Did the National Enquirer publish a real photo of Whitney Houston laying in her casket (blurred for obvious reasons) and if so, what were they thinking?
Earlier this week, the publication released their latest issue with a cover photo of Whitney Houston lying peacefully in her casket. The headline surrounding the photo read: ‘Whitney’s Last Photo: Buried In Jewelry Worth $500,000, Wore Her Favorite Purple Dress, Had Gold Slippers on her feet”. As outraged as fans were over the release of the pic, the underlying question is whether someone in Whitney’s family or camp sold her out to the Enquirer for a few bucks or was it someone on staff at the Funeral home that took the photo. The picture is estimated to be worth a few hundred grand.
Although the editor over at the Enquirer sees no issues with them posting the pic which she claims was ‘a work of art’. [She is also quoted as saying that she thought the photo was beautiful] , the owner of Whigham funeral home is frustrated with the media and is saying it’s making her business look bad.
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,” Whigham said. She then expressed irritation with the media. “You guys are getting me in the middle,” she said, adding that the publicity is making her business look bad.Meanwhile, radio host Charlamagne The God and Ciara were among a lit of folks who spoke out against the photo on twitter. Ciara wrote:
Asked to elaborate, she said: “I am very angry, very upset, just like the family, just like the fans,” referring to the publication of the photo. “We don’t like it because it implicates us. Whitney was a personal friend to me and my family. We would not do that.”
IT IS TERRIBLE THAT SOMEONE WOULD TAKE A PHOTO OF SOMEONE’S BODY AT REST & SELL IT TO A MAGAZINE!!! JUST TERRIBLE!:(And Charlamagne added:
The National Enquirer is tacky as f-ck, but not as tacky as the person who took the pics of Whitney in her coffin.This isn’t the first time that the National Enquirer caught flack for running pics of dead celebrities. Back in 1977 they ran a picture of Elvis Presley in his casket and in 1980 they published a photo of The Beatles’ John Lennon right after he died.
Via FoxNews | LA Times
