Internet Is Furious Over ‘Offensive’ Whitney Houston Joke

Written by on January 12, 2023

Jerrod Carmichael is facing backlash after referencing Whitney Houston‘s untimely death in what many have deemed a very distasteful manner during the Golden Globes award show. 

The comedian, 35, used humor to breach multiple sensitive topics during the 80th annual ceremony, including comments about racism, Tom Cruise and scientology, the Will Smith slap, and even the amount of money he was paid for hosting the event.

But many viewers thought he took things too far after making “tasteless” remark about Houston’s death at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in 2012. 

During the show—which took place at the noteworthy Los Angeles location—Carmichael said the Golden Globes showrunners wanted him to give a shoutout to the famed hotel.

He then introduced the venue as “the hotel that killed Whitney Houston, the Beverly Hilton,” which prompted an awkward rumble from the audience. 

Houston tragically died at age 48 in 2012, when she accidentally drowned in the bathtub of her hotel room at the renowned hotel. At the time, the Los Angeles County chief coroner told People the superstar’s death was complicated by “chronic cocaine use and heart disease.” 


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