Thursday, February 23, 2012

Franklin says Houston's mother raised her well

In this July 26, 2010 photo, performer Aretha Franklin looks out a window, in Philadelphia. Franklin says she believed Whitney Houston had overcome her demons and was primed for a comeback, which made learning of the troubled singer's death all the more of a shock. Interviewed on NBC's "Today" show Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, Franklin said she was watching TV in her hotel room in Charlotte, N.C., when she learned of Houston's death. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

In this July 26, 2010 photo, performer Aretha Franklin looks out a window, in Philadelphia. Franklin says she believed Whitney Houston had overcome her demons and was primed for a comeback, which made learning of the troubled singer's death all the more of a shock. Interviewed on NBC's "Today" show Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, Franklin said she was watching TV in her hotel room in Charlotte, N.C., when she learned of Houston's death. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

(AP) ? Aretha Franklin says Cissy Houston raised her daughter Whitney Houston well ? and that an interview where Franklin said parents need to make sure children "leave home prepared" was taken out of context.

Franklin released a statement Wednesday, four days after Houston's funeral. She was expected to sing at the funeral, but bowed out because of leg problems.

In an interview about Houston on NBC's "Today" show last week, Franklin said parents need to talk to their children to make sure they "leave home prepared, really. She left home with all the right things."

Franklin said her full statement ? "This is no reflection on Cissy or Nippy's upbringing," using a nickname for Houston ? wasn't aired.

Houston had fought substance abuse for years. A cause of her Feb. 11 death has yet to be determined.

Associated Press

Source: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/4e67281c3f754d0696fbfdee0f3f1469/Article_2012-02-22-People-Aretha%20Franklin/id-0760c15779db4f6bb2ac428656a03e89

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