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Judge Blocks Planned Sale of Whitney Houston's Emmy Award
Source: Associated Press
Judge Blocks Planned Sale of Whitney Houston's Emmy Award
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — Jun 24, 2016, 1:25 PM ET
A federal judge blocked the sale of an Emmy Award that Whitney Houston won 30 years ago after it was put on the auction block by the late singer's family.
U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson issued a temporary restraining order Thursday against Heritage Auctions and the pop star's estate, which planned to sell the Emmy. Houston won the TV award in 1986 for her performance of "Saving All My Love for You" during the Grammy ceremony.
Anderson's ruling says the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has initially shown it owns the award, is likely to win the case and would suffer irreparable harm if the award was sold. He set a hearing for July 7 to extend the order.
"We fought the good fight, but we respect the court's decision," Heritage Auctions spokesman Eric Bradley said. "As ordered, the award will be withdrawn from the auction and returned to the Houston family."
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — Jun 24, 2016, 1:25 PM ET
A federal judge blocked the sale of an Emmy Award that Whitney Houston won 30 years ago after it was put on the auction block by the late singer's family.
U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson issued a temporary restraining order Thursday against Heritage Auctions and the pop star's estate, which planned to sell the Emmy. Houston won the TV award in 1986 for her performance of "Saving All My Love for You" during the Grammy ceremony.
Anderson's ruling says the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has initially shown it owns the award, is likely to win the case and would suffer irreparable harm if the award was sold. He set a hearing for July 7 to extend the order.
"We fought the good fight, but we respect the court's decision," Heritage Auctions spokesman Eric Bradley said. "As ordered, the award will be withdrawn from the auction and returned to the Houston family."
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/judge-blocks-planned-sale-whitney-houstons-emmy-award-40108360