Showing posts with label Pat Houston. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pat Houston. Show all posts

Monday, August 10, 2015

$10,000,000 Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Nick Gordon For Drugging And Drowning Whitney Houston’s Only Child Bobbi Kristina Brown



Nick Gordon and Bobbi Kristina Brown

Court appointed conservator, Bedilia C. Hargrove, has filed a $10,000,000 wrongful death lawsuit against Nick Gordon, the ex-boyfriend of Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of the late singer, Whitney Houston. Hargrove states in her lawsuit Gordon gave Brown , “A toxic cocktail” of drugs, beat her, dragged her up the stairs and placed her facedown in her bathtub. A trash can was also found in the tub by Brown’s feet. Bobbi Kristina's tooth had been knocked loose by Gordon.

Gordon accused Bobbi Kristina of cheating on him. However, he was the one cheating on her all the time. The Judiciary Report was informed the relationship was ending, they were screaming at each other and he couldn't take it (that she wanted the relationship over). Bobbi Kristina was trying to end the abusive relationship, Gordon became enraged and beat her worse than ever before.

Drug dealer, Max Lomas and his girlfriend Danyela, were present while Brown was dying in the bathtub. Lomas stated Gordon cleaned up blood throughout the house, after viciously attacking frail Bobbi Kristina, for understandably trying to leave him. Hargrove stated in legal documents that after Gordon left Brown to die in her bathtub, he went to Lomas's girlfriend, Danyela, who was also a friend of Bobbi Kristina, put his head on her feet and stated, “Now I want a pretty little white girl like you.”


Nick Gordon and Bobbi Kristina Brown

This supports what the Judiciary Report has stated all along - Gordon was abusing Bobbi Kristina and had a hand in her death. He robbed her of her life at age 22 and should be made to answer for it in a court of law. Bobbi Kristina had a right to leave him. She was so in love with him and gave Nick Gordon everything. This is how he chose to repay her.

It is evident by his speech that Gordon thinks he is Whitney Houston's son and entitled to her estate just as much as Bobbi Kristina had been during her life. Gordon repeatedly and aggressively approached the executor of Houston's estate, Pat Houston, under this misguided and erroneous premise. Gordon threatened to kill Pat Houston, but did it in a subtle way that created issues in obtaining a restraining order. The Houston family is afraid of Gordon, who has a gun collection and short temper.

Women need to be careful how they leave an abusive relationship, as it can result in violence and of a deadly nature. Seek the assistance of the police and the courts to remove the abusive party from your residence. Change your locks immediately and avoid your aggressor.

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Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Immediately After Bobbi Kristina Brown's Funeral Family Member Sells Death Photo For $100,000 (Videos)

 

Bobby Brown (pictured centered) at the funeral of his daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, held in Atlanta, Georgia. Brown will be buried beside her mother Whitney Houston in New Jersey.

The TMZ website is reporting a death photo of Bobbi Kristina Brown, the deceased daughter of the late legendary singer, Whitney Houston, has been sold by a member of the family. Most suspect it was the Brown side of the family, due to incidents in the past, such as selling a photo of Whitney Houston in her casket and shopping a pic of Bobbi Kristina in the hospital on her death bed. The unethically sold photo shows 22-year-old Bobbi Kristina in her casket and was taken during the viewing this past weekend.



Bobbi Kristina Brown

During Brown’s funeral in Atlanta, her aunt, Leolah Brown, sister of her dad, singer Bobby Brown, inappropriately disrupted the proceedings by lashing out at Pat Houston, the sister-in-law of the late superstar, who was paying tribute to Bobbi Kristina. Due to her outburst, Leolah Brown was escorted out of the funeral. It was not right for Leolah Brown to have done this. The funeral was about Bobbi Kristina and no one else.


Whitney Houston and Bobbi Brown in the 1990s

Leolah Brown stated to reporters after the funeral, "Whitney will haunt Pat Houston from the grave. She will haunt her. Pat it's not over. It has just begun. It has just begun. I say that because I have information, I have evidence, I have knowledge of who Pat really is, and she is not any relation whatsoever to Krissi. She's not even a Houston, she's a Garland. But Pat Houston has - this is going to be a long, drawn out thing. Trust me. It's not over."  


