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Whitney Houston Auction: Singer's Dress, Earrings to Be Sold Off Next Month
- Posted on Feb 20th 2012 10:15AM by The Associated Press
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A black velvet dress that belonged to Whitney Houston and a pair of earrings she wore in "The Bodyguard" will be sold to the highest bidder next month.
Celebrity auctioneer Darren Julien said Sunday the pieces and other Houston items became available after the singer's unexpected death on Feb. 11 and will be included among a long-planned sale of Hollywood memorabilia such as Charlie Chaplin's cane, Clark Gable's jacket from "Gone With the Wind" and Charlton Heston's staff from "The Ten Commandments."
Julien said celebrity collectibles often become available after their namesakes die.
"It proves a point that these items, they're an investment," Julien said. "You buy items just like a stock. Buy at the right time and sell at the right time, and they just increase in value."
But could it be too soon to profit from Houston's passing? She was just buried on Saturday.
"It's a celebration of her life," Julien said. "If you hide these things in fear that you're going to offend someone - her life is to be celebrated. These items are historic now that she passed. They become a part of history. They should be in museums. She's lived a life and had a career that nobody else has ever had."
Houston is "someone who's going to maintain a collectability," he said. "For people who are fans of Whitney Houston and never would have had a chance to meet her and never got to talk to her, these are items that literally touched a part of her life. They are a way to relate to her or be a part of her life without having known her."
The singer's floor-length black dress is valued at $1,000 but likely to collect much more. Same goes for the vest she wore in "The Bodyguard," listed at $400, and the faux-pearl earrings that start at $600.
Houston fans and other collectors can bid online, by phone or in person during the "Hollywood Legends" auction on March 31 and April 1. Lots will be shown during a free public exhibition beginning March 19 at Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills, Calif., just blocks from the Beverly Hilton Hotel, where Houston died at age 48.
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Gee, I hope they are paying back the town of Newark for the funeral
February 20 2012 at 10:06 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyGood-by Whitney. When you were good, you were one of the finest. When you were bad, you were one of the worst. Whatever your problems were, they are gone, but sadely so are you. RIP
February 20 2012 at 8:45 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyGood-by Whitney. When you were good, you were one of the finest. When you were bad, you were one of the worst. Whatever your problems were, they are gone, but sadely so are you. RIP
February 20 2012 at 8:44 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyShe now really is like Marilyn Monroe & Princess Diana. Way to go, indeed.
February 20 2012 at 8:38 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplySHE WAS NOTHING BUT YOUR TYPICAL DRUGGED UP SMELLY NIGGRUH GORILLA THAT BELONGED IN A ZOO. SHE DOESN'Y DESERVE ANY MEDIA ATTENTION BECAUSE SHE WAS A DISGRACE TO HER SPECIES. AOL CREATED A MONKEY BOARD FOR STORIES ABOUT PRIMATES LIKE HER. ITS CALL "AOL BLACK VOICES". IF I WANT TO READ ABOU CHIMPANZEES AND CRACK HEADS I WILL GO TO THE WEBSITE---NIGGERMANIA.COM !
February 20 2012 at 8:36 PM Report abuse Permalink -2 rate up rate down ReplyBOOY BROWN . DID COME BUT HE WAS TREATED RUDELY . SHAME ON THE CLOSE FAMILY NOT BEING ABLE TO PUT SOMETHING ASIDE FOR THE SAKE OF THE SEVICE & AND HIS YOUNG GIRL . WE CAN ALL SAY WHAT WE WANT. ABOUT BOBBY , AND WHITNEY BEING CRAZY TO STAY WITH HIM . BUT WE WILL NEVER KNOW THE STRONG / CRAZY LOVE THEY HAD FOR EACH OTHER .
THEIR IS ALOT OF TWISTED UNIONS . ANOTHER THING MOST OF US WILL NEVER KNOW JUST HOW ONE REACTS AFTER HAVING HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS SO FAST . LETS CUT TGHEM SO SLACK .
You are a racist ******* come to Newark and say that! **** head!
February 22 2012 at 4:58 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyBOOY BROWN . DID COME BUT HE WAS TREATED RUDELY . SHAME ON THE CLOSE FAMILY NOT BEING ABLE TO PUT SOMETHING ASIDE FOR THE SAKE OF THE SEVICE & AND HIS YOUNG GIRL . WE CAN ALL SAY WHAT WE WANT. ABOUT BOBBY , AND WHITNEY BEING CRAZY TO STAY WITH HIM . BUT WE WILL NEVER KNOW THE STRONG / CRAZY LOVE THEY HAD FOR EACH OTHER .
THEIR IS ALOT OF TWISTED UNIONS . ANOTHER THING MOST OF US WILL NEVER KNOW JUST HOW ONE REACTS AFTER HAVING HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS SO FAST . LETS CUT TGHEM SO SLACK .
Wow they are whoring out anything they think they can get money out of. They better hurry up before she is forgotten. I figure she will be in the news for a month at best. Thats only because the Nancy "Holsteen" Grace style thinking where its always someone elses fault. Someone let her drown as well as forcing all that crack and scripts into her body. How about she did everything to herself Nancy. You human slam pig. RED DRAGONS!
February 20 2012 at 8:27 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThe entire event was handled poorly and that she was no provided a mausoleum further reveals the sloppy handling of the event.
She made bad bad decisions,hiring her unskilled and unprofessional family members to manage her career and handle most responsibilities that professionals should of. Worst was her security people who were family members totally lacking in any security skills and couldn't get employment at a 99 cent store. Her manager was terrible,just terrible and a sad joke,losing millions of dollars in unscheduled concerts and appearances.They could only handle ordering pizza,and chinese food deliveries,basic routine responsibilities.
Her biggest blunder though was getting involved with Bobby Brown,ghetto 100%. He made cocaine there best friend, spending thousends of dollars a week on that junk. They would buy it first thing in the morning after binging all night for days on end. This bum, low life bobby brown, He destroyed any class she had. He has no respect for any woman anyway and turned Whitney into a druggie and destroyed her self esteem,all in the name of ghetto love.
What a disgrace her entire enterage is,AMEN....Now she can RIP,they can all apply for EBT cards,now,,,,,,,, shame on all of them. THE TRUTH
She will be remembered forever!!!! Nobody can replaced her & she's our idol!!!
We like her very much!!!












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