Whitney Houston has died

[billy123]

At the age of 48.
http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/obit/story/2012-02-11/whitney-houston/53053070/1

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Whitney Houston, who reigned as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, has died. She was 48.

Singer Whitney Houston arrived at the Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Party on Feb. 9, 2008, in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Singer Whitney Houston arrived at the Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Party on Feb. 9, 2008, in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Publicist Kristen Foster said Saturday that the singer had died, but the cause and the location of her death were unclear.
At her peak in the 1980s and '90s, Houston the golden girl of the music industry and one of the world's best-selling artists.
Among her hits were "How Will I Know," "Saving All My Love for You" and "I Will Always Love You." She won multiple Grammys including album and record of the year.
Her success carried her beyond music to movies like "The Bodyguard."
But by the end of her career, drug use took its toll as her record sales plummeted and her voice became raspy and hoarse.
:( RIP thats so sad.
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[MTVN]

Breaking news at the top of the BBC site :shocked:

Article from USA today http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/obit/story/2012-02-11/whitney-houston/53053070/1

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Whitney Houston, who reigned as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, has died. She was 48.

Publicist Kristen Foster said Saturday that the singer had died, but the cause and the location of her death were unclear.

At her peak in the 1980s and '90s, Houston the golden girl of the music industry and one of the world's best-selling artists.

Among her hits were "How Will I Know," "Saving All My Love for You" and "I Will Always Love You." She won multiple Grammys including album and record of the year.

Her success carried her beyond music to movies like "The Bodyguard."

But by the end of her career, drug use took its toll as her record sales plummeted and her voice became raspy and hoarse.

[Jordan.]

:shocked: Poor woman, RIP.

[ILoveTRW]

no ****ing way

[Doogle]

:o :o

RIP, so young. :( :love:

[Shaun]

:o

[bbfan1991]

So tragic, condolences to her family and friends. RIP Whitney:(.

[Ramsay]

Holy **** :O
R.I.P! :(

[Harry!]

I do not believe this at all! OMG!

-Is in total shock-

[Sam:)]

OMG actually the most shocking celebrity death ever

[Sarah.]

:o:o:o

[ILoveTRW]

4CbEotFOnP0

[Harry!]

I am in total shock by this, it was reported that her vocals were getting better and she was to appear in movie Sparkie with Jordan Sparks, OMG!

[Visage]

Shocking.

[King Gizzard]

Oh right..forget that

RIP

[Harry!]

I was going to bed exactly as I saw this, very devastated!

[Sam:)]

On sky news now:O amazing how tibb knew like 20 minutes before everyone else

[GypsyGoth]

RIP


OMG actually the most shocking celebrity death ever

Wasn't she addicted to crack?

[Jordan.]

2 days ago:

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/02/10/article-2099347-11AB1427000005DC-839_306x713.jpg

[Callum]

Oh my god :o

[Patrick]

C1MTL-0q1Mg

[LaLaLand]

Oh my God. In total shock right now.

R.I.P. Whitney. Always wanted her to really comeback better than ever.

Such tragic news.

[RichardG]

Oh my god :shocked: no way! I saw this and expected it to be some rumour or a joke, can't believe it.

[Visage]

I always thought Bobby would go first.

[Smithy]

:o

[MTVN]

On sky news now:O amazing how tibb knew like 20 minutes before everyone else

Eh we didn't know, it was shown on the BBC news website, and a couple of sites had run the story

[ILoveTRW]

This eclipses Michael Jackson's death #justsayin

[Jords]

Shocked :(

Only 48, so young :(

[Shaun]

ntrly, she wasn't anywhere near as good as him

[Patrick]

I bet she's not even dead.

[Doogle]

C1MTL-0q1Mg

I thought of this performance when I first read the thread title, not sure why.

[Ramsay]

Its all over the major news stations so yeah..she's a goner

[Roy Mars III]

:( R.I.P.

This eclipses Michael Jackson's death #justsayin

in term of talent loss, not even close

[Patrick]

I thought of this performance when I first read the thread title, not sure why.

Because it was car crash TV and she made a complete dick of herself there :laugh: It stuck in my mind.

[Smithy]

The first thing I thought of was gaga :s

[Doogle]

Because it was car crash TV and she made a complete dick of herself there :laugh: It stuck in my mind.