Leolah Brown

Leolah Brown has labeled Pat Houston greedy in controlling the Houston estate, after the singer made her executor via will. As Bobbi Kristina has passed, the $20,000,000 estate now reverts to Whitney Houston’s mother, legendary singer Cissy Houston and the late star’s brother, Gary Houston. Pat Houston is married to Gary Houston and the two have a teenage daughter.


Bobbi Brown and second wife Alicia Etheridge

In other sad news, Bobby Brown's wife, Alicia Etheridge, suffered a seizure after the funeral. Stress can bring on seizures and the family has been through a lot these past few months. Etheridge just gave birth to her second child with Brown and has been with him throughout the terrible, tragic events that occurred regarding Bobbi Kristina.


 


 

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Friday, July 10, 2015

Bobbi Kristina Brown's Aunt Denies Their Side Of The Family Shopped Her Deathbed Photos To Media Outlets For Money


Bobbi Kristina Brown

Recently, the website TMZ broke the story that 22-year-old Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of the late legendary singer, Whitney Houston, was photographed on her deathbed by a member of the Brown family and the photo was being shopped to media outlets with a request for money. Thus far, everyone has passed on publishing the morbid photo.


Cissy Houston (left), Pat Houston (top) and daughter Rayah Houston

Bobbi Kristina's dad, R&B crooner, Bobby Brown, has banned his side of the family from visiting the dying young woman in hospice, in a bid to prevent any more photographs being taken and shopped to the press for money. Bobbi Kristina's aunt, Leolah Brown, who visited her in the hospital and separately hospice, has denied that anyone in her family took the photograph and tried to sell it.


Nick Gordon (the man who put Bobbi Kristina in the hospital), Whitney Houston and Bobbi Kristina

Leolah Brown stated to TMZ, "If it were up to me! The sick and sorry people that continue to have permission to see her even still to this day-they would be completely cut out NEVER to lay eyes on her again!" She is referring to Bobbi Kristina's aunt, Pat Houston, who married the singer's brother, Gary Houston. Pat Houston is also a court approved guardian to Bobbi Kristina. However, TMZ is sticking to their story stating, "Hospital security had visual evidence incriminating a Brown family member."

    

Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown in the 1990s when they were happy  

Previously, a family member sold a photograph to a tabloid of Whitney Houston in her casket, which was taken at a private viewing of the body. Many are of the belief a Brown family member took that photo as well and sold it for a lot of money. Privacy is very important and should be respected.

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Thursday, June 25, 2015

Whitney Houston's Daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown Moved To Hospice As Her Condition Continues To Deteriorate And Conservator Files Lawsuit Against Nick Gordon For Stealing Money And Beating Her Up Confirming Previous Site Claims




Bobby Kristina Brown

Pat Houston, the aunt of 22-year-old Bobbi Kristina Brown, via marriage to the late Whitney Houston's Brother, Gary Houston, has gone on record discussing the deterioration of health her niece is experiencing, after being found face down and unresponsive in her bath tub, confirming previous site claims (Whitney Houston’s Daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown Moved To Emory Hospital After North Fulton Hospital Delivers Grim Prognosis Due To Overdose In Bathtub). 

Pat Houston issued a statement to the press revealing, "Despite the great medical care at numerous facilities, Bobbi Kristina Brown's condition has continued to deteriorate. As of today, she has been moved into hospice care. We thank everyone for their support and prayers. She is in God's hands now." Hospice is generally where individuals are sent when their prognosis is grim and they are about to pass away.

On May 9, 2015 the Judiciary Report stated Bobbi Kristina is in a persistent vegetative state (Bobby Brown And Former Sister-In-Law Pat Houston Awarded Joint Guardianship Over Whitney Houston's Daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown Who Remains In A Vegetative State). Over a month later on June 19, 2015, another of Bobbi Kristina's aunts, Leolah Brown, went on record stating her niece is not in a vegetative state, in a story carried by Fox News, which piggy backed the preexisting, aforementioned Judiciary Report article from May 9, 2015. However, it is clear from her being sent to hospice that she fell into a persistent vegetative state when the sedation was lifted, which after a few months, has become a permanent vegetative state.

Bobbi Kristina's father, R&B singer, Bobby Brown stated yesterday, "Right now we are focused on Bobbi Kristina's medical prognosis and the criminal investigation. These are the priorities for us. Whoever had a hand in causing my daughter's injuries needs to be brought to justice."

