Bobby Brown banned from Whitney’s funeral?
This 1998 AP photo shows Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown arriving for the Versace Fall 1998 fashion show in New York.
Bobby Brown isn’t wanted at Whitney Houston’s funeral, the gossip site TMZ reports.
The outlet, whose well-connected sources have provided various insider information, including photos of the bathtub Houston’s body was discovered in Saturday and the room service tray she’d ordered earlier that day, now quotes insiders saying Houston’s family has let Brown know that he should steer clear of his ex-wife’s memorial.
Houston’s funeral will be held Saturday at the Newark, N.J. church where she grew up singing. Earlier talks of having a large public memorial at a huge arena ended with a mayor’s spokesman saying the family did not want the large event.
ABC News quotes sources who countered the claims that Brown’s ex in-laws were trying to keep him from the service. In a statement, Brown asked for privacy:
“My daughter Bobbi Kristina is doing much better. We continue to provide love and support to Bobbi Kristina. She is dealing with the tragedy of her mother’s death and would prefer to do it outside of the public eye. I ask again that our privacy be respected.”
Meanwhile, AP reports that gospel singer Marvin Winans is to give the eulogy for Houston.
We’ll post updates throughout the day.
- Jennifer Brett/The Buzz/jbrett@ajc.com
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Packed Colon
February 15th, 2012
8:26 am
What do you suppose he had for breakfast?
Mark
February 15th, 2012
8:30 am
Best move the family has made in years………………
Lady Luck
February 15th, 2012
8:35 am
To blame Bobby Brown for Whitney Houstons death is just dumb. Nobody put those drugs and alcohol to her mouth and pointed a gun. She lived that life style and she paid the price like a lot of stars do. Shes not the only one but lets lay blame where it belongs. She did it all by herself with no help from anyone.
Samma
February 15th, 2012
8:40 am
Bobby should be allowed to attend because he was her ex husband, and he’s the father of her daughter. I think the family being selfish, that will help the daughter, she needs all the support from family and her dad. Stop being selfish and let him be there, there’s nothing he can do to hurt her now.
truth finder
February 15th, 2012
8:45 am
When death strikes, sadly people show their true colors. And pleeezze don’t let money enter the picture! That’s when you find out who’s who.
INDI
February 15th, 2012
8:49 am
How could thy blame Bobby, he moved on and cleaned up. It was up to her to choose life which is what Bobby did. I think her family needs to recognize that keeping him away is going to eventually cause Bobbi Christina to have ill feeling toward them. Even at the time of death people still have hate. SAD….
Jerome
February 15th, 2012
8:51 am
That would be petty and wrong. He was her husband and Bobbi’s Father. I hope this story is not true
Kingfish
February 15th, 2012
8:57 am
Keep Brown away from the funeral and her estate! He led Houston down the path of destruction in order to control her and he will try and weasel in and steal her estate away from the daughter. He’s nothing but 50 miles of bad road.
URnotUA
February 15th, 2012
8:59 am
INDI is absolutely right. Bobby has been clean for years(as evidenced by his dramatic weight gain) yet people try pin Whitney’s problems on him. The concept of Bobby introducing drugs to Whitney is pure conjecture based on their individual images, not reality. We don’t know. That is something the American people need to learn…accept that we don’t know!
starek
February 15th, 2012
9:02 am
Bobbie Christina is ( 18 ) they cannot keep her from her dad .No matter what they do . Then on the other hand , wonder what Whitney has told her mom or daughter before her death .UUUMMMM just athought .
justin
February 15th, 2012
9:04 am
Jennifer does there have to be a blog about the funeral every day. This just gives feeds negativity.
Eyes
February 15th, 2012
9:04 am
Very sad to say stay away…. no matter what that’s his daughter and no matter how anyone feel Bobby did not killed her nor did he take her down. That angel did that on her own and there was many things going on before Bobby, but of course its not reported so heavy in the news. She has had problems before Bobby came into the picture and to not allow him to help with his daughter is wrong and not what suppose to happen in God;’s eyes….praying for the entire family and I really pray they will let her rest in peace!!!!
Frankie
February 15th, 2012
9:05 am
As much as I am not a fan of Bobby Brown’s banning him from the funeral will shed a poor light on the Houston family and Legacy. The more gas you pour on a fire the more intense it gets. He is the father of their daughter and unless something has changed he has custody and/or the ability to fight for custody (if he doesn’t). And if he has custody or gets custody, banning him from the funeral will fuel the desire to keep his daughter away from the Houston family….
Frankie
February 15th, 2012
9:07 am
that;s right forgot she is 18 and able to make her own decisions, but point remains….they risk creating a divide between bobbi christina and the Houston family by spot lighting her father…
notaracist
February 15th, 2012
9:17 am
I get it. If this is true. The family needs someone other than Whitney to blame. Of course we do not know. But, it did not appear that Whitney harbored any ill feelings towards Bobby. Furthermore, if everyone will remember,she stated in her infamous interview with Diane Sawyer,”No one makes me do anything I don’t want to do”. Indeed, it is sad that she was unable to take control over those forces that pulled her. But for her family to blame Bobby, as if he held a gun to her head is simply wrong and misguided.
sharon
February 15th, 2012
9:27 am
I agree with “Jerome’s” post. I hope this is not true. Until I know for sure I’m going to tuck this one away with all of the other rumors we’ve heard since Whitney passed away.
Kimi
February 15th, 2012
9:31 am
I really hope this is not true. Bobbi Kristina doesn’t need anymore drama right now. No matter what anyone things of Bobby Brown, he is her father and she obviously loves him and will need him.
sharon
February 15th, 2012
9:31 am
I also want to add that Jennifer Holiday was on CNN and she said that as much as she loved Whitney, she wants everyone to know that her drug use started before she met Bobby.
