tennis star caroline wozniacki was forced to defend herself after she congratulated american golf sensation jordan spieth on twitter following his masters success . spieth rounded off a record-breaking week by winning the first major of his career with a four-shot victory in the masters at augusta . but , it did n't take long for her followers to ask whether it was a pop at former love interest rory mcilroy as the world no 1 golfer finished strongly for fourth . caroline wozniacki was forced to defend herself after she congratulated golf sensation jordan spieth . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- teena marie , a celebrated r&b singer-songwriter , was found dead sunday at her california home , her manager said . but the tennis star was quick to ensure fans it was n't a dig at her former love interest rory mcilroy . world no 1 golfer mcilroy with former fiancee wozniacki at the 2013 us golf writers ' dinner . the danish professional tennis player said : ` congratulations to @jordanspieth on winning @themasters ! extremely impressive how he came out firing from the start and never looked back . ' wozniacki and mcilroy dated for more than two years and were due to get married before the northern ireland star got cold feet just days after sending out invitations . but 24-year-old wozniacki was quick to explain that it was not a dig , she said : ` tweeps i was congratulating spieth on his win , nothing else . it 's time for some of you to move on from the past . thank you ! ' last year 's champion bubba watson presents spieth with the coveted green jacket . spieth kisses his girlfriend annie verret following his record-breaking title win on sunday . born mary christine brockert in santa monica , california , the 54-year-old artist famously paired with late funk legend rick james and was nominated four times for a grammy award , according to her official website . marie was found dead by her daughter after apparently dying in her sleep , manager mike gardner said . `` teena was a black voice trapped in a white body , '' said cathy hughes , founder of radio one , a broadcasting company that targets african-american and urban listeners . `` i would always tell her that she was one of the greatest vocalists of our time . '' among her songs were `` lovergirl , '' `` portuguese love , '' `` ooo la la la , '' and `` i 'm a sucker for your love . '' while no cause of death has been released , the singer 's publicist lynn jeter said that marie suffered a grand mal seizure -- a neurological event , marked by loss of consciousness and violent muscle contractions , according to the mayo clinic -- a month ago . `` luckily , someone was there , '' jeter said of that seizure . `` the ambulance took her to the hospital , and on the way she had another seizure . '' the publicist said that she had a `` great '' conversation on saturday with marie , who told her that she was excited about heading to atlanta to perform this week -- in what would have been her first performance since the seizure . marie sang under various record labels , including motown , epic , stax records and cash money classics , since bursting on the scene as a 19-year-old , according to her website . her last studio album , congo square , featured several collaborations . `` i am horrified by the sudden death of my darling teena marie , '' motown founder berry gordy said in a statement sent by his publicist . `` she was my ` baby , ' always true to herself , always true to her heart . '' berry called her a `` powerhouse performer , writer , producer and arranger . '' `` when i first auditioned her she was so awesome she blew me away , '' gordy said . `` she had so much soul -- the only thing white about her was her skin . '' `` the enduring influence of teena 's inspirational , trailblazing career , could only have been made possible through her brilliant song-writing , showmanship and high energy passion which laid the ground work for the future generations of r&b , hip-hop , and soul , '' said gene rumsey , chief label officer with concord music group . `` we feel extremely fortunate to have worked with a visionary who changed music in indelible ways . '' eddie levert , founder of the vocal group the o'jays , praised marie as both a singer and mother . `` there are a lot of black people who swore by her and believed in her , as far as her music was concerned , '' he said . `` she was a good mom , and to me , that is saying a lot . '' cnn 's roland s. martin and denise quan contributed to this report .
caroline wozniacki took to twitter to congratulate golfer jordan spieth . spieth won the first major of his career at the masters in augusta . but fans were quick to question wozniacki 's motives following his win . many asked whether it was a dig at former fiancee rory mcilroy . click here for more news and reaction to masters 2015 .