The Judiciary Report was the first to state Bobbi Kristina's boyfriend, Nick Gordon, had been physically abusing her (Bobbi Kristina Brown On Life Support Due To Overdose Confirming Previous Site Statements From 2012 and Atlanta Police Confirm Criminal Investigation Into The Overdose And Drowning Of Whitney Houston's Daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown). Days after the site published the claim, police in Atlanta announced a criminal investigation into Nick Gordon, due to unexplained bruises and injuries on her comatose body.

Gordon, whom the Judiciary Report consistently called an opportunist for years, retained a lawyer, who suspiciously filed for a restraining order to bar Atlanta police from obtaining the surveillance footage from the Ellard gated community the couple lived, in a property that belonged to the late Whitney Houston.


Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown in the 1990s

Yesterday, attorney Bedelia Hargrove, who is the court appointed conservator over Bobbi Kristina Brown, filed a very telling lawsuit against Nick Gordon, confirming much of what the Judiciary Report has previously insisted about him online being an abuser and opportunist. Hargrove's lawsuit against Gordon states he knocked out two of Bobbi Kristina's teeth and dragged her by her hair up a flight of stairs. The poor girl suffered, which is heartbreaking. 

What is also quite unsettling is the fact both Whitney Houston and Bobbi Kristina Brown died under strange circumstances, with their bodies face down in bath tubs, 3-years-apart, which is not the norm for drowning victims in that environment. When Houston died in this manner, 3-years ago the Judiciary Report mentioned on the site that it is unusual for a drowned body (of a grown person) to turn itself over in a bathtub and face down, especially a fairly narrow one.

I asked in the column if Houston had fallen into the tub face first. Days later even the coroner could not answer that question. Fast-forward 3-years and it happened to Houston's daughter as well (found face down). Sounds like foul play. What is also odd is Nick Gordon was present when both women drowned 3-years apart (Beverly Hills Coroner States Nick Gordon Is Lying About Giving Whitney Houston CPR). I don't like that at all. It gives me a very bad feeling. To make matters worse, Gordon's interview on "The Dr. Phil Show" revealed he is a psychotic prone to terrible mood swings and rage, even punching a crew member of the program.    

Gordon's behavior after Bobbi Kristina's drowning created more problems, as he did not give accurate information regarding how long she was underwater. There are medical standards and precedents doctors use in determining the treatment and prognosis of a patient. Gordon did the doctors a great disservice, as they had no real idea of the submersion time.

Having to guess by the amount of water in the lungs and body temperature proves inaccurate on a person who is not deceased. Doctors had to remove water from her lungs, raise her body temperature and maintain her heart rate and other vitals, after paramedics restarted the organ that had gone into cardiac arrest. Doctors only discovered the true extent of the damage days after Bobbi Kristina was admitted to the hospital and they tried to bring her out of the medically induced coma.

Bobbi Kristina was given medicine to stabilize her and give the brain time to rest with the hope it would repair itself. However, clearly she was underwater for far too long, as significant and permanent brain damage occurred, hence her inability to regain normal brain functions. The current international precedent states there are no known cases of anyone being submerged underwater longer than 10 minutes (without breathing apparatus) who made a full recovery.

Side Bar: I know I harp on it all the time, but please stay away from drugs and toxic people. Look at poor Bobbi Kristina - a lovely, vital young woman with so much going for her, whose life has been destroyed. Take control of your life, get sober and don't let people destroy you. Make positive, progressive changes as soon as possible. And remember, there's nothing wrong with seeking help from professionals to get you on your way to a better life. 

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Source says Bobbi Kristina Brown 'a vegetable'; family members dispute claim 

June 19, 2015FoxNews.com - LOS ANGELES – The condition of Bobbi Kristina Brown is shrouded in conflict and confusion, with some family members hopeful, while others insist she will never improve. An insider close to the family told FOX411 that the 22-year-old, who was found unconscious floating face down in a bath tub, is in a vegetative state.

“Bobby Brown should have let her go when the family all agreed back in February, the source said. "She’s a vegetable.” But Bobby Brown’s sister Leolah Brown took to Facebook on Tuesday to dispute that, stating that she is "not on life support," and that the family is continuing to pray for a recovery.

“BOBBI KRISTINA BROWN IS ‘NOT’ ON LIFE SUPPORT ANYMORE AND SHE HAS SINCE THE BEGINNING AND IS CONTINUING TODAY TO IMPROVE,” the post read. “AND WE WILL NEVER GIVE UP ON HER! HELL NO! NOT ONE BROWN!”...


