Last night, Whitney Houston’s mother, Cissy Houston, 78, sat down with MY9TV.com’s Brenda Blackmon for her first one-on-one interview since her daughter’s death.
In the interview, Cissy said that Whitney was not broke when she died and blamed the media for reporting false information about her daughter.
“The media are awful,” she told MY9TV.com’s Brenda Blackmon. “People have come from here and there, [and they] don’t know what they’re talking about. People I haven’t seen in 20 years. … Here they come, [they] think they know everything, but that’s not true,” she said. “But God has his way of taking care of all of it, and I’m glad I know that. They really chopped on her, chopped on her … kept, kept, kept.”
Cissy added, “I know I did the best I could … I don’t blame myself. I know I did the best I could for everything.”
“My children are my whole life. She was very special to me, very special. She was my only daughter, and a good one,” Cissy said.
Meet Portland sportscaster and entrepreneur Lamar Hurd, who says he would not mind becoming the first black bachelor on ABC’s “The Bachelor 17.” Hurd’s personal assistant Tammy, who describes him as “perfect,” is circulating an audition video for the show that has already gone viral.
On a recent segment of “The Talk,” guest co-host Niecy Nash revealed her relationship tips on how to find a man. Nash, the self-proclaimed love expert, says “finding a man is easy.”
“Sparkle” stars Jordin Sparks, Derek Luke, Whitney Houston, Mike Epps, Cee Lo Green, Carmen Ejogo, Tika Sumpter, Vickie Winans and Omari Hardwick. Additionally, R&B artist R. Kelly has signed on to write original songs to augment the original song score from the 1976 film by Curtis Mayfield.
This film will be the debut of R&B/pop singer and American Idol winner Jordin Sparks as an actress. Sparkle also marks Whitney Houston’s fourth and final feature film role; she died on February 11, 2012, three months after filming ended. The film will be dedicated to her memory.
Bishop T.D. Jakes stopped by the “TODAY” show recently to chat with co-hosts Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kolb about his new book, “Let It Go: Forgive So You Can Be Forgiven.”
Jakes’ new book explores forgiveness as an idea and at the same time offers specific and clear actions for readers who seek to apply the idea in their daily lives.
“Offenses are a part of life,” he says. “But conflicts can be resolved and relationships do have a future, if we learn how to forgive.”
The world’s first African American supermodel, Beverly Johnson, sat down with “CBS This Morning’s” co-hosts Erica Hill and Gayle King to about her new reality TV series, “Beverly’s Full House,” and fixing the strained relationship with her daughter, Anansa.
During a recent segment of “Erin Burnett Out Front,” CNN’s Roland Martin called out Rev. C.L. Bryant over his criticism of Rev. Al Sharpton and Rev. Jesse Jackson in the Trayvon Martin Case.
Check out the debate below: