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June 11th, 2012, 09:49 GMT · By

Family Believes Mother Is Out to Profit Off of Whitney Houston’s Death

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Cissy Houston is profiting off Whitney's death by coming out with a book, the family believes
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Later last week, word got out that Cissy Houston, Whitney Houston's mother, had signed with HarperCollins to come out with a memoir, one that, she said, would “honor” her late daughter. Not quite so, the rest of the family believes.

TMZ claims to have it on very good authority that the rest of the Houston family believes Cissy is only out to get rich and profit off her dead daughter.

Apparently, while Cissy is telling the press that she's writing the book because she wants to give fans something to treasure, now that Whitney is gone, she's only thinking about making money off her name.

“Whitney Houston's mom is pulling a Joe Jackson – cashing in on her child's tragic death, that's what some family members think of Cissy Houston's plans to write a tell-all book,” TMZ reports.

The motivation for that might be found in the fact that Whitney left everything to her daughter, the celebrity e-zine states, citing the same unnamed family sources.

“Sources close to the Houston family tell TMZ Cissy's new publishing deal with Harper-Collins for a memoir is merely a lame attempt to make money – since Whitney left everything to Bobbi Kristina – and not at all about honoring the late singer,” TMZ explains.

“One source said the book – which is slated for release next year – could also be a PR move for Cissy, claiming... 'She will try to come out looking like the world's greatest mom, when in actuality, she wasn't',” says the same media outlet.

As we also reported at the time, Cissy aims to have the book out in stores in February next year, with clear indications that she's already started working on it.

Both Cissy and HarperCollins insisted the memoir would be a tribute to Whitney, written with grace and respect, one that would offer fans a look behind the curtain, at the life of one of the greatest singers of our times.

This would include both her highs and lows: her astonishing rise to fame and her incredible career, her troubled marriage to Bobby Brown and her drug addiction, but also her comeback attempt and the events leading up to her untimely death in February this year.


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Comment #1 by: kandy913 on 11 Jun 2012, 23:56 UTC reply to this comment

I think its just great the she is writing this book. What wrong with her making some money. everyone else is making money. It is her daughter. whenever blak people do something like this its to make money. !!!!! Pat is certainly making her share. She has a lot to repent for. Leave Cissy alone!!!!


Comment #2 by: rhapsody on 14 Jun 2012, 10:43 UTC reply to this comment

Cissy gave Whitney something that no one else in the entire world did,birth to her. Clearly she loved for to death,. She is entilted to write, talk, cry or do anything she desire to do with HER CHILD'S memoirs. Whitney undeniably LOVED Cissy to dseath. Whatever reason she is writing, says she is writing or pretending she is writing this tell all is her business.I am anxiously waiting to get one to read and honor them both Regardless what the family says, A mother's love Entitles Cissy.


Comment #3 by: Ann Miller on 24 Jun 2012, 06:14 UTC reply to this comment

I don't believe it. I don't believe that anyone who truly loved Whitney would object to her own Mother writing a book to set the record straight about her daughter. I'm wondering just who is this "family source" who is claiming that the family disapproves of Cissy writing this book ? Could it be one of the Brown family members on Bobby's side of the divorced couple? If so, I certainly don't consider them a part of the Houston family anymore.
Could it be the typical tabloid non story--one made up to stir it up? Either way, I do not believe for a minute anyone in the Houston family would disapprove Cissy's actions.
In fact, writing this book may be a very important healing process for Cissy. It will no doubt be something that will bring her peace and present her side of the story.
I'm looking forward to the book. I know it will be written with love and respect.
God Bless Cissy, Krissy and all the Houston's who loved and honored Whitney on earth and in her passing.


Comment #4 by: getalife on 05 Dec 2012, 17:58 UTC reply to this comment

Whitney is Cissy's daughter and she has to deal with the hurt and everything that goes along with writing her memoir. That may be the best way to acknowledge the things that her daughter did that people want to cover up. Because in memoir's you get the good, bad, and ugly. And who's to say that her memoir will sell. What it is to me is that more things that was done in secret the world will get to know and really they don't need to know. So what if the mother is out to benefit who will it hurt? Sometimes people are against things because they didn't think of it first.

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