Lawsuit: Nick Gordon assaulted Bobbi Kristina, stole thousands 

11Alive Staff, WXIA 7:28 p.m. EDT June 24, 2015 - FULTON COUNTY, Ga. -- A lawsuit filed by Bobbi Kristina Brown's conservator accuses Nick Gordon of abuse and claims he took money from her without authorization. The suit, filed in Fulton County Superior Court on Wednesday by Brown's court-appointed conservator Bedelia Hargrove, accuses Gordon of assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and transferring money from her account into his own without authorization.

Bobbi Kristina Brown, 22, has been unconscious after being found unresponsive in a bathtub in her Roswell home on Jan. 31. Earlier Wednesday, her aunt said that her condition has deteriorated and she's been moved to hospice care.

The lawsuit alleges that Gordon presented himself to be Brown's surrogate brother prior to 2012. After Brown inherited a substantial sum of money (presumably from her mother, Whitney Houston's estate), Gordon "assumed the position of Brown's boyfriend." Around Jan. 9, 2014, Gordon "perpetuated the fraud that he had married Brown, though in fact he never did so," according to the lawsuit.

According to the lawsuit, Gordon used that "misrepresentation" as Brown's husband to "control Brown and limit with whom she could interact." The suit alleges that Gordon answered Brown's cell phone, wouldn't allow her to make appointments without his permission and "manipulated her bank relationship so that she could access her money."...

Gordon allegedly transferred Brown's money into an account solely controlled by him without her authorization. According to the lawsuit, Gordon began to question Brown's access to trust funds, and "threatened one of the trustees with guns and other violent weapons. That trustee obtained a restraining order against Gordon on April 14, 2014, the lawsuit states.

The lawsuit accuses Gordon of domestic violence against Brown, including punching her in the face, knocking out a front tooth and dragging her upstairs by her hair. Brown allegedly confided to an unnamed person that Gordon "was not the man she thought he was" and set up a time to meet on Jan. 31, 2015.

That day, Brown got into an argument with Gordon. Brown was later found unconscious, face-down in a bathtub with her mouth swollen and another tooth knocked out, according to the lawsuit. Brown has since been diagnosed with "global and irreversible brain damage." While Brown was in a coma, Gordon allegedly stole $11,000 from Brown's bank accounts.

The lawsuit alleges Brown has suffered "life threatening bodily harm and damages," and asks for damages of at least $10 million each for the assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and conversion. It asks for an amount to be determined later for counts of quantum meruit/unjust enrichment and attorneys' fees.

Hargrove said in a statement: Today I filed a lawsuit on behalf of Bobbi Kristina Brown. I filed this lawsuit to pursue justice on behalf of Bobbi Kristina Brown. No human being, male or female, should endure what Bobbi Kristina endured. Pat Houston and Bobby Brown have done all they can to take care of Bobbi Kristina since this terrible tragedy occurred. I have worked closely with both of them and we all want the very best for Bobbi Kristina. This lawsuit represents our collective efforts to get justice for Bobbi Kristina. We pray that justice will be done for her and that it will be swift.


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Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Whitney Houston And Bobby Brown's Families Fight Over Money And Claims The Late Singer's Daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown Is Being Brought Home By Her Aunt To Die

Grandmother Cissy Houston stated Bobbi Kristina is "not progressing at all" at rehabilitation facility due to level brain damage


Bobbi Kristina Brown

Bobbi Kristina Brown, the 22-year-old daughter of the late singer, Whitney Houston and R&B crooner, Bobby Brown, remains in a persistent vegetative state. She is for all intents and purposes what is known as a medical vegetable. It has been very tough for the Brown and Houston families to deal with what has transpired, as it would be for anyone under those devastating circumstances.


Whitney Houston, Leolah Brown and Bobby Brown in the 1990s

Bobby Brown's sister, Leolah Brown, went on record this week stating that Pat Houston, who is the executor of Whitney Houston's will and married to the singer's brother, Gary Houston, wants to bring Bobbi Kristina home from a rehabilitation facility to die, via withdrawing all life support.

 

Pat Houston and Bobbi Kristina Brown accepting a posthumous award bestowed upon Whitney Houston

Leolah Brown stated on social networking, "If Pat knew The God that I know, instead of trying to inherit my niece's money for her personal gain, she would mind her own business and go find a JOB for herself without continuously working so hard to destroy my niece, beg her for money and get angry when she cannot get it! She would stop using the Houston name for her personal agenda."

