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Bobbi Kristina Brown: Daughter of Late Whitney Houston Dies at 22, Family Says
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Willie DavidBobbi Kristina Brown, the only daughter of the late Whitney Houston and entertainer Bobby Brown, died Sunday in Peachtree Christian Hospice in Atlanta, nearly six months after being found face-down and unresponsive in a bathtub at the Atlanta-area town home she shared with partner Nick Gordon. She was 22, according to the LA Times.
“She is finally at peace in the arms of God,” a rep for the Houston family said in a statement Sunday. “We want to again thank everyone for their tremendous amount of love and support during these last few months.”
Bobbi Kristina “made her transition peacefully,” according to a family statement sent out by Legacy Recordings, which handles her mother’s catalog.
The New Jersey native was thrust into the spotlight as an 18-year-old when her mother was found dead in a hotel bathroom on Feb. 11, 2012, the night before that year’s Grammy Awards.
She was in the hotel lobby when her mother’s body was found and then made headlines of her own when she was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center that night and the next morning for stress and anxiety.
History appeared to repeat itself to a degree on Jan. 31, when Bobbi Kristina, nicknamed Krissi, was also found in a bathtub, unresponsive but alive. Over the weeks and months that followed, she went from being hospitalized on a ventilator and in a medically induced coma to breathing on her own in a rehab facility, but never regained consciousness.
Grandmother Cissy Houston said in April that her granddaughter had suffered “global and irreversible brain damage.” On June 24, Bobbi Kristina was moved to hospice care, and friends and family members began saying their goodbyes.
Gordon, her quasi-brother — Whitney Houston had raised him from age 12 along with her daughter — wasn’t among those visiting, however.
In the wake of Houston’s death, he and Bobbi Kristina had become romantically involved, even saying they were married, though it would turn out they hadn’t been. The Houston family’s disapproval of their new relationship was a plot point in the 12-part docu-series “The Houstons: On Our Own,” which ran in the second half of 2012.
Despite his pleas, Gordon didn’t see Krissi again after she was taken from their home Jan. 31. An existing restraining order keeping him away from Pat Houston, Whitney’s sister-in-law and the executor of Bobbi Kristina’s trust fund, kept him from away from the hospital as well.
Though the Brown and Houston families had been at odds repeatedly while Bobbi Kristina was being cared for, Bobby Brown and Pat Houston were made co-guardians in May with regard to decisions about her care and medical needs. At the same time, attorney Bedelia Hargrove was appointed legal conservator, with responsibility for Bobbi Kristina Brown’s assets, including likeness, rights and legal claims.
So in other words after 6 months Bobby Brown has managed to gain control of her estate and finally let her go off life support. Classy. Between her father and her mother this kid didn’t have a chance.
The day Brown was moved to hospice, Hargrove filed a civil lawsuit against Gordon on his girlfriend’s behalf, alleging he’d physically abused her — including knocking out teeth and dragging her up stairs — had controlled her and had taken a significant amount of money from her without permission, $11,000 of it after she’d been hospitalized.
The conservator’s lawsuit alleges that after Whitney Houston’s death, Gordon had maneuvered himself into a boyfriend role and then fraudulently represented himself as Bobbi Kristina’s husband to access the multimillion-dollar estate she’d inherited.
Authorities announced June 25 that the results of a months-long police investigation into the events of Jan. 31 had been handed over to the Fulton County (Ga.) district attorney’s office, which would determine whether any criminal charges would be filed.
Since then, Gordon’s legal team has grown to include an attorney who successfully represented Casey Anthony and an investigator who worked on the Natalee Holloway disappearance.
Bobbi Kristina Brown was born on March 2, 1993, seven months after her parents — who met in 1989 — got married. In 2005, she appeared occasionally on her parents’ reality series, “Being Bobby Brown.”
When Whitney and Bobby’s tumultuous marriage ended in a divorce that was finalized in April 2007, Houston was awarded physical and legal custody of her daughter. Bobby Brown, who had visitation rights but no custody, challenged the decision months later but was a no-show in court and lost his appeal.
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[PHOTOS] 2022 Cannes Film Festival: Supermodel Adriana Lima Boasts Baby Bump on ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Red Carpet
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4 years agoon
May 28, 2022CANNES, France (FNN) – Brazilian supermodel Adriana Lima brought a guest with her to the red carpet premiere of Top Gun: Maverick. No, we don’t mean her boyfriend Andre Lemmers, but her adorable–and well-styled–bun in the oven.
Lima, 40, graced the red carpet dressed in Chopard jewelry and a black long-sleeved Balmain gown with a baby bump cutout.
