This year’s Golden Globes host, Jerrod Carmichaeldrew gasps when he mentioned whitney houston‘s death during the show – something that also shocked the estate.
pat houston — Whitney’s longtime manager and sister-in-law — told TMZ through a rep … “The Whitney Houston Estate is disappointed with the joke and felt it was in poor taste.” Pat is the sole executor of the estate, BTW… so she controls everything about Whitney.
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As to whether Carmichael’s joke was alerted to anyone connected to Whitney ahead of Tuesday’s broadcast – sources with direct knowledge tell us no one was notified.
It’s unclear if anyone at NBC knew JC was going to mention Whitney during his hosting gig — at the time, his remark seemed off-the-cuff … and it very well could have been.
In case you missed it… after the Globes returned from a commercial break at one point, Carmichael said he was asked to shout out the venue, after which he joked… “So here we are, live, from the hotel that killed Whitney Houston, the Beverly Hilton.”
Of course, it refers to the fact Whitney overdosed in one of the hotel rooms in 2012. Some people laughed, but many others looked taken aback and some even moaned.
#Golden Globes host Jerrod Carmichael digs into Scientology: ‘Behind the scenes I found these three Golden Globes that Tom Cruise gave back…I think maybe we’ll take those three things and trade them back safely from Shelly Miscavige.” https://t.co/m069JEKekW pic.twitter.com/fw25ng5nU2
— Variety (@Variety) January 11, 2023
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It was just one of Jerrod’s controversial moments – another came when he mentioned Shelly Miscavige …a high-ranking Scientologist who hasn’t been seen in public for years.