ARETHA FRANKLIN: NO BEEF WITH CISSY HOUSTON
February 24, 2012
Aretha Franklin got people talking when she opted not to perform at the funeral service for Whitney Houston – citing pains related to a leg spasm – only to go on to perform at Radio City Music Hall later that night.
Rumors quickly surfaced that perhaps the Houston family was less than pleased with comments the Queen of Soul made in an interview with NBC News about Whitney’s death.
Franklin told Al Roker: “Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home. They have to make sure when they leave home, they have all the right things. She left home with all the right things, but she just kind of lost her way along the way.”
Yet in a statement, Aretha says there is no beef between her and Cissy Houston:
“Cissy Houston and I have been longtime friends for almost 50 years. I have four invitations and parking passes that were sent to me for the funeral. Cissy does not need ridiculous speculation and neither do I – particularly at this time. Also, with respect to the Today show, my entire statement was pre-taped. However, the Today Show did not air the part of my statement, which said, ‘This is no reflection on Cissy or (Houston’s nickname) Nippy’s upbringing.’
Knowing Cissy as well as I do, I know Whitney left home right and properly. I was generalizing and it was a well-intended statement for any young adult coming into the music industry. I was not speaking of anyone specifically.”
Translation: Don’t do me. You tell ‘em, Re-Re.
— Michael Arceneaux
3 Commentsto “ARETHA FRANKLIN: NO BEEF WITH CISSY HOUSTON”
Ms. Franklin, really. You are the undisputed ” QUEEN of SOUL “, you could have paid someone, anyone, to push a wheel chair if your legs were bothering you that much. And if you were to distraught to sing, that would have been understandable. You messed up when you went to work that night. It seems as if you need to be paid for your time, and there was no pay check for Whitney’s funeral.I mean, where was Whitney’s R-E-S-P-E-C-T, not to mention your friend Cissy. I’ve lost some respect for you, it seems that titled (“QUEEN of SOUL”) has literally gone straight to your head.
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