That's true. I think I saw the thread title, worked out why she was dead, thought back a couple of years to that as I didn't really follow how she was doing anywhere else, except the odd news story that I heard. All I remembered was that performance, and then everyone on Xtra Factor talking about it awkwardly after.

Such a shame she ended up like that :(

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

crying literally. can't believe it. so surreal.

Whitney

[Doogle]

The first thing I thought of was gaga :s

I didn't think of that until everyone mentioned she died on the anniversary of Born This Way and GaGa said she imagined Whitney singing it. Weird. :/

[Samuel.]

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From last night/night before.

Crazy.

[Jordan.]

The first thing I thought of was gaga :s

Almost as shocking as this news

[Smithy]

I didn't think of that until everyone mentioned she died on the anniversary of Born This Way and GaGa said she imagined Whitney singing it. Weird. :/

Yeah and mcqueen died feb 11 2010 D:

she's cursed

[Doogle]

Yeah and mcqueen died feb 11 2010 D:

she's cursed

Oh yeah :o

-waits for more conspiracies about her being the devil-

[Shaun]

well there goes Stephanie Bauer's career :laugh: :/ poor thing.

[Smithy]

whose that?

[Benjamin]

:shocked:


R.I.P.

[Marc]

No ******ing way?!?!

This is so sad :( this woman was incredibly talented

[Sam:)]

RIP




Wasn't she addicted to crack?
Tyeah but she's been clean for years

[Callum]

This is so sad :(

Drugs ruined her.

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

The first thing I thought of was gaga :s

why the **** is gaga the first thing you thought of when you saw the title. i'm sick of seeing this womans name everywhere. Especially on youtube. I could be watching a video about hot to wash your face and someone comments GAGA RULES or some ****, shut up about gaga.

whitney was a legend that relied on nothing but her voice, no gimmicks. this is so ****ing sad. crying so much. we're losing too many people i grew up listening to or watching. **** sake whos bloody next!

RIP Damnit whitney. I really never thought i would say this so ****ing soon

[Doogle]

Yeah, I never expected her to come back. But never did I expect her to die this suddenly.

[Marc]

This is so shocking

[Glenn.]

:eek:

I'm so shocked right now.

[Jordan.]

According to TMZ sources, Houston died at the Beverly Hilton Hotel
.

[Z]

R.i.p.

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

ray j norwood found her in the hotel

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

ok so she's not as important as winehouse or whoever else takes up the whole hour or more when they die?

MIDDLE FINGER!!

She better get more than 5 minutes tribute on at least 1 news channel

[ILoveTRW]

ray j norwood found her in the hotel

ive seen his sex tape :blush:

[Lee.]

Her auntie Dionne was on Jonathan Ross earlier and I swear I was thinking " your niece ain't going to live as long as you" Christ, how tragic!
RIP :(

[Roy Mars III]

everyone has

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

ive seen his sex tape :blush:

wow amazing. you want a medal for that? :conf:

[Sam:)]

Quite shocking either way...
Don't mean to be disrespectful but she's going to be made into a saint now and all her songs will be overplayed

[Smithy]

ray j norwood found her in the hotel

he didn't CNN were wrong

[bbfan1991]

I was only trying to dance to one of her songs on Friday too, now this happens:(.

[Harry!]

Somebody ignorant on my FB has posted and I will quote "Who the hell is Whitney Houston?" somebody pass the rope.

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

she was found in the bathroom of where the clive davis party was supposed to happen tonight. No no no whitney! :( All my childhood heroes shouldn't die like this. You should all die, smiling, smoking a cigar and saying see ya later kid :bawling:

[ILoveTRW]

Somebody ignorant on my FB has posted and I will quote "Who the hell is Whitney Houston?" somebody pass the rope.

It not been announced how she died yet, dont be so insensitive.

[Maia]

:o

Absolutely shocked.

R.I.P. :(

[Maia]

:o

Absolutely shocked.

R.I.P. :(

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

Somebody ignorant on my FB has posted and I will quote "Who the hell is Whitney Houston?" somebody pass the rope.

these are the kind of kids that get their laptops shot

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

Quite shocking either way...
Don't mean to be disrespectful but she's going to be made into a saint now and all her songs will be overplayed

she 's always been painted as a saint pre- bobby.

