Whitney Houstons Clothes Auctioned Off; Cissy Houston Speaks out

It hasnt even been two months since the legendary icon Whitney Houston passed away while at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Now, just a few blocks away from there, the late singers clothing and jewelry is being auctioned off. Approximately $80,000 worth of bids were placed at Juliens Hollywood Legends, where Clark Gable and Charlie Chaplins

It hasn’t even been two months since the legendary icon Whitney Houston passed away while at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Now, just a few blocks away from there, the late singer’s clothing and jewelry is being auctioned off. Approximately $80,000 worth of bids were placed at ‘Julien’s Hollywood Legends’, where Clark Gable and Charlie Chaplin’s famous clothing were also bid on.

Houston was forced by a judge in 2007, to auction off a few clothing items in order to pay off a storage debt to a company in her hometown, New Jersey. Some of these items were bid on at the Saturday auction. A bustier, covered in beads, rhinestones, and pearls, worn by Houston during concerts, sold for around $19,000. A vest and two sets of earrings were sold for $8,500. The superstar’s collectors’ items have of course increased dramatically since the recent tragedy.

It’s obvious that Houston was loved by many, but of course nothing can compare to a mother’s love, and Cissy Houston has finally spoken out about her daughter’s death. The gospel singer told a New Jersey radio show, “I have my moments… I’m not there yet. I don’t think I’m any more courageous than anyone else. I am a true believer in God, if I could bring her back I would, but that’s not possible.” Cissy continued, “I know I did the best I could… I don’t blame myself. I know I did the best I could for everything. She accomplished a whole lot in the short time that she had here… she was a very wonderful person. My children are my whole life… She was very special to me… she was my only daughter, and a good one. Looked out for her family.”

A trailer for Houston’s last film ‘Sparkle’ was released today on the Today’s show – watch below:

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