Whitney Houston Estate disappointed by Golden Globes death joke

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This year's Golden Globes host Jerrod Carmichael was shocked when he mentioned Whitney Houston's death during the show, which also shocked the estate.

Pat Houston - longtime manager and sister-in-law of Whitney - told TMZ through a rep... "The Whitney Houston Estate is disappointed with the joke and felt it was bad taste." Pat is the sole executor of the estate, BTW...so she controls everything about Whitney.

As to whether the Carmichael joke was alerted to anyone connected to Whitney prior to Tuesday's airing – directly briefed sources tell us no one was notified.

It's unclear if anyone at NBC knew JC was going to mention Whitney during his hosting gig - at the time, his remark seemed off the cuff...and it very well could.

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In case you missed it...after the Globes returned from commercial break at one point, Carmichael said he was asked to shout out the room, after which he joked. "So here we are, live, from the hotel that killed Whitney Houston, the Beverly Hilton."

Of course, it refers to the fact that Whi...