[Smithy]

There's a rumor going round it was suicide :sad:

[Harry!]

It not been announced how she died yet, dont be so insensitive.

I am sorry. but it is very ignorant of them. I am very devastated by this.

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

There's a rumor going round it was suicide :sad:

wuldn't be surprised :( life sucks even harder when the whole world is criticizing you and judging you when you already feel like ****.

oh whitney man

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

ok sky news I will always love you was not her only song or video footage. doesn't she get video clips and more than one song played like amy winehouse? :conf:

[Marc]

I don't have time for people being harsh about her death with drug accussations etc.

She was a legend and her music was monumental and legenary. End of.

[Jack_]

I go away for a couple of hours and return to this news...very shocking. RIP :o

[GypsyGoth]

There's a rumor going round it was suicide :sad:

:(

[Marc]

I hope it wasn't suicide :(

[Patrick]

meh. I'm over it already.

[Marc]

Patrick :( don't be like that. Fair enough but don't post that in here, of all the threads.

[Jords]

There's a rumor going round it was suicide :sad:

That would be awful :/

[Callum]

I hope Whitney is in peace now, she seemed like such a tortured soul for the past decade. Ever since she got with Bobby Brown it all went downhill.

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

ok sky news I take it back. don't show clips. it's heartbreaking seeing what she had become so ****ing tragic and sad, just keep playing i will always love you, she should always be remembered that way, nice healthy and beautiful, with that trembling bottom lip mama and i use to copy :bawling:

[Iceman]

So sad, its set me off again, people need to stop dying. RIP what a legend, forget the drugs listen to her at her best, breathtaking.

[Firewire]

This is so sad. I was at a party tonight, and come home to this. I'm shocked. Such a shame and so young. RIP.

[Shaun]

Dionne Warwick was her aunt? Wow. I love her :love:

[Pyramid*]

I hope Whitney is in peace now, she seemed like such a tortured soul for the past decade. Ever since she got with Bobby Brown it all went downhill.


I'm shocked to read this news: though there was an article in yesterday's paper I think, showing her in a hell of a state coming out of a party and I though the same thoughts as you've put up Callum, it's like she's been existing for years, not living - just getting by and very unhappily.


May she rest in peace now.

[Omah]

A predictable end to a squandered life ..... :bored:

[Kizzy]

I have to agree with omah, talent, support and wealth cant stop some self destructing. She had every means at her disposal to battle her demons. What a shame.

[ILoveTRW]

I have to agree with omah, talent, support and wealth cant stop some self destructing. She had every means at her disposal to battle her demons. What a shame.

walk a mile in someone else's shoes

[Bollo]

Oh my, I just heard the news on the way home in the back of a taxi, so sad - she was so great in her time

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

http://i41.tinypic.com/2h7ox0j.jpg

aw mariah :(

the question is why is there always someone in a celeb circle willing to give the star the first taste of drugs? Jealousy or do some celebs just willingly ask for a first taste. sad

[Callum]

This comment on the Daily Mail article stood out:

In tears right now. Loved Whitney right from my teens always wished she'd get her act together. Hollywood is so fickle...everyone "liked" her when she was at the peak and she was abandoned when she needed help. Now watch all her so called hollywood "friends" come out of the wood work with nice words. Where were they when she was drugged out of her wits. R.I.P!

It's so true.

[Shaun]

http://i41.tinypic.com/2h7ox0j.jpg

aw mariah :(

the question is why is there always someone in a celeb circle willing to give the star the first taste of drugs? Jealousy or do some celebs just willingly ask for a first taste. sad

I imagine it's just a part of the experience, really - maybe it helps to deal with the pressures of fame, being in another world inside your head or something. But yeah, probably peer pressure, or because it's 'cool', or something like that

[Pyramid*]

I imagine it's just a part of the experience, really - maybe it helps to deal with the pressures of fame, being in another world inside your head or something. But yeah, probably peer pressure, or because it's 'cool', or something like that

or perhaps the fact being that being an addict - is a choice - as it is well known and long documented that drugs can lead to addiction: it's not news, so it's a chance they take and they take knowingly. No one forces anyone to take drugs - peer pressure is that, pressure -it's not forced upon a person.

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

This comment on the Daily Mail article stood out:



It's so true.

AMEEEEEN!!

