Whitney, Bobby Are No-Shows at Funeral

You may have seen Joanna Molloy's report in the New York Daily News that Whitney Houston skipped her dad's funeral. Well, she also missed the burial. And the lunch for her family that followed at the Fort Lee Hilton.

Houston and husband Bobby Brown did attend the wake the night before for John Houston, who died last week at the age of 82. Apparently the Browns did not use regular fashion etiquette for their appearance. According to sources, Bobby wore a white suit with a white turtleneck. When Whitney took off her long coat, she was sporting a white tank top.

"Everyone else was dressed appropriately," says my spy. Whitney, however, did keep her sunglasses on the whole time she was at the wake. Even though Whitney didn't make her father's own funeral, her staff did.

Her talent agent, Nicole David, even spoke at the service. All of the staff from Nippy Inc. were there, as well as Whitney's publicist, Nancy Seltzer.

So what happened?

"The cars went to Whitney's house in Mendham, so they were expecting to pick her up," my source reports. "But Whitney and Bobby partied all night, and they sent the cars away. Whitney is not a morning person. The service was set for 11 a.m."

None of this went over too well with Whitney's family, the rest of whom managed to make it. And don't believe the story that Whitney wanted to avoid the press. "The burial was private. No one would have seen her," my source says. "And there was a little press at the church, but not enough to cause trouble. She just didn't want to go. I think it's unforgivable."

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Apparently the Browns did not use regular fashion etiquette for their appearance. According to sources, Bobby wore a white suit with a white turtleneck. When Whitney took off her long coat, she was sporting a white tank top.

"Everyone else was dressed appropriately," says my spy. Whitney, however, did keep her sunglasses on the whole time she was at the wake.

I think it is truly sad when we judge books by their covers.

I chose to not attend my father's funeral. Funerals are not ways of showing others that you went...they are very personal choices. I chose to not see my father dead. I spent 28 years of life with him, and could care less what anybody thought. He knew this, and I don't regret it for one minute.

I think it is truly sad when we judge books by their covers.

I chose to not attend my father's funeral. Funerals are not ways of showing others that you went...they are very personal choices. I chose to not see my father dead. I spent 28 years of life with him, and could care less what anybody thought. He knew this, and I don't regret it for one minute.

LaVisHh said:

I have a feeling the reactions have more to do with the perception that, with Whitney's trials and tribulations with substance abuse, it appears that she was too incapacitated to even make a sober decision about the funeral.

Look, Whitney has issues of her own, and needs serious help, that's been evident for a while now. But I find those paragraphs to be pretty darn petty. Who the cares that they didn't wear the traditional black? Everybody doesn't adhere to that tradition. God, I can't stand the pettiness of people!

Supernova said:

Petty? I don't THINK so. It's a matter of RESPECT!

Supernova said:

Petty? I don't THINK so. It's a matter of RESPECT!

In our society, it has been established that when you mourn a person, ANYONE...let alone your FATHER, you should wear black. Or at least a dark color. If you consider it to be a silly tradition, so be it, but nevertheless it is our established custom. Like shaking hands, or saying "bless you" after you sneeze...you don't HAVE to do it, but you SHOULD.

You gonna tell me that Whitney doesn't have at least a dozen black Armani suits in her closet? I'm a working man with 3 kids and about $40 in the bank...and yet I have a black suit hanging in my closet...for whatever may arise.

...then you're gonna skip the funeral? YOUR DAD'S FUNERAL? WTF?!?!?! If I was sick in bed with malaria and my dad passed, (God forbid), you'd best believe I'd have someone put my sick ass on a wheelchair and be there to pay my last respects for the man that raised me.

Whitney and Bobby did it for attention. You're fooling yourselves if you think otherwise. Stop trying to excuse people's inexcusable behavior just because they're "stars". If it ain't appropriate for you and me...then it sure as HELL ain't appropriate for a multi-millionare superstar whose career began in the CHURCH!

If this story was misreported, then shame on the media...but if it's true, then SHAME on you Whitney.

Petty? I don't THINK so. It's a matter of [b]RESPECT![/b
Sorry, I don't agree with that AT ALL. What color one wears is UP TO THE PERSON who is in mourning. They have their own personal reasons for what color they wear, and it does NOT have to be to the specific standards that society or you, or even I, have set up. We're talking the COLOR of clothing here. Everybody doesn't agree that black "should" be worn. And it doesn't mean their grief is any less than someone who wears black either. POINT BLANK.
[This message was edited Wed Feb 12 19:39:50 PST 2003 by Supernova]

Whitney's Daddy, She can Wear whatever She likes.How can anyone tell a Grown Black Woman what to wear to a Funeral??

mistermaxxx said:

...she didn't even make it to the funeral...do you think that her momma is thinking she's a GROWN woman right now?

Supernova said:

So...if your daughter decides to wear a red dress at her wedding, you'd be fine with it?

If your son decides to wear red lace bikini underwear around the house you'd be fine with it?

As 4 the article?? Them colors don't reflect my grief. Some ppl can be sooo damn shallow. I wore a light brown suit in my grandfather's funeral and it sho as hell didn't make me look like I'm happy 4 his death.