 

Bobbi Kristina Brown and Whitney Houston

This is not the time to turn on each other. Something serious and tragic has happened. Focus on caring for Bobbi Kristina and one another. Do charity work to benefit others in similar situations as Bobbi Kristina, who was in an emotionally and physically abusive relationship plagued by drugs. Make the most of your lives while you can, as you are not promised tomorrow.

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Saturday, May 9, 2015

Bobby Brown And Former Sister-In-Law Pat Houston Awarded Joint Guardianship Over Whitney Houston's Daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown Who Remains In A Vegetative State


Bobbi Kristina Brown

R&B singer, Bobby Brown, has been granted joint guardianship over his 22-year-old daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, who is in a persistent vegetative state. Bobbi Kristina is the only daughter of the late singing legend, Whitney Houston, who died under similar circumstances from cardiac arrest, after being found face down in a bathtub with drugs in her system (overdose).

 

Bobby Brown

Brown has been granted joint guardianship with former sister-in-law, Pat Houston, who is the executor of Houston's estate. The court has also appointed a conservator, Bedelia Hargrove, who is an independent lawyer. It is regrettable a conservatorship was not established prior to Bobbi Kristina's tragic overdose, after abuse at the hands of live-in boyfriend, Nick Gordon, who is a violent psychotic. It is sad that it has come to this. What a loss of a life that held so much promise, now rendered to a vegetative state. Drugs are terrible. So are abusive relationships.

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Bobby Brown, Pat Houston Appointed Co-Guardians of Bobbi Kristina Brown

Celebrity News May. 8, 2015 AT 5:20PM - Bobby Brown and Pat Houston have been appointed co-guardians of Bobbi Kristina Brown, a statement from their attorneys confirmed to Us Weekly on Thursday, May 7. The decision comes after the late Whitney Houston’s ex-husband and sister-in-law spent the day in court.

“We are delighted to inform the public that the court has appointed Bobby Brown and Pat Houston as co-guardians of Bobbi Kristina Brown (‘Krissi’). Both Mr. Brown and Ms. Houston are jointly responsible for decisions related to Krissi’s care and medical needs,” reads a statement issued by David Long-Daniels, Counsel for Pat Houston and Cissy Houston, and Christopher Brown, Counsel for Bobby Brown.

According to the statement, the court has also appointed attorney Bedelia Hargrove as the conservator for Krissi. "Ms. Hargrove is responsible for Krissi’s assets, including her likeness, rights and legal claims,” the statement explains. According to Hargrove’s law firm’s site, she “specializes in fiduciary litigation, probate and estate administration, estate planning, personal injury and wrongful death cases, as well as general civil litigation.“

“Both parties are delighted with the court’s decision and are working harmoniously to ensure Krissi receives the best possible medical care. We are appreciative of the manner in which Judge Jeryl Debra Rosh handled this matter,” the statement concluded...
 

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Thursday, March 5, 2015

Bobbi Kristina Brown's Boyfriend Nick Gordon To Appear On Dr. Phil Show


Nick Gordon and Bobbi Kristina

TMZ is reporting, Nick Gordon, the boyfriend of comatose Bobbi Kristina Brown, is set to spill his girlfriend's secrets on the Dr. Phil Show. Based on industry records, people are often financially compensated for appearances on television talk shows. Gordon has been living the high life off the Houston estate and is desperate for cash now that he has been financially cut off and evicted from Bobbi Kristina's luxury townhome.

In the weeks leading up to Bobbi Kristina overdosing and drowning in her bathtub, she had a number of fights with Gordon, who was abusing and using her over the $20,000,000 fortune her mother, Whitney Houston, left behind. Gordon had punched, kicked and slapped Bobbi Kristina on different occasions. On the morning of her injury, according to the couple's drug dealer, Max Lomas, Gordon cleaned up blood before paramedics arrived.

Gordon had threatened and harassed Bobbi Kristina's aunt, Pat Houston, who is the executor of Whitney's will, demanding a greater allowance for the couple. Gordon also posted threatening items on social networking aimed at Houston, replete with images of his guns. In another incident, Gordon beat up members of the Houston family.

