• Whitney Houston's mother: Grammy party invite was 'obscene'

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    Cissy Houston and Whitney Houston in 2010.

    By Access Hollywood

    Whitney Houston tragically passed away just hours before mentor Clive Davis’ annual Grammy party last year (where she was scheduled to appear), sending shockwaves through the music community.

    Cissy Houston, the late superstar’s mother, will not be attending Clive’s Grammy party this year, and in a new interview with Access Hollywood, the still-grieving mom said she was disgusted by the invite.

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    “I got an invitation to the party -- which is the most obscene thing,” Cissy told Access at the unveiling of four new wax statues of her legendary daughter at Madame Tussaud’s in New York City on Thursday. “I don’t know why they would want me to come to the party in which she died, you know? Unheard of.”

    Adding, “I guess maybe he just sent me a copy for remembrance sake.”

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    In addition to skipping the party, Cissy will not be attending the Grammy ceremony itself, but said she will be tuning in to watch the awards on Sunday.

    The Houston matriarch also opened up about the status of her relationship with granddaughter Bobbi Kristina, who recently Tweeted an angry reaction to the book Cissy recently penned about Whitney.

    (“I find it 2b disrespect2mymother & me being her daughter won’t tolerate it,” Bobbi Kristina tweeted last week.)

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    “She’s grieving. (She’s) really grieving,” Cissy said. “Bobbi Kris knows -- she better know -- that I love her. Anything I can do for her, I’ll be there. I wouldn’t say anything [bad] about my daughter. That’s MY daughter, whom I loved with all my heart.


    “I love Krissy because she belongs to my daughter, all right?” she continued. “I think that she’s just grieving. That’s the only other thing I can say about it.”

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    UPDATE: On Thursday evening, a rep for Clive Davis contacted Access Hollywood and said Pat Houston and Whitney’s brother, Gary Houston, are expected to attend the Pre-Grammy Gala on Saturday night. 

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  • Whitney Houston's family asks court to modify will to protect Bobbi Kristina

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    Bobbi Kristina Brown and Nick Gordon.

    By Josh Grossberg and Claudia Rosenbaum, E! Online

    Love will save the day -- as will family hopefully. Whitney Houston's mother, Cissy Houston, and her sister-in-law and business manager, Marion Houston, are asking a Georgia judge to modify the existing terms of the late singer's will.

    Per a petition filed Sept. 25 with Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta and obtained by E! News, the duo took the action to protect Whitney's daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, from those who would seek to take advantage of her. 

    As executors of the estate, Cissy and Marion say in court docs that they would like to restructure the inheritance payouts to Bobbi Kristina because they're concerned that the current distribution schedule would "defeat or substantially impair" the trust's purpose of providing for her continued support and welfare. 

    Read the petition

    The papers state that when the will was created in 1993, the R&B offspring wasn't even born. The family members argued that because the trust has valuable assets and Bobbi Kristina is the sole beneficiary, they believe she's a "highly visible target for those who would exert undue influence over her inheritance and/or to seek to benefit from (her) resources and celebrity."

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    It's unclear what Cissy and Marion are specifically fearful about when it comes to the budding reality star, but since Houston's tragic Feb. 11 death, Bobbi Kristina has been making headlines of her own -- and not always for the right reasons.

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    Last month, the younger Houston was involved in a serious car accident in Alpharetta, Ga., after allegedly arguing with her "adopted brother"-turned boyfriend, Nick Gordon, in his Camaro. And to make matters worse, he tweeted a photo of himself brandishing a gun while driving, a pic he's since deleted, which prompting concerns about whether Bobbi's in the right relationship.

    No hearing date has been scheduled on the matter. 


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