A sad day has come upon us.. The day we must bury one of our greatest.. The time has come to lay Whitney Houston to rest. Her funeral services have begun at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, Jew Jersey. A crowd of somber close family and friends has gathered with Cissy to help lay her daughter to rest. Bobbi Kristine will miss her mom. A musical legend gone too soon.
The arrival of Whitney Houston’s body was witnessed outside by a crowd of fans who were in tears but overjoyed by being allowed to pay their last respects.
Ray J emotionally reaches out to her coffin at the end of her funeral. The singer put his hand out and touched the casket as it passed him down the aisle of the church, before collapsing into his seat overcome with emotion
Mourners at the singer’s childhood church where the funeral is to be held, bowed their heads in silent respect as three police officers escorted Whitney’s silver casket, draped with white roses and purple lilies, in to the church just a few hours before the service.
The hearse drove past flags flying at half-staff to honor the fallen songstress and arrived to a choir in white robes who sang low songs of praise to Whitney.
Tyler Perry Spoke, BeBe Winans sang and gave a powerful speech.. Reverend T.D. Jakes said a few words. Bobby Brown came but left shortly after along with his son.. Details have yet to emerge on why he left so soon.. Sources say the family did not want him there.
Aretha Franklin did not attend because she had muscle spasms.. BUT she sang in a Whitney tribute last night at Radio Hall and will perform again tonight… (side-eye)
Aretha Franklin Explains Her Absence -
Regretfully, I am so sorry that I was unable to be with you at Whitney’s service today. I had every intention of being there. But unfortunately I had terrible leg spasms and locked leg muscles until 4:00AM this morning following my concert last night, which I’ve been having for the last few days. I feel it necessary and very important to stay off my leg today as much as possible until concert time this evening. My heart goes out to my dear friend Cissy, Dionne, Bobbi Kristina and the rest of the family. May God keep them all.
Bobby Brown, the ex-husband of Whitney Houston, left the New Hope Baptist Church just minutes before the funeral was to begin.
According to a person familiar with the situation, Brown brought an entourage of nine people with him to the Newark church. He was only listed for plus 2. He also wanted to sit next to Bobbi Kristine but the family would not allow it.
“They were asked to leave,” the person said, referring to the entourage.
Al Sharpton tried to smooth the situation over to no avail.
Brown appeared visibly upset as he left the church and got into a black Cadillac SUV.
There had been speculation all week as to whether Brown would attend today’s service. He was asked to the invitation-only service late in the week.
Brown, an R&B artist, and Houston had a volatile 14-year marriage that ended bitterly. Houston received full custody of their daughter, Bobbi Kristina.
BOBBY BROWN SPEAKS OUT ON WHY HE LEFT THE FUNERAL:
“My children and I were invited to the funeral of my ex-wife Whitney Houston. We were seated by security and then subsequently asked to move on three separate occasions.
“I fail to understand why security treated my family this way and continue to ask us and no one else to move,” he said. “Security then prevented me from attempting to see my daughter Bobbi-Kristina. In light of the events, I gave a kiss to the casket of my ex-wife and departed as I refused to create a scene.
“My children are completely distraught over the events. This was a day to honor Whitney. I doubt Whitney would have wanted this to occur. I will continue to pay my respects to my ex-wife the best way I know how.”
His son Bobby Jr. posted on facebook :
f*ck Fame. Sh*t ain’t everything it seems. I’ll never let them transform me. Everything is a show to these people. We came to show respect. And they tried to make it a ‘show’. Krissi I love you with all of my heart. Whitney I love you with all my heart. Rest Easy step momma.
JESSE JACKSON EXPLAINS BOBBY’S EARLY DEPARTURE
FUNERAL VIDEOS ON PAGE 2
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OPEN DISCUSSION: Who thinks that Bobby Brown was done wrong?
I dont it was about whitney and bobbi kris
I dont it was about whitney and bobbi kris
Hes the ex husband
I dnt think sissy should do that to bobby brown thats nt nice
I dont…he was asked to bring 2 ppl NOT 9!!!!
I do! Whether they were married or not, he should've been on the first few rows along with her family.
Yeah they was wrong,,,,, Fake ass Christians,,,,,,
@Rita… i agree! heck, she helped take care of 'em…
Cissy was dead ass wrong for that. Regardless of how she felt about him, he was married to Whitney for 15 yrs. The way he was treated was tasteless and tacky.
