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Photo of Whitney Houston in her Casket

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    asp746asp746 Posts: 7,286
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    i think its genuine because you can see inside the open lid the word Nippy and musical notes. I certainly dont think she had $500k worth of bling on her - smallish earings & a broach is all i can see.

    it's a nice picture - its taken from a respectable distance so it could be doubted it is her but like i said the inscription leads me to think it's genuine.
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    bridgetbbridgetb Posts: 835
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    Apparently there are lots of picts of famous dead people in their casket... the one of River Pheonix I did find upsetting though.
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    gilliedewgilliedew Posts: 7,605
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    I was suprised the family wasnt more upset about it.

    The funeral directors said the family didnt want any actions taken because of it, very strange.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 2,114
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    gilliedew wrote: »
    I was suprised the family wasnt more upset about it.

    The funeral directors said the family didnt want any actions taken because of it, very strange.

    I think the funeral directors will be hoping that. Whoever took this photograph is violating the privacy of the dead and deserves to go to jail. What can one say of the national enquirer.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 11,275
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    Why? Its very common in the usa to have open caskets at funerals most people in the USA have probably seen a loved one like that at some point in their lives.

    How could you misunderstand the point I was making was the photo being used on the cover of the Nation Enquirer?

    I have no opinion on the use of open caskets. I have a very strong opinion on private photographs of such sensitivity being exploited and morbidly seen by just anyone.
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    asyousayasyousay Posts: 38,838
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    elnombre wrote: »
    People don't care anymore. They think they own people. The concept of dignity is deader than Whitney is.
    gilliedew wrote: »
    I was suprised the family wasnt more upset about it.

    The funeral directors said the family didnt want any actions taken because of it, very strange.

    Well Clearly that means it was somebody in the family who sold It then .

    They would of been a lot more upset if it was somebody at the funeral home . And could of sued them .

    The fAct they are not doing anything speaks volumes .
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 8,510
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    I remember Princess Grace had an open casket and it was very beautiful. Dont see the problem with it
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    MistylllMistylll Posts: 35
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    I believe the family probably sold the pictures to help raise money for Bobbi Kristina.

    They have also sold the funeral footage.

    Source: http://www.contactmusic.com/news/whitney-houston-funeral-footage-sold-to-benefit-stars-daughter_1296153
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    Rose*~*Rose*~* Posts: 7,008
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    I remember Princess Grace had an open casket and it was very beautiful. Dont see the problem with it
    The open casket is not the problem. It's someone taking a picture (and Whitney's wasn't an open casket, so this was at a private viewing) and selling it to the media that's the problem.
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    SloopySloopy Posts: 65,209
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    bridgetb wrote: »
    Apparently there are lots of picts of famous dead people in their casket... the one of River Pheonix I did find upsetting though.

    Yes, that one was doing the rounds at the time. It just didn't resemble how he had looked and was quite disturbing.
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    sunsetbeachsunsetbeach Posts: 1,232
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    Sloopy wrote: »
    Yes, that one was doing the rounds at the time. It just didn't resemble how he had looked and was quite disturbing.

    Yes his family don't believe in embalming if i recall so it wasn't very nice.
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    MoggioMoggio Posts: 4,289
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    bridgetb wrote: »
    Apparently there are lots of picts of famous dead people in their casket... the one of River Pheonix I did find upsetting though.

    Yes, that is not a nice one.

    It has a habit of popping up if you do a picture search of River as well which is unpleasant.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 7,363
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    jackbell wrote: »
    Genuine of not - it's tacky and sick.
    Indeed tacky and sick., A bit like all the show offs who turned her funeral into a self promoting concert. Doesn't suprise me that a photograph was taken, What sort of people do that?
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