Hundreds of Whitney Houston fans swarmed a New Jersey storage house to bid thousands on items that once belonged to the singer. The items included stage costumes, clothes, lingerie, gold records belonging to ex-husband Bobby Brown and concert equipment.
The storage company Speed of Sound, sold the items to satisfy an outstanding $150,000 storage bill that Whitney neglected (or refused) to pay. From Star Pulse: "Bidders snatched up designer clothing from Houston's 1999 My Love Is Your Love tour, including a Versace beaded catsuit, several velvet jumpsuits with the star's insignia, and 13 Dolce & Gabbana bras. A clear Schimmel grand piano, worth $292,500, was purchased by an antiques dealer from Mississippi for a bargain price of $20,000, while 16 music awards presented to Houston's estranged husband Bobby Brown went for $400. Other items sold in the auction include a keyboard, drum kits, a forklift, a concert stage set and sound equipment. In the meantime, according to the NY Post's PAGE SIX, the owner of the New Jersey Storage facility is Michael Fuchs, a former chief of Warner Music and before that, HBO. Sources tell PAGE SIX that most of the belongings, a forklift and concert equipment among other items, didn't even belong to Whitney.
The storage company Speed of Sound, sold the items to satisfy an outstanding $150,000 storage bill that Whitney neglected (or refused) to pay. From Star Pulse: "Bidders snatched up designer clothing from Houston's 1999 My Love Is Your Love tour, including a Versace beaded catsuit, several velvet jumpsuits with the star's insignia, and 13 Dolce & Gabbana bras. A clear Schimmel grand piano, worth $292,500, was purchased by an antiques dealer from Mississippi for a bargain price of $20,000, while 16 music awards presented to Houston's estranged husband Bobby Brown went for $400. Other items sold in the auction include a keyboard, drum kits, a forklift, a concert stage set and sound equipment. In the meantime, according to the NY Post's PAGE SIX, the owner of the New Jersey Storage facility is Michael Fuchs, a former chief of Warner Music and before that, HBO. Sources tell PAGE SIX that most of the belongings, a forklift and concert equipment among other items, didn't even belong to Whitney.
"They were owned by backup musicians and small vendors," who had either lent them or asked Houston to store them. Fuchs, who went from a top corporate exec to warehouse overseer, did not share the view of the facility's previous manager, who was convinced the diva was headed for a comeback and would pay her debts. "It is not unusual for an artist to sell off old equipment and costumes no longer needed. She is selling equipment, as many artists do, that is out of date," said Nancy Seltzer, Whitney's longtime publicist in a media statement made last week.
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