Yeah they did him dirty.
I don't. Of bobby wanted to be there and stay at the funeral he could have simply asked his crew to wait outside for him being they were only expecting 3. But I know Bobby can get Loud so it was best for him to just go and he did got to respect him for that tho!!
It don't matter how many people he brought they still did him wrong, its like they were waiting to mess with him,he did the right thing by leaving like he said he didn't wanna cause a scene.
If* I mean
He still should've known better than 2 bring 9 ppl with him think n that it would b ok…Some things r just common sense..
It was kinda messed up on both sides but I read that those 9 ppl were his kids
He brought Bobbi K's siblings, kids that Whitney had paid child support for to help their mothers take care of them. So, yes, it was flat out wrong. Plus, Whitney would not have wanted it, she loved that man, and they treated him like he was nothing to Whitney. WRONG
I do. People are quick to jump to conclusions (usually wrong) instead of getting both sides of the story. The court system doesn't punish us over and over for the same crime, why do we do it to each other?
He displayed how much class he truly has. Even though they were disrespectful to him and his other children he did the stand up thing and just left. People's emotions are high at funerals anyway and instead of feeding into the foolishness he left.
It was wrong. They tried to turn a beautiful homegoing ceremony into a circus. No matter how her family feels about him, he was married to her and is the father of her only daughter. #GODDONTLIKEUGLY
Seriously, who brings 9 people to a funeral?! This is not a party! He claims that he didn't want to cause a scene but you created it and publicly leaving then immediately tweeting or facebookng about it only added fuel to that fire. I do not feel sorry for him.
They were his kids, not his crew, if mine ain't welcome, I ain't welcome.
Adrian they were his other children that Whitney was the Step mother of. REALLY???? They were not JUST other people!
That was wrong what they did
He bought his daughters siblings, a lot of folks sure are good and simple, smh.
I was reading the comments if some of you have a short memory. bobbi brown was always hated by the whitney family. they always saw him at the low life thug and undesirable. in spite of that whitney love him and stayed by him for 14 years. she even bore a child from him. whitney herself was no angel. bobby often gets the blame for her drug use but she was using drugs before she ever met bobby brown. although they may have been divorced I'm sure they spoke to 1 another on a frequent basis. the bottom line is bobby is family. this was not the appropriate time to circle the wagons and defend against bobbi brown. what would jesus have done? love bobby in spite of his past and welcome him with open arms in love and forgiveness. fake as christians is right!
For a high profile funeral like that one it shouldn't matter if Bobby brung 1 or three other people. They are suppose to ask Bobby first, not assume. And out of 15 years of marriage we don't know who he brung that might have also been close and wanted to pay their respect. It's a funeral, its about close friends and family. And why couldn't I ask my brother, or cousin or any of my real peeps to roll with me to my ex wife funeral?? You don't think I might need support too?? If out 15
Years I don't got love for the person who just died then I would never.
what u mean who brings 9 ppl? r u serious? Lots of ppl go to a funeral deep.
Bobby Brown has 10 children (including Bobbi Kristina)? Really, all of them were his children? IF that is the case, then proper arrangements should have been made on both sides. Agree or not, you can't say "I'm going to show up with 2" and then come with 7 more. And excuse me, good and simple folks… Because their opinion differs from yours? That's interesting.
I heard earlier in the week that the daughter did not wish to see or speak with him right now… On the family doing him dirty…if I thought one of my family members ex was responsible (even if it's in an indirect way) for their death, I would not want to see their face at the funeral… He got invited, no matter the hard feelings. He should have been humble. About them moving him 3 times… If there is a full house…seats assigned… U're allowed 3…U bring 9… maybe they were trying to accomodate him and his 8-9 people…and as the church were filling up and people were taking their assigned seats, it was becoming difficult to fit every one in his crew… The funeral seemed like it was put together very orderly, down to the seating… so maybe that's what happened…not that they didn't really want him there.
The comments attacking Bobby brown are just people who don't like him and blame him (directly or indirectly)for whitney death. If the nine people he brought were Bobbi Kris siblings, the family knew about them. Only father god can judge!!! R I P Whitney Houston. And I pray that Bobby brown and bobbi Kris don't suffer any mental breakdowns in the aftermath.
