Thursday, June 21, 2012

The Time Whitney Houston Helped BeBe Winans Buy a House


BeBe Winans is promoting his new book, 'The Whitney I Knew', about his friendship with Whitney Houston and recalls the time Whitney gave him $50,000 to buy a house...

BeBe tells Access Hollywood, 
I wanted a house and, being a musician, the banks look at you as a risk... I had $25,000, which they said I had to put down (as a deposit) and then they changed it... and said, 'You've gotta put $75,000 (down).'
"Whitney flew in... just to visit, and she said, 'Take me to that house that you're buying'. I took her to the house and while we were walking through the house... she would look at the staircase and she'd say, 'Oh, that looks like my brother's staircase!'
"We got to the end of the tour and she looks at me and reached into her purse and gives me an envelope and says, 'Open it'... It was the remaining $50,000 that I needed and I looked at her and said, 'I'm gonna pay you back,' and she said, 'Don't worry about it'.
"I sent her the first installment of $25,000 and she called me and said, 'Why did you do that?' I said, 'I told you I was gonna pay you back,' and she said, 'Yeah, but a lot of people say that and they don't.'"

37 comments:

El A in the D said...

detroit what!

Anonymous said...

Seriously he actually did the book? Wow. I thought it was a rumor. How sad. Whitney gave you $50,000? so now the proceeds of that book totaling $50,000 will go to Whitney's favorite charity, Whitney's Elementary school, or Whitney's daughter right Bebee? Oh no wait this is what a white person would do your black I'm sorry I forgot. Keep the money..

Anonymous said...

He took the other $25,000 and purchased a home for his boyfried. Will he be coming out of the closet in his new book???

Only1Nikki said...

I am glad to hear he ain't on no negative shit she was still a person. Her friends and family loved her for a reason.

Ms. Lee said...

She looks pretty on the cover. Peave + Love, Whitney.

Anonymous said...

where was he when her home was getting foreclosed? GONE like a ghost.

Anonymous said...

damn he wrote that book REAL quick! gotta profit off her death while shes till in the news,smh. i wonder if whitney truly had any real,loyal friend. i feel so sad for her.

That Giant Sucking Sound said...

detriot is a hellhole slum for the vultures.

Anonymous said...

WHY THE FUCK would this nigga be proud to publish shit like this …. trifling muthafukka, with his leachin ass ……. and he best stop tryin' to lie about him trying to pay that money back ….. cos I know that sure as hell DID NOT HAPPEN.

DAMN ….. Thirsty niggas, Bebe know damn well that Witney ain't here to confirm that he "TRIED" to pay back that money ….. leave her alone already ….. stop trying to make money of her damn corpse.

cns said...

She seems like she was a very loving, kind and generous friend. That's what I loved about her more than her talent. She was a genuinely kind friend. She is missed.

Anonymous said...

@ 1:52 LOL

Anonymous said...

What the deuce kinda house only needs a $75k deposit ... regardless, touching story that shows what a wonderful person WH was.

Don said...

That's what friends are for...

Anonymous said...

This pic of him is wrong,he looks suspect.just sayin'

Anonymous said...

Good luck to you BEBE.

Anonymous said...

That's a very fruity-looking picture of him.

Anonymous said...

Im not shocked by that, she was a Leo. All Leo's are generous with people they care about. she told him dont worry about it and she meant it.

dreadee said...

Co-sign at 2:10p LOL

Anonymous said...

No one said that Whitney wasn't a loving and giving person, especially to her friends. She just had some demons that got the best of her that's all. R.I.P STILL Whit

Anonymous said...

Yea, it's a LEO thang,. August birhdays have a good heart, and they're loyal, and trust worthy. Whitney was a good person but she battled spiritually, and all the leeches from Bobby to Bobby's family stood by and participated in her downfall.

Anonymous said...

2:37

sho you right! but please dont take a Leo there, they some violent MOFOs. LOL!

Spill The Wine said...

Snitch! Girl!

You found the *most* howudoin picture of BeBe EVER!!!

And I say thank you :)

Anonymous said...

I hear that.. believe if I had the cheese like that, there's nothing I wouldn't do for friends and family...

Anonymous said...

People say her heart was big! I love these kinda stories.

meridianobrien said...

This decade must be the year of the leach. Everyone wants to write books all of a sudden. This nigga is damn near 60 and has never wrote shit, not even a gospel song. Now, he thinks he's Baldwin or Dunbar. GTFOH. Celebrity death = broke niggas trying to get paid. SMMFH.

ESL said...

That pic of BeBe is ... how you say... extra zesty!

Anonymous said...

Probably why she was broke before she died. It was a really nice gesture but if she's giving money to Bebe imagine who else from her family or circle she gave money to. That's one of the reasons why Mike went broke. He still had money after he got out of prison but he had so many leaches. He purchased cars for people he barely knew well. Those same mofo's ran off once the money was gone.

Anonymous said...

Okay, Bebe, let's see what you do with those profits. Then I will know what kind of person you truly are.

Anonymous said...

This is down right pitiful. Please, noone buy this book! Leave the book writing to her daughter who actually deserves a little change from the book deal! How tacky is it for him to 1. Do a new CD trying to copy Whitneys national anthem record by namming it America America and now 2. He writes a book about his damn friendship??? Why not write about book his family? He does not want the goods to come out on them. He must really need the cash? That whole family is tacky

Anonymous said...

@2:08 you generally only have to put down 10% or less if you have decent credit. I guess you wouldn't know about that...

Anonymous said...

^^8:32,yeah you talking to the wrong crowd. Anyways,its alot of stories about how generous Whitney was to people. So is this why BeBe/CeCe stopped working. They had Whitney funding their pockets. Thats kinda bad,but if she was their friend and wanted to do it. Hey,its her money.

Anonymous said...

I don't see him talking about the 25k balance that was owed. What happened to it BeBe????? Will you give the 25k balance and some of the proceeds of the sale of your book to Bobbi K?

Anonymous said...

Jennifer Holliday went on record a day or two after Whitney died to say that Whitney gave her work when she fell on hard times.

I am glad that BeBe and others are showing another side of WH that most did not know, that is, that she was a very generous woman to those that she loved.

She had compassion which is rare in this world.

Anonymous said...

@8:32

Depends on when he bought the house. 20% or more used to be standard until late 90s called the 80/20 rule. Also if the appraisal came back low but he still really wanted the house they would require a higher down payment.

Anonymous said...

I swear BEBE looks like he could be BEEGEE twin brother.

Anonymous said...

How did Whitney know he needed an additional $50K??? He called and asked for the money. That is personal information between you and the bank.

Anonymous said...

Talk about gay...what straight man is named Bebe????

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