*Cissy Houston has confessed that she would’ve been highly upset if her late daughter Whitney was gay.
Asked during her interview with Oprah Winfrey whether it would have bothered her if the longtime rumors were true, the deeply-religious 79-year-old said, “Absolutely.”
Winfrey, who interviewed Cissy for a special Monday episode of “Oprah’s Next Chapter,” continued to press the issue, saying, “You would not have liked that?”, and the stern matriarch simply responded, “No.”
Whitney was dogged by rumors about her sexuality during the 1980s, when she was suspected of dating her personal assistant Robyn Crawford. She eventually married Bobby Brown, temporarily silencing the reports, but her mother Cissy insists to this day she still has no idea if her daughter was bisexual. [Scroll down to watch.]
Michael Houston
In the same interview, Whitney’s brother Michael Houston confirmed claims made by his mother in her new book Remembering Whitney that he introduced his late sister to drugs.
Michael told Oprah that he started experimenting with cocaine and crack in the 80s and his younger sister followed his lead.
Quoting a passage from Cissy’s book, Oprah said: ”Your mother writes in her book that you were doing drugs with your sister. You mother writes, ‘I was shocked and confused, I didn’t understand it then and I still don’t.’ How does it feel to hear your mother say that?”
Michael replied: ”It’s painful, I feel responsible for it, I let it go so far. We were together most of the time, with her following behind me. I taught her to drive, we played together, everything you do together growing up. And then when you get into drugs you do that together to and it just got of hand, you know? This drug (cocaine) is rough.”
Whitney Houston died in February 2012 as a result of accidental drowning and the “effects of atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use.”
Didn’t I call it? It doesn’t surprise me that Cissy didn’t like the idea of Whitney being ‘gay’. I won’t get on Cissy about that but I do think that she was hard on Whitney, expecting her to live up to Cissy’s ‘god fearing’ ideas and living her dreams through Whitney. I think Whitney marrying Bobby was an escape from Cissy. Once Whitney got drug dependent, her estrangement with her mother intensified. However, I wonder what the deal was with the father. Where did Whitney’s late father fit into all of this when he was alive? He had to have known about Whitney’s drug abuse.
Anyway, Whitney’s sexuality is moot now since she is no longer here to defend herself.
Bingo!!!! “I think Whitney marrying Bobby was an escape from Cissy.” and from the rest of the world because with Bobby, Whitney was allowed to be who she really was and that is why she truly loved Bobby because he accepted the real Whitney. Still to this day, you never heard Bobby publicized any drama filled stories about her although I’m sure there are plenty. I think this entire Houston family has a lot of deep dark secrets that will creep up slowly but surely. There were also rumors about this same brother molesting Whitney as well and possibly her daughter. Sad if true!
NYCsoul, once Whitney’s drug use got out of hand, her father sued her but I think it was merely to get her life and finances on track. She didn’t even attend her father’s funeral and I she said she was extremely close to both of her parents. Its a sad ass situation all around. There is really no one to blame because we’re all allowed choices and like I tell my kids, if the choices you make are going to have a major impact on those that love you, you should really consider those that love you when making those choices…I think she truly had the vocal range of an angel and it all went to waste. She took a blessing and totally threw it in the garbage!!!
While he won’t get it . . .a lot of folks owe BB an apology, I always wondered why he didn’t defend himself. Not once did I think he got her into that shit. He just couldn’t stop the flow.
I NEVER believed BOBBY was responsible for introducing Whitney to drugs.. as the BLACKMAN’s haters-naysayers wanted to believe. BLAMING Bobby for Whitney’s drug usage-Y’all are RIDICULOUS and you wonder why you’re MAN-LESS?.. Shut up and GROW UP..in fact– WOMAN-UP.. stop being little girls making babies with so-called grown males who have little boys mentalities.. who didn’t co-sign to having or agreeing to have a baby with you..
I was further convince when Bobby had his reality show “SIMPLY BOBBY”.. it was without a doubt Whitney was the leader in the BROWN family upon drug usage as aired..Bobby is not innocent by no means-(IMPO) Bobby’s more of drunk and weed smoker than anything else when it goes to drugs (IMPO) not a crack smoker like Whitney was .. Whitney is/was responsible for Whitney as her mother stated..not anyone else ..
ANYWAY.. I’m SURE Cissy was surprized to learn her children’s secrets among their web of deception which were withheld from her.. like for instance recently discovered..brother dearest hooked her daughter on DRUGS and they both did drugs on the regular given the fact Brother dearest was Whitney’s PAID bodyguard more times than not thru-out the years …FAMILY secrets of deception which always comes forth after someone in the family dies.. the– BY THE WAY DID YOU KNOW THIS OR THAT about the decreased?..the aftermath SHOCK..I believe that Cissy was SHOCK to discover secrets about her daughter..ans she is still wonder WHY did not my daughter discuss these life issues with me..
Whitney’s DRUG ADDICT brother..should have been the one who help her get off drugs as combined effort for the both of them….in fact I wouldn’t be surprize to learn- that Whitney and her brother who also was her bodyguard- supplied her with drugs at hand and the both fired up often since he travel with her for years..even up to the day she passed out and drowned with drugs in her system which created also whitney’s heart disease .. this is the same brother who with her the day she passed- SO where was HE as her body guard..its a known fact he was with her earlier on the day she passed …
I can quess Cissy had alot to sort out after her daughter’s death, the involvement of so many who leeched on Whitney and also helped with her demise..and also those who tried to help Whitney as well..Her father for one… until he sued her ans then dropped the case against her..which I thin was simply an attention to get Whitney more involved with him over the years ans she wasn’t ..until his dieing days..
