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  • Whitney Houston and the Holographic Hell to Come

    Whitney Houston and the Holographic Hell to Come

    The debut of the digitized diva on the voice
    was scrapped for not looking good enough
    an unfortunately temporary problem.

    IN regards to leaked footage of a holographic Whitney Houston performing onThe Voice, the Internet has done what it’s meant to do: ridicule. “It’s not right and it’s not okay” has been coined, as it needed to be. Whitty Hutton has been invoked. And the Houston estate has pulled the plug.
    “Holograms are new technology that take time to perfect, and we believe with artists of this iconic caliber, it must be perfect,” Pat Houston said yesterday. “Whitney’s legacy and her devoted fans deserve perfection. After closely viewing the performance, we decided the hologram was not ready to air.”
    The Voice premiere of the long-hyped holoHouston was meant to raise the curtain on a new era of entertainment, when living human performers are no longer needed to distract the masses. But make no mistake: That era is still coming, or at least a lot of people are still working to make it so. 3D recreations of Selena and Notorious B.I.G. are reportedly on their way. The billionaire behind of one of the more ambitious hologram companies has talked about reforming the Beatles and even resurrecting Jesus again. (Caveat: “Hologram” is a technically inaccurate term, but like the word “hoverboard,” it’s what we’re calling these things.)
    What’s interesting about the backlash to the Whitney footage is that it concerned the quality of the reproduction, not the fact it happened at all. If the creature belting “I’m Every Woman” next to Christina Aguilera had more resembled the actual woman who sang the song in 1992, the logic goes, applause and not jeers would have resulted. Is that right? I’ve previously expressed amusement about coming hologram trend, reasoning that this kind of nostalgic recreation isn’t, in the abstract, creepier than any other kind. But watching the scrapped Voice video that may or may not be circulating online, it’s hard not to feel deep dread about the day when this method is “perfected.”
    The performance begins as standard tribute, with Aguilera belting “I Have Nothing” as still images of Houston stand behind her. Then Aguilera says, “Ladies and gentlemen, Whitney Houston,” the curtain falls, and we see a stage farther in the back of the room with the dead diva sort of hovering on it. When Aguilera steps onto that second stage it feels like when Mike Teavee in Willie Wonka meets his fate.
    Why is Aguilera acting like the image next to her is a real person? What’s the point? The genius of a great pop star always lies, on some level, on their ability to make a moment uniqueto imbue humanity into product. There is no chance of a hologram doing that until we have Ex Machina-level AI. What’s more, the tragic dimensions of Houston’s life, the sense that she was exploited and dehumanized by fame, can’t help but come to the fore in this context.
    But when technology progresses, it’s usually without anyone getting to vote on whether it’s a good idea that it does. The financial worth of nostalgia has been amply demonstrated. Whitney will return at some point, seeming like herself in all but the most important ways.

  • Whitney Houston’s daughter Bobbi Kristina dies

    Whitney Houston’s daughter Bobbi Kristina dies

    After six months of hanging on the brink, Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown’s daughter, Bobbi Kristina has died at the age of 22.

    She passed away in the hospice care facility where she’s been since June 24 when her family decided to take her off all meds.

    The family says Bobbi Kristina was surrounded by family and, “she is finally at peace in the arms of God.” As has been reported, a specialist had told them there was no chance of recovery.

    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 Bobbi’s condition throughout her hospitalisation.

    Reports say that the District Attorney 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.

    Whitney died from a drug overdose in 2012 while sitting in a bathtub at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

  • Whitney Houston’s $250k diamond ring missing

    Whitney Houston’s $250k diamond ring missing

    A 10-carat diamond ring given to Bobbi Kristina Brown by her late mother Whitney Houston has gone missing, Radar Online reported. The 22-year-old was reportedly wearing the $250,000 ring on Jan. 31, the day she was found unresponsive in a bathtub at her Atlanta home.

    The ring is reportedly the same that Bobbi Kristina was wearing when she announced her engagement to her boyfriend Nick Gordon in July 2012. The aspiring actress had posted a photo of the ring on her Instagram account at the time.

    According to reports, sources claimed that Bobbi Kristina’s family has been curious about the whereabouts of the ring after Gordon mentioned it during his interview with Dr. Phil that aired last week.

    In the interview, Gordon asked his mother about the ring who replied that she had kept it safe. A member of the Houston family later called Dr. Phil to help find the ring, Radar Online reported. However, Gordon and his mother stated that they were talking about a different ring and not the one that was given to Bobbi Kristina by her Grammy award-winning mother, a source reportedly said.

    Gordon is currently in rehab under a residential substance abuse treatment program. The 25-year-old is being investigated over Bobbi Kristina’s current condition. A criminal probe was launched by police after they found injuries on Bobbi Kristina’s body.

    The Houston and the Brown families have been feuding over Bobbi Kristina’s situation as she continued to show no signs of improvement

    Source: RadarOnline

  • Bobbi Kristina’s boyfriend turns violent during interview

    Bobbi Kristina’s boyfriend turns violent during interview

    Nick Gordon, Bobbi Kristina’s boyfriend turned violent during an interview session with the famous Dr Phil.

    Gordon who was high on drugs and alcohol turned violent after he realized that the supposed interview was an intervention.

    Witnesses at the Atlanta hotel where the interview held say he was so intoxicated he couldn’t stand up and had to be pushed on a luggage cart from the lobby to interview room.

    Gordon’s mother, Michelle has staged an intervention with Dr. Phil and made it seem it was an interview.

    According to reports, during the first part of the interview, Gordon broke down into tears and screamed  “I miss Krissy and Whitney, so much. I hate Bobby Brown.”

    Nick-Gordon-on-Dr.-Phil-TV-show

    However, when Dr. Phil turned the question to his alcoholism and addiction, he realized that the supposed interview was an intervention, Gordon turned violent, stormed out of the interview, and allegedly punched two staff of the show.

    During the “interview”, Gordon was so intoxicated that he could barely sit up and was muttering incoherent words. Gordon’s mother did all the talking and told Dr. Phil that her son was addicted to booze and Xanax, a drug used to treat anxiety ad panic disorder caused by depression.

    Gordon also threatened to kill himself if Bobbi Kristina’s condition will not improve. The daughter of Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston has remained in a medically induced coma for more than a month now.

    During the last weeks, Gordon has been exchanging angry words with BobbyBrown over social media, after he was banned from visiting Bobbi Kristina because he refused to cooperate with the police. Gordon is reportedly a subject of criminal investigation due to questionable injuries Bobbi Kristina is believed to have sustained shortly before being found face down in her bathtub.

    Bobbi Kristina is still in an induced coma at the Atlanta’s Emory University Hospital.

     

  • Whitney Houston’s daughter in danger

    Whitney Houston’s daughter in danger

    Less than two weeks to the death anniversary of American singer, Whitney Houston, her daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, was found unconscious in a bathtub in her home, on Saturday, and has remained in critical condition ever since.

    It was exactly the same circumstance that led to her mother’s death on February 11, 2012.

    It is still unclear why she fell unconscious, but the police was reportedly prompt with life-saving measures, after her husband, Nick Gordon and a friend made a call to 911 from Bobbi’s house.

    Bobbi, 21, also daughter of RnB singer, Bobby Brown, was immediately taken by ambulance to a hospital, where doctors stabilised her breathing, and put her in the ICU.

    Latest report from sources close to the family said she is in a medically-induced coma for swelling of the brain.

    Bobby Brown was said to have arrived the hospital same day, after he put off his trip with Tyler Perry, who was flying from LA to Atlanta for business. Perry had offered to take Bobby with him when the news broke.

    Bobbi was said to be found faced down in the tub, with water enough for a bath. Knowing her mother, Whitney, died with drugs in her system while taking a bath, police searched the home, but no drugs were found.

  • Angela Bassett to direct biopic of Whitney Houston

    Angela Bassett to direct biopic of Whitney Houston

    THE Lifetime TV channel says it will air a movie about Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown’s relationship.

    And the network has made sure to hire a veteran actress, who starred opposite the singer in Waiting To Exhale, to direct the biopic.

    Angela Bassett, 55, will  make her directorial debut for the TV movie that will centre on the late pop star, who died in 2012.

    Lifetime announced that the movie will follow the Houston and Brown through their first meeting and tumultuous marriage.

    It also promises to chronicle the I Will Always Love You singer’s rise to fame.

    Brown and Houston were divorced at the time of her 2012 drowning death in a hotel bathtub at age 48.

    The couple’s daughter is 21-year-old Bobbi Kristina Brown.

    Lifetime says Oscar nominee Bassett will be making her directorial debut with the project, as she also has another project (Book Of The Year) lined up to direct after the biopic.

    In a statement, Bassett says she has high regard for both Houston’s and Brown’s talents and feels a responsibility in telling their story.

    Lifetime says the movie, with the working title Whitney Houston, will air in 2015. The cast hasn’t been announced. Houston and Bassett starred together in the 1995 film Waiting To Exhale.