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Houston forced to auction off belongings
Published Thursday, Jan 4 2007, 13:35 GMT | By Matthew Houghton
Whitney Houston has been forced to auction off some of her belongings in order to pay her debts.
The Grammy-winner will reportedly sell her sequin-encrusted bustiers, designer dresses, a series of awards and music equipment after she failed to pay the £76,000 bill to keep them in storage.
The Jersey-based storage company, Speed of Sound, has been granted the court's permission to put Houston's old stage gear up for sale after her company, Nippy Inc, stopped paying the bills in 2005.
Among the 400-plus items is a Schimmel custom-made, transparent grand piano - worth up to £200,000 when new.
The Grammy-winner will reportedly sell her sequin-encrusted bustiers, designer dresses, a series of awards and music equipment after she failed to pay the £76,000 bill to keep them in storage.
The Jersey-based storage company, Speed of Sound, has been granted the court's permission to put Houston's old stage gear up for sale after her company, Nippy Inc, stopped paying the bills in 2005.
Among the 400-plus items is a Schimmel custom-made, transparent grand piano - worth up to £200,000 when new.
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