Whitney Houston’s Estate Claps Back At Jerrod Carmichael’s Joke About Her Death At Golden Globes

It’s been astir 24 hours since the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards took spot connected Jan. 10, and radical are inactive talking astir host Jerrod Carmichael‘s gag regarding the death of singer Whitney Houston. In summation to the net reacting to the joke, Whitney’s authoritative property released a connection successful response, via TMZ. The precocious hitmaker’s manager and sister-in-law, Pat Houston, shared via a rep that the property felt the gag was “poor taste” and was not pleased. “The Whitney Houston Estate is disappointed successful the joke, and felt it was successful mediocre taste,” the Jan. 11 connection read.

Unacceptable!! #GoldenGlobes mediocre sensation of drama maaan! #jerrodcarmichael #WhitneyHouston pic.twitter.com/zL95j5NlzT

— Amo (@amojmcd) January 11, 2023

Along with galore different jokes that evening, The Carmichael Show alum noted that the amusement wanted him to “shout out” the determination the ceremony was taking place, and helium highlighted that is wherever Whitney died. “They wanted maine to outcry retired the venue what we’re successful so… we are present unrecorded from the edifice that killed Whitney Houston, The Beverly Hilton,” Jerrod began. “So that’s precise exciting.” Right aft helium made the joke, the 35-year-old rapidly introduced the adjacent presenter, Cole Hauser along with different castmate from Yellowstone.

Soon aft the gag was made viewers flocked to societal media to respond to Jerrod’s remark and galore radical were not pleased. “Unacceptable!! #GoldenGlobes mediocre sensation of drama maaan [sic]! #jerrodcarmichael #WhitneyHouston,” 1 Twitter idiosyncratic wrote, portion different chimed in, “cannot enactment into words the disgust one consciousness from the whitney houston ‘joke’ jerrod carmichael conscionable made, nary words.”

Whitney Houston was a vocalist known for her deed opus ‘I Will Always Love You’. (McBride/Mediapunch/Shutterstock)

Jerrod did, however, person immoderate supporters who chopped him a spot of slack. “Jerrod Carmichael, the big of past night’s Golden Globes, was beauteous comic but possibly excessively hep for the crowd,” 1 viewer noted. “I did deliberation however, his gag astir Whitney Houston dying successful the aforesaid edifice that the the Globes were being held in, was truly retired of enactment and taking it a spot excessively far.” A 2nd online spectator noted that Jerrod’s remark mightiness not person been a gag astatine all. “y’all are dragging jerrod carmichael but one don’t deliberation the whitney houston enactment was a ‘joke.’ one deliberation helium was really calling retired the GG & HFPA for not lone celebrating & hosting the ceremonial astatine the BHH but requesting that helium really sanction driblet the edifice during his monologue,” they penned.

Whitney Houston was a beloved vocalist known for her deed songs “I Will Always Love You”, “I Have Nothing”, and more. She was calved connected Aug. 9, 1963, successful New Jersey and died connected February 11, 2012, astatine the property of 48. The brunette quality sadly died by “accidental drowning” successful a bathtub astatine the celebrated Beverly Hills hotel. Most recently, Whitney was remembered successful the biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody starring newcomer Naomi Ackie.

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