The statement came from Christopher Brown, the Boston music lawyer who represents Bobbi Kristina's father, Bobby Brown.
It suggested that widespread reports the family planned to turn off the ventilator keeping Bobbi Kristina alive on Wednesday, the third anniversary of her mother Whitney Houston's death, are untrue.
The tabloid New York Post, for example, headlined its story, "Family to let Bobbi Kristina die on same day as Whitney," and featured details such as family friend Tyler Perry helping to make funeral arrangements.
But Christopher Brown's statement didn't specifically refer to those reports, instead mounting a sharp criticism of modern media reporting of sensational celebrity stories and calling out specific publications.
"The false reports that continue to appear in print and on the Internet are egregious, false and will be dealt with at an appropriate time," the statement said. "In particular, the false reporting of TMZ, The National Enquirer, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the (British) Daily Mail, citing police sources, family sources and Bobby Brown himself, will receive my attention.
"The desire to be 'first' has clouded the judgment of many reporters as they forgo accuracy."
Bobbi Kristina, 21, has been comatose in an Atlanta hospital for 10 days, after being found face down and unresponsive in a bathtub in her townhouse near Roswell, Ga., on Jan. 31.
She was found by Nick Gordon, the man she was living with and whom she claimed to have married last year.
So far, no information about what happened to her or why has emerged. Roswell police are investigating whether foul play was involved, but have refused to comment in public about what they've learned so far.
"This is a criminal investigation and the integrity of that process requires silence," Christopher Brown said in the statement.
Members of the Brown and Houston family have gathered in Atlanta to maintain a vigil at Bobbi Kristina's bedside, refusing to discuss her condition or their plans with the media. In the vacuum, and amid high demand for more details, many rumors have circulated.
At one point, five days ago, the Daily Mail reported that her ventilator had already been turned off, a report later taken down after the family denied it.
At another point, the family protested that reports that Bobbi Kristina was "brain dead" were untrue.
A public vigil for Bobbi Kristina on Monday night in Riverdale, Ga., outside Atlanta, attracted hundreds of fans and a few members of the Brown family, who sang gospel hymns and prayed.
"We support the candlelight vigil for Bobbi Kristina," Christopher Brown's statement said. "The Brown family is amazed by the love and support from all that attended."
Whitney Houston was found dead in a hotel bathtub in Beverly Hills in 2012, a day before the Grammy awards. An autopsy later determined she died of an accidental drowning after a heart attack brought on by a drug overdose.
"We support the candlelight vigil for Bobbi Kristina," Christopher Brown's statement said. "The Brown family is amazed by the love and support from all that attended."
Whitney Houston was found dead in a hotel bathtub in Beverly Hills in 2012, a day before the Grammy awards. An autopsy later determined she died of an accidental drowning after a heart attack brought on by a drug overdose.