Oh yeah bobby brown going through some tough times. His father died the day after Whitney died. Have some manners people.
Kevin, I have no opinion on BB at all, no like or dislike or blaming for her death. Only God can choose when it's our time. My point is, if they are expecting you to show up with just two other people or if the family requested that you only bring two others, then you respect that OR you make the proper arrangements prior to. You can't just show and get mad because they asked you to move several times. Maybe they were trying to accommodate all of them and they had to be moved a few times. I'm just saying it was made more public then what it really should have been considering the fact that this was Whitney's home going and not some random event.
Justice was done, he should have never allowed in the first place to attend that funeral.
I think Bobby was right to leave. Ppl keep expecting him to keep turning the check while they keep sucker punching him. Pls *rolling eyes* he was married to WH so having said that in the sake of True Christianity they should have spoken to him abt whether he wanted his kids (step kids just caused they divorced who said she wasn't speaking to the kids) & his immediate family to attend . Trif enuf they cut him off the program no pics I'm cool w that but him plus 2 ppl. Wth well "celebrities" were allowed to bring in their security teams. I heard the under taker say it on TV . So if my kids can't stay I would have left too. Proud of U BB. U held Ur tongue, was clean & sober kids looked good. Let Cissy & family be Ur motivaters. I'm just confused abt the lack of forgiveness from the Saints. We all are responsible for our own choices good bad indifferent. Dropping Mic exciting stage!!
Im reading all theses comments…But whitney family wasnt even in the church yet and knew nothing about what was going on….It was the newark police dept and sercuity that was controlling the guest list it was bobby +2 not bobby + 9….
and for those yelling out "fake ass Christians"… Just a reminder, umm that's also a judgment.. None of us are perfect so careful of the things that you say when you THINK you are right. That is all..
Justice was done.
Definately NOT! He was asked to bring 2 people, he knew that there were going to be a lot of people there by "invitation" only…he is the "EX" …she went thru hell & back with him, her family owes him nothing! For once, he should have shown respect for Whitney, but as usual, he had to push to see how far he could get!! I am happy they didn't allow him to get away with it! I also think Bobbie Kristina had something to say about it as well..
He was done wrong ,he only had his kids and brother with him.
They did him and the kids wrong…the so called entourage was his children….hell they were her kids too. She was around for most of them when they were married.
Regardless to the invite saying him + 1 or 7 or 27….those are his children, who are the siblings of her daughter and who were at one point her kids too….
dont feel sorry for him!!
the talk should be about whitney not bobby!!
I believe they did Bobby totally wrong yes he is the Ex but they loved each other.. He is the father of her only daughter. His kids are her kids and they should have been able to attend the service as well. all he wanted to do was say a few words about his daugthers mother and his ex love whats so wrong with that? Her family and/or security should be ashamed of themselves no matter what they went through in their marraige it was their business.. He didnt put a gun to her head and tell her to do drugs she is a grown woman and did what she wanted to do.. I've never heard Whitney say anything NEGATIVE about Bobby. its so sad to me that people are so FREAKIN' EVIL.. She would have wanted him there to support their daughter smdh….
I dislike Niggaz like him…Obviously he was told to do this and he did that!!!!Phuk Him!!!He is the X pay your respect and keep it movin!!!!!
His kids r his kids….her family was wrong….sum church ppl…..bogus
It don't fucking matter people that's his x wife his Dughter mother so what he brought 9 people OK ……..He is hurting too
lets think those 9 ppl are his other kids who wouldnt leave with his kids after they were asked to leave i understand that bobbi kristina was mourning the death of her mom but the other 9 kids were mourning the death of their step mom the 1 who took care of them for more than 15 years of their lives smdh they didnt want to include his family at all which was so disrespectful
I think they did him wrong wouldn't let him see his daughter and that's fucked up I feel like he should have. Been right there beside his daughter and asking him and hid kids to move was just wrong but they gone get was coming to them foe that
He could have said his Goodbye's at the wake. to me once again he showed the world that cant anyone tell him what he can or cant do ITS HIS PEROGATIVE like always. Whitney had a Beautiful homegoing service & thats what today was all about, not Bobby. He knew it was invitation only, even if it was his kids, if they didnt get invited then he shouldnt have disrespected the fact that it was INVITATION ONLY & brought them anyway. he should have taken them to view her @ the funeral home. if the family had sad no 2 that i can see that they were being cruel, but he knew like the whole world that it was invitation only but just gone do as he please. R.I.P WHITNEY NO MORE DRAMA 4 U TO WORRY ABOUT.
FIRST OFF NO ONE KNOWS THE WHOLE STORY…IE:HOW MANY PPL WERE ALLOWED, WHAT WAS SAID ETC… HE BROUGHT HIS CHILDREN, HOW MANY I DON'T KNOW I WASNT THERE…BUT THAT WAS HIS WIFE OF 15 YRS AND HIS LOVER EVEN LONGER, SEEING AS HOW OLD BOBBI KRIS IS…THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH BRINGING HIS OTHER CHILDREN…HIS KIDS ARE NOT A CREW THEY ARE FAMILY…HECK GALE KING WAS INVITED…A WHOLE CHOIR…THE MAYOR. …SO YES HIS CHILDREN WHO WERE ALSO WHITNEYS FAMILY SHOULDVE BEEN ACCOMIDATED. ..Its out of respect to show up to support a sibling at their parents funeral. ..
Further more none of us know what was going on in any of their personal lives so stop acting like you do
The guy is a dirtbag who did his part to destroy a career.
I have been trying to stay off of the blogs and not comment for professional reasons so I will keep it quick…The MEDIA is the VERY reason that fans blame Bobby and don't know really what is going on. Bobby brought his KIDS. Not a posse, his homies etc. His children that were VERY close to Whitney and were Bobbi Kris half brothers/sisters were denied first 3 row access to their step moms funeral. This is NOT coming from a celebrity gossip, fan or media source. This is coming from someone that was there at the funeral (ME) .You only know part of what the media is telling you TRUST!!! A human being DIED someone that shared 15 years of her life with a man who has been treated like garbage since they met. All personal opinions aside, wrong is dead wrong no matter what you think. No one who loved someone so much should have been denied access to say their last good byes!
People are way to funny..Whitney was at bobby brown father and mother funeral..she even sang at his mother funeral.look it on YouTube .so they didn't have any bad blood between them. And I'm sure the chicken shit family knows that..so why not include the man let him sit with his kids and bobby k. And say there good byes to his his ex wife and their step mom..
We don't know this entire story before we say anyone did him wrong we should find out Bobbi Kristina's side of it!!
BB is not perfect none of us are to be judging somebody else's life..We talk about deadbeat Dad's all the time this man has 10 kids from what I understand as soon as he heard what happened with Whitney he went to the aid of 1 of his children just to be denied then…and the whole week even at the funeral granted space was limited he should not of tried to go around that but those were her Stepkids and just because you divorce the man don't mean you divorce the children..they knew that's not how Whitney was regardless how there were together u never heard anything negative out of her mouth least I don't recall hearing anything …this homegoing service has really made an impact on a nation ..Thank u Whitney R.I.P your work is done
I think he did the right thing in leaving. I am sad for him they are blaming her death on him but Whitney was called on last Saturday to go home. She did all this on her own merits. Did he contribute, I don't know and I cannot judge.I am working on my house. God said come home. If they did this man and his Bobbi Kristina sibling like that they were wrong. Never get it twisted he see all and he know all. R.I. P. Whitney the Homegoing was beautiful other than that moment, well done. Peace and Grace.
Its kinda hard to make a comment without knowing exactly what took place. All we have are 'he said, she saids' and until BB or someone repping the fam speaks we can only say what we think. I read that he was invited + 2 and turned up with 9. The uninvited were asked to leave, and not Bobby B, but he decided to exit with his entourage. At the end of the day, the funeral was about and for Whitney, Cissy and Bobbi Kristina. He should have been respectful to adhere to their wishes (if that's why he left). I'll wait to hear what he has to say, because I'm sure he's going to be giving some interview regarding Whitney's untimely death and the differences between himself and her family.
If he wanted to bring the 9 children he should've made some agreement with the family to do so. I knew the funeral would be packed with people honoring her. I understand why he had to leave with the kids but he was wrong for bringing them without it being worked out ahead of time.
His right to do wat he wana do
Whitney would not have wanted it, she loved that man, and they treated him like he was nothing to Whitney. WRONG
That's the answer and he did best to leave those he feel like feeding on Whitney.
