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Whitney Houston hologram tour is already creeping people out
There was outcry last year when it was announced that a hologram of Whitney Houston was set to go on tour years after she died. That hasn’t changed now that folks are getting a sneak peek at the show. “An Evening With Whitney : The Whitney Houston Hologram Tour” is set to kick off February 25 in the UK and footage of it making the rounds on British TV is eliciting quite the response. “I’m not saying the Whitney Houston hologram tour will be a hot mess, but they are suggesting she had as much grace as a malfunctioning The Sims character wafting away a fart on #ThisMorning,” one person tweeted. The singer, who died in 2012 at the age of 48 after an accidental drowning, is the latest celeb to get the hologram treatment.
Holograms of Tupac and Roy Orbison have also made headlines. In 2018, Amy Winehouse’s estate announced plans to produce a hologram concert tour to celebrate the singer’s legacy.The Grammy-winning singer died of accidental alcohol poisoning in 2011. She was 27.
Pat Houston, the pop star’s sister-in-law, former manager and now president and chief executive officer of her estate said in a statement last year, “Whitney prided herself on her family and that included her fans.”
“She adored her audiences and that’s why we know she would have loved this holographic theatrical concept,” Pat Houston said. “An event at this level is something special and Base Hologram’s track record to be fully authentic and respectful made them the perfect partner. This upcoming tour will allow audiences to experience Whitney’s amazing voice and passion for music for a long time to come and help them share that magic with future generations.
“Base is the company behind the hologram tour.
Article via CNN
Wendy Williams Shuts Down Robyn Crawford Romance Rumors: ‘I Like the D’
Wendy Williams is setting the record straight!
During the “Hot Topics” portion of The Wendy Williams Show on Tuesday, the talk show host addressed a recent report alleging that she had struck up a romance with her close friend, Robyn Crawford.
“In between commercials, I go on the googler-schmoogler and I go to Radar Online — speaking of how you doing — and I see that Rob Shuter, {producer} Norman, did you see that? He’s insinuating that something romantical is going on between me and Robyn Crawford,” Williams explained. “Look, Mr. Short Arms, friend of the show though, I am no lesbian.”
“I like women for friendship; I like men and I like the D,” she continued. “First of all, I’m not down with that, with all due respect to the lesbians. Second of all, Robyn is really married, she’s got kids and I’m not a homewrecker.”
Wendy Williams Shuts Down Robyn Crawford Romance Rumors: ‘I Like the D’
Desiree MurphyEntertainment TonightNovember 26, 2019
Wendy Williams is setting the record straight!
During the “Hot Topics” portion of The Wendy Williams Show on Tuesday, the talk show host addressed a recent report alleging that she had struck up a romance with her close friend, Robyn Crawford.
“In between commercials, I go on the googler-schmoogler and I go to Radar Online — speaking of how you doing — and I see that Rob Shuter, Norman, did you see that? He’s insinuating that something romantical is going on between me and Robyn Crawford,” Williams explained. “Look, Mr. Short Arms, friend of the show though, I am no lesbian.”
“I like women for friendship; I like men and I like the D,” she continued. “First of all, I’m not down with that, with all due respect to the lesbians. Second of all, Robyn is really married, she’s got kids and I’m not a homewrecker.”
The report surfaced shortly after Crawford stopped by Williams’ show earlier this month, where she opened up about the late Whitney Houston. Crawford claims she had a physical relationship with Houston in the ’80s, which she also discusses in her newly released memoir, A Song for You: My Life With Whitney Houston.
Williams also made headlines on Monday, for saying that it’s “unforgivable” that Taylor Swift now has more American Music Awards than Michael Jackson.
“Prince, Madonna, Michael Jackson… she’s the queen of the American Music Awards,” Williams said. “Michael had 24, Taylor’s [now] got 29. Now when you think about that, and Artist of the Decade? Is she who’s been firing you up for the last 10 years?”
“But you know what? I think that taste has cheapened through the years in a lot of things,” she added. “The quality of clothes we buy, they get tattered and torn real quick, the quality of food we buy, we’re being poisoned by a lot of crap. Just life, in general, I think, has cheapened and I don’t mean this in a bad way to Taylor, I’m just — it’s unbelievable. Like, I appreciate her, but Artist of the Decade?”
In addition to Swift breaking records at the AMAs over the weekend, she also delivered an epic medley of her hits, including “Lover,” “Blank Space” and “I Knew You Were Trouble.”
Article via YahooNews
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Tupac Shakur had secret affair with Whitney Houston and dumped Madonna over her skin color
Rap icon Tupac Shakur had a string of A-list lovers during his time in the spotlight, but kept his famous girlfriends secret
Late rap legend Tupac Shakur had a string of high-profile girlfriends over the years but managed to keep his A-list lovers secret.
Many of his famous girlfriends never spoke about their relationships with the rapper, while others waited until many years after his death to confirm the romace.
The music superstar, who died in a shooting in 1996 aged 25, is now believed to have had a steamy affair with Whitney Houston and broke Madonna’s heart.
He also found the time to get married and divorced, and date music industry royalty.
