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These people aren't exactly poor. They certainly could pay for a funeral, and if nothing else, I'm sure all those high-powered celebs at the funeral would have kicked in. Tyler Perry had her body flown back to Jersey in his private plane, for example.
I'm sure Whitney did blow through a lot of her money, but her records are still selling, especially in the past two weeks.
There seems to be some misconception (not necessarily here, but in other places I've seen) that Whitney came out of poverty and the ghetto. She grew up in a middle-class neighborhood in East Orange, NJ, and went to a private school. Her mother is a well-known gospel singer, and she now lives in Edgewater, NJ, on the Hudson across from Manhattan, hardly a shabby town. Her father was in the music business, too.
But--since we're on the subject of family here--I wondered why neither of Whitney's brothers have been heard from. A sister-in-law spoke at the funeral, but you never see or hear her actual brothers (Though I think they were sitting with the mother/daughter.) I found some forums on websites that claim they are both druggies and hinting also that Whitney was probably using with them way back when. Could just be gossip, of course. This IS the Internet.
Another thing I wonder about--sometimes Cissy Houston is referred to as Dr. Emily "Cissy" Houston. Doctor of what? Does she have a Ph.d? Anyone know?
Whitney's brother Gary was up on the stage with his wife when she spoke. Whitney's mother, daughter, and her brother's probably couldn't handle speaking at the funeral..
Whitney's brother Gary was up on the stage with his wife when she spoke. Whitney's mother, daughter, and her brother's probably couldn't handle speaking at the funeral..
Ah, I didn't realize that he was up there with her. I don't blame any of them for not getting up. Geez. I don't know how her mother had the courage and strength to even put that all together. I know she had help, but just the fact that she could function at all under that level of sorrow.
Ah, I didn't realize that he was up there with her. I don't blame any of them for not getting up. Geez. I don't know how her mother had the courage and strength to even put that all together. I know she had help, but just the fact that she could function at all under that level of sorrow.
Yeah, if it were me I would have been on some medication. In my opinion it is so much harder when a person suddenly dies in oppose to preparing yourself when a person is sick and you know they are going to die..
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