When news of her death broke Saturday, the world turned it's eyes Grammys to see what was planned to honor the great Whitney Houston.
Because of that, Sunday's broacast skyrocketed from last year's event with a 46% increase in ratings. In total, the averaged to 39 million viewers, all watching on to see the music community bid farewell to beloved one of their own.
From LL Cool J's opening prayer to Jennifer Hudson's tribute above, the awards were packed with condolences for the fallen singer.
Other networks made sure to stay out of the way too, holding mostly reruns - except ABC, whose shows posted all times lows, including Once Upon A Time.
The 2012 Grammys only follow the 1984 show for the highest rated Grammy broadcast, the year before Whitney released her first studio album.
So last we heard, Michael Lohan was released from a treatment facility and living in a 3-bedroom halfway house across the street.
Sources have revealed that Lindsay Lohan's father is enrolled in an outpatient program to continue treatment for steroid abuse and co-dependency issues.
He must be doing pretty well in the program. Although he was spotted applying for a job at Burger King, sources are saying that he's actually in negotiations to launch a Love Line-esque radio show in Palm Beach, Florida, explaining:
"He is in negotiations to launch a new radio show with Jeremy Loper, formerly of the radio show The Buzz in Palm Beach, Florida. The show will address all kinds of issues from sex, addictions, clearing up gossip and various real life situations.”
We're not sure that Michael Lohan is the best person to be giving out ANY kind of advice, but he does have radio experience. The Celebrity Rehab star co-hosted Reality Talk Radio on Clear Channel's WIOD last year.
We wish him the best as he prepares to live on his own again when released from the halfway house on March 16th, but urge the citizens of Palm Beach to reach out to somebody other than Michael Lohan for help solving their personal problems.
Nick Carter's had a rough go these past few weeks and he wants to heal.
After being left out of his sister's funeral, Nick will be having a sabbatical to grieve over Leslie Carter's death.
Nick has two more tour dates, one in Chicago, the other in Columbus, which he will dedicate to his sis. Sources say he is still dealing with the fact that he missed the funeral.
Sad. We hope these next few weeks are good to him.
As we mentioned last week, Angelina Jolie was in Berlin this weekend for the premiere of her film In the Land of Blood & Honey.
For Saturday night's premiere, the director looked like a golden goddess in a Jenny Packham gown while Brad Pitt looked like he usually does in Dolce & Gabbana.
We wish she wore this Packham dress to the SAGs and saved the black one for the premiere. The gold sparkly number is perfect for an awards red carpet!
A proud Jersey girl will return home for one final goodbye.
According to reports, Whitney Houston will be laid to rest later this week at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, N.J., the place of her birth.
Those who knew here before the fame knew her best as a singer in the choir of the church, as she was raised in East Orange. It is expected that her body will be released to the family today, now that the autopsy is finished, and arrangements are being made to fly her back East immediately by her family.
Many say that she never forgot her humble Jersey roots and that laying her to rest in the place where she got her start is a fitting tribute to her legacy.
We agree. She'll be back in a place where the people who knew her best can pay the best tribute to her, celebrating her life in the place where it all began.
Despite rumors saying the family of Whitney Houston had already been contacted by the coroner to discuss the cause of death, the LA County Coroner's office is flat out denying it!!
According to assistant chief coroner Ed Winter, he's never broached the issue with her family. He did, however, say it's possible the police could have had such discussions.
No official word will be given to the media until the toxicology reports are printed. Which means we could waiting for a while…
But according to those rumors, there wasn't enough water found in Whitney's lungs for the cause of death to be drowning! So instead, her death is believed to have been cause by a lethal drug/alcohol cocktail!!
A proud Jersey girl will return home for one final goodbye.
According to reports, Whitney Houston will be laid to rest later this week at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, N.J., the place of her birth.
Those who knew here before the fame knew her best as a singer in the choir of the church, as she was raised in East Orange. It is expected that her body will be released to the family today, now that the autopsy is finished, and arrangements are being made to fly her back East immediately by her family.
Many say that she never forgot her humble Jersey roots and that laying her to rest in the place where she got her start is a fitting tribute to her legacy.
We agree. She'll be back in a place where the people who knew her best can pay the best tribute to her, celebrating her life in the place where it all began.
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