[Diddle E. Squat]

Nope, it really does say that she refused to shake hands.

The actual article is here, read the 3rd paragraph:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20030527/ts_alt_afp/israel_sharon_music_030527200556

She's an addict and an anorexic visiting a polygamous vegetarian sect. Thus it would not be surprising to learn that she has some hangup with shaking hands.

I can't believe I actually took the time to look up the answer to this thread's teapot tempest...

[Howlin]

She's everything you said, but the article said:

Houston did not shake hands with Israel's burly premier, leaving it to her husband the former singer Bobby Brown.

I don't know why. And I'm willing to wait to hear the facts.

[rvoitier]

Thanks for the post.

erat posted it as a diss that houston didn't shake his hand which is far from the truth.