Know the truth
February 15th, 2012
9:34 am
Hello, this is to the many peole throwing salt on Bobby. I know for a PORVEN fact that they COMPLIMENTED eachother. Had it not been for her mom going to the house with the cops in Atlanta, she may still be in that dark place. When I worked at a certain hotel. I was summned to a room that only had Whitney and her friend girls i it. There was enough to go around withou the blame being placed on Bobby, as he was not there. Also , in an interview they both nin more words then none have admitted that they loved eachother, but in spite of it all, they corrupted each other. At the end of the day, Whotney came on the scene as a “PRINCESS” Bobby was aleady known as a BAD BOY. Whitney was attracted to him as he allowed her to be her, and that was the hidden fact we didnt know about back then. She let her hair down and lived her life with Bobby instead of being that person she was pretendong to be. Hell, she was from New Jersey. You all know she had the potential to be a bad girl as well. And while they pointing the finger at Bobby that has been outnof the picture, do you all know who her Boo Thang was???Non other than bad boy alcoholic Ray J. He has a serious drinking problem. I am not certain about drugs with him, but he was not a good influence on her EITHER. Really, the daughters father being kicked over the rocks and not Raj J. rEALLY, That iis real sad. They loved eachother and that is something yall cannot take. It was a different kind of love. At the end they went their seperate wasy so who was she getting high and drinking wih since 2005??????
ASHCAN!!!!
February 15th, 2012
9:34 am
@LADY LUCK,i don’t think the family blames bobby for her death but blame him for introducing her(whitney) to drugs.
just saying
February 15th, 2012
9:38 am
No one knows what really goes on in a celebrity’s life.
Know the truth
February 15th, 2012
9:40 am
ASHCAN, you can not intgirl to DRUGS. Whitney ws undercover until she met Bobby. They did drugs together. That is why they stayed together so long. They were together not one forcing the other to do it. She did it cause she wanted to, now who was the culprit…….. since the divorce??????? Remember she went to rehab in the motherland>>>>>> She was Still DRINKING heavily and taking XANAX. She probably took the meds and got in the tub, the water relaxed her as well as the presciption. She probably went to sleep and slipped down in the water. Can happen easily. That is what I think took place anyway. Sad tragic.
Know the truth
February 15th, 2012
9:48 am
Kingfish,. Bobby does not need to take anything form his daugther. When you all were trying to get him evicted from his home on Lenox Road in Buckhead caaause he would ot cut the grass when thye wanted him too, he was doing just fine. He married Whitney and however they made it work, they did .. It is wrong for anyone to assume that Bobby was taking from his WIFE back then and NOW. When the crap hits the fan dont look up for the balme , look in the mirror and se what you see. Whitney was not naive nor dumb. She contintued to do what she wanted with Ray J. So lease know that Bobby was not pulling this wagon since 2005. He was performing before a sold out crowd when he got the news of her Death. So please stop giving him grief as he is grieving for a lover, friend and baby mama as well. We do not know what type relationship thye had at the end. I seen it to be respectable towards one another
wrong
February 15th, 2012
9:50 am
Whitney was supposedly doing drugs way before she met him, so don’t be so quick to judge bb.
They may be divorced and no one likes him, but this is about supporting Bobbi Christina. Like it or not, that’s his daughter and he probably still loved Whitney.
aNTHONY
February 15th, 2012
9:50 am
A LOT OF YOU WANT TO BLAME BOBBY BUT THE FACT ARE WHITNEY STARTED USING DRUGS IN HER LATE TEENS AND BOBBY HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. CHECK OUT HER BIO B4 YOU DECIDE TO CONDEMN THIS MAN…
ugab
February 15th, 2012
9:51 am
Bobby ruined Whitney’s entire life. I don’t care what anyone is saying about her death. CRACKHEAD
Tami
February 15th, 2012
9:52 am
Everyone wants to blame Bobby Brown for Whitney being on drugs, but as has been suspected for many years and confirme by some of the celebrities interviewed recently, Whitney was doing drugs long before Bobby came along. It just did’t take a toll on her life until many years later. We can not blame Bobby for what Whitney did. I don’t believe in ANY one person being the blame for someone starting drugs unless, they physically force them into it by sticking a needle into their arm, poweder up their nose or a pipe in their mouth. Whitney, as much as I adored her, was a grown woman capable of making her own choices and she did that. It’s tragic and my heart breaks for her family. I hope that they allow this time to be one of recognition that all are grieving her passing including Bobby and let him be their to compfort and support their daughter Bobbi Kris.
VDL
February 15th, 2012
9:53 am
Whitney knew what drugs were way before she ran into Mr. Brown. That is the past, he should be there to console his daughter the way only a father knows how. This is bigger than a family fued.
ugab
February 15th, 2012
9:54 am
Why is everyone taking up for dumbass Bobby Brown.? Once you go to crack, you never go back!!!lmao
john
February 15th, 2012
9:54 am
It is sad that Whitney is gone. But let us be clear, Bobby did not introduce her to the hard drugs, she was doing them long before she knew Bobby. The tragedy is that they ENABLED each other during the marriage with their drug use. Later, he got clean and she did not. My prayers to her daughter and family.
Vanessa
February 15th, 2012
9:55 am
Kingfish
February 15th, 2012
8:57 am
Keep Brown away from the funeral and her estate! He led Houston down the path of destruction in order to control her and he will try and weasel in and steal her estate away from the daughter. He’s nothing but 50 miles of bad road
And, you know him personally right??
ugab
February 15th, 2012
9:55 am
RIP Whitney!!!!
Just Voice My Opinion
February 15th, 2012
9:56 am
I agree with Lady Luck, you can not blame Bobby for Whitney downfall. Whitney drug habit was already there before she became involve with Bobby. Whitney had a choice to do or not do drug, she decided what was best for her which was drugs. Whitney felt as if she was above the law of not getting caught up in the drug. Bobby move on with his life and Whitney had the same opportunity to move ahead if she wanted too. Even after her rehab she did not completely quit because she was drinking and continue to entertain the same people who did not have her best interest. It was Whitney and everyone else who refuse to make a truly change in life, so do not hate Bobby Brown.
ugab
February 15th, 2012
9:57 am
I know B Brown did not have any money. I bet he is looking for her money. She is probably broke and in debt now.