Dr. Phil should ask Gordon about his drug use, acts of domestic violence against Bobbi Kristina, threats of violence against Pat Houston, physically  fighting members of the Houston family and inconsiderate insults against his girlfriend's father, Bobby Brown, at what is the lowest, saddest point of the singer's life.

Dr. Phil should also ask Gordon about his lavish spending of Bobbi Kristina's money, bragging about an expensive Lamborghini on social networking and showing off other expensive items when he has no means of financial support other that his girlfriend he was abusing and cheating on.

In closing, Dr. Phil should also ask Gordon why he claims on social networking that he did CPR on Bobbi Kristina for "15 minutes" when the standard of care and medical emergency response time in Alpharetta, Georgia is not slow. Please explain this time gap. What was going on in that house while Bobbi Kristina was medically unresponsive. The couple's drug dealer is insisting he did CPR on Bobbi Kristina, not Gordon. Why all these discrepancies.

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Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Discrepancies In Nick Gordon’s Story Regarding The Events Surrounding Bobbi Kristina Brown’s Hospitalization


Nick Gordon and Bobbi Kristina

Nick Gordon’s story regarding what transpired that led to Bobbi Kristina Brown being hospitalized due to a drug overdose and drowning, has so many discrepancies. Gordon claims he performed “CPR for 15 minutes” on Bobbi Kristina. However, the couple lived in an affluent area of Atlanta suburb Alpharetta, where it does not take ambulance “15 minutes” to arrive. The couple's drug dealer, Max Lomas, disputes Gordon's claims, stating he called the police and gave Bobbi Kristina CPR. Lomas telling informed police Gordon cleaned up blood at the crime scene before authorities arrived.

Gordon claims Bobbi Kristina's father, singer, Bobbi Brown, is after her inheritance, from the late Whitney Houston, who is his ex-wife. However, Gordon has been living in the lap of luxury with Bobbi Kristina, blowing through her inheritance money. Gordon bragged about driving a Lamborghini. He has also wrecked one of Bobbi  Kristina's cars, a BMW, paid for with her inheritance money. Gordon threatened the executor of Houston's will, Pat Houston, demanding a greater allowance for the couple, when the late singer made no provisions for him in her will.


Nick Gordon and Bobbi Kristina

Gordon also lived with Bobbi Kristina in a luxury townhouse in the Ellard subdivision of Atlanta suburb, Alpharetta. Two years ago, Bobbi Kristina's grandmother, legendary Gospel singer, Cissy Houston, tried to evict Gordon from the property, but her efforts proved unsuccessful. It led Gordon to believe he could file a restraining order to stop police from obtaining surveillance video of the townhouse, while investigating him in connection with Bobbi Kristina's overdose and drowning.

Bobbi Kristina remains on life support, after being found submersed in a bathtub for over 10 minutes, which is the threshold doctors use to determine recovery. As it stands, no patient has recovered after 10 minutes of water submersion.

Thursday, January 22, 2015

Whitney Houston’s Family Denounces Lifetime Biopic


A still from the Lifetime network "Whitney" movie

The family of the late singer, Whitney Houston, has denounced the Lifetime biopic TV movie "Whitney." The movie premiered this past Saturday, to 4.5 million viewers. Lifetime has been touting the ratings, but it was not due to the film they made, but ongoing public interest in Houston, who always stole the show in life and death.


HOUSTON FAMILY STATEMENT

"My daughter came home from high school yesterday and shared with me inquiries she had endured from her peers and teachers about the upcoming TV movie about her aunt Whitney. She was somewhat exasperated and said she did not get it – that a woman who claimed to be her aunt's friend would direct a movie that seems so unloving towards her Aunt, and how it could affect her cousin Krissi. I share with you the thoughts I shared with my daughter yesterday – that there is often a fine line that separates elevation and degradation in the industry. 

What lifts up one person in the headlines may in fact destroy another. I don't think it ever entered their minds that they were assaulting the legacy of another individual; they just want the job or the opportunity to shine. But to do so in such an incredible way, to go after someone who cannot correct what you get wrong, someone who – like so many people, and especially women – struggled to hold up their humanity and live with dignity despite their personal challenges, is wrong. 

It is easy to turn a blind eye to other people if you're not careful. But the needs of Whitney's family matter. We have dealt with her every emotion from the day she was born until the day she died, which gives us absolute position and absolute authority as a family to feel the way we do about her legacy. We matter. We're still here. Why wasn't there a call to myself, Gary, Cissy or even her daughter? Why deny selected members of the family an advanced copy of the film? 

