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Los Angeles, Feb 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Singer Aretha Franklin claims that the media misrepresented recent comments that she made about Whitney Houston’s upbringing. During a recent appearance on “The Today Show,” Franklin urged parents to warn their wards before they leave home.

She made those comments at the time that she was asked about the life of the late singer. The response got some people assuming that she implied Houston was not properly warned before she left home.

Franklin has denied ever making that suggestion. She issued a statement on Wednesday to address the issue.

The statement said that, “Cissy does not need ridiculous speculation and neither do I, particularly at this time…with respect to ‘The Today Show,’ my entire statement was pretaped. However, ‘The Today Show’ did not air the part of my statement, which said, ‘This is no reflection on Cissy or Nippy’s upbringing. Knowing Cissy as well as I do, I know Whitney left home right and properly. I was generalizing and it was a well intended statement for any young adult coming into the music industry. I was not speaking of anyone specifically.”

Franklin is a very friend of Cissy and was close to Houston when she was alive. However when she stayed out of the funeral last week, many people suggested that she was not invited to the event. She denied that suggestion stating that she was given invitation and car pass saying she stayed away from the funeral after having a leg injury.