Vanessa
February 15th, 2012
9:57 am
Nobody knows anything about her, or his life. People want to act like they know her or his life. People let her rest in peace already, jeez!!! Like I stated previously I feel sorry for her daughter only!!!
No surprise
February 15th, 2012
9:58 am
Spiteful. Just spiteful.
Sylvia
February 15th, 2012
10:00 am
As people of color, we need to band together to stop all the negative remarks about Whitney.
Sheri
February 15th, 2012
10:00 am
All I got to say is, “Crack is whack”!!! Its sad now, but at the time she did her Dianne Sawyer interview, we all thought that was hilarious. Who would have guessed back in the day, that such a bright shining star would go out this way??
Seriously, I agree with most of the others here. It didn’t seem like Whitney had hard feelings towards Bobby and keeping him from attending the funeral will only hurt their daughter. I hope this story is not true. As far as him leading her down a bad road, he may or may not have led the way, but SHE COULD HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO FOLLOW. She was a grown damn woman and made her own decisions. She didn’t have to drink and take drugs and I do not believe for a minute that she was forced to do either. I saw in another post yesterday that someone said “God gave her the Rolls Royce and she drove it right off a cliff.” Sad, but that about sums it up. The whole damn thing is just unfortunate. She was an amazing talent and had one of the most angelic voices I have ever heard. Such a tragedy.
Sandra Moore
February 15th, 2012
10:00 am
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mitzymy
February 15th, 2012
10:01 am
The family is wrong to keep Bobby away from the funeral. Girls want their daddy with them for strength, not grandma or uncle. This family has gone off on the deep end by not allowing the world to say good-bye to Whitney. They are being selfish by having an invitation only funeral. Who do they think made her all of those millions over her career by buying her records. It wasn’t the family, it was the public. They should thank the public for making her a millionaire by allowing a public viewing. As far as the drugs, it has been reported that Whitney was smoking pot at 16, and her daughter has had a problem with pot also. Bobby did not put Whitney on drugs, but he allowed her to continue doing them rather than help her stop. The daughter will get everything Whitney left, unless she had a Will that stated otherwise, so uncle, grandma and daddy will have to stand in line. She will be richer as the years go by as they release more music. It is good that she is 18 and not underage like Michael Jackson’s children. Bobbi Kristina will be over her own money.(with the help of lawyers and financial planners of course)
shell
February 15th, 2012
10:04 am
Hes need to be there for his daughter.
Big C
February 15th, 2012
10:05 am
Glad to see that many on this post are not Bobby bashers, and understand a little bit of the truth. It’s sad that when death occurs, no matter how “Christian” they are, family members turn into Hellions (Demons). I hope they can work this out, and stop the selfishness.
@justin. If you don’t want to see a blog everyday about Whitney, why are you reading it?!!
Alphonso
February 15th, 2012
10:06 am
Bobby should be there for his daughter.
Sandra Moore
February 15th, 2012
10:07 am
Sin is sin. Let Bobby Brown be with his daughter. You are punishing the daughter not to allow Bobby
to be present. Who would he bother. Also, greed is greed by the in-laws. Allow Bobby to attend. That
makes the other attendees look bad. Bobby didn’t put those drugs and alcohol in her system. He didn’t do the partying for her. She would want him to be there.
Whitney swallowed. Bobby wasn’t with her. Bad Family.
LawDawg
February 15th, 2012
10:09 am
I think the real story here is that Whitney Houston’s daughter is named Bobbi Brown. That is pretty messed up on her part and egomaniacal on his part.
Just Voice My Opinion
February 15th, 2012
10:09 am
Ashcan, Bobby did not introduce Whitney to drugs. Whitney was already a drug user, Whitney and Bobby both use drugs together. Whitney was low key in using drugs before Bobby. Whitney had a choice in her life to use or not to use. If everyone say she was a strong level headed woman Bobby could not have cause her to use. Before we all begin to judge Bobby, think about this, look at Whitney past before Bobby. Let the truth come out, Whitney was not GOD, she was human with a lot of bad decision made.
jj
February 15th, 2012
10:10 am
There was a time when I would have said Bobby Brown was the beginning of the downfall of Whitney Houston. But, time and reality tell a different story. He may have (or not) introduced her to drugs but everything she put in her body she did so by her own choice. Bobby eventually grew up, cleaned up and got his act together. Whitney never did. She continued her downward spiral all on her own. Well with a little help from whatever friends she had around her at the time. I believe I read somewhere that her brother was in the hotel room with her when she died. Doesn’t that make him far more at fault than Bobby? The Houston family have always thought they were some kind of royalty and should be treated better than everyone else. Now they want to close ranks, blame Bobby, and keep the truth hidden. Good luck with that.
Whitney Houston was not always a nice person. Her treatment of Dolly Parton was hateful and selfish. She may have sang Dolly’s song, and sang it well, but so did Dolly and she wrote it. Whitney’s refusal to even acknowledge Dolly’s contribution or to preform the song with her was insulting. She should have been proud to share the spotlight with Dolly. It was after all Dolly’s song. She recorded it first and had a mega hit with it as well. I find karma in the fact that every time that song is played Dolly will get paid, while Whitney’s estate will most likely never see a dime.
Whitney made her choices. She had every thing. A stellar career, a beautiful daughter, a loving family and millions of fans. Yet she chose to destroy herself and her career with continued use of alcohol and drugs. There is only one person responsible for her death and that is Whitney. Her family’s decision to bar Bobby from her funeral is nothing more than another grasp for the eternal spotlight.
We the public are not fools. Reality bites.