As we once again enter a season of bereavement and the strategic timing so close to the anniversary of Whitney's death, this is a disappointment that any of us who loved her could do without. This creative pursuit at the expense of the integrity of such an iconic woman, who is voiceless today, reeks of condemnation and deceit. It reeks of enslavement to an industry that will likely do the same to you one day. As my grandmother used to say, “Keep living.” 

I say this to all Whitney's family, friends and fan base: If you watch this movie, watch it knowing that Lifetime is notorious for making bad biopics of deceased celebrities and brace yourself for the worst."

Friday, October 12, 2012

Bobbi Kristina Brown Is Making The Same Mistake Her Mother Whitney Houston Did


The reality show "The Houstons: On Our Own" is already showing signs the family of the late singer, Whitney Houston, is in trouble and it hasn't even fully aired yet. Houston's daughter, Bobby Kristina Brown, fathered by the late singer's ex-husband, Bobbi Brown, is engaged to a man, Nick Gordon, who was raised as her adopted brother. Bobbi Kristina is set to marry a badboy just like her daddy. 

Gordon is shown on the reality show flirting with a woman in store and asking for her number (red flag). He posted a picture of himself online speeding and brandishing a gun (another red flag). Bobbi Kristina is paying all the bills via her inheritance (an additional red flag). No one deserves that kind of treatment. Once she marries Gordon things will get worse, as he is going to cut loose and show his true colors.


"On Our Own"

Bobby Brown's sexual promiscuity was notorious in Georgia before, during and after his marriage to Whitney Houston. It got worse when Houston married him. I remember in the 1980s and 1990s, two of my older friends spoke about friends of theirs that were Brown's jumpoffs in Miami and Atlanta. He was shameless with it. Looking at the trailer for "The Houstons: On Our Own" coupled with what I have seen regarding Gordon and it's like Bobby Brown all over again. History is repeating itself. 

If Bobbi Kristina knows what's good for her she'll make a run for it. At age 19, Gordon is already making her cry and killing her self-confidence. That's not a good sign. You are paying all the bills, he's living with you (which he shouldn't be, as you are not married), yet YOU are the one wondering why you haven't made him happy enough and what else you can do. Sweetie, it should be the other way around. What is he bringing to the relationship other than his gun and wandering eye. You don't have to put up with that. I don't believe your mother would approve of you being treated like this at all...

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Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Whitney Houston's Family Gets A New Reality Show Titled 'On Our Own'


But Where Is Bobby Brown


"On Our Own"

The family of the late singer, Whitney Houston, ex-wife of crooner, Bobby Brown, has unveiled a clip for their new reality show. How ironic they would name it "On Our Own" which is the title of a Bobby Brown hit song from the 1980s, yet he is featured nowhere in the promo pics for the reality show.  

The show features Houston's mother, legendary Gospel singer, Cissy Houston, her daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown and the singer's adopted son, Nick. Ironically, Nick is dating Bobbi Kristina and the two have gotten into trouble. It's like a repeat of her parents, but she doesn't grasp what it means or how badly it could end. Dysfunction is not cool. You have to get that sorted.

Monday, May 14, 2012

Will A Reality Show Help Whitney Houston's Family In The Wake Of Her Death

 
Bobbi Kristina Brown (right) and talk show host Oprah Winfrey (left)

It was previously announced, Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of the late pop star, Whitney Houston, was in talks for her own reality show. The latest announcement indicates, Brown will star in "The Houston Family Chronicles" with her grandmother, Cissy Houston, uncle, Gary Houston and his wife, Pat Houston.


Bobby Brown and ex-wife Whitney Houston when they were happier

The show is about the family's life after the death of Whitney Houston, who died of a cocaine overdose and drowning on February 11, 2012, in Los Angles, California, on the eve of the Grammy Awards. They have been devastated by her tragic passing at the age of 47.

 
Whitney Houston in the 1980s

Her dad, Bobby Brown, wanted Bobbi Kristina to star in a forthcoming project about his life, as she did years ago in the reality show "Being Bobby Brown." However, she appears to have declined the offer, in favor of her own program. Houston's daughter is also working on becoming a recording artist.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Oprah Winfrey Scores Best Ratings In Her Network's History With Interview Featuring Whitney Houston's Family Regarding Her Death

Oprah Winfrey and Bobbi Kristina Brown

It's no secret that Oprah Winfrey's OWN Network has been struggling with poor ratings. The interview Winfrey landed with the family of the late singer Whitney Houston, proved to be a ratings coup for her, giving OWN its best numbers to date. The interview was watched by an estimated 3,500,000 viewers, which are decent figures for cable television. However, it may not be enough to save the network.

