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Old 14-02-2012, 17:39
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Hi

Just noticed a lot of celebs wading in to comment about Whitney, but nothing from George or Madonna. Does anyone know if they have issued statements or comments?

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Old 14-02-2012, 18:05
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All i know is that Madonna is in Paris finding and training for tour/dancers and her last radio interview regarding album/tour/Super Bowl news/reflection etc was on Friday before Whitney's passing so she hasnt stated anything or been asked/interviews after the event or anything....but if she is asked she will i am sure release a statement.

As for Mr Michael i havent seen anything.
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Old 14-02-2012, 18:30
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I know M and Whitney hated each other back in the day and there was a lot of bad blood and maybe M think it's best just to stay quiet as she might sound hypocritical by releasing a gushing statement
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Old 14-02-2012, 18:40
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I know M and Whitney hated each other back in the day and there was a lot of bad blood and maybe M think it's best just to stay quiet as she might sound hypocritical by releasing a gushing statement
Exactly. Whitney actually described M as a see you next tuesday. M didn't respond other than by saying "Wonder what her gripe is?"

This was in 1991. The two stars never liked each other very much and so M will just stay quiet unless asked.
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Old 14-02-2012, 18:40
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I don't think Madonna hated Whitney. She insulted Mariah but I don't think she disliked Whitney.
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Old 14-02-2012, 18:42
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I don't think Madonna hated Whitney. She insulted Mariah but I don't think she disliked Whitney.
She hated Whitney with a passion and resented her success with The Bodyguard hence the current silence
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Old 14-02-2012, 18:44
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Why should they comment on it? Not every celebrity needs to comment on someone they didnt even know that well.
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Old 14-02-2012, 18:48
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I know M and Whitney hated each other back in the day and there was a lot of bad blood and maybe M think it's best just to stay quiet as she might sound hypocritical by releasing a gushing statement
I think this is true. I seem to remember that back in the eighties Whitney always went for the squeaky clean with christian values image and Madonna was labelled sleazy for her conical bras/provocative dance moves etc.

Behind the scenes things were different. Madonna has always been anti drugs and has lived an almost puritanical life in comparison to Whitney.

Its probably best that Madonna keeps her opinions to herself.
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Old 14-02-2012, 18:57
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i thought madonna and whitney respected each other. in this interview is when whitney respected madonna:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_4-Q...eature=related

madonna respects whitney:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ_OY...eature=related

i actually thought this was a huge complement she gave about whitney back in 1995 when one of madonna's songs didnt go no.1 instead it was whitney's exhale:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amQuw...eature=related

i think madonna always had something against mariah.
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Old 14-02-2012, 18:57
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Wow I never knew there was a rivalry between the pair until now, however I did think that surely their paths would have crossed considering they hark back from the same era. Probably best she keeps a respectable silence in that case, or she could be accused of attention-seeking.

I think the most genuine, emotional tributes have definitely come from those who were clearly truly inspired by her. Others just come across as pretty generic 'RIP' messages, if people feel they want/should publicly do this then fair enough but I don't think there is any obligation to.
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Old 14-02-2012, 19:02
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somehow the question will be asked to madonna about her thoughts on whitney houston eventually. it took a few days to get janet jackson's thoughts on whitney.

http://www.eonline.com/news/janet_ja...whitney/294202

i wonder if whitney and janet jackson were ever friends in the 90's. i know her and michael were. but dont know about janet and whitney. because they were chart rivals in the 80's and 90's.
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Old 14-02-2012, 19:02
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Edit: beaten to it
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Old 14-02-2012, 19:03
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She hated Whitney with a passion and resented her success with The Bodyguard hence the current silence
Oh I see. So she didn't like Whitney or Mariah. Doesn't look good on Madge's part.
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Old 14-02-2012, 19:07
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Oh I see. So she didn't like Whitney or Mariah. Doesn't look good on Madge's part.
Not necessarily. Why should Madonna like Whitney? Just because they are both singers. They were very different.
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Old 14-02-2012, 19:10
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Not necessarily. Why should Madonna like Whitney? Just because they are both singers. They were very different.
Well she has been rude towards two of her major chart rivals. It doesn't look good. Noone is saying she has to like them but there is no need to be rude.
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Old 14-02-2012, 19:11
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Was it ever proved Madonna didn't like Whitney? It was likely rumors considering they were the two biggest females of the 80's and then in the 90's. You know what the press are like. They like to create fake rivalries. Plus Madonna was a bit of a cow back in the 90's and didn't like a lot of people. That's Madonna for you. Gotta love her.

