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You might think that during a serious interview about the fabulous life of Whitney Houston, you would know that she is not a 5’9″ German guy, but apparently CNN does not. During an interview with LL Cool J about the life of Whitney Houston, Piers Morgan aired generic footage that they thought was Houston, but was not.
Instead, the footage featured a drag queen by the name of Ikenna Beney Amaechi. Amaechi makes his living imitating Whitney Houston, but never thought he’d be on CNN during a serious conversation about Houston’s life.
“I was just sitting at home and at first I didn’t realize it, but then it hit me like BOOM! It wasn’t Whitney … It was me!” He said.
Ikenna has been imitating Houston for 21 years, and the footage is from the CNN 2008 Reel Awards Show in Las Vegas. The show is dedicated to celebrity impersonators, and there is no reason that CNN should have thought this to be real footage of Whitney Houston. Yes, drag queens can be talented, but we expect that the network would vet the footage before releasing it during a serious interview. But this is the quality of work you get when most of your producers are 22-year olds fresh out of college.
“I feel very honored that I was mistaken for the real Whitney Houston on CNN … is there EVEN a bigger compliment for a tribute artist?!” Ikenna said.
This is not the first time that CNN has famously screwed up on the air. Just last month, CNN reported that the Supreme Court had struck down the Affordable Healthcare Act, leading the White House to believe that healthcare reform had been undermined by the court. It was only later that it turned out that the reporter on the job had been overzealous and decided to shock millions of people by giving them the wrong information. Way to go CNN, good work.
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Butch
July 15, 2012 at 10:36 am
I’m not sure if this was done on purpose or by accident. I do know GOD takes care of his own, and the devil takes care of his. In the end we know who will prevail!
Malik Emir El
July 15, 2012 at 5:35 am
CNN and FoX news are the worst. The actions of this news story just shows we as African people need to stop allowing others to tell our stories and do it ourselves. We are the only community of people who fail to control the information coming out the community and then get mad when others who don’t have any invested intreset mock us with disrespect and lies! Just boycott the whole system period.
Malik Emir El
July 15, 2012 at 5:19 am
CNN and FoX news are the worst. The actions of the news story just shows we as African people need to stop allowing others to tell our stories and do it ourselves. We are the only coomunity of people who fail to control the imformation coming out the community and then get mad when other who have any invested intreset mock us with disrespect and lies! Just boycott the whole system period.
don
July 14, 2012 at 6:49 pm
It’s hard for me to believe that anyone born in America can’t tell the difference between Whitney Houston and a male impersonator.
Tell that to someone who doesn’t know any better.
Pudding
July 14, 2012 at 6:46 pm
Since WHEN has CNN ever tried to be fair and objective. They are next in line behind the Fox network in showing their extreme right-wing conservative leanings. They, too, are bought and paid for by the k**k brothers. I am only surprised that they can even spell CNN correctly.
Renee
July 14, 2012 at 3:48 pm
Sorry, but this wasn’t an accident. The producers knew what they were doing. It’s just white people being themselves. Devaluing black life as usual. What do you expect from a race of people who don’t exhibit human qualities?
Zenbiz travel
July 14, 2012 at 9:32 am
Good for Ikeena. The ultimate professional who loves Whitney. That was not a mistake but an opportunity for someone that deserves it.
Derrick
July 14, 2012 at 6:06 am
Accidently?
M indless
E vil
D evils
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A ction
Like I said in an earlier post, these scavengers don’t give a d**n about us DEAD or ALIVE!
They knew what they were doing!
Mr run it
July 14, 2012 at 6:03 am
(“dumbass derrick”)
is
the
“jehovah witness”
of
the
internet