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Monday, March 12, 2012

Oprah Winfrey's Interview With Whitney Houston's Family Confirmed A Few Items About The Days Leading Up To Her Death

Whitney Houston (Photo Credit: Getty)

Oprah Winfrey's interview with the late Whitney Houston's family aired yesterday and while it was touching and confirmed a few details regarding the singer's death, it was not particularly revealing. Items that were confirmed include the Judiciary Report's contentions on February 13, 2012, February 16, 2012 and March 10, 2012 that Houston, 48 and Ray J, 31 were romantically involved and that it was a bad idea (even though he now claims they were just friends).

Houston's sister-in-law and manager, Pat Houston, stated to Winfrey, she saw the singer dangerously "chasing a dream" of a "young man" that likes to be "out and about" and an "older woman" that likes to "stay home." This was indeed a reference to Ray J and Houston's tumultuous relationship and 17-year age difference.

Oprah Winfrey and Bobbi Kristina Brown

I think Houston took a liking to Ray J because he is a bad boy and looks like her ex-husband Bobby Brown (they are both male singers with goatees, similar complexions and physical builds). I don't particularly think she liked being a "cougar" which is slang for an older woman dating a younger man, but she transferred her feelings for bad boy Brown to Ray J.

However, Ray J, like Brown, is promiscuous and broke her heart. But with Ray J, Houston had to deal with the age difference making her feel old and one of his irate girlfriends, Stacy Francis, 41, from Fox/Sony's "X-Factor" stalking her to the club and repeatedly confronting her in an unpleasant manner, two days before her death. Pat Houston spoke of Francis following them all over the club in a manner they deemed uncomfortable and confrontational (is everyone on or affiliated with Sony a stalker - do they give them stalking classes or something).

Bobby Brown

The incident regarding Ray J and Stacy Francis definitely depressed Houston and made her feel old, adding to her worries about her vocal woes and forthcoming album. You could see it on her face in pictures, as she exited the club that she was sad and upset.

It was just another reminder that Ray J, who she was enamored with, was not going to be faithful to her and had his iron in several fires. Unfaithful people like Ray J need to realize their promiscuity hurts others and sometimes in ways they could not imagine. If you are not serious about someone nor do you intend to be faithful, don't lead the person on.

An angry and upset Whitney Houston and Pat Houston leaving club Tru two days before the singer's death, after being confronted by one of Ray J's women, Stacy Francis

The week Houston died, she was contemplating getting plastic surgery, but failed the physical, due to damage to her system from years of heavy smoking, drinking and drug use. She was a prime candidate for cardiac arrest on the operating table during plastic surgery.

However, she really didn't need plastic surgery, just some gentle detox to reduce toxins in her system (from smoking, drinking and drugs), skin rejuvenation and Pilates, to be back to her best, as she had aged very well. She had no wrinkles or crows feet and her face still looked tight.

Ray J surrounded by women (as usual)

But when you date a man nearly two decades your junior, it will convince you that you need plastic surgery, even when you do not. It will convince you that you need a face lift, lip injections, botox, breast implants, butt tightening and butt silicone injections.

Before long you'll look like Frankenstein. Being in Hollywood makes it worse, where even women in their twenties like Megan Fox and Heidi Montag are damaging their looks with excessive plastic surgery. Hollywood destroys people's self-image into a look that is not often better than what they had before.

Stacy Francis from Simon Cowell's "X-Factor" talent show

Another interesting point of the interview was that Houston daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, showed is trying to persevere through grief. However, talking to a deceased loved one is not a great idea, as the Bible says people are not to communicate with the dead. Emotionally, it also delays achieving closure.

Bobbi Kristina Brown also confirmed items the Judiciary Report wrote about her intent to pursue a singing and acting career. She stated in the interview with Winfrey that she seeks to carry on her mother's legacy. Just so long as she does not put too much pressure on herself or tries to become her mother, which is what some in the industry expect of her. God made everyone unique. Be your own person, not who they will try to make you into - Whitney Houston part 2.

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