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Stevie Wonder Breaks Silence On Claims He Isn’t Fully Blind

Singer shares heartfelt perspective on blindness and spiritual vision during UK tour.

One of the funniest conspiracy theories is that Stevie Wonder isn’t fully blind, and the singer pokes fun at himself during a recent show on his Love, Light and Song UK Tour at Blackweir Fields in Cardiff, Wales. 

The Grammy-award-winning recipient jokingly responds to the rumors of his blindness and the origin story behind it. 

"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," he began telling his audience. 

“You know there have been rumors about me seeing and all that? But seriously, you know the truth. Truth is shortly after my birth I became blind," Wonder said. "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?”

Celebrities poke fun at Wonder about his blindness, respectfully, of course. 

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But, it’s social media that truly believes the veteran can see a bit. 

An old TikTok clip showed a podcaster sharing how she feels Wonder can see “just a little bit.” 

“Sometimes he be taking pictures,” the host jokingly said before beginning to chuckle. 

“I’m not saying he can see. I’m just saying maybe he can see a little.” 

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