LawDawg
February 15th, 2012
10:11 am
Also, I have found the coverage of her death to be surreally hilarious. It seems that every newscaster on the planet wants to talk about how “shocking” her death was.
Really? A 50 year old who has been a hardcore drug fiend for 20+ years dies and you are “shocked”?
Is your mind also blown by the fact that the moon is, like, way bigger in some parts of the month than others?
LawDawg
February 15th, 2012
10:12 am
And IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII-e-IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII will always love CRAAAA-A-A-A-AAAAACK.
LawDawg
February 15th, 2012
10:14 am
“As people of color, we need to band together to stop all the negative remarks about Whitney.”
Yes, clearly the most important issue facing the black community is the recognition that a dead lady was a drug addict. Improving schools? Only when the Houston monument is built in DC. Deal with inner-city violence? Not until Whitney is beatified.
Take care of your own
February 15th, 2012
10:15 am
All of the comments and I wonder how many people on this blog are related to Whitney. Do any of you know what type of relationship Bobby Brown had with the Houston family? Did any of you read Bobby’s tell all book. He totally disrespected Whitney and her family. Yes, he needs to be there for his daughter but he can do that outside of the funeral. There will be several days, months and years that she will need him. Until you have walked in this family’s shoes, who are you to judge? Sometimes people make comments like they are related to famous people. Take care of your own homes!
Axe Me
February 15th, 2012
10:16 am
That ain’t right. She was a grown woman. She chose Bobby and she chose drugs. She got to be accoutable for her own actions. He da baby daddy and he should be allowed at the funeral. At any rate, I gotta say it: Bobbbbbaaaaayyyyy !!!!
Carpetbagger
February 15th, 2012
10:17 am
It’s his PEROGATIVE!
k483
February 15th, 2012
10:17 am
So what I am hearing is that no one should be held responsible for how they influence another person?
LawDawg
February 15th, 2012
10:17 am
“All of the comments and I wonder how many people on this blog are related to Whitney”
Well, I am her grandmother and I am pretty sure I saw her first cousin and her second cousin once removed posting on here earlier.
So three.
LawDawg
February 15th, 2012
10:18 am
“So what I am hearing is that no one should be held responsible for how they influence another person?”
Yes, thank you! You summed up exactly what everyone said very succinctly.
Jimbob
February 15th, 2012
10:21 am
Nice family, and where were they all those years Whitney was in drugs?
Poor Choice by the Family
February 15th, 2012
10:21 am
I think this is a very poor decision on the family’s part. They are not considering Whitney & Bobby’s daughter in this case. He should be there if for no other reason than to support his daughter in her time of grief. Unfortunately death seems to bring out the worst in people.
I have too sisters who haven’t spoken since my father’s death because one thought the other didn’t include her enough in the planning of the funeral, because some decisions had to be made and when she was approached she was too upset to deal with it at the time.
As an earlier poster mentioned, while Bobby may or may not have been a bad influence on Whitney, ulitmately it was HER CHOICE to put drugs and alcohol into her body. The problem in society at large is there is no personal accountability, it’s always someone else’s fault.
I truly hope her parents reconsider
Jacquie M.X.
February 15th, 2012
10:23 am
Anyone who believes that Whitney was a squeaky-clean non-user before her marriage to Bobby Brown is misled. Everyone in her inner circle knew the real deal. Whitney was using before getting with Bobby, but being with Bobby may have amped it up. Read this article:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/02/13/whitney-s-road-to-ruin.html
Owningit
February 15th, 2012
10:24 am
Whitney’s family reminds me of the Jackson’s. It was glaringly obvious to everyone these people had major drug problems, yet the family didn’t have them forced into rehab and treated properly. They just enabled them to continue to be addicts and as a result they died. You can bet I’d do anything it took to help get my kid straight, even if it meant having them committed. To deny her daughter’s father from attending the funeral is just them trying to place the blame on someone other than themselves for her death.
Sheri
February 15th, 2012
10:27 am
@ Sylvia
Your comment about people of color needing to band together to stop all the negativity about Whitney is a sad attempt to introduce the race card into a topic where it has no place.
Whitney Houston had it all, but made bad choices, lived a life of excess and drowned in a bathtub. That is not negative comments about her, that is just what happened. And is it sad? Hell yes its sad…I am heartbroken – most of all for her 18 year old daughter who is now without a mother at a time in life when she will probably need her most.
Angela
February 15th, 2012
10:36 am
Let him attend, just seat him in the last seat on the last row in the church.
itsallgoodnroanoke
February 15th, 2012
10:37 am
This is So Sad. More Gossip! NObody is thinking about the child. Whitney, This was an Accident and Bobby Brown is NOT the blame nor did he KILL HER! She made a choice and she cont. to do her thing.!!!!!!!
La Chicka
February 15th, 2012
10:39 am
Whitney’s immediate family is hurt and mad. And I understand why. But Bobbi Kristini still needs him.
Rob
February 15th, 2012
10:41 am
I’ve never read dumber comments in my life. WH was an addict struggling to recover. She was doing hard drugs way before BB entered her life. Her desire to divorce him was more because they were dangerous for each other because of their drug addictions moreso than not loving him anymore.
And any church or preacher (Rev Jesse Jackson) will look like an even bigger idiot if they support and encourage such bad behavior from the Houston’s to keep BB from the only and last time he can publicly grieve like everyone else for the woman he loved.
I'm so dumb
February 15th, 2012
10:44 am
And I, I, I, I, I…will always…Geez, that song is stuck in my head again!
atlnative
February 15th, 2012
10:53 am
You mean to tell me that Bobby Brown can’t attend Whitney’s funeral to comfort his daughter?That’s just wrong!
Lishadee
February 15th, 2012
10:55 am
Booby wenton with his life after her family want her to leave him that is the only reason that she left . So he went and got himself clean up and start his life over she could not get over him. And that her family that keep her in drug. He is clean for now they need to watch that daughter of her.