We all wonder that but the comeback always is you can't help someone that doesn't want to be helped. This is true but also many people manage to get through with the love and support of friends and family, you wonder just how hard those "friends" really tried to help in the hour of need.
I want to hear from bobby now. those two will always be soulmates i believe.

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[Ammi]

..I'm truly shocked...RIP Whitney..here for one moment in time....
Each day I live
I want to be
A day to give
the best of me
I'm only one
but not alone
My finest day
is yet unknown.....

[Ammi]

There will be a musical tribute to her at the Grammy's

[Shaun]

I heard Jennifer Hudson was going to do something, I hope there're bigger names (I admit she's big, but not...legendary).

[Ammi]

I heard it will be Jennifer and Chaka Khan
I guess it is a bit last minute....hopefully there will be a huge tribute in a few weeks

[Petershaw1984]

Woke up to the news the Whitney Huston has died

Thought she was cleaning up her act

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

:sad:

[Kazanne]

Very sad another music legend gone too soon,R.I.P Whitney

[Me. I Am Salman]

RIP. Really sad, such an amazing talent and drugs ruined her.
First Etta James and now Whitney :(

[Me. I Am Salman]

I hear she drowned in her bathtub?? (according to Sky News)

[jaybitches]

Love her voice but tbh if its a OD or something cause of drugs then her own fault :/ Maybe not best way say it but tbh they aint no best way say it.

[Me. I Am Salman]

No illegal drugs have been found in the hotel room where Whitney Houston died -- at least not yet -- but prescription drugs were present, and it's possible the singer drowned in the bathtub ... TMZ has learned.

http://www.tmz.com/2012/02/11/whitney-houston-prescription-drugs-drowned-dead-dies-bathtub-body/#.TzeODsU9XKg

[joeysteele]

A big loss to the music industry, I wasn't really a fan but some songs she did were incredible. Awful news and being so young as well. Another tragedy in the show business world.

[Ammi]

There's a rubbish picture oon AOL homepage, obviously taken in the last few years..there are so many beautiful photos they could have chosen

[Novo]

Love her voice but tbh if its a OD or something cause of drugs then her own fault :/ Maybe not best way say it but tbh they aint no best way say it.

It wouldn't be a fault if it was suicide though because she would have meant to do it

[Roy Mars III]

pretty bad black history month so far

[Saph]

Oh my God :( It seems a big singer has died each year for the last 5 years or so :suspect:

[Novo]

Tupac is killing them all of with his special powers before his return in 2014

[Roy Mars III]

I seriously can't wait. It will be the greatest thing ever when he returns

[Saph]

Why is he returning? :s

[CharlieO]

I though whitney was Tina Turner and I was like yep so what she was quite old. But now I realise she was young :o

[Roy Mars III]

To change the world forever.

[Novo]

Whitney Houston died 16 years later then tupac

1+6=7

The Number 7 theory is passing the test

[Roy Mars III]

It's like when you're in math class working on a problem and it all comes together at once, it all makes sense. Everything lines up.

[Z]

I heard Jennifer Hudson was going to do something, I hope there're bigger names (I admit she's big, but not...legendary).

I read online last night that Whitney was a huge fan of Jennifer Hudson and watched a performance she did of I Will Always Love You with Whitney in the front row crying her eyes out, I guess that's probably why

[Marc]

:( The Grammy's will be sad

[Kizzy]

Am i going crazy or are there certain posts missing from this thread?....

[Pyramid*]

Am i going crazy or are there certain posts missing from this thread?....

No, you aren't going crazy. All the ones that were insulting other fms were removed early this morning.

[Kizzy]

I didn't insult anyone, is that how it is then, if you get insulted for your opinion the insult and all posts relating to it get removed...no apology or anything?

[Pyramid*]

I didn't insult anyone, is that how it is then, if you get insulted for your opinion the insult and all posts relating to it get removed...no apology or anything?

I know you didn't and neither did I. Best you ask the powers that be kizzy.

Back on topic though: I hope that rather than this bring the mood down for the Grammy's tonight that it's used in a positive way - ie: that Whitney would have wanted people to enjoy something that was a huge part of her life: the art of being a spectacular performer - which undoubtedly she was.

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

i wish we could have her actual friends and people she performed with doing the tribute, not just people that are seen as power voices today like jhud or alicia keys. that would be better.

