Whitney Houston dead at 48!

[reallyhateskateonlost]

Whitney Houston Family Sells Funeral Footage To "Benefit Bobbi Kristina"

http://www.tmz.com/2012/02/20/whitney-houston-funeral-family-sells-footage/#comments-anchor

[Angela]

If they're indeed doing that now I do believe the stories that Whitney was pretty close to broke at the end.

Couldn't they have found another way to make some cash? That's kind of creepy. It's her funeral.

[Y&RWorldTurner]

Was Robyn Crawford at the funeral?

http://www.dailymail...n-Crawford.html

ETA: Apparently, she wasn't even invited.

Edited February 21, 2012 by Y&RWorldTurner

[Soapsuds]

Who is Robyn Crawford?

[Y&RWorldTurner]

Whitney's one-time best friend, and her alleged longtime lesbian lover.

The two were extremely close since they were teens. Robyn was also Whitney personal assistant, and only quit when Whitney's life and career started to deteriorate in the early 00's.

[SFK]

When Wendy Williams asked Whitney about Robyn in that infamous interview, she didn't say much. I wonder if they'd been long estranged.

The ex-limo driver has written some rather damning stuff.

And allegedly, Whitney met with Dr. Marc Mani about having a facelift but her heart, lungs, and liver failed his pre-op exam.

[DRW50]

That's interesting, as I thought she still looked attractive all the way up to the end. Obviously there was wear and age but not anywhere near the Lindsay Lohan scale.

I can't blame the family for doing whatever they can to get money together, but it sounds like Bobbi Kristina needs a lot of long term mental health care, and I don't know where those funds will come from.

Edited February 21, 2012 by CarlD2

[Y&RWorldTurner]

Diane asked about Robyn too in their interview, there were apparently problems between Robyn and Booby.

6:53 in:

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[Soapsuds]

Everytime i see this interview i always felt Whitney was under the influence of something. She just doesnt sound like Whitney....her not caring about being booted from the Oscars..etc..etc..

[SFK]

I always wonder what she went to do when she asked to stop for a second. I hate that my mind goes there. But whatever she was going through, I can never get over how beautiful she still looked.

Edited February 21, 2012 by SFK

[Soapsuds]

When Diane asked her which was worse..and she said her...that she was her worst enemy....not that it wasnt true..but the facial expression she made during her answer was frightening to me..it just wasnt Whitney.

[alphanguy74]

I totally believe this. Considering her strict religious upbringing, and the high profile her family had.... let's keep in mind, many in the church shunned Cissy when she started recording secular music.... imagine the fallout of Whitney being a lesbian?

[SFK]

Yes, she still was beautiful, nothing losing a few pounds wouldn't fix. Susan Lucci had her first plastic surgery at around that age and just genetically, Whitney wasn't experiencing the same facial sagging despite her bad habits. I wonder if Dionne ever had her face done. She's got those crazy cheekbones that they say can carry the weight of the world on most aging faces.

[DRW50]

I'm surprised the Daily Mail would make that public, even if it's been known but unspoken for years. Peter Tatchell is also not someone who would write a shock value column. I'm actually surprised he wrote in that paper of all things.

[Y&RWorldTurner]

I don't want to feed into speculation, but it seemed like the bond she had with Robyn was unlike any other bond she had in her life.

I seriously wonder how much truth there is to her wanting to be with Robyn, but Cissy, Clive, the church, and the industry making her go in another direction to keep up appearances.

As for prophetic last words, Vh1 had a great one in their special about her. I can't remember Whitney's exact quote, but it was about how she wanted to be remembered and the how she doesn't plan her life.