Whitney Houston’s Emmy Yanked From Auction by Judge

Television Academy had sued auction house, claiming that it only loaned the trophy to the singer

If you were saving all your cash for Whitney Houston‘s Emmy, put away your checkbook; it won’t be going up for sale this weekend, after all.

Heritage Auctions, which had planned to auction off the trophy awarded to Houston in 1986, has withdrawn the Emmy from the auction after a judge issued a temporary restraining order blocking the sale of the item.

“We fought the good fight, but we respect the Court’s decision,” Heritage Auctions president Greg Rohan told TheWrap in a statement. “As ordered, the award will be withdrawn from the auction and returned to the Houston family.”

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