The TRUTH
February 15th, 2012
10:56 am
Anyone who has followed the story of Bobby and Whitney from the beginning knows that despite Bobby’s bad boy image, Whitney is the one that introduced Bobby to drugs.
M
February 15th, 2012
10:56 am
Ban the Bobby from the Funeral??????? Are U serious, its too late to hate him now. We should ask his daughter what she wants. She will be the heir of estate now. She is 18 now. Why are peaple mad at him, he’s not getting anything anyway but the Love of his daughter and comforting her. Stop hating people, Whitney was was a grown woman when she met Bobby, of course she had to be on drugs to choose him anyway. No one murdered this woman, she died alone. I wish the family well.
betty
February 15th, 2012
10:58 am
First of all writters get the daughters name right. It is Kristina and not with a C. we all know Bobby Brown was nothing but bad news from day one. The boy had fifty eleven children with many, many babiy mommies. She was doing fine untill she hooked up with that thing. True he did not make her get involved in the drug life, but he sure did not disencourge her not too. He was simply no good for her and if I was her family, I would keep his but as far away as possiable. He played a big part in her death, and this fact cannot be over looked. He knows he was half responsiable for her dealth, and that is something he should live with for the rest of his life.
woodrow
February 15th, 2012
11:00 am
The in-laws should take a Valium. Or not.
Ronnye
February 15th, 2012
11:03 am
It is sad that this is the best conversation we can have about a lady who had been in the industry for 30 years, who made so many #1 songs, sold so many millions of records, whose voice was undeniably beautiful and you knew who it was from the first note, whose voice, notes, songs sent chills down your spine or all over your body, whose voice made the hair on the back of your neck standup and I can go one. EVERYONE of us had a problem, an issue. It is easy to be judgmental about others, especially those who live in the public eye. I’m sure some of you have relatives who are drug addicts, but you can keep it quiet. The good that WHITNEY did for us and the music industry far outweighs her issues of the last few years. When I remember her, I remember her songs and videos, not a person who battled a demon, because we all have our person demon…food, alcohol, women, men, gossip, being judgmental…you get the picture.
Also, none of us knows what the family dynamics were with her family and Bobby. On the surface, it might seem harsh, but I am sure that if the rumor is true, Cissy and Dionne have a legitimate reason. Bobbi Kristina is 18, but I hope Cissy controls whatever money comes to her.
People need to stop being so judgmental and stating the obvious. Is a decision goes against the obvious, clearly, we do not know all the facts. Calling them vindictive, etc is so uncalled for.
???
February 15th, 2012
11:03 am
An I the only one who read the story? It clearly says “ABC News quotes sources who countered the claims that Brown’s ex in-laws were trying to keep him from the service.” If anything, we shouldn’t listen to “claims” by close sources to TMZ, but rather see what the family says. It seems people just made assumptions of off the headline alone. Reading is fundamental.
bigeasy830
February 15th, 2012
11:10 am
I am willing to bet that Bobbi Christina gets the lion’s share of Whitney’s estate. The rest of the family knows that if they control Bobbi Christina then they will control the money. It’s greed, plain and simple. Whitney’s mom is deceased, so I bet the only other person Bobbi Christina trust is Bobby. Plus, Bobbi Christina needs some guidance, she is so young, but still considered an adult at 18, and now have access to all that money. No way Whitney and Bobby smoked up all those millions. Also, Whitney estate will earn millions per year after her death, like Elvis, John Lennon, Michael Jackson, Tupac and others. It’s all about the money, not the blame game.
cycar
February 15th, 2012
11:12 am
WHO CARES!!!!!!!!!!!!
bigeasy830
February 15th, 2012
11:13 am
I am sorry Cissy is still alive, but it’s still all about the money.
Feli
February 15th, 2012
11:13 am
We all have sinned and fallen short of His glory, but He is just to forgive. This is a church going family and to look at how they are reacting to this situation is not a good image in my eye site. Bobby and Whitney both had their share of issues, but in the end they shared a love that only they understood. Why hold a dark cloud over his head? He wasn’t there when this happened to her and he was the love of her life and the father of their child. So in honor of her life,the love that they once shared and the beautiful daughter they have, that no longer has her mother, who loved her here, but her father, who is still here and loves her very much and should be able to be there for Bobbi Christina. No matter what happened in the pass. WWJD is what we must remember.
Silks
February 15th, 2012
11:13 am
Whitney was on drugs wayyy before she met Bobby Brown. Her close friends have already spoken on that. Yesterday Chaka Chan spoke on Whitneys drug use in her pre Bobby Brown days. Most folk know that. The family is hurt and wants to lash out at somebody. He will go to the funeral because Whitney’s family is image conscious.
What I do know is there will be mucho mess following this funeral. Something about Cissy does not ring right with me….gospel singer or not. Can’t put my finger on it but something about her is cold.
Kem
February 15th, 2012
11:14 am
@???,
Thank you! People need to read and also consider the source before coming to any conclusion.
Time Out
February 15th, 2012
11:19 am
A homegoing service is not a place for beefs. If your gonna have the service in a Christian church, then act like Christians.
Axe Me
February 15th, 2012
11:20 am
They say that Dolly Parton will make tons of money on Whitney’s death due to the fact that Parton was songwriter on “I will always love you”. Evidently, songwriters make a lot more money than singers.
Spade
February 15th, 2012
11:20 am
Everyone out of the public’s eye knew Whitney had a drug problem before she met Bobby. She introduced Bobby to the fast lifestyle she was already living…sex, drugs, and rock and roll. It was the record label that manufactured her image as a good girl princess to the public. It is the public that bought the image hook line and sinker. However, in later years it is the public that got to see more of the real Whitney. Bobby is not the blame. It is Whitney who had her own demons to deal with. It is unfortunate for the family to hold such a small ceremony for her fans, close friends, and family. Then they want to keep Bobby away when he spent more than 10 years with her however tumultuous and they share a daughter. It’s a shame to me for her family to have such strong roots in the church, and is acting very unchristian like. I am praying her family gets it together, and for Bobbi who is going to suffer the most from the infighting. May God bless and keep them!