tennis star caroline wozniacki was forced to defend herself after she congratulated american golf sensation jordan spieth on twitter following his masters success . spieth rounded off a record-breaking week by winning the first major of his career with a four-shot victory in the masters at augusta . but , it did n't take long for her followers to ask whether it was a pop at former love interest rory mcilroy as the world no 1 golfer finished strongly for fourth . caroline wozniacki was forced to defend herself after she congratulated golf sensation jordan spieth . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- teena marie , a celebrated r&b singer-songwriter , was found dead sunday at her california home , her manager said . but the tennis star was quick to ensure fans it was n't a dig at her former love interest rory mcilroy . world no 1 golfer mcilroy with former fiancee wozniacki at the 2013 us golf writers ' dinner . the danish professional tennis player said : ` congratulations to @jordanspieth on winning @themasters ! extremely impressive how he came out firing from the start and never looked back . ' wozniacki and mcilroy dated for more than two years and were due to get married before the northern ireland star got cold feet just days after sending out invitations . but 24-year-old wozniacki was quick to explain that it was not a dig , she said : ` tweeps i was congratulating spieth on his win , nothing else . it 's time for some of you to move on from the past . thank you ! ' last year 's champion bubba watson presents spieth with the coveted green jacket . spieth kisses his girlfriend annie verret following his record-breaking title win on sunday . born mary christine brockert in santa monica , california , the 54-year-old artist famously paired with late funk legend rick james and was nominated four times for a grammy award , according to her official website . marie was found dead by her daughter after apparently dying in her sleep , manager mike gardner said . `` teena was a black voice trapped in a white body , '' said cathy hughes , founder of radio one , a broadcasting company that targets african-american and urban listeners . `` i would always tell her that she was one of the greatest vocalists of our time . '' among her songs were `` lovergirl , '' `` portuguese love , '' `` ooo la la la , '' and `` i 'm a sucker for your love . '' while no cause of death has been released , the singer 's publicist lynn jeter said that marie suffered a grand mal seizure -- a neurological event , marked by loss of consciousness and violent muscle contractions , according to the mayo clinic -- a month ago . `` luckily , someone was there , '' jeter said of that seizure . `` the ambulance took her to the hospital , and on the way she had another seizure . '' the publicist said that she had a `` great '' conversation on saturday with marie , who told her that she was excited about heading to atlanta to perform this week -- in what would have been her first performance since the seizure . marie sang under various record labels , including motown , epic , stax records and cash money classics , since bursting on the scene as a 19-year-old , according to her website . her last studio album , congo square , featured several collaborations . `` i am horrified by the sudden death of my darling teena marie , '' motown founder berry gordy said in a statement sent by his publicist . `` she was my ` baby , ' always true to herself , always true to her heart . '' berry called her a `` powerhouse performer , writer , producer and arranger . '' `` when i first auditioned her she was so awesome she blew me away , '' gordy said . `` she had so much soul -- the only thing white about her was her skin . '' `` the enduring influence of teena 's inspirational , trailblazing career , could only have been made possible through her brilliant song-writing , showmanship and high energy passion which laid the ground work for the future generations of r&b , hip-hop , and soul , '' said gene rumsey , chief label officer with concord music group . `` we feel extremely fortunate to have worked with a visionary who changed music in indelible ways . '' eddie levert , founder of the vocal group the o'jays , praised marie as both a singer and mother . `` there are a lot of black people who swore by her and believed in her , as far as her music was concerned , '' he said . `` she was a good mom , and to me , that is saying a lot . '' cnn 's roland s. martin and denise quan contributed to this report .
tennis star caroline wozniacki was forced to defend herself after she congratulated american golf sensation jordan spieth on twitter following his masters success . spieth rounded off a record-breaking week by winning the first major of his career with a four-shot victory in the masters at augusta . but , it did n't take long for her followers to ask whether it was a pop at former love interest rory mcilroy as the world no 1 golfer finished strongly for fourth . caroline wozniacki was forced to defend herself after she congratulated golf sensation jordan spieth . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- teena marie , a celebrated r&b singer-songwriter , was found dead sunday at her california home , her manager said . but the tennis star was quick to ensure fans it was n't a dig at her former love interest rory mcilroy . world no 1 golfer mcilroy with former fiancee wozniacki at the 2013 us golf writers ' dinner . the danish professional tennis player said : ` congratulations to @jordanspieth on winning @themasters ! extremely impressive how he came out firing from the start and never looked back . ' wozniacki and mcilroy dated for more than two years and were due to get married before the northern ireland star got cold feet just days after sending out invitations . but 24-year-old wozniacki was quick to explain that it was not a dig , she said : ` tweeps i was congratulating spieth on his win , nothing else . it 's time for some of you to move on from the past . thank you ! ' last year 's champion bubba watson presents spieth with the coveted green jacket . spieth kisses his girlfriend annie verret following his record-breaking title win on sunday . born mary christine brockert in santa monica , california , the 54-year-old artist famously paired with late funk legend rick james and was nominated four times for a grammy award , according to her official website . marie was found dead by her daughter after apparently dying in her sleep , manager mike gardner said . `` teena was a black voice trapped in a white body , '' said cathy hughes , founder of radio one , a broadcasting company that targets african-american and urban listeners . `` i would always tell her that she was one of the greatest vocalists of our time . '' among her songs were `` lovergirl , '' `` portuguese love , '' `` ooo la la la , '' and `` i 'm a sucker for your love . '' while no cause of death has been released , the singer 's publicist lynn jeter said that marie suffered a grand mal seizure -- a neurological event , marked by loss of consciousness and violent muscle contractions , according to the mayo clinic -- a month ago . `` luckily , someone was there , '' jeter said of that seizure . `` the ambulance took her to the hospital , and on the way she had another seizure . '' the publicist said that she had a `` great '' conversation on saturday with marie , who told her that she was excited about heading to atlanta to perform this week -- in what would have been her first performance since the seizure . marie sang under various record labels , including motown , epic , stax records and cash money classics , since bursting on the scene as a 19-year-old , according to her website . her last studio album , congo square , featured several collaborations . `` i am horrified by the sudden death of my darling teena marie , '' motown founder berry gordy said in a statement sent by his publicist . `` she was my ` baby , ' always true to herself , always true to her heart . '' berry called her a `` powerhouse performer , writer , producer and arranger . '' `` when i first auditioned her she was so awesome she blew me away , '' gordy said . `` she had so much soul -- the only thing white about her was her skin . '' `` the enduring influence of teena 's inspirational , trailblazing career , could only have been made possible through her brilliant song-writing , showmanship and high energy passion which laid the ground work for the future generations of r&b , hip-hop , and soul , '' said gene rumsey , chief label officer with concord music group . `` we feel extremely fortunate to have worked with a visionary who changed music in indelible ways . '' eddie levert , founder of the vocal group the o'jays , praised marie as both a singer and mother . `` there are a lot of black people who swore by her and believed in her , as far as her music was concerned , '' he said . `` she was a good mom , and to me , that is saying a lot . '' cnn 's roland s. martin and denise quan contributed to this report .