[Saph]

I expect the producers of the Grammy's are going crazy trying to re-do the whole show

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

Bobby Brown 'Crying Over Whitney But Still Performing'
Whitney Houston's ex-hubby preparing to go ahead with New Edition gig this evening...
11:53, Sunday, 12 February 2012

Bobby Brown is reported to have been in "crying fits" after hearing the news of his former wife Whitney Houston's death.

But the R&B star is also claimed to be determined to go ahead with a New Edition concert scheduled for this evening in Mississippi.

A source told US gossip site TMZ that Bobby had been "in and out of crying fits" after the shock news broke, but his New Edition bandmates are reported to be comforting him.

And legendary music mogul Clive Davis' annual pre-Grammy Awards dinner is also set to go ahead tonight at the Beverly Hilton, where Whitney's body was found yesterday.

Davis himself will not attend the party - and is reportedly being comforted by friends at home in LA.

He was Whitney's mentor and a close friend. She was due to open the event.

Sorry Bobby.

But man you both ruined eachother. Whatever recovery you had why didn't you help her the same?

[Pyramid*]

Sorry Bobby.

But man you both ruined eachother. Whatever recovery you had why didn't you help her the same?

I get the feeling that Brown is going to milk this for all its worth.

I can't say he is to blame: Whitney ultimately had a choice, but by God, BBrown did his best to make sure he dragged her down to the same level (and below) as him. Whether they were soul mates or not: it wasn't a healthy relationship nor a healthy love.

I cannot help imagine how things would have been if she'd never met and got involved with him. Not that that matters now.

[Kizzy]

Thankyou pyramid you are right :)
I had a friend with a relationship the rest of us thought of as toxic, but no matter how long they spent apart the always gravitated back together. It was really painful to see it happen time and time again.

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

I get the feeling that Brown is going to milk this for all its worth.

I can't say he is to blame: Whitney ultimately had a choice, but by God, BBrown did his best to make sure he dragged her down to the same level (and below) as him. Whether they were soul mates or not: it wasn't a healthy relationship nor a healthy love.

I cannot help imagine how things would have been if she'd never met and got involved with him. Not that that matters now.
Did you read that in his auto bio he claims whitney is the one that got him into drugs?
Who knows the real truth but those two.
But i'm going to give Brown the benefit of the doubt and I would like to think that he loved her so much and he is genuinely so devastated that after the grammy performance he will grief out of the public with his daughter.

[Pyramid*]

Did you read that in his auto bio he claims whitney is the one that got him into drugs?
Who knows the real truth but those two.
But i'm going to give Brown the benefit of the doubt and I would like to think that he loved her so much and he is genuinely so devastated that after the grammy performance he will grief out of the public with his daughter.

I haven't -but I'm always suspicious of autobiographies: given that they are penned by the person writing the book: and the info presented can be twisted to suit their own agenda so to speak. That's not to say it may not be true of course.

However, I am more than aware that despite popular belief that Whitney was purer than the driven snow - she in fact grew up with drugs and had a tougher (more street wise) upbringing that many realise - she wasn't some overly protected, coveted, pampered wee soul that many think she was.

I also recall watching a reality show with him mortifying her on tv by tellng the camera crew that he had to shove his fist up her anus to pull out what she was unable to push out through normal toilet means...... as he began the story, she 'knew what he was going to say' and tried to tell him to stop, that it didn't need to be revealed. She was absolutely mortified (understandably) - to publically reveal something like that was sick, horrible and disgraceful - and it was at that point, I saw he didn't care for her as much as it was perceived.

[Jamie.]

I couldn't sleep last night because I'm ill so I turned capital fm on and heard about this, and sat there and cried, such a tragic, tragic death.

R.I.P <3

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

Bobbi Kristina
Denied Access to See
Whitney's Body


Whitney Houston's daughter Bobbi Kristina got into an angry shouting match with police officers outside the hotel room where her mother was found dead ... TMZ has learned.

According to law enforcement sources ... Bobbi Kristina showed up on the 4th floor of the Beverly Hilton several hours after Whitney's death. We're told when officers informed her no one was allowed to see the body -- BK screamed, cursed and demanded to see her mother.

Ultimately, she was not allowed into the room and left. We're told Whitney's cousin Dionne Warwick also showed up later. She too was turned away by officers.