Poor Choice by the Family
February 15th, 2012
11:20 am
@Ronnye
There is no good reason, regardless of the facts we know or don’t you can’t seriously say that there’s a good reason for him not to attend. Whatever differences the family has with him, can be put on hold for a few hours to allow a greiving daughter to have the comfort of her father with her.
As far as her contributions I don’t think anyone is denying that, however the subject of the article is about Bobby not being allowed at th e funeral and I think most bloggers have stayed on subject.
George
February 15th, 2012
11:25 am
Lady Luck you are right . they were the same she knew what she was doing and she paid the price just like elvis did. People they are human and they make choices. she made hers. Great singer Law Dawg please I would not waste a min of my time for that. visit the school their are going to be a lot more that you will be marching for.Charcter and values teach it young .Whitney lived her life the way she wanted to.
ASHCAN!!!!
February 15th, 2012
11:31 am
Ok,whatever the case may be,bobby being banned from whitney’s funeral still stands.How we feel or who we blame don’t matter.I don’t think none of us knows the real truth about there life(bobby whitney) we all heard rumors and hearsay,and here comes assumptions.Life is full of memorys before and after death,so all of us(blog) will experience both.
rick mafeild
February 15th, 2012
11:34 am
I don’t condone violence, but I think bobby brown needs his behind kicked. He is the latest in a string black males who validate the “N” theory. Maybe we should take it upon ourselves to just punch him unexpectedly anytime he is seen in public. Of course, he may have body guards, but I have reason to believe that they would actually not interfere, if only one punch is thrown. They would simply grab “him” and leave the area. It’s not that we are hatin, we just don’t like him and what he’s about. Won’t you join us with our “beat down bobby brown” campaign?
AVERAGE JOE
February 15th, 2012
11:35 am
We do not know what Bobby has done to alienate Whitney’s family. We can only guess. What we do know know is that Bobby loved Whitney and he is grieving also. Let the man come to the funeral. “By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” (John 13:35)
Miss KP
February 15th, 2012
11:35 am
I really didn’t want to comment on this but Whitney had her demons before she married Bobby. And to put the blame on him solely is just wrong. It is about that child who lost her mother now they want to take her father as well. Tyler Perry here is a new movie for you. You can call it SMMFH.
Rhett Butler
February 15th, 2012
11:41 am
Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.
Abbie
February 15th, 2012
11:42 am
I have a hard time reconciling the fact that immediately following Ms. Houston’s passing this much needed father didn’t rush to his child’s side. Forget money, fame and speculation about who introduced whom or was already doing drugs, his 18 yr old child with this woman was left parentless for days. Contracts be damned for the concerts he was scheduled to perform, Bobbi Kristina was in pain and he wasn’t there. Her grandmother, uncle and friends made it to his ONLY child with this woman. To me he isn’t intitled to much consideration.. I would leave the option open to Bobbi Kristina.
ron
February 15th, 2012
11:42 am
Ms. Brett
You probably have more dirt on yourself than your kitchen floor,get a life rather than lies for which I’m sure you are compensated for.
MsDebby
February 15th, 2012
11:46 am
I know the family of Whitney must be reading this blog. Bobby loved Whitney and she loved him. Send her off to rest peacefully, In Jesus name, I pray.
Confusted...
February 15th, 2012
11:53 am
Wow, Cissy Houston is/was one of the great gospel singers of her time. Marvin Winnans is participating in this. Banning Bobby from the funeral is just crazy. How is this setting an example of forgiveness in the Christian faith.
Regardless of his faults and his rocky relationship with Whitney or if you believe he is responsible for her drug use or not – give the man a break…..
….And forgive us our trespasses,As we forgive them that trespass against us ………….
Wow ……..none of us are above the LORD………….Rest in PEACE Whitney………
pistons1211
February 15th, 2012
11:55 am
Kingfish does not have a clue, She was doing that stuff long before she met Bobby. Drugs are a personal choice, lay the blame where it belongs. She started down that path after her 1st record came out.
Matalie
February 15th, 2012
11:56 am
To place blame is crazy I think there are way more people to blame then just Bobbi, what about the daughter she had to know what her mother was doing.It’s just sad Bobby may have kept it going but lets us ban together and try to help others going down that same path. It is so sad that it had to come to this didn’t anybody learn from Micheal? It is indeed a dark hole taking over our good people something we could all learn from. To ban Bobby at this point would be point less.Little Bobbi needs her dad at this point . Theycan never take away from Whitney the loving person she was. She didn’t know how to ask for help. Whitney the whole world will always love you.
Confusted...
February 15th, 2012
12:07 pm
One last thing…many people ask for God’s forgiveness everyday but some of those same folks refuse to forgive their fellow man/woman. “How can you say you love me whom you’ve never seen and yet hate your brother whom you see everyday……..
Forgive and let Bobby attend…..
Scorp
February 15th, 2012
12:07 pm
PEOPLE- Bobby didn’t LEAD Whitney anywhere! Whitney was wrapped up in drugs way before she met and married Bobby! She was already in that lifestyle!!! Her addiction is NOT his fault!
Sad that the family is doing this- WHITNEY WOULD WANT HIM THERE! They loved each other.
JM
February 15th, 2012
12:10 pm
Even more sad than the passing of Ms. Houston are the ignorant people who are blaming Bobby for her extra-curricular habits.
cwilli
February 15th, 2012
12:13 pm
I think this is personal I believe the family of Whitney is mad at Bobby because they believe he was the reason for her demise. When in actuality she Whitney was responsible, we all loved Whitney but the truth is the truth Bobby was going along for the ride that Whitney provided if it was boozing, smoking crack he was there. She said she was her own worst enemy in the Diane Sawyer interview she had demons yes she did. But the family needs to realize Bobbi Kristina will rely on father for support not the grandmother, grandaunt, uncle she will be cordial but she is gonna be with her father. So Whitney’s family need to loosen up and let Bobby attend obviously he was destraught as well he spent 15 years with this woman the produced a daughter and I know Whitney would want Bobby there.