Bobby Brown’s invitation, allegedly, was for himself plus two companions. Instead of following the instructions of his invitation, he brought an entourage of nine people with him and caused further trouble and inconveniences.
All he ever wanted, was to push, to make a point and headlines…that is all.
It wouldn’t be him, to waste an opportunity of last minute controversy. He had to turn the lights on him.
Even in death that man couldn’t show Whitney Houston a little respect. He had to do it his way, no matter what, no matter who. He had to make it about HIM.
Bobby Brown's invitation, allegedly, was for himself plus two companions. Instead of following the instructions of his invitation, he brought an entourage of nine people with him and caused further trouble and inconveniences.
All he ever wanted, was to push, to make a point and headlines…that is all.
It wouldn't be him, to waste an opportunity of last minute controversy. He had to turn the lights on him.
Even in death that man couldn't show Whitney Houston a little respect. He had to do it his way, no matter what, no matter who. He had to make it about HIM.
Shut the fuck up
Arinze Eze do i knw u?
A funeral is for the family more so than the deceased. The people who pay for the funeral should have right to invite whomever. All keep saying how much Whitney loved her “step-children” but it does not seem to be a lot of video on her talking about those children. She may have loved them and helped Bobby pay child support but out of respect if the half siblings were not close with their half sister then they did not need to be there. I have 9 half siblings and when my father died since they had been the ones with him and we were not close my sisters and I did not attend his funeral not because we did not want but we were not close and wanted it to be their day with their father. Whitney talked about her daughter with Bobby not her relationship with his other children; if they were so close why did she not talk about them. Bobby chose to stay with the kids that apparently he’s closer too. And as many have said he has a contract which he needed to keep. Overall I think he did the best thing by leaving.Being married to a man with children does not make you close to his children. Doesn’t sound like the step children are all that close to Bobbie Christina anyway. Doesn’t matter who started whom on drugs the fact we remains Whitney is gone. If you have family members doing drugs then you see how easy it is to get them to stop. RIP Whitney
Going further than the date of her death, another link associates Whitney and her death with Lady Gaga and previous Grammy awards. As some know, Lady Gaga had close ties with fashion designer Alexander McQueen, who was no stranger to occult and mind control symbolism in his work. McQueen died on February 11th, 2010.
During the 2011 Grammy Awards, Gaga stated about her song “Born This Way”:
“I need to thank Whitney Houston. I wanted to thank Whitney, because when I wrote ‘Born this Way,’ I imagined she was singing it – because I wasn’t secure enough in myself to imagine I was a superstar. So, Whitney, I imagined you were singing ‘Born This Way’ when I wrote it.”
“Born This Way” was released on February 11th, 2011. Exactly one year later, Whitney Houston dies on February 11th, 2012. Did Gaga (or her handlers) know something that the rest of us didn’t? Her outfit evidently shows that death was on her mind.
OPEN DISCUSSION: What do you think of Aretha Franklin's excuse?
I think that it would have been gracious of her to attend even if she could not perform.
i think she is full of it…she wouldnt have been required to stand up at the funeral. she could have even been wheel chaired in…but she was at her concert that night. she could have came with something better.
Aretha is full of shit. Middle finger to her saggy waggy ass. If it had been a bucket of KFC, she would have been there.
I think it was bs…she was well enough 2 do an interview and talk about her!
I think Aretha performed later that night. She could have wheeled herself in a wheelchair for her Goddaughter.
BS! Even if she couldnt perform just being there would have meant alot SMH that was her God daughter cmon now aint no excuse!
I think she should have made it NO MATTER…that was not an excuse for your goddaughters home going…..sorry but that's pretty sad
she performed that night at the radio city music hall
She full of shit…I don't even like her no more after that stunt..fuck her
its nt mandatory to attend a funeral. Mayb they werent close!!
its nt mandatory to attend a funeral. Mayb they werent close!!
Her biz, who got standing to question her?
not close? But she was her god mom. smh
Don,,
Those muscle cramps hurt like terrible. It's to the point that you can't get out of bed. That's where her mind led her, she was there in spirit like the rest of us.
From what I heard she was on a morning show and she tried to blame the parents for Whitneys actions. It got back to Cissy and she uninvited her. Thats the reason she came up with "leg spasms".
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