Bobby Brown slams Chris Rock for taking a crass shot at Whitney Houston The singer doesn't think that the comedian's joke is a laughing matter. Getty Images A tasteless joke by Chris Rock about Bobby Brown’s ex Whitney Houston has the singer upset that the comedian would take a stab at the deceased star, USA Today reports. The joke has much to do with a viral meme that had Houston looking rather bothered with the saying: “Me sitting in a meeting that could’ve been an email.” —5 things to know about trailblazing director, John Singleton— Rock then added his two-cents that made fun of Houston’s drug addiction: “Hurry up I got crack to smoke.” Brown, on the other hand, didn’t think it was funny especially since Houston was addicted to drugs and died in 2012 from a drug overdose, coupled with heart disease and drowning in a bathtub in a Los Angeles hotel. The daughter Brown shared with Houston, Bobbi Kristina also died in a bathtub some three years later. Brown tore into Rock, according to screenshots obtained by Yahoo and The Shade Room, writing: “During this time of women empowerment you chose to use your time to try and humiliate our QUEEN!” Brown added: “I thought you was a friend of the family.” Rock eventually got the message and deleted the offensive meme but the internet had some things to say: “I was already disappointed in Chris Rock (who I’ve known for years) for finding humor in Louis C.K. & Ricky Gervais’ use of the N-word. Now he’s making fun of my dearly departed friend, Whitney Houston, on IG. Addiction is NOT a laughing matter,” TV producer Elgin Charles tweeted. I was already disappointed in Chris Rock (who I’ve known for years) for finding humor in Louis C.K. & Ricky Gervais’ use of the N-word. Now he’s making fun of my dearly departed friend, Whitney Houston, on IG. Addiction is NOT a laughing matter. #PoorTaste #Disrespectful #GrowUp — Elgin Charles (@ElginCharles) April 28, 2019 “Not cool @chrisrock,” user @Dina_Deens tweeted. “I was a fan & had respect for you! Now I’m just disappointed at your lack of respect to an Icon & Lack Of considération to her family & Loved Ones. It Ain’t Funny Bullying a dead person Shame On You.” Not cool ⁦@chrisrock⁩ I was a fan & had respect for you! Now I’m just disappointed at your lack of respect to an Icon & Lack Of considération to her family & Loved Ones. It Ain’t Funny Bullying a dead person Shame On You #RIP #WhitneyHouston https://t.co/QMXj8RNC9g — DINA D (@DINA_DEENS) April 28, 2019 Even though Brown and Houston had long been divorced, he always takes plenty of time to defend her. Last year, Kanye West used a trashy, drug-filled bathroom photo of Houston’s to promote Pusha T’s album and that pissed Brown off too. —Police are searching for a gunman who opened fire at two Baltimore cookouts, killing 1 person and injuring 7— “Why would he post that on his album cover?” Brown asked Rolling Stone. “That’s really disgusting that he would do that. That’s in really bad taste.” Also, singer Lorde took a tasteless shot at Houston last year when she posted a drawn bath with the caption “And iiii will always love you” – a reference to Houston and one of her songs with the backdrop of the scene of her death. But pushing boundaries is signature Chris Rock. In March, after the NAACP ordered him not to tell Jussie Smollett jokes after the actor was charged with an alleged fake crime hoax, he did anyway. “They said ‘No Jussie Smollett jokes,'” said Rock, who presented the award for Outstanding Comedy Series. “What a waste of light skin,” Rock cracked. “Do you know what I could do with that light skin? That curly hair? My career would be out of here! I’d be running Hollywood.” Share<doc-sep>*Bobby Brown was not amused when Chris Rock made time over the weekend to post a tasteless joke about Whitney Houston’s drug use. Rock shared a meme on social media of the late singer looking anything but enthusiastic about giving an interview. The image read: “Me sitting in a meeting that could’ve been an email,” but the comedian added his own caption: “Hurry up I got crack to smoke.” Many commenters slammed the joke as “tasteless” and “trash” and simply “not funny,” but Brown noted, “During this time of women empowerment you chose to use