Patti Labelle at the NYC premiere of For Colored Girls

Say it ain’t so, Patti!  The incomparable Patti LaBelle – Lady Marmalade herself – is now facing being named in a lawsuit stemming from her bodyguards beating on a Houston cadet observed “standing too close to her luggage,” while talking on his cell-phone, reports The Daily Mail.  Sound absurd? Wait for it, there is surveillance video!

In the video, LaBelle’s pricey keep are witnessed approaching and punching the young man and knocking him to the ground after he hits a concrete column.  A hit so hard in fact that brother staggers to regain his equilibrium!

That ain’t right…

Reports state the injured cadet bled everywhere.

We luv and have had the pleasure of making Ms. LaBelle’s acquaintance, so this is all too hard to believe.  But we also know – 1st hand – how overzealous hired thugs can be.   And the video is irrefutable!

And if it wasn’t bad enough – in the same video – police are later seen posing for photos with the legendary chanteuse as if it were a meet & greet and not a potential crime scene!  WTF is wrong with people?

We hope LaBelle makes this right – pronto!