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Identity Of Person Who Leaked Whitney Houston Casket Photo Revealed

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

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The mess is about to hit the fan for the person who leaked the casket photo of Whitney Houston because his identity has finally been revealed! Raffles van Exel is the opportunist who personnel at Whigham Funeral Home are blaming for the disrespectful photo leak. Van Exel isn’t anyone famous or important in the industry. He was just part of various celebrity’s entourages. According to reports on Forbes.com , van Exel was at two private casket viewings at the Newark funeral home. Employees of Whigham Funeral Home noticed van Exel as soon as he walked in because he was the only non-family member allowed in the private viewing. It’s said he also traveled with the family from Los Angeles to New Jersey on a private jet. He was even provided with his own bodyguard. Whigham personnel alerted the Houston family of van Exel when a tabloid shamelessly ran the leaked photo on their cover. We now know who leaked the photo of Whitney Houston laying in her casket. Now what? Tell us what repercussions Raffles van Exel should face for his alleged disrespectful behavior in the comments section. Source RELATED: Ray J Finally Breaks His Silence Cissy Houston Confronts Culprit Who Took Photo Of Whitney In Casket Oprah Interviews The Houston Family [VIDEO] Bobbi Kristina: “It’s A Lot Of Pressure But She Prepared Me For It” [VIDEO] Whitney Houston Leaves Everything To Bobbi Kristina In Will Whitney Houston’s Mother Cissy Kicks Out “Secret Son” From Atlanta Home Houston Family Sells Funeral Coverage For Bobbi Kristina Whitney Houston Laid To Rest Beside Her Father [PHOTOS & VIDEO] Bobby Brown Releases Statement On Why He Left Whitney’s Funeral [VIDEO] Whitney Houston Celebrated At Funeral [PHOTOS & VIDEO]

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Selena Gomez Clarifies New Tattoo

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Our bad, Selena Gomez. Along with almost every other media outlet, we mistakenly identified this singer’s new tattoo as a mini heart, even going so far as assuming it was chosen by the 19-year old in honor of boyfriend Justin Bieber. But Gomez cleared up the misconception last night. “It’s a music note,” she told Marc Malkin of E! News. “I was named after a singer and music obviously is a big influence for me. And there’s music stuff with my mom that means a lot to me, too.” Fair enough. And far more sensible than permanently marking your body in honor of a boy. Even if that boy is Justin Bieber .

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Whitney Houston Family: Devastated Over National Enquirer Photo

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

The family of Whitney Houston is reacting to The National Enquirer posting a photo of that singer’s corpse as you might expect: with outrage and heartbreak. TMZ cites sources who say Whitney’s mother, Cissy, is especially distraught over the tabloid actually taking this measure, but there are no plans to open any kind of investigation into the source of this photo, which the newspaper has the nerve to refer to as ” beautiful .” Meanwhile, Carolyn Whigham, owner of the Whigham Funeral Home in Newark, tells The Daily News that neither she nor her staff had anything to do with the image or its leak. “We did not take that photo. We did not sell the photo. We would never do something like that,” she said to the newspaper . “Whitney was a friend. I’m the one who flew to Los Angeles and got Whitney from the coroner’s office. I did everything to protect her.”

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Funeral Home Owner On Leaked Photos: “Whitney Was A Personal Friend…We Would Not Do That.”

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

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Furious fans and family members are looking for an explanation as to why photos of  Whitney Houston in her casket surfaced on the cover of the National Enquirer. Everyone is pointing the finger but the owner of Whigham Funeral Home denies leaking the pictures. Asked for a statement regarding the leaks Whigham funeral home owner Carolyn Whigham replied, “I’m going to answer you as the publicist told me to answer you: We have no comment. But it was not the funeral home. You guys are getting me in the middle. I am very angry, very upset, just like the family, just like the fans.” “We don’t like it because it implicates us. Whitney was a personal friend to me and my family. We would not do that.” SOURCE

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Whitney Houston Fans at Private Viewing Sing for Her

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

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Whitney Houston’s devoted fans gather outside the private viewing service at Whigham Funeral Home in Newark, New Jersey, and sing “I Will Always Love You” in her memory.

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Whitney Houston Funeral Guest List: Who’s Attending?

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Hundreds of people lined up on Martin Luther King Boulevard this evening, gathering nearby the Whigham Funeral Home in Newark, New Jersey while those closest to Whitney Houston – including her daughter and mother, who exited a limo holding hands – held a wake for the late artist. This private memorial precedes tomorrow’s funeral Houston, which is scheduled for noon EST. It will be held at New Hope Baptist Church and has been the subject of controversy all week, with Bobby Brown not cleared by his former in-laws to attend until the last moment ; and with Governor Chris Christine ordering flags to be flown at half-staff . With Whitney’s cousin, Dionne Warwick, and former co-star, Kevin Costner, scheduled to speak at the invitation-only funeral, the guest list also includes: Forest Whitaker Chaka Khan Ray J Aretha Franklin Kim Burrell Clive Davis Stevie Wonder Rickey Minor Alicia Keys Following the funeral, Houston will be interred on Sunday, laid to rest alongside her father at the Fairview Cemetery in Westfield, NJ.

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Deadmau5, Rihanna Perform at Post-Grammys Charity Concert

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Deadmau5 and Rihanna were among the featured acts last night at the House of Blues in L.A., where a major fundraiser was held for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. The Canadian electro star headlined the wee-hours gig with tickets ranging from $250-1,000. Rihanna took the stage for only seven minutes, but made them count. Rocking a mini-dress and blonde Farrah Fawcett ‘do , she jumped, fist-pumped and maybe even sang her way through “Where Have You Been” and “We Found Love.” Calvin Harris, who produced and co-wrote “We Found Love,” and two backup vocalists accompanied Rih. Harris later took the stage for nearly an our at the shindig. Confetti fell from the ceiling during the climax of the latter tune, and like that, Rihanna was gone, good deed done and no doubt some after-after-party to get to. At the actual Grammys, Rihanna joined Coldplay on “Princess of China,” while Deadmau5 and fellow electro-star David Guetta followed Chris Brown’s performance . [Photos: WENN.com]

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Whitney Houston Funeral Scheduled in New Jersey

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

The body of Whitney Houston is on its way to New Jersey. Insiders tell TMZ the singer is actually being transported east on Tyler Perry’s private jet, as that movie mogul offered up its services as soon as he arrived at the Beverly Hills Hilton on Saturday. According to NBC New York, meanwhile, a funeral will take place later this week in Newark, where mourners have already gathered, leaving flowers and signs outside the church Houston sang at as a child. No other details are available at this time, though The Newark Star-Ledger reports Whigham Funeral Home, which has organized services for several of Whitney’s family members, will handle the arrangements. Based on the latest leaks, Houston died inside her hotel room on Saturday as the result of mixing multiple prescription pills with alcohol . Her body, submerged in bathtub water, was discovered by the artist’s aunt.

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