your time to try and humiliate our QUEEN!! !” He added, “I thought you was a friend of the family.” Peep the post below. OTHER NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED: AAFCA/African American Film Critics Association Official Statement Regarding the Life of Director John Singleton Rock ultimately deleted the post. Bobby and Whitney were married from 1992 to 2007 and had one child together, Bobbi Kristina, who died in 2015, three years after Houston drowned in a bathtub while reportedly acutely intoxicated from cocaine. Bobbi Kristina died in a similar manner to her mother. Houston, who was 48 when she died, denied using crack cocaine during a 2002 interview with Diane Sawyer. “I make too much money to ever smoke,” she said. “Let’s get that straight, k? We don’t do crack. We don’t do that. Crack is wack.” Brown previously blasted Kanye West for paying $85,000 to license a photo of Houston’s drug den inside her Atlanta home for the cover of Pusha-T’s album “Daytona.”<doc-sep>Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Article content Bobby Brown has slammed “family friend” Chris Rock for making a distasteful joke about the late Whitney Houston’s struggle with drug addiction. The comedian hit headlines over the weekend when he shared a meme which showed an image of an unenthusiastic Whitney alongside the words: “Me sitting in a meeting that could’ve been an email.” We apologize, but this video has failed to load. tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or 'I THOUGHT YOU WAS A FRIEND': Bobby Brown slams Chris Rock's Whitney Houston joke Back to video Taking the joke one step further, Rock added: “Hurry up I got crack to smoke.” Houston accidentally drowned in the bathtub of her Beverly Hills hotel suite after taking a lethal cocktail mix of cocaine, marijuana and prescription medication in 2012. She was aged 48. Among those hitting back at Rock following the meme, which he later deleted, was Brown – who was married to Whitney between 1992 to 2007. Screenshots of his response, obtained by Yahoo and The Shade Room, showed that Brown responded: “I thought you was a friend of the family (sic).” He also commented: “During this time of women empowerment you chose to use your time to try and humiliate our QUEEN!! !”<doc-sep>
Chris Rock is a funny guy, but a recent joke he told had singer Bobby Brown fuming, not laughing. Brown slammed Rock for making a joke about his late ex-wife Whitney Houston. The “Two Can Play That Game” hitmaker was unimpressed when the 54-year-old comedian shared a meme on Instagram at the weekend which featured the “I Will Always Love You” singer — who accidentally drowned in a bath in 2012 as a result of heart disease and cocaine use — looking unenthusiastic. The photo was originally captioned: “Me sitting in a meeting that could’ve been an email.” Rock then added: “Hurry up I got crack to smoke.” Brown — who was married to Houston from 1992 to 2007 — then blasted his “friend” for trying to “humiliate” his ex-wife. He commented: “During this time of women empowerment you chose to use your time to try and humiliate our QUEEN! “I thought you was a friend of the family. (sic)” The former “Saturday Night Live” star eventually deleted the post but still faced criticism for being “disrespectful” from other followers. TV producer Elgin Charles furiously tweeted: “I was already disappointed in Chris Rock (who I’ve known for years) for finding humor in Louis C.K. & Ricky Gervais’ use of the N-word. Now he’s making fun of my dearly departed friend, Whitney Houston, on IG. Addiction is NOT a laughing matter (sic)” And another fan posted: “Not cool @chrisrock. I was a fan & had respect for you! Now I’m just disappointed at your lack of respect to an Icon & Lack Of considération to her family & Loved Ones. It Ain’t Funny Bullying a dead person Shame On You. (sic)” Last year, Brown blasted Kanye West for his “disgusting” decision to pay a reported $85,000 for a photo of her drug-filled bathroom to use on Pusha T’s Daytona album, which was released through the “Stronger” hitmaker’s GOOD Music label. He fumed: “Why would he post that on his album cover? That’s really disgusting that he would do that. That’s in really bad taste.”