Whitney married Bobby for a reason..LOVE for sure.. and so sense of being stable hoping that would help her with the torment she lived within her soul..I do believe Whitney had a lesbian affair with Robyn who is known to be an outed lesbian.. who Whitney lived with and Robyn was the President of NIPPY, INC.. Whitney’s Company.. Robyn sat on the same row at Whitney’ funeral with Cissy and the Houston family.
I believe this is the beginning tip of the snow ball with regard to Whitney’s life… I just hope those who are writing books and so forth.. DO NOT disrespect her intentionally.. Whitney as a torment-afflicated soul was a tremendous talent and she shared her GIFT with the world..and THAT’S something NO one can take from her..even after her death.
First time I’ve ever seen Whitney’s brother Michael had always heard about him, I believe he also tried to sue Whitney years ago . Now it can be put to rest about who introduced Whitney to drugs. I had heard about Whitney’s drug use since the mid eighties. Being such a huge fan of Whitney Houston at that time I was in denial and didn’t believe the rumors. Wolfgang (Wendy) Williams didn’t broke the story first about Whitney’s drug abuse.
I didn’t care about Whitney’s personal life, I was in awe and wanted her voice. I first heard of her when she did a duet with Teddy Pendergrass (Hold Me ) when she finally admitted her addiction I was so disappointed in her. Her brother Michael confirmed the drug rumors I heard about during the eighties and many of us here on EUR years ago had hoped Whitney would not be this generation Billie Holiday…..
Now where are all of these mofos that was on this site blaming Bobby???? You won’t hear a peep from them…..sorry bastards
Most parents in Cissy’s age group do not accept the gay life style. I’m not bothered by that fact. However, to each his/her own. As for Michael, what would make you introduce drugs to your sister? You were her role model and should have discouraged her at all times and not allow her to see you use the drugs. In my world, I had 2 older sisters and they would not allow me to do anything that was harmful to me. You have to live with this the rest of your life. If her passing has not made you stop, I hope that you will become a permanent resident in a rehab and pray every day for forgiveness for what you have done.
At the time she started using, Cocaine was considered a harmless drug, therefore I can see why there was no shielding her away from it by her brother. Just like he said, they were close and so she followed suit and he didn’t feel the need to discourage her from something that no one using thought was harmless at the time.
You’re right– Reds and the rest of the peanut gallery don’t have anything to say. Whitney’s brother introduced her to rock (not Jesus). Folks tried to explain to y’all that Whitney was doing coke before she met Bobby.. smdh
First the Houstons never publicly claimed Bobby got Whitney on drugs. If anything it was some of her fans. However To act like there would be no reason for Cissy to dislike her former son in law is some bull. Even if you put the drugs aside Bobby still hit, cheated and spit on her daughter. What mother would like him? Bobby and Whitney had a drug problems. They were each responsible for ALL of their behavior before, during and after their marriage.
@pleasantone– maybe i missed the memo, but i don’t recall hearing in the 1980s that cocaine was a “harmless drug”. I hope you are not trying to excuse her brother in all of this.
@versatile- in the 1980′s “cocaine” was considered a glamour drug. It was at all the EXCLUSIVE parties.
It could be found openly on tables… and was used openly.
In fact I believe it may have been in the 1980′s that the distinction was made between it and crack. Cocaine would get you a slap on the wrist… crack would get you thrown in prison for a lengthy sentence.
i think bobby’s family should blame whitney for introducing him to cocaine. maybe if he hadn’t met and married her, he wouldn’t be a substance abuser today.
@versatile you would be wrong on that. Bobby said he was doing drugs before he meet Whitney. He was spending his money on women, cars and cocaine and then he met Whitney. He was doing Coke before they met. You can’t blame other people for what they choose to do.
First 20 seconds of the video.
@ Live: technically Bobby doesnt say he used cocaine in this video. He isn’t asked if he used cocaine in this video either. the announcer says he used it in the late 80s, so i guess we’re to assume it to be true.
@ versatile
What drugs do you think he is saying would leave an early corpse? Weed? When he said everything and anything what do you think he was taking about?
Give it a break. When Bobby and Whitney met they were on that stuff already and it went downhill from their.
Starts @ 6:10
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This just proves my point that Bobby Brown did not start Whitney on drugs, like everybody wants to believe. I don’t like how Oprah pressed her on the Gay thing when for a long time they have been saying the same thing about her.
You mean to tell me she could be sure that her daughter was a drug addict…she was sure that her husband didn’t treat her right…but she wasn’t sure that Robin was gay and she and Whitney were lovers? Cissy, take that BS somewhere else!!!!
@Mack- Cissy is likely not ready to accept that! Some people in her age group can’t! Besides what difference does it make at this point?
With the drugs… if it is found in her system and she did rehab for it… proof positive. In addition to Whitney admitting she was using.
@ Mack G she can see her daughter is high. She could see how Bobby treated Whitney. Only thing Cissy is speaking about is the stuff she saw with her own eyes. I think this whole thing is funny because it pretty much says a straight person can’t be close friends with a gay person unless they are gay. If she doesn’t know she doesn’t know. She neither denied it or confirmed it. It really ain’t her place to do so. She gave the only honest answer she could.
@SkyLar I think the show was called “Being Bobby Brown” And I think that the bodyguard was her sister in laws brother Ray not her brother. don’t really think he was sober long enough to do much good. If her brother was a bodygurd I was not aware of that however Ray was the one who found her and tried to sav her life that day.