As we reported earlier ... other family members and friends -- who were in the room when authorities arrived -- identified Whitney's body.

aw don't. :( Poor girl on top of being devastated must feel like people don't care about her mother. All those clebs are like "oh whitney was the greatest of all time we will always love you" yet are having a party downstairs while her body is still warm upstairs.

[Marsh.]

I'm surprised by people saying how shocked they are.

I mean, it's absolutely tragic and my condolences go out to her family and friends but it's far from surprising really.
Celebrities who lead the life she did usually always end tragically, and she took drugs all through her career.

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

so beyonce is always quick to give a statement about a huge celeb death is she quiet this time because the death overshadowed the introduction of "her" baby? :D

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

I'm surprised by people saying how shocked they are.

r.

I think the reason might be that deep down we hope that they will pull through it and to be honest, for me anyway, when I think of a celeb I admire I think more about the reasons why I admire them and less about their private life so when they go it is still genuinely a shock. In general it's shocking when a celeb that has just always been there regardless just stops being there

[Marsh.]

Eh we didn't know, it was shown on the BBC news website, and a couple of sites had run the story

Lol, did she think a member of TiBB was at the hotel reporting it to us before the rest of the world?

[Marsh.]

I think the reason might be that deep down we hope that they will pull through it and to be honest, for me anyway, when I think of a celeb I admire I think more about the reasons why I admire them and less about their private life so when they go it is still genuinely a shock. In general it's shocking when a celeb that has just always been there regardless just stops being there

Yeah, I know what you mean.

[Kizzy]

It could be that people place celebs on a pedestal due to their talent, but they are mere mortals and if you abuse your body over a considerable period of time it will stop working.

[Jackie]

RIP Whitney x

[Callum]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2100026/Kim-Kardashian-Britney-Spears-party-Beverly-Hilton-Hotel-Whitney-Houston-died.html

Anyone else find it creepy how all these celebs are partying in the same hotel where Whitney's body lay dead upstairs? Kim Kardashian's outfit is very appropriate too :bored:

None of these so called "friends" were there for her when she was doing drugs.

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2100026/Kim-Kardashian-Britney-Spears-party-Beverly-Hilton-Hotel-Whitney-Houston-died.html

Anyone else find it creepy how all these celebs are partying in the same hotel where Whitney's body lay dead upstairs? Kim Kardashian's outfit is very appropriate too :bored:

None of these so called "friends" were there for her when she was doing drugs.
totally creepy and disrespectful.And seriously kim kardashian is in every circle, no joke. Every hip hop event, film event, model event, kids event...god damn just disapear woman!!!

Hours before her death whitney was seen giving monica and brandy who were due to perform at the pre-party. They are not performing anymore though, too distraught. She was brandys fave and it w as also brandys birthday yesterday :(

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[Saph]

Do they know the cause of death yet? I wonder if its murder if no ones allowed to see the body o:

I want to see the video where that guy tells everyones about her.

[arista]

Do they know the cause of death yet? I wonder if its murder if no ones allowed to see the body o:

I want to see the video where that guy tells everyones about her.


No they have to do Tests on what was last in her body.
That takes some days.

[Locke.]

I only found out about this when I woke up a couple of hours ago, really strange. Her last recorded songs will be on the Sparkle soundtrack that is coming out sometime this year

[arista]

Live on SkyNewsHD
a few mins back at the Baftas
the lady from Heat magazine said a photo of her a few days back
had her looking Rough.


I would Assume she was taking "stuff" to keep her energy up.
She was Not Young. Middle Aged.

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

daughter rushed to hospital

Whitney Houston's 18-year-old daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, was just rushed to Cedears-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles ... TMZ has learned.

According to our sources ... Bobbi was taken out of the Beverly Hilton, where Whitney died yesterday, on a stretcher.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ police and fire responded to a call for a medical emergency, but would not confirm who was transported.

As TMZ first reported, Bobbi Kristina got into an angry shouting match last night with police officers outside the hotel room where her mother was found dead

Bobbi Christina is Whitney's only child from husband Bobby Brown. Houston and Brown were married in 1992 and divorced in 2007.

Story developing ...

[Callum]

Oh no :(

[Saph]

wait ..so the daughter is in hospital or Whitneys body? :conf:

[Callum]

wait ..so the daughter is in hospital or Whitneys body? :conf:

Her daughter

[Locke.]