They tried to do a similar thing with Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears in the early 00's.
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Old 14-02-2012, 19:12
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Was it ever proved Madonna didn't like Whitney? It was likely rumors considering they were the two biggest females of the 80's and then in the 90's. You know what the press are like. They like to create fake rivalries. Plus Madonna was a bit of a cow back in the 90's and didn't like a lot of people. That's Madonna for you. Gotta love her.

They tried to do a similar thing with Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears in the early 00's.
i dont think madge didnt have anything against whitney. the only people madge would go at it with are mariah, janet and cher.
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Old 14-02-2012, 19:16
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Well she has been rude towards two of her major chart rivals. It doesn't look good. Noone is saying she has to like them but there is no need to be rude.
Madonna has been quite a bitch down the years and has admitted so herself. I know she didn't like Mariah/Whitney and they detested her as well. Who cares if she's a bitch? So long as the musics good
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Old 14-02-2012, 19:17
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Madonna has been quite a bitch down the years and has admitted so herself. I know she didn't like Mariah/Whitney and they detested her as well. Who cares if she's a bitch? So long as the musics good
true the good music she makes keeps her relevant
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Old 14-02-2012, 19:24
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Woah, where did this Madonna vs. Whitney thing come from?

Madonna didn't like Mariah, and it was Cher who described her as a kunt.

I don't recall any bad blood between Her Madgesty and Whitney though. If anyone would like to show me some evidence, I'll be open to it.
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Old 14-02-2012, 19:25
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Madonna has been quite a bitch down the years and has admitted so herself. I know she didn't like Mariah/Whitney and they detested her as well. Who cares if she's a bitch? So long as the musics good
That's true but as I said before Whitney's image was really fake. Was she known for being a kind and charitable person? I don't remember hearing people saying that she was particularly nice either. Both were divas and acted accordingly.
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Old 14-02-2012, 19:54
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I heard Madonna was originally meant to do bodyguard but Kev ditched her for Whitney (see In Bed with Madonna).
I did think they didn't get on so a statement might seem contrived.
George however has sung with her and I thought with his Twitter habits he would have said something....
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Old 14-02-2012, 20:10
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It's rather pretentious to make a statement just for the sake of it.
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Old 14-02-2012, 20:20
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I thought they got on, I can only remember madge saying nice things about Whitney?

People get M wrong, she is really supportive of other artists, she bitches back if an interviewer brings up that another performer has been a **** about her. She then comes out with something. Ususally she just shrugs her shoulders. Lets face it, she will out live them all.
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Old 14-02-2012, 20:20
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Most celebrities paid their respects via twitter which Madonna doesn't have. I doubt she would go to the effort of releasing a statement to the public. Why should she? They never worked together, they didn't really know each other. Not every celebrity has to comment on another celebrities death. My guess is Madonna will probably be asked at some point in an interview and she will have nothing but praise and respect for Whitney.

A lot of these supposed feuds stem more from press stories and fans than from actual truth. I honestly don't think Whitney hated Madonna and vice versa. I doubt either of them wasted much time thinking about the other since they had their own lives and careers to manage. There always has to be a feud or a rivalry when it comes to female singers and most are probably blown out of proportion.

Not necessarily. Why should Madonna like Whitney? Just because they are both singers. They were very different.
And would Madonna hate Whitney? They both just singers. There's no reason for her to hate Whitney.
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