Tyler Perry On
July 17th took a moment to share on his Facebook page his thoughts on the Media
coverage of Whitey Houston’s daughter.
Tyler Perry;
This morning I woke up with Whitney on my mind. I couldn’t help but
think about all that she must have dreamed for her child. I know this was not
her dream… And as difficult as this time is for the people that love both
Whitney and Krissi, what makes it more egregious is the blatant disrespect,
lies, and ignorance that are rapidly printed in this awful time. For some
reason, it has become human nature in our society to look for, seek out, and
celebrate darkness, glory in tragedy, and enjoy reading and reporting it.
It makes me sad to know that everybody wants to be the first to report
something awful. So much so, that they find it OK to speak death onto those who
are still alive. May I ask you all to please show some decency and respect? Not
only to Krissi’s family, but also to the other families that are there in this
place. Not only is Krissi at the center but there are several other families
who are grieving the loss of their loved ones at the same time. It’s
heartbreaking to think that even in a time like this, this child is still not
allowed any peace. I assure you, the family will issue an official statement if
something changes. Until then, can we just pray for Krissi, and the Houston and
Brown families?
Just yesterday July 26th, 2015. Atlanta (CNN) report
the passing away of Bobbi Kristina Brown.
- Brown, the daughter of late superstar Whitney
Houston and singer Bobby Brown, died Sunday at the age of 22, a representative
of the Houston family said in a statement.
"Bobbi Kristina Brown passed away Sunday, July,
26 2015, surrounded by her family," the statement said. "She is
finally at peace in the arms of God. We want to again thank everyone for their
tremendous amount of love and support during these last few months."
“Two days before she was found face-down in the
bathtub at her home outside Atlanta in January, it seemed like Bobbi Kristina
Brown's career might have been picking up.
"Let's
start this career up&&moving OUT to TO YOU ALLLL quick shall we
!?!???!" she said in an enthusiastic tweet.
It's not clear what projects she may have been
working on, and sadly, the world may never know.
She was treated in a hospital and then a hospice facility in
the nearly six months since she was found unresponsive and not breathing in the
bathtub at her Roswell, Georgia, home on January 31 -- nearly three years to
the day after her mother accidentally drowned in a bathtub in Beverly Hills, a
victim of the vices she had fought for much of her career.
As rumors flew, family took sides
Brown was placed in a medically induced coma,
relatives have said. Rumors flew about her condition, with family members and
loved ones taking sides in the drama.
In April, her maternal grandmother, Cissy Houston,
said Bobbi Kristina had "global and irreversible brain damage."
"Meeting with the doctors and understanding that
she can live in this condition for a lifetime truly saddens me," Houston
said. "We can only trust in God for a miracle at this time."
The statement was released days after her father and
Whitney Houston's former husband, R & B singer Bobby Brown, told an
audience in Dallas, "I can say today, Bobbi is awake. She's watching
me."
On June 24, Bobbi Kristina's aunt, Pat Houston,
announced that her niece had been moved to a hospice facility.
"Despite the great medical care at numerous
facilities, Bobbi Kristina Brown's condition has continued to
deteriorate," Houston's statement said. "As of today, she has been moved
into hospice care. We thank everyone for their support and prayers. She is in
God's hands now."
Many had worried the young woman was haunted by some
of the same demons as her mother.
Love, grief and family tensions
Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown married in 1992 and
welcomed Bobbi Kristina in 1993. The little girl was doted upon by both her
parents and Houston often brought the youngster on stage.
Houston told Rolling Stone magazine in 1993 that
"having Bobbi Kristina ... I could never do anything that could top that.
There's been nothing more incredible in my life than having her."
"God knows, I have been in front of millions and
millions of people, and that has been incredible, to feel that give-take
thing," Houston said. "But, man, when I gave birth to her and when
they put her in my arms, I thought: 'This has got to be it. This is the ultimate.'
I haven't experienced anything greater."
Mother and daughter grew even closer after Houston's
divorce from Brown in 2007. Houston and Bobbi Kristina performed together on
ABC's "Good Morning America" in 2009, singing "My Love Is Your
Love" in Central Park.
After Houston's death on February 11, 2012 -- an
accidental drowning in a bathtub, a coroner ruled, with heart disease and
cocaine use named as contributing factors -- there was a great deal of concern
for Brown, who was 18 at the time.
