Whitney's Fine/Star Spangled Banner Re-Release...

[From EUR]

WHITNEY IS **NOT** DEAD
Whitney Houston is alive and well. Not the victim of overdose

"No one is checking sources! Whitney is fine."

"This is not a good day, this is not cute this is not funny." Lionel Ridenhour, Executive VP/Arista Records fires off in response to the rumor flying around the country that songstress Whitney Houston died of drug overdose early this (Thursday) morning.

"I was on the phone with LA (LA Reid) when he spoke to her this morning, she is fine."  Ridenhour is so angry he is sputtering.   "People don't have shit else to do right now and everybody is trying to run with things and nobody is checking sources, with all this craziness its easy for some shit like this to take on a life of its own. I'm very disappointed in people because we should be concentrating on the things that are really important right now, like the victims and the families with the tragedies here in New York and Washington."

Whitney is aware of the rumors, and according to a statement, she is fine and at home with her family. 

Maybe it is Whitney's waning appearance, (she seems to be disappearing right before our eyes) which could've be prompted the rumors.

In any case, while the rumors are being 2-wayed, faxed and phoned across the country, Ridenhour says the label and Whitney are negotiating to re-release her soul-stirring rendition of the "Star Spangled Banner" (sung and recorded during the Gulf War) with proceeds of the sale going to the Red Cross to aid in the relief of the victims of the tragedy
in New York and Washington.

Here is Arista's official statement:
Whitney Houston is fine. This is a rumor and it's not true. She thanks everyone for their concern. She is fine and at home with her family.

NEWSFILE: 13 SEPTEMBER 2001