Bobbi-Kristina Slams Grandma Cissy’s New Book, ‘Remembering Whitney’

Bobbi-Kristina Brown slams new book, Remembering Whitney, by her grandmother, Cissy Houston. Houston penned a book recalling her life after the tragic death of her world-famous daughter, Whitney. Bobbi-Kristina is upset that her grandmother is telling her side of what happened after her mother’s death; as well as throwing her dad, Bobby Brown, under the bus.

Bobbi-Kristina said that the new book is “disrespectful,” and told her Twitter followers that she will not be reading the book.

From Twitter, Bobbi-Kristina says: “I find it 2B Disrespect2MYMOTHER & me being HERDAUGHTER won’t tolerate it. I LOVEYOUALL for your support though & I thank you immensely••xO!”

Bobbi-Kristina’s sometimes-boyfriend and alleged adopted brother, Nick Gordon, responded to her claim that she would not read the book by tweeting, “you already know everything so y would you be expected to read it?” She responded,  “My point exactly• #DIFFERENCEiS…”

In Remembering Whitney,  grieving mom, Cissy Houston, details the fateful moment she discovered her daughter was dead: “That was the moment my life shattered. I don’t know what I did or said after that. I was told later that I screamed so loudly that the whole building must have heard me, but my mind was absolute blank, except for one thought – that my baby had gone.”

Certainly many people can relate to her overwhelming loss, as we all were stunned at Whitney’s untimely death.

If the book was just about about her grandmother’s grief after the death of her daughter, then Bobbi-Kristina’s outrage would not be justified. However, she slams the new book because there’s more.

Bobbi-Kristina’s boycott more than likely stems from the veiled attacks against her father. In one instance, Houston recalls an incident that occurred between Whitney and Brown that left her daughter permanently scarred.

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