Lima announced in February that she was expecting her third child, this one being the first with Lemmers, and her first son. She has two daughters, Valentina, 12, and Sienna, 9, with ex-husband Marco Jarić.
Boyfriend Andrew Lemmers holds Brazilian supermodel Adriana Lima’s baby bump on the 2022 Cannes Film Festival red carpet for the premiere of “Top Gun: Maverick.” Photo: Patience Eding/Another Concept via Florida National News.
Boyfriend Andrew Lemmers and Brazilian supermodel Adriana Lima enjoy a quick smooch on the 2022 Cannes Film Festival red carpet for the premiere of “Top Gun: Maverick.” Photo: Patience Eding/Another Concept via Florida National News.
Supermodel Adriana Lima’s hair almost perfectly the texture of the her baby bump-baring Balmain gown on the 2022 Cannes Film Festival red carpet for the premiere of “Top Gun: Maverick.” Photo: Patience Eding/Another Concept via Florida National News.
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Florida National News editor Mellissa Thomas and FNN News international correspondent Patience Eding contributed to this report. | info@floridanationalnews.com
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[PHOTOS] 2022 Cannes Film Festival: Tom Cruise and ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Cast Grace the Red Carpet
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4 years agoon
May 28, 2022CANNES, France (FNN) – Tom Cruise, Jennifer Connelly, and the cast and crew of Top Gun: Maverick landed for the 2022 Cannes Film Festival red carpet in style. (No, literally–the aircraft actually landed.)
Executive Producer Jerry Bruckheimer and his wife also joined the excitement on the red carpet for one of the most anticipated sequels in all of Hollywood.
“Top Gun: Maverick” star and producer Tom Cruise poses for photos on the 2022 Cannes Film Festival red carpet for the film’s premiere. Photo: Patience Eding/Another Concept via Florida National News.
The “Top Gun: Maverick” cast pose for red carpet photos at the top of the Palais for the film’s premiere at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. Their arrival also included a flyover of red, white and blue smoke, in honor of the film, which everyone watched in amazement. Photo: Patience Eding/Another Concept via Florida National News.
Tom Cruise talks with “Top Gun: Maverick” co-star Jennifer Connelly during the 2022 Cannes Film Festival red carpet premiere of their film. Photo: Patience Eding/Another Concept via Florida National News.
Top Gun: Maverick star and producer Tom Cruise poses for photos during the 2022 Cannes Film Festival photocall earlier in the day prior to the film’s premiere. Photo: Patience Eding/Another Concept via Florida National News.
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Florida National News editor Mellissa Thomas and FNN News international correspondent Patience Eding contributed to this report. | info@floridanationalnews.com
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Interfaith Group Asks Starbucks to Drop Vegan Milk Surcharge
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4 years agoon
May 13, 2022BOSTON (AP) — A group of Christian, Hindu, Buddhist and Jewish leaders is asking Starbucks to stop charging extra for vegan milk alternatives, saying the practice amounts to a tax on people who have embraced plant-based lifestyles.
In a statement issued Friday, an interfaith coalition led by Nevada-based Hindu activist Rajan Zed pressed the coffee chain to end the surcharges it called “unethical and unfair.”
“A coffee company should not be in the business of taxing individuals who had chosen the plant-based lifestyle,” said Zed’s statement, which was also signed by Thomas W. Blake, an Episcopal priest; Greek Orthodox clergyman Stephen R. Karcher; Buddhist priest Matthew Fisher; and Jewish rabbi ElizaBeth Webb Beyer.
The religious leaders cited numerous reasons why some Starbucks customers prefer alternatives to dairy, including dietary restrictions, ethical issues, environmental concerns, lactose intolerance, milk allergies and animal welfare.
Those who want plant-based milk should not have to pay more, they said, calling on the Seattle-based company’s CEO, Howard Schultz, and board chair Mellody Hobson to immediately drop the surcharge.
Starbucks outlets in the United States typically charge 50 cents to a dollar more for drinks made with plant-based milks.
Starbucks doesn’t charge for a splash of nondairy milk, including soy milk, coconut milk, almond milk and oat milk, though it does levy a surcharge for customized beverages made largely with those substitutes, spokesperson Megan Adams told The Associated Press.
It is not the first time Starbucks’ surcharge has riled the public. On Tuesday, activist and actor James Cromwell glued his hand to the counter of a Starbucks franchise in New York City to protest the practice.
Cromwell, 81, later used a knife to scrape it off. Police said there were no arrests.
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