Conversation so far:
What did Sam do after he retired from the music industry?
CANNOTANSWER.
Did Sam run into hardship later in life?
Bertha Franklin said she received numerous death threats after shooting Cooke.
Was cooke assasinated?
She left her position at the Hacienda Motel and did not publicly disclose where she had moved.
Why did Bertha Franklin shoot Cooke?
After being cleared by the coroner's jury, she sued Cooke's estate, citing physical injuries and mental anguish suffered as a result of Cooke's attack.

Question: Was Cookes attack on her physical in nature?
Self-contained rewrite: Was Sam Cooke's attack on  Bertha Franklin physical in nature?