Michelle
February 15th, 2012
12:30 pm
Bobby has not “cleaned up his act.” He can still be spotted drinking to the point of intoxication everywhere he goes. Alcohol is a drug.
becareful
February 15th, 2012
12:30 pm
I believe, Bobby has always loved Whitney, and Whitney loved him. Bobby is not a bad person, thing happen, nothing is perfect, except for the one that made us. One day it is coming and there is nothing that can be done about it, so dont blame Bobby Brown. Kristi is his little girl and she loves her father, I do believe. Whitney lived her life as she wanting too. She paid the price. It’s wrong and ugly, not to let him come to see her one last time(amen) if that what will help him. I am should this is hurting him. I love them both, no matter what happen. When a person get into that life style they have the tendency to sell their soul to the devil!!! HE, ALMIGHTY STILL HVE THE FIRST AND LAST SAY SO.
someonhere
February 15th, 2012
12:32 pm
Have “no clue” what they are talking about! And without going into details, just look at some of the photos before she met BB and after she met BB. You’re right, no gun was held to her head to make her do the things she did. But it does not take a Harvard grad to figure out who introduced and lead Whit down this road of destruction & her family knows that.But, with all of that said, I think he will punish himself more than the media/ex-fans will ever do.
John Dow
February 15th, 2012
12:36 pm
Hold you head up Bobby. Let them remember that the seeds they plant now that they to will eat from the harvest. I know you mean well for the family. Her family needs learn the power of forgivness and move on. What is done is done, she not coming back in this life time. Stay strong for your daughter. She will come around. Your the only parent she has let.
india
February 15th, 2012
12:42 pm
bobby brown is the reason we have lost a beautiful legend, bobby lead whitney down the road to drugs. if she had not married that piece of trash should would be living today. yes he should be banned from whitney’s funeral.
blueboy
February 15th, 2012
12:51 pm
Ban Ray J he was her supplier after Bobby B. left!
Scorp
February 15th, 2012
12:53 pm
Bobby is not the reason- WHITNEY WAS DOING/ON DRUGS BEFORE*** KEY WORD BE-FORE SHE MET BOBBY!
nope!
February 15th, 2012
12:58 pm
Calling BS on Scorp @ 12:53…NO,She was not!
J-J
February 15th, 2012
1:00 pm
Regardless–Bobby is the father of Bobbi-Kristina. If this whole situation was turned around I do not think they would ban her mother. She really needs her father and after everything is over they will be together. RIP Whitney.
Rock'n'Roll
February 15th, 2012
1:07 pm
Who cares ?
Sunny
February 15th, 2012
1:09 pm
This is just ignorant on the family’s behalf. This man was married to Whitney for 15 years and is the father of her child. If anything, they should WANT him there to COMFORT his grieving child. Shame on them!!
Scorp
February 15th, 2012
1:16 pm
nope- YES SHE WAS! There are other stars that saw her involvement with drugs before Bobby. Jennifer Holiday just interviewed with Piers Morgan the other day and stated that she was doing that before Bobby. Sorry to disappoint U.
blkshepherd
February 15th, 2012
1:32 pm
OK I was not going to BARK(comment) But you folks that keep saying “Who Cares” If you DONT CARE Why are you taking time to read and say you dont care? The Rest of US could CARE LESS that you dont care Neither do we CARE ABOUT YOU. So sounds pretty Dumb to say you dont care yet you leave a comment. Sounds like Whitney is not the only one thats On something.
I also agree with other posts that said some of you People got drug addicts in your family that you keep quiet about.
Right now the media is having a frenzy and most folks dont know what the F, they are talking about.
I personally will be glad when the woman is buried. just like I was glad they STFU about Michael Jackson. You people bashing her have NO LIFE and need to worry about your own damn life and family. Yeah I said it, you dont like what i said Too Bad.
JROLL1
February 15th, 2012
1:40 pm
Give it a break people. Both Chaka Khan and Jennifer Holliday have in the past two days CONFIRMED that Whitney was using drugs long before she and Bobby got together! The family is being selfish and petty! Let Bobby attend and let Whitney rest in paradise!
JROLL1
February 15th, 2012
1:43 pm
India, both you and nope need to do a little research before making such STUPID COMMENTS!!!!!!!
AllBrown
February 15th, 2012
1:47 pm
can do now is clean-up and live the right way.Hopefully he has enough experience (on the darker side) to show his daughter where she should go and who with. We all have to meet our maker one day,and He alone will have the final say,Not us.
RunBobbiCRun
February 15th, 2012
1:51 pm
Maybe he was the blame, then again maybe he wasn’t. None of this matters right now. I haven’t heard any reports stating that the family blames him for anything, but maybe there’s another reason that they prefer for him to stay away. We may never know the truth behind their reasoning for this, plus its none of our business anyway. I’m sure that there are a lot of ill feelings towards Bobby Brown and especially since he wrote that so called tell all book. I probably wouldn’t want him around either. They probably figure that he’s looking to capitalize from her death. Whitney’s family shold be able to provide Bobbi C. with all the love and comfort that she needs during and after this time. RIP Whitney!
Jrollonthis
February 15th, 2012
1:51 pm
Hey dolt, If you believe everything Chaka Khan and Jennifer Holliday say? I kinda wonder what you r smokin’ dog
Some are right
February 15th, 2012
2:02 pm
Drugs did not cause the black eyes and bruises.You think you know more than the family, why most of them do not want to ever see him again?