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tennis star caroline wozniacki was forced to defend herself after she congratulated american golf sensation jordan spieth on twitter following his masters success . spieth rounded off a record-breaking week by winning the first major of his career with a four-shot victory in the masters at augusta . but , it did n't take long for her followers to ask whether it was a pop at former love interest rory mcilroy as the world no 1 golfer finished strongly for fourth . caroline wozniacki was forced to defend herself after she congratulated golf sensation jordan spieth . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- teena marie , a celebrated r&b singer-songwriter , was found dead sunday at her california home , her manager said . but the tennis star was quick to ensure fans it was n't a dig at her former love interest rory mcilroy . world no 1 golfer mcilroy with former fiancee wozniacki at the 2013 us golf writers ' dinner . the danish professional tennis player said : ` congratulations to @jordanspieth on winning @themasters ! extremely impressive how he came out firing from the start and never looked back . ' wozniacki and mcilroy dated for more than two years and were due to get married before the northern ireland star got cold feet just days after sending out invitations . but 24-year-old wozniacki was quick to explain that it was not a dig , she said : ` tweeps i was congratulating spieth on his win , nothing else . it 's time for some of you to move on from the past . thank you ! ' last year 's champion bubba watson presents spieth with the coveted green jacket . spieth kisses his girlfriend annie verret following his record-breaking title win on sunday . born mary christine brockert in santa monica , california , the 54-year-old artist famously paired with late funk legend rick james and was nominated four times for a grammy award , according to her official website . marie was found dead by her daughter after apparently dying in her sleep , manager mike gardner said . `` teena was a black voice trapped in a white body , '' said cathy hughes , founder of radio one , a broadcasting company that targets african-american and urban listeners . `` i would always tell her that she was one of the greatest vocalists of our time . '' among her songs were `` lovergirl , '' `` portuguese love , '' `` ooo la la la , '' and `` i 'm a sucker for your love . '' while no cause of death has been released , the singer 's publicist lynn jeter said that marie suffered a grand mal seizure -- a neurological event , marked by loss of consciousness and violent muscle contractions , according to the mayo clinic -- a month ago . `` luckily , someone was there , '' jeter said of that seizure . `` the ambulance took her to the hospital , and on the way she had another seizure . '' the publicist said that she had a `` great '' conversation on saturday with marie , who told her that she was excited about heading to atlanta to perform this week -- in what would have been her first performance since the seizure . marie sang under various record labels , including motown , epic , stax records and cash money classics , since bursting on the scene as a 19-year-old , according to her website . her last studio album , congo square , featured several collaborations . `` i am horrified by the sudden death of my darling teena marie , '' motown founder berry gordy said in a statement sent by his publicist . `` she was my ` baby , ' always true to herself , always true to her heart . '' berry called her a `` powerhouse performer , writer , producer and arranger . '' `` when i first auditioned her she was so awesome she blew me away , '' gordy said . `` she had so much soul -- the only thing white about her was her skin . '' `` the enduring influence of teena 's inspirational , trailblazing career , could only have been made possible through her brilliant song-writing , showmanship and high energy passion which laid the ground work for the future generations of r&b , hip-hop , and soul , '' said gene rumsey , chief label officer with concord music group . `` we feel
 Caroline Wozniacki, a tennis star, was forced to defend herself after congratulating Jordan Spieth on his Masters win. She faced criticism from fans who thought she was being insensitive towards her ex-fiance Rory McIlroy. However, Wozniacki clarified that she was just showing respect and admiration for Spieth's achievement.