Just hours after the shocking death of his ex-wife Whitney Houston, the show went on for Bobby Brown on Saturday night.

The R&B singer, 43, went ahead with a planned concert in Mississippi with his famed group New Edition as news hit that Houston had died at age 48 in her hotel room at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills.

After reportedly breaking down backstage pre-show, Brown (who shared daughter Bobbi Kristina, 18, with Houston) declined to join his bandmates for the opening song. According to a concertgoer, he then went onstage for the second song to massive cheers, singing "Hit Me Off" with gusto.

At the end of another song, Brown shouted "I love you, Whitney!" and blew a kiss to the sky, looking visibly teary.

During the ballad "Tenderoni," Brown broke down onstage, the source says. As he sobbed, he asked the audience to sing along to the hit.

Brown and Houston were married from 1992 to 2007.

Despite their volatile relationship, Houston told Oprah Winfrey in 2009, "I loved him so much...He was my drug. I didn't do anything without him."

Authorities reported Saturday evening that "no signs of foul play" were behind Houston's shocking passing, and her cause of death remains unknown. She entered rehab for drug and alcohol addictions last May.

[thesheriff443]

another wasted life,

[arista]

wait ..so the daughter is in hospital or Whitneys body? :conf:


Yes due to Stress

[Livia]

How sad that this privileged woman would squander first her talent and then her life. I'm very sad for her daughter.

[arista]

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[Wildcat!]

Ive been truly shocked by this. May God have mercy on your soul Whitney, and you will be remembered! I wish her family a lot of strenght.

[Wildcat!]

I am so disgusted by these tabloids headlines! Its like vultures, !!

[Ammi]

How sad that this privileged woman would squander first her talent and then her life. I'm very sad for her daughter.

I understand what you say and I feel sad for her daughter too..but I can't help feel very sad for Whitney too. It shows that however privileged your life may be or how good your talents are or what you could have or could be....if you are emotionally unstable, you may as well have nothing...as I think was also the case with Amy Winehouse. If you succumb to drugs and alcohol and you are poor...you will find a way to get them, if you are rich and privileged..well, it's easier. It is sad and it is a waste, I agree...we only get one life and she trashed that gift, but it is sad to think that she felt it was so worthless

[Marc]

She was troubled clearly :(

[Marc]

Aw I didn't see what arista posted ^

She drowned? :conf2:

[lostalex]

Shocking. So young. :(

She lived 2 lives in the time of 1/2 a life though. rest in glorious peace Whitney. <3

[Ammi]

I think she died in the bathtub but it's not known if she drowned or was already dead...they also found prescription drugs in the room

[Marc]

Oh right, oh god the mental images of her just falling in and not being able to get out are harrowing.

Sorry for now putting that in your heads!

[lostalex]

Dying nude is my worst fear! How horrible to die in that way. I always think about how they say thousands of people die every year in their bathrooms, slipping while getting out of the shower, i'm paranoid about it.

I think the bathroom is the most common room in yur house to die in. i really DON'T want to die nude. :(

I hate thinking about it. So embarassing.

[Glenn.]

Absolutely tragic.

[arista]

I am so disgusted by these tabloids headlines! Its like vultures, !!


http://news.sky.com/sky-news/content/StaticFile/jpg/2012/Feb/Week2/16168529.jpg


Would you Prefer this Front page with a Question mark

[arista]

Oh right, oh god the mental images of her just falling in and not being able to get out are harrowing.

Sorry for now putting that in your heads!


No its what legal meds she had and booze
in her body that made her crash out - in the wrong place

[arista]

I think she died in the bathtub but it's not known if she drowned or was already dead...they also found prescription drugs in the room

Yes Common for a older lady singer.

[lostalex]

Yes Common for a older lady singer.

not just ladies,. the older men like their drugs too... michael jackson, elvis, hello?

[Ammi]

Yes Common for a older lady singer.

..what I meant Arista was that we don't know for sure whether she overdosed on these drugs, accidently or otherwise or whether she drowned...not that them being there was unusual at all...I presume we won't know until the autopsy

[Ammi]

not just ladies,. the older men like their drugs too... michael jackson, elvis, hello?