Madonna
Prison letter reveals that Tupac dumped Madonna because she’s white!
Tupac dated Madonna for more than a year after being set up by pal Rosie Perez at the Soul Train Awards in 1993.
However, they managed to keep the romance totally under the radar and it wasn’t confirmed until 2015.
Madonna let slip about her relationship with Tupac during an interview with US shock jock Howard Stern, telling him the pair dated and the rapper got her “all riled up about life in general”.
However, little else was known about the romance until a bombshell dropped in 2017 when a letter from Tupac to Madonna revealed he broke up with her because of her race.
The note, believed to have been written while he was in prison in 1995, told the singer that their romance had to end as it wouldn’t look good for his career.
Dated January 15 1995, the letter published by TMZ explained: “Can u understand that?
“For you to be seen with a black man wouldn’t in any way jeopardize your career.
“But for me at least in my previous perception I felt due to my ‘image’ I would be letting down half of the people who made me what I thought I was.
“I never meant to hurt you.”
Whitney Houston
The stunning revelation that Tupac bedded music legend Whitney Houston didn’t emerge until after her death aged 48 in 2012.
Her ex-husband Bobby Brown made the confession about his wife’s affair in his 2016 memoir Every Little Step, claiming she cheated on him with Tupac during their marriage.
In the book, Brown claimed Whitney and Tupac hooked up after they worked together but gave no further detail.
The New Edition star claimed his ex-wife did her “share of cheating” with “quite a few of the producers and artists”, but only named TUpac.
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Although they were never lovers, Jada had a strong relationship with Tupac that nearly became romantic.
However, Jada insisted there was no “physical chemistry” between them – even when theyy tested it out by kissing.
Speaking to DJ Howard Stern in 2015, Jada explained: “When you have two young people that have very strong feelings, but there was no physical chemistry between us at all, and it wasn’t even just for me.
“It was him too.”
Kidada Jones
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Tupac was dating music industry royalty Kidada Jones, daughter of legendary producer Quincy Jones, at the time of his death in 1996.
They got together following the collapse of his brief marriage to Keisha Morris in 1995, and it initially got off to a bumpy start after Kidada ignored his advances because he’d previously dissed her dad.
However, after the rapper apologized, they exchanged numbers and embarked on a whirlwind romance.
He’s said to have told his mum: “I love her. She’s going to be my wife, she’s having my children.”
They got a house in together in Calabasas, but the romance was cut short by tragedy as Tupac was murdered just four months after they started living together.
In Quincy Jones’ 2001 book, Kidada wrote of Tupac’s death: “He and I lived together for four months and then he was murdered in Las Vegas in 1996. It was the most horrible thing that ever happened to me.”
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A Whitney Houston Song Just Dropped—7 Years After Her Death
Article via EOnline
Stop everything because a Whitney Houston song just dropped—and it will immediately make you want to dance with somebody.
Just in time to send you into the weekend with your car windows down, a decades-old recording from the late musical icon is here. The song is a cover of Steve Winwood‘s 1986 hit, “Higher Love,” newly remixed by Kygo.
Clive Davis, who first signed the songstress to Arista Records, teased the release on social media Thursday. According to a video the legendary music executive shared, Houston performed a cover of the song back in 1990 during her Feels So Right Tour in Japan and re-recorded the song a year later. Though, according to Davis, it had been intended for her third studio album, I’m Your Baby Tonight, Houston’s version was never officially released save for as a Japan-only bonus track on the album.
“When [producer] Narada Michael Walden sent me ‘Higher Love’ with the Whitney vocal, we didn’t want her being a cover artist at that time,” Davis explained to Rolling Stone.
Now, nearly 30 years later—and seven years since her untimely death—the song is officially out for everyone to hear, with a Kygotwist.
“I’m incredibly honored to have been able to work on this amazing vocal from one of the most legendary artists of all time!” the famed DJ and record producer wrote on social media. “Hope you guys love it as much as I do.”
And, with a possible touring hologram and album of unreleased music in discussion for the superstar’s estate, which signed with Primary Wave Music Publishing recently, we’ll be hearing a lot more of Whitney soon.
“The Estate of Whitney E. Houston and our new partner Primary Wave are delighted with the collaboration between Kygo and Whitney. We knew Kygo would be the right producer to enhance Whitney’s powerful vocal performance on ‘Higher Love,’ to the standards and expectations that Whitney’s fans have recognized for over three decades,” Pat Houston, Whitney’s sister-in-law and executor of her estate, said in a statement.
“The resurgence of this precious archival performance will carry Whitney’s musical legacy on to a younger generation for years to come. Everyone should be ready to dance to this uplifting and inspiring record-a testament to Kygo’s incredible talent, and a reminder of why we fell in love with Whitney from the very beginning!!!”
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Whitney Houston will have new music and a hologram tour
Article via CNN
Seven years after she died, Whitney Houston is set to go on tour.The singer, who died in 2012 at the age of 48 after an accidental drowning, will get the hologram treatment, her estate announced Monday.
Pat Houston, the pop star’s sister-in-law, former manager and now president and chief executive officer of her estate said in a statement, “Whitney prided herself on her family and that included her fans.”
