............................................The Queen has spoken...............................................Aretha Franklin angrily denies reports that she was barred from attending Whitney Houston's funeral because of comments she made about parenting last Friday on NBC's Today show .
The 'Queen of Soul,' 69, did not atten Saturday's funeral , citing leg spasms / But some reports said Houston's mother Cissy told her not to attend , after Franklin said on the 'Today' show that "parents have to relly talk to their children before they leave home .
In a statement Wednesday , Franklin said she was speaking generally , not about the Houstons , and that NB C cut a line where she said , "This is no reflection on Cissy or Nippy's (Whitney) upbringing ." Sne then slammed media reports of a rift between her and Cissy .
Extra TV and the New York Post" should stop the BULLSH*T ," Franklin said ina statement , "Cissy Houston and I have been longtime friends for almost 50 years . I have four invitations and parking passes that were sent to me for the funeral ." Those outlets , she added , " are more interested in sensationalism and negative speculations than the truth.
Franklin added ; "Cissy does not need ridiculious speculation and neither do I ... particularly at this time .... knowing Cissy as well as I do , I know Whitney left home right and properly , I was generalizing and it was a well-intended statement of any young adult coming into the music industry . I was not speaking of anyone specifically .
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