Admiral Obvious
February 15th, 2012
2:11 pm
It sounds like the entire Houston family is in denial. Bobby Brown is no saint and WAS certainly a contributing factor in her addictions. However Whitney was an adult and she ultimately is responsible for her fate. And incidentally, I WAS a huge fan of Whitney’s in the 80’s when she burst onto the music scene and actually saw her in concert in 1986. It was probably the worst concert I’ve ever seen in my life. She played for just thirty minutes for a crowd of over 20,000 people and was basically monosyllabic in tone. Sorry re-writers of the history of Whitney Houston but a lot of her issues predated Bobby Brown. They were a better match than people realized.
Susan
February 15th, 2012
2:13 pm
so sad. i hope Bobby Brown stays away and even though it was Whitneys decision to use drugs I think he is the one that actually got her started
meyoushe
February 15th, 2012
2:18 pm
AMEN blkshephard-People need to be a bit more respectful. All families have bad apples, but yet they are sitting talking about Whitney. Whitney hurt herself and her family. It was her time and no matter was her cause of death is the media is going to bring it back to drugs. It is alreay hard to absorb and the way people are being so mean-spirited spewing venom like Whitney killed their family member……..let’s say a prayer for this family!
JH
February 15th, 2012
2:21 pm
“Drugs did not cause the black eyes and bruises.”
Have you ever been around an alcoholic or a drug addict? They have bruises all over their bodies from falling down. Many times they hit their face and the eye can easily be bruised. Domestic violence is the number one falsely reported crime in the country. Addicts are mentally and chemically unstable. They hurt themselves.
Seriously?
February 15th, 2012
2:44 pm
Regardless of who lead whom, we each are responsible for our own actions. I have yet to hear anyone say that Whitney was diagnosed as incompetent or mentally ill when she came onto the music scene.
If more people took acountability for their actions, there’d be fewer ills in society.
jeffy
February 15th, 2012
3:37 pm
Oh the family did not want the large event at the arena? Yeah right when they found out they had to FOOT THE BILL they said “Nope” Guess they thought the state of NJ was not going to charge them.
HW
February 15th, 2012
3:41 pm
Let Bobby attend! Let Bobby attend! Let Bobby attend! Let Bobby attend! Let Bobby attend!
mambo
February 15th, 2012
4:10 pm
Whitney Houston was a falling down drunk and junky. She was completely out of control for years. I pity her for the self-destruction and example she set. I pity the daughter for her loss and for her obvious lack of coping skills. And, I pity the Houston family for their lack of Christian forgiveness and love they have exemplified in their exclusion of Bobby Brown at the upcoming mega funeral event and light show.
NW Georgia Chuck
February 15th, 2012
5:27 pm
jj, would love to see proof that Bobby Brown “grew up and got his act together.” That’s certainly breaking news as no one has heard a word about it.
Pre-Owned Salesman
February 15th, 2012
5:31 pm
Enter your comments here
Encore!
February 15th, 2012
5:52 pm
John Coltrane was a heroin addict for most of his career. He also wrote and performed what many consider the greatest musical composition in human history, “A Love Supreme”. A month after the release of the completion and release of that recording, he was getting his life back on the right track with God and then suddenly died.
Whitney no doubt is atop the elite of the greatest talents human history world has ever known.
Similar stories are written of individuals in the book of Hebrews, 11th chapter depicting heroes of faith. Many times what we consider failures are really not so in God’s eyes. A drug overdose and/or tradgedy of the sort is not a pleasant path to paradise but we never know God’s purposes for other peoples lives.
Her songs will sing forever, we’re all thankful for having witnessed her success and have been blessed to have heard and continue to hear of the eternal love she sang of. We are still mesmerized by that song and voice to this very day. I doubt she nor anyone else could top that vocal performance, she did her job, served us well and we ALL of all races, genres, ages, cultures are indebted and thankful for that.
starek
February 15th, 2012
5:58 pm
I wonder who was in the room with her when she went to the bath room? I hope no one pushed her /held her down in the tube . As peopel of color we need to stop feeding into the news reporters . They know enough about her life .What if if was you son /daughter .Do you think you would like them dragging them through the mud , I think not .Some things are better left unsaid . About the public veiwing $$$$$$$$ .That viewing might cost the family twenty thousand .No one knows how much $$$$ the family can come up with .Where is Opra with all her $$$$$$$ .Tyler Perry did a beautiful thing . Thank you for helping the family .God blessed you ,you blessed some one elsere . As for banning Bobby that is wrong ,That is his daughter mother ,no one made Whitney stay with him .I think they still love each other . How many will the church seat 300 . You gotta do what you gotta do .Blessing .
recovering
February 15th, 2012
7:55 pm
“When at the end of the road we find that we can no longer
function as a human being, either with or without drugs, we
all face the same dilemma. What is there left to do? There seems
to be this alternative: either go on as best we can to the bitter
ends—jails, institutions or death—or find a new way to live. In
years gone by, very few addicts ever had this last choice.”
Once a addict always a addict is a lie. RIP Whitney
Moval
February 15th, 2012
10:10 pm
I was hoping that the family would not act crazy until after she was buried. Since Bobbi Kristina is of age I think she should call some of the shots , and not Whitney’s mom. Because when it is all over, Bobbi will go her own way and will be in Atlanta or Hollywood, not New Jersey.
starek
February 15th, 2012
10:20 pm
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starek
February 15th, 2012
10:26 pm
I wonder is any one thinking about how the daughter feels if her dad wont be allowed to the funeral .What if the child leaves Sissy & go to her dad for that reason . She is old enough to make her own decesion .May not mature minded ,the law say she is a adult.And what about those Insurance papers & her will ? My, My, My !!!!
NurlmanFROMaccountemps
February 17th, 2012
2:30 pm
Bobby will make the SCENE
He will be on so much dope he’ll have a LEAN
so rough, dat happen in da TUB
damn caint sweep dis under the RUG
I gots to find me another HO
Back to tenn for the sarty nite SHOW