She opened up to Oprah Winfrey during an interview in
March 2012 about how she was coping with the loss of her mother.
"No one knows what an amazing spirit she
was," Brown told Winfrey. "She wasn't only a mother, she was a best
friend."
Brown said that her grief came in waves but that she
still communicated with her mom.
"I can hear her voice telling me to 'keep
moving, baby; I gotcha,' " she said. "She's always with me. I can
always feel her with me."
Brown was joined in her grief by Nick Gordon, who was
taken in by Houston when he was 12 years old and who was raised alongside Bobbi
Kristina.
Gordon and Brown became romantically involved after
Houston's death, and tensions between the Gordon and Houston families over the
relationship were part of the storyline on Lifetime's short-lived reality show
"The Houstons: On Our Own."
There was speculation that Brown may have suffered
from some of the same problems as her parents (both Houston and Brown had
documented issues with substance abuse) after she appeared to be intoxicated
during some scenes of the reality show.
Those concerns intensified in July 2014 after a
picture was posted on her Instagram account showing a young woman who looked
like Brown appearing to be smoking from a bong. The image had made the media
rounds two years earlier.
Brown later denied that she posted the photo and
tweeted that it was done by someone attempting to tarnish her image.
Brown and Gordon announced their engagement in 2013,
and she took to her Facebook page to clear up the misconception that he was her
adopted brother. Far from being bothered by the relationship were she still
alive, Brown said, her mother had predicted they would fall in love.
"People need to seriously stop judging my
relationship," Brown wrote. "Pretty sure it's my own decision who I
want to be with."
Criminal investigation
It was Gordon and a male friend who discovered Brown
unconscious in her townhome. While Brown called Gordon her husband (she had
tweeted a picture believed to be of their hands wearing wedding rings with the
hashtag #HappilyMarried) there is no court record of a marriage between the
two, and family members say the couple was never legally wed.
Police had been called to Brown's home January 23
after someone reported a fight there, but no one answered the door, and
officers found no evidence of an altercation, a Roswell police spokeswoman
said.
After Brown was found in the bathtub, authorities
launched a criminal investigation. A family friend said police questioned
Gordon about the bruising on Brown's chest and said he told them it was a
result of his giving her CPR.
Gordon gave an emotional and sometimes explosive
interview that aired in March on the "The Dr. Phil Show" in which he
complained of being denied access to Brown.
"I can't lose Krissy; I just can't," he
cried.
The talk show host persuaded Gordon to enter a
treatment program for substance abuse, and in April, his attorney, Randy
Kessler, confirmed Gordon was no longer in rehab.
In June, a civil lawsuit was filed against Gordon in
the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia, alleging that Gordon's behavior
"caused, among other things, substantial bodily harm to Brown." It
also alleged that since Brown's hospitalization in January, Gordon accessed her
bank accounts and stole more than $11,000.
On Monday, Gordon's close friend Jack Walker said
that "At the moment, he's distraught. Even though (Bobbi Kristina) was in
that condition, (Nick) always had hope that she would pull through.
"He was saying for the last week or so, 'I love
her. I don't want to lose her. I just want to see her,' " Walker said.
"All he wanted to do was see her, hold her hand, talk to her. He was not
allowed to do that."
Brown was initially taken to North Fulton Hospital
and placed in a medically induced coma, and she was later transferred to Emory University
Hospital in Atlanta, where she was on life support in the neuro intensive care
unit. In March, she was moved to a rehabilitation center.
Despite reports of fighting over her care, on June
19, Bobby Brown said the family was working together on behalf of his daughter.
"I am making decisions with (Bobbi Kristina's
aunt) Pat Houston and we are working together for the medical care of my
daughter," Brown said in a statement. "Right now we are focused on
Bobbi Kristina's medical prognosis and the criminal investigation. These are
the priorities for us. Whoever had a hand in causing my daughter's injuries
needs to be brought to justice."
Her death cut short the dreams she had of following
in her mother's footsteps by pursuing a career in music and acting. In 2012,
she made her acting debut on Tyler Perry's TBS show "For Better or
Worse." Perry is a close family friend who frequently visited Brown while
she was hospitalized.
LIKE TYLER ASKED, OUR PRAYERS AND THOUGHTS CONTINUE TO BE WITH THE HOUSTON & BROWN FAMILIES.
CNN's Alina Machado and Carolyn Sung contributed to
this report.