Oh god, Elvis...I think it would be worse to die on the loo than in the nude...what am I saying...I wouldn't be alive to feel embarrassed

[lostalex]

..what I meant Arista was that we don't know for sure whether she overdosed on these drugs, accidently or otherwise or whether she drowned...not that them being there was unusual at all...I presume we won't know until the autopsy

don't think the autopsy will show much, the toxicology tests will takes weeks, that's what CNN is saying at least.

Same with Amy Whinehouse.

Not that it matters much. i think we all know why both Whitney and Whinehouse died.

[arista]

..what I meant Arista was that we don't know for sure whether she overdosed on these drugs, accidently or otherwise or whether she drowned...not that them being there was unusual at all...I presume we won't know until the autopsy


Sure I am sure Tomorrow More Front page Shockers.

She was not looking good on Thursday more Drunk
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[lostalex]

Oh god, Elvis...I think it would be worse to die on the loo than in the nude...what am I saying...I wouldn't be alive to feel embarrassed


i don't wanna be crass, but i hear as a natural response, people empty their bowls when they die, so i think no matter where yu are yu will empty yurself when yu die. I dunno if that's just a myth though. I hope it is.

[Ammi]

i don't wanna be crass, but i hear as a natural response, people empty their bowls when they die, so i think no matter where yu are yu will empty yurself when yu die. I dunno if that's just a myth though. I hope it is.

..I guess there's no dignity in death...not like the old days LOL
...oh btw Alex..what is the news saying about her daughter...is she ok?

[arista]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/02/12/article-2099983-11B48964000005DC-326_964x483.jpg

[lostalex]

..I guess there's no dignity in death...not like the old days LOL
...oh btw Alex..what is the news saying about her daughter...is she ok?

i have no idea, i'm trying to not follow the tabloids. I hate to think that now she'll be in Bobby Browns's custody though. i hope some other members of Whitney's family will take custody of her now. Bobby Brown should be kept as far away as possible imo.

[Livia]

I understand what you say and I feel sad for her daughter too..but I can't help feel very sad for Whitney too. It shows that however privileged your life may be or how good your talents are or what you could have or could be....if you are emotionally unstable, you may as well have nothing...as I think was also the case with Amy Winehouse. If you succumb to drugs and alcohol and you are poor...you will find a way to get them, if you are rich and privileged..well, it's easier. It is sad and it is a waste, I agree...we only get one life and she trashed that gift, but it is sad to think that she felt it was so worthless

I understand the whole addiction thing, but I don't buy into the whole "poor thing felt worthless" idea. Addicts I've known have been terribly self-centred.They don't take drugs because they hate themselves, they take drugs because it makes them feel good, and then they're hooked.

I am sorry that she's dead, but I'm surprised at the massive outpouring of grief for a woman who, while she was a good singer, had been a total mess for years and now seems to have been elevated to the status of tortured martyr.

[lostalex]

I understand the whole addiction thing, but I don't buy into the whole "poor thing felt worthless" idea. Addicts I've known have been terribly self-centred.They don't take drugs because they hate themselves, they take drugs because it makes them feel good, and then they're hooked.

I am sorry that she's dead, but I'm surprised at the massive outpouring of grief for a woman who, while she was a good singer, had been a total mess for years and now seems to have been elevated to the status of tortured martyr.


Really? so when she was getting the crap beaten out of her by Bobby Brown, that was cause it made her feel good? WTF are you talking about. All of the addicts i know use addiction as an escape because they usually have much worse things going on in their lives.

You have no idea wtf yur talking about Livia.

[Vicky.]

I understand the whole addiction thing, but I don't buy into the whole "poor thing felt worthless" idea. Addicts I've known have been terribly self-centred.They don't take drugs because they hate themselves, they take drugs because it makes them feel good, and then they're hooked.

I am sorry that she's dead, but I'm surprised at the massive outpouring of grief for a woman who, while she was a good singer, had been a total mess for years and now seems to have been elevated to the status of tortured martyr.

It was the same with Amy Winehouse.

Excuses being made for why she took drugs, making it out to be everyone else and their dogs fault etc etc

[Livia]

..I guess there's no dignity in death...not like the old days LOL

There is sometimes dignity in death, I think it depends on how you die and what kind of life you've led.

[Ammi]

I understand the whole addiction thing, but I don't buy into the whole "poor thing felt worthless" idea. Addicts I've known