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Tyler Perry Jumps to Bobbi Kristina Brown's Defense
Originally posted 05/30/2012 04:45PM
Bobbi Kristina Brown is grieving the loss of her mother Whitney Houston – but the young aspiring actress didn't walk out on Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse and, in fact, did "great" work, according to the director.
On Wednesday a report surfaced that Bobbi Kristina quit the TBS comedy and walked out of the show because she is dealing with the death of her mom.
But Perry posted an adamant defense of Houston's daughter on his website saying, "Yes she was grieving, but grief aside, she managed to finish her obligation and did a great job at the same time."
Whitney Houston's Final Recording Unveiled
Originally posted 05/22/2012 06:20AM
Her movie Sparkle does not open until Aug. 17, but this week brought the debut of Whitney Houston's final song, "Celebrate," a duet from the movie with her costar, Jordin Sparks.
Ryan Seacrest unveiled the pulsating number on his radio show Monday. "Celebrate," which was produced by R. Kelly, will be available on iTunes June 5.
A remake of a 1976 movie that originally starred Lonette McKee and Irene Cara, this new Sparkle, which finished filming last Thanksgiving, also stars Derek Luke, Mike Epps and Cee Lo Green, and chronicles the challenges faced by a group of singing sisters once they hit it big. Houston plays Sparks's mother.
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Tearful Bobbi Kristina Takes the Stage at Billboard Music Awards
Originally posted 05/21/2012 12:00AM
It was a night of tributes at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday.
The evening's most emotional moment came during a tribute to the late Whitney Houston. While Jordin Sparks performed the singer's iconic hit "I Will Always Love You," Houston's daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, broke down in tears before taking the stage to accept the Millennium Award on her mom's behalf.
"I really want to say thank you to everyone who supported us through it all," said Brown, who stood alongside Whitney's manager and sister-in-law Patricia Houston. "Not just from when it was good but when it was bad, too. Thank you for showing that much love, because she deserved it ... I'm just blessed to have been in such an incredible woman's life. There will never be another one, ever."
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Rev. Marvin Winans Beaten, Carjacked in Detroit
Originally posted 05/17/2012 10:30AM
The pastor and gospel recording artist who gave the eulogy at Whitney Houston's funeral in February was beaten and carjacked in Detroit on Wednesday.
The Rev. Marvin Winans suffered cuts and bruises and had his wallet, a $15,000 Rolex watch and his 2012 Infiniti SUV stolen, according to the Detroit Free Press.
The three or four men who attacked Winans at a gas station in a northwest part of the city likely did not know who he was, police said.
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Will You Watch a Houston Reality Show Without Whitney?
Originally posted 05/11/2012 04:10PM
Whitney Houston is no longer around, but the lives of her family members are about to go on display on their new reality show, The Houston Family Chronicles.
Lifetime has picked up a series to air this year and feature Whitney's sister-in-law Pat, along with her brother Gary, mom Cissy and Pat's daughter Rayah as they take Whitney's daughter Bobbi Kristina under their wing, helping her get through day-to-day life and coping without her mother and best friend.
But is Whitney's family compelling enough on their own without the late superstar in their lives? Tell us if you'll tune into the hour-long series:
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Bobby Brown: I Did Not Get Whitney Houston Hooked on Drugs
Originally posted 05/02/2012 08:05AM
Bobby Brown will not accept the theory that he is responsible for his ex-wife Whitney Houston's death. Nor does he believe he is the one who got the music legend hooked on drugs.
"Not true," the R&B singer, 43, tells Matt Lauer in a Today show interview Tuesday, Brown's first since the Feb. 11 death of Houston. "I didn't get high [on narcotics] before I met Whitney. I smoked weed, I drank the beer, but no, I wasn't the one that got Whitney on drugs at all."
Brown insists drugs were already part of Houston's life "way before" their relationship. "It's just unexplainable how one could, you know, [claim that I] got her addicted to drugs. I'm not the reason she's gone."
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Whitney Houston Emergency Caller Never Reached 911 Directly
Originally posted 04/11/2012 05:15PM
After Whitney Houston was found facedown in a bathtub, hotel security received a call from a woman in the singer's room who kept hanging up.
As a result, the emergency operator was never able to relay CPR instructions directly to anybody in the singer's suite at the Beverly Hilton, according to a tape of the 911 call.
Houston, 48, died of accidental drowning with cocaine use and heart disease contributing to her death, an autopsy found.
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Whitney Houston Found Face Down in Bathtub: Autopsy
Originally posted 04/04/2012 06:10PM
On the day she died, Whitney Houston complained of a sore throat, so she decided to take a bath in her hotel room at the Beverly Hilton before getting ready for a pre-Grammy party.
The singer's assistant left Houston to run an errand at Nieman Marcus. When the assistant returned to the singer's room around 3:35 p.m. on Saturday Feb. 11, Houston was lying face down in the bathtub in approximately 13-inches of water, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday.
Whitney Houston's Final Movie Trailer, For Sparkle, Revealed
Originally posted 04/02/2012 02:15PM
The movie musical Sparkle, which stars Jordin Sparks and Whitney Houston, tells the story of the rise of a Supremes-like group in the '60s. And though it's not due out in theaters until this summer, its trailer was released Monday. (Watch above.)
"Was my life not a cautionary tale for you?" Houston, as the mother of Sparks's character, tells her aspiring singer daughter. The brief film clip reveals that Houston's character had been a vocalist in her day, though she never reached the heights that daughter Sparkle want to achieve.
Houston appears in the trailer both elegantly coiffed and tailored as well as in a bathrobe and curlers – looking focused and together in the former, and hazy and out of it in the latter.
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Cissy Houston 'Did the Best I Could' with Whitney Houston
Originally posted 03/30/2012 05:20PM
Nearly two months after her daughter's death, Cissy Houston is opening up about her loss.
On Thursday, Whitney Houston's mother gave her first interview since the legendary singer's passing at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, N.J., where Whitney's funeral was held.
"I know I did the best I could. ... I don't blame myself," Cissy told My9 of being Whitney's mom. "I know I did the best I could for everything."
"I'm very proud of my daughter," Cissy tells My9's Brenda Blackmon. "She accomplished a whole lot in the short time that she had here ... she was a very wonderful person."
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