Whitney Houston is dead!

[KSUViolet06]

TMZ is reporting that Whitney's family doesn't want Bobby to attend Whitney's funeral. WTF?

[christiangirl]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

TMZ is reporting that Whitney's family doesn't want Bobby to attend Whitney's funeral. WTF?

Really? I didn't hear that though I did hear that they wanted a private ceremony and fans are flipping their stuff about it. For goodness' sake, her whole life was on display for over 30 years. The family has every right to say goodbye privately.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

TMZ is reporting that Whitney's family doesn't want Bobby to attend Whitney's funeral. WTF?

If that's true, I think that's a bit much. They were together for many years and had a child together. I think he deserves to say his final goodbyes.

Of course, this is completely their call.

Originally Posted by christiangirl

Really? I didn't hear that though I did hear that they wanted a private ceremony and fans are flipping their stuff about it. For goodness' sake, her whole life was on display for over 30 years. The family has every right to say goodbye privately.

I think that people were expecting something because of MJ. His life was in the spotlight longer than hers, but they had a public and a private ceremony.

Folks will get over it, but I get where they're coming from.

[christiangirl]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

If that's true, I think that's a bit much. They were together for many years and had a child together. I think he deserves to say his final goodbyes.

Of course, this is completely their call.



I think that people were expecting something because of MJ. His life was in the spotlight longer than hers, but they had a public and a private ceremony.

Folks will get over it, but I get where they're coming from.

I agree with all of the above. @the bold, I get it, too, but that's still a really entitled stance to take. There's a difference between thinking it would be nice if the family did something public and actually being angry that they are choosing to not.

[TonyB06]

I've read that the family was/is considering some sort of live feed to people outside the church who may gather at the time of service. If that happens, it's highly likely that CNN and others (certainly BET, TVOne) would carry that.

Regarding Bobby, I think he'll be there if only because he's Bobbi Christina's surviving parent and the family will put that above whatever other concerns they might or might have had.

....just imagining the grief they're dealing with, I give a pass to whatever decision they make, whether I agree with it or not.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

TMZ is reporting that Whitney's family doesn't want Bobby to attend Whitney's funeral. WTF?

Denial ain't just a river in Egypt. I think they would like to believe/pretend he was an aberration in her life, when probably nothing could be further from the truth.

This is not trashing her, just saying that IMO pressure to be the perfect pop princess probably played a big part in her drug use. I was saying the other night that Christina Aguilera is one smart cookie. She was being marketed in a way that was not her, so she jumped off the train and smashed the image. She may have saved her own life by doing so.