I felt that there was such a connection, especially when Whitney said that she knew that Oprah was praying for her too. Oprah looked as though she was ready to cry when she replied, “I was. I was.” My gut feeling tells me that Oprah was beyond shock to hear of Whitney’s passing. Probaby still in shock when she interviewed Bobby Kris. IMO, this girl is a spoiled, whiny, Bobby-like brat.

I understand that she indeed lost her mother. But I don’t remember her shedding any tears during that interview. Pat cried on television. Gary broke down a bit, but I didn’t see any tears. Oprah had more tears than anybody.

I don’t know if it’s true or not that Oprah did that show for high ratings. But I do know that that family didn’t even have to sit w/ Oprah. On the second part of Whitney’s interview after she sang I Didn’t Know My Own Strength, Whitney told Oprah that she felt more comfortable being interviewed by Oprah. Maybe Whitney’s family felt the same way.

Anyway, before she had ever appeared on Oprah’s show, Whitney said that she would never go on Oprah b/c she knew that Oprah would delve into her and Bobby’s business. However, Whitney did go on Oprah w/ Angela Bassett to promote the movie, Waiting To Exhale. During a break, Whitney suppose to have had broke down in tears b/c movie was about bad and unhealthy relationships/marriages like hers. Oprah asked Whitney if she wanted to talk about it, and Whitney no. Then she pulled herself together after the commercial break.

Lo and behold after Michael Jackson’s death, Whitney does an interview w/ Oprah. She’s also promoting her disappointing CD. She basically told Oprah what the world already knew, except for Michael intoducing her to cocaine. We also found out that Cissy obtained a court junction that forced Whitney to enter rehab. Which didn’t work for her either b/c she said that she contiued using drugs. In the very beginning of that interview there’s a picture of Whitney sitting in a limo. She looked like a crackhead in the projects yet she was rich and considered an icon. Also, Oprah stopped tape and wanted to speak w/ Whitney in private. It wasn’t until after Whitney passed that Oprah told us what it was that she wanted to gain out of their discussion or something like that. Oprah said Whitney rolled her neck a little and said, “You can ask me

I am not surprised that a ‘blackguy’ website has nothing positive to say about its own, I mean a black woman. I guess your perception would have been different had Diane Sawyer got the first interview with the fam? *rolling eyes*

As for BobbiKris, she isnt new to being in the spotlight! Hello… Her mother was the most famous female R&B/POP/ICONIC singers of the twentieth century.

This author is clueless and cant seem to put a comprehensive logical thought together.

It’s a double edged sword, because on the one hand, Oprah could be perceived as a vulture, but on the other hand, the family wasn’t forced into the interview, and they were able to squash rumors about Whitney that had been circling around her death.

Of course it’s going to help Oprah’s ratings, but if anyone was going to get the first interview with them, it would be her.

I think this article is negatively skewed, and we can all sit here and speculate, but truly, the bottom line is, the family choose to do the interview to get some of their emotions out there, and if this helps them to grieve, so be it.

PS: There is absolutely nothing wrong with Whitney’s brother saying he’ll miss singing duets with her. Did you not see the way he broke down crying when he was signing the final song? That is the most outrageous piece of this article, and beyond judgmental.