Clive Davis Will Attend Whitney's Funeral Despite Grammy Party Tension

Posted on Feb 15, 2012 @ 10:30AM

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Whitney Houston's mentor and music mogul, Clive Davis, will be attending the pop singers funeral on Saturday in Newark, New Jersey, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting.

Davis has faced scrutiny from Whitney Houston's family and Chaka Khan for proceeding with the pre-Grammy party at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, while Houston's body was still in the bathroom where she tragically died last Saturday.

Houston passed away on Saturday afternooon after she was found unconscious and unresponsive in her bathtub at the Beverly Hilton. The award winning singer was declared dead by paramedics at the iconic hotel at 3:55 p.m. PST. She was 48.

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"Of course, Clive will be at Whitney's funeral. He went back to New York shortly after the Grammy's. Clive is absolutely devastated by the loss. He had to put on a brave face on Saturday night, but he has been inmourning ever since he heard the news. Clive is absolutely devastated bythe loss," a source close to the situation tells us.

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As RadarOnline.com previously reported, Houston's family was extremely upset that the pre-Grammy party proceeded. ""Even IF Whitney had given her blessing for the party to continue, even that doesn't make it ok. Her body was lying in a room upstairs, dead, for heaven's sake. It was simply in bad taste, period," the source says. "The family just feels like it was very insensitive for the party to continue. Yes, guests were on the way to the hotel at the time when they learned the news, but they could have had a prayer in the ballroom, and then Clive could have, and should have, sent everyone home. The food could have been donated to a local homeless shelter."

A spokesperson for Davis told us, "Mr. Davis, who is mourning the loss of his beloved Whitney, has nothing but the utmost love and respect for the entire Houston family."

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by billionairefriends
Posted Wed, 02/15/2012 - 7:34pm

The world does not stop just because a junkie OD's

by Greeneyez
Posted Wed, 02/15/2012 - 6:47pm

Oh, so he was good enough to pay her bills for her, but not come to the funeral? Get over yourselves, Houstons.

by Meteor
Posted Wed, 02/15/2012 - 6:18pm

We're talking about the sudden death of a mega star that day in that hotel! Clive Davis is a gutless, shallow "man" who didn't really care. After all, Whitney was dead and he couldn't use her anymore, so on with the party.

by R.
Posted Wed, 02/15/2012 - 5:29pm

BOBBY CANT ATTEND OR SEE HIS OWN DAUGHTER BUT CLIVE CAN ATTEND???? WOW. WHITNEY FAMILY ARE TOO LITTLE TO LATE TO HATE BOBBY AND TO FORGIVE CLIVE FOR BEING A PIMP AND UN CLASSY IS WRONG.

by TRUTHIE
Posted Wed, 02/15/2012 - 5:12pm

This is a very very long week Who cares

by Great
Posted Wed, 02/15/2012 - 4:05pm

this old queen was NOT about to ruin a good time for anything

by trxr4kids
Posted Wed, 02/15/2012 - 4:04pm

People fly in from all over the world for the Grammy's. It's not like it's your aunt's birthday down the street that you just cancel at a moment's notice. Get a grip, people.

by ratbag
Posted Wed, 02/15/2012 - 3:33pm

The family did not expect the Grammy Awards show to be canceled, this was a private party Clive Davis gives every year at this time, and was his party to cancel; her body was still upstairs, cancel it already.

by Lucille777777
Posted Wed, 02/15/2012 - 5:38pm

i always thot they were closer than close but if I learned one thing, money is money and I think if someone died the Clive couldn't replace he may have cancelled this event but hey they are already grooming the next Whitney.

by gwen01
Posted Wed, 02/15/2012 - 3:27pm