir with husband Jay-Z—iconically debuted her first pregnancy during a performance at the 2011 MTV VMAs, she became the subject of theories that she wore a fake belly bump and enlisted a surrogate.
“That was crazy. It wasn’t hurtful, it was just crazy,” she told People in 2012, per The Hollywood Reporter. “Where did they come up with this?”
Fans thought Beyoncé’s baby bump appeared to deflate during an appearance on an Australian TV show months prior, which the singer shot down as “stupid, ridiculous and false” through a rep at the time.
Is Anne Hathaway’s Husband the Reincarnation of William Shakespeare?
The Oscar winner reacted to the comparison that her husband Adam Shulman looks extremely similar to the 16th century playwright—whose wife was also named Anne Hathaway—which has prompted fans online to believe the Romeo and Juliet author has been reincarnated.
“It would be great if it was true,” the Princess Diaries star said during a 2023 appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show, “but even if it’s not [it’s] still kinda great.”
Katy Perry Reacts to Theory She’s Actually JonBenét Ramsey
The “Last Friday Night” singer—who was born in 1984—chimed in with her thoughts on the conspiracy that the Colorado-native—born in 1990 and murdered in 1996—was not actually beaten and strangled to death, but actually grew up to become the music superstar.
On a February 2025 Instagram post of the theory, Katy simply commented, “wait am i.”
Stevie Wonder Addresses Rumor He’s Not Really Blind
The “Isn’t She Lovely” singer—who was born prematurely and is blind as a result of retinopathy of prematurity, a condition that impacts eye growth and causes the retinas to detach—debunked the longstanding rumor that he can actually see during a July 2025 concert in the U.K.
“You know there have been rumors about me seeing and all that? But seriously, you know the truth,” Stevie told the crowd, as seen in a fan’s Instagram video. “Truth is, shortly after my birth, I became blind.”
The Grammy winner considers his blindness a gift, though, adding, “Now, that was a blessing because it’s allowed me to see the world in the vision of truth, of sight. See people in the spirit of them, not how they look. Not what color they are, but what color is their spirit?”
