Whitney Houston’s mother angered by claims daughter was molested by cousin Dee Dee Warwick during childhood
The singer’s long-time assistant Mary Jones said the singer was abused by her cousin during her childhood. Houston’s mother and cousin Dionne Warwick have expressed dismay at the claims, which cannot be proven as both parties are dead
Whitney Houston’s mother and cousin have spoken out about their “shock and horror” over recent claims the famed singer was molested in her childhood by cousin Dee Dee Warwick.
Cissy Houston and Dionne Warwick – Dee Dee’s aunt and sister, respectively – told People magazine the allegations have been difficult for the family to comprehend, especially since Houston never mentioned them before her untimely death in 2012 at age 48.
“We cannot overstate the shock and horror we feel and the difficulty we have believing that my niece Dee Dee Warwick … molested two of my three children,” the statement read.
The allegations were made by Houston’s long-time assistant Mary Jones, who claimed in the recent documentary Whitney that her former boss would frequently question what she’d done as a child to make Dee Dee think that she’d welcome the assault.
In the statement, Houston and Warwick said they were entirely unaware of the claims before the film’s May premiere.
They also questioned the movie’s decision to pry into the singer’s life, as although she was a famous person, they believe the public has no right to know intimate details she did not wish to share.