Lauren LaRosa (6:10)
Now, Whitney Houston, you Know, in this moment, especially a lot of the, you know, the things from this moment, you better lay low. Those things have all gone super viral. So much those sounds are used across TikTok, across Instagram, everywhere. The memes, and not even just this moment. The memes of Bobby Brown, the memes of Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston, they're everywhere all the time, all across social, from Facebook to x to Instagram, YouTube, all the places there are videos right now on YouTube just reposting and uploading that speech that we just listened to that have over 4 million views in recent comments. People are still rediscovering this moment every single day. This is a top used sound on TikTok as well. So, I mean, I say all that to say that Winnie Harlow is not the first person to call back to this moment, but people were really upset. So she posted a video. She's dressed just like Whitney Houston, hair just like Whitney Houston. She reenacts that moment that we just heard and walked and does the whole walk out, and there's a whole thing that went along with this. And the fans are upset. Now the Whitney Houston Instagram, the official Instagram account controlled by the Whitney Houston estate, reposted the video themselves and just, you know, noted that, you know, it was Winnie Harlow and she redid the iconic moment. They weren't upset about it, but the people were. So people are in the comments of this Instagram and here are some of the comments. So one person says there are so many highlights of Whitney's life and career to honor. This feels like making fun of someone where they would have when they were having a hard time. And this is people pointing to, you know, allegations that this was during the time when Whitney Houston was, you know, using drugs and doing different things. The comment continues. I'm sure that's not true. Her intention, maybe it's not that deep, but some of her Day one fans really still miss her and feel bad about how we lost her. You guys will remember that Whitney Houston passed away In February of 2012 in Beverly Hills, California, the day before the Grammy Awards. She accidentally drowned in a hotel room. And at the time, she had left behind her daughter, Bobbi Kristina, who also went on to pass away three years later after that at the age of 22. You know, it was just tragic all around. There's been much conversation just about today. I think today in 2025, there's a lot more conversation about how we deal with people and how we have conversations with people when they're going through things, regardless of what we think those things are. Because there's a lot of moments with, you know, Whitney Houston that again are super viral, where people like to have conversations about what they think was happening, whether it was drug use or whatever. But there's a lot that we didn't know the answer to. And even if we did, there are still conversations that are happening very intensely today in 20 about how we deal with people going through things. And that's what sparked some of the backlash with people and fans of Whitney Houston feeling like Whitney Harlow was not being sensitive to whatever Whitney Houston would have been dealing with at the time of this moment. Another person commented and they're commenting on the official Whitney Houston Instagram page and says, don't like it. Her I want to dance with somebody look was cute and was enough. Whitney was not at her healthiest during this time and cosplaying this time of her life is in poor taste. She has so many other beautiful looks to choose from Now. Winnie Harlow has actually gone to her Instagram to respond to the backlash that she received. And she says firstly, majority of the responses have been incredibly, incredibly positive. Because there were some positive responses. People feeling like, yes, this was an iconic Whitney Houston moment. So rightfully so. You know, this is like another way of honoring Whitney. I've loved seeing you guys love these Halloween looks. My video wasn't mocking Whitney. That clip has always been one of my favorite moments of hers. She was radiant, funny, confident and captivating. She was being awarded the way she moved across that stage with flair and swag. Iconic, period. You better lay low. Is something I say at least once a week. My mother is one of her biggest fans and named me Whitney after her. Oh, wow. I didn't know that Winnie Harlow's real name was Whitney. Why did I think that Winnie Harlow's real name was Winnie Harlow? Let's look that up.