“She adored her audiences and that’s why we know she would have loved this holographic theatrical concept,” Pat Houston said. “An event at this level is something special and Base Hologram’s track record to be fully authentic and respectful made them the perfect partner. This upcoming tour will allow audiences to experience Whitney’s amazing voice and passion for music for a long time to come and help them share that magic with future generations.”Base is the company behind another planned celebrity hologram tour.Last year Amy Winehouse’s estate announced plans to produce a hologram concert tour to celebrate the singer’s legacy.
Grammy-winning singer Winehouse died of accidental alcohol poisoning in 2011. She was 27.Brian Becker, chairman and chief executive officer of Base Entertainment and Base Hologram said in a statement that “Whitney Houston was unquestionably one of the most important singers of any generation.”
“She was a talent beyond words, and her influence and artistry transcended all boundaries – music, fashion, and film,” he said.
“Her career inspired so many musicians across all genres and generations and we are honored that her family is entrusting part of her legacy to us. We look forward to working with them and helping to share her magnificent gift with audiences of all generations.”
The announcement comes on the heels of news last week that Houston’s estate signed a deal with Primary Wave Music Publishing to acquire 50% of the estate’s assets including royalties from music and film, merchandising and the rights to her name and likeness. There are also plans for other projects including a new album and a possible Broadway musical.Pat Houston told the New York Times she’d been approached about other deals in the past and turned them down.
“Everything is about timing for me,” she said. “It’s been quite emotional for the past seven years. But now it’s about being strategic.”
A Young Offset Once Appeared In A Whitney Houston Music Video
Offset recently revealed a photo that showed that he was in show business way before he joined his best-selling group Migos.
The rapper shared a photo of his younger self from the set of Whitney Houston’s video for her 2002 single ‘Whatchulookinat’ on Instagram. The song was featured on the late singer’s fifth studio album, Just Whitney.
“I been doing this entertainment, God my witness – which one is me?” he captioned the picture. In the video, a young Offset appears to be pop-locking in front of the legend.
A whole young Offset was really pop locking in Whitney Houston’s music video??? I am dead at how cute that is ffs 😂 https://t.co/F1qTiFuELO
— 𝕹𝖔𝖗𝖎𝖊𝖌𝖆 (@norizzlepie) November 30, 2018
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Dionne Warwick Addresses Molestation Claims Against Her Sister in ‘Whitney’ Film, ‘Totally Hogwash’
he cousin of Whitney Houston and sister of Dee Dee Warwick, has addressed allegations that her sister molested Houston and her younger brother in an interview on Larry King Now. The allegations surfaced in the recent Whitney documentary, in which the “How Will I Know” singer’s longtime assistant, Mary Jones, claims that Whitney told her that Dee Dee Warwick molested her as a child.
During the Larry King interview, Dionne Warwick stood by her sister and claimed that the allegations are “totally hogwash.”
“I have tried to refrain from responding to that,” she said. “First of all, it’s totally hogwash. My sister would never, ever have done anything to do any harm to any child, especially within our family. And for those lies to be perpetuated in this so-called documentary film [Whitney], I think it’s evil. I will never, and I mean this, ever forgive those who perpetuated this insanity,” she added.
In July, Houston’s mother, Cissy, gave a statement about the events and said that she and her sister were only made aware of the allegations two days before the film’s screening at the Cannes Film Festival on May 16. “We cannot overstate the shock and horror we feel and the difficulty we have believing that my niece Dee Dee Warwick… molested two of my three children,” the singer’s mother stated.
Whitney’s brother, Gary Garland, claims that Dee Dee molested him between the ages of 7-9, though he was not aware of his sister’s alleged abuse until the film’s release. Whitney Houston died in 2012, with the coroner’s report saying the cause of death was drowning and the effects of atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use.
Watch a clip from the upcoming interview with King below. The full interview will air on Aug. 15.
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Whitney Houston’s Daughter Bobbi Kristina Dead at 22
Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown‘s daughter Bobbi Kristina has died at the age of 22.
She passed away outside Atlanta in the hospice care facility where she’s been since June 24 … when her family decided to take her off all meds. As we first reported, a specialist had told them there was no chance of recovery.
The family says Bobbi Kristina was surrounded by family and, “She is finally at peace in the arms of God.”
Bobbi Kristina was found submerged in her bathtub on January 31, and police believe she was underwater for anywhere between 2 and 5 minutes. Paramedics were able to resuscitate her, but she was in a medically induced coma and placed on life support.
Ultimately, Pat Houston and Bobby — co-guardians for Bobbi Kristina — had to make the decision to withdraw medications. It was a rare moment of agreement for the Browns and Houstons … who had battled about BK’s condition throughout her hospitalization.
TMZ broke the story … the D.A. has been gearing up for a murder case, and her boyfriend Nick Gordon would be their first person of interest. Police said there were bruises on Bobbi Kristina’s face and body after Gordon and a friend, Max Lomas, found her in the tub.
Of course, Whitney died from a drug overdose in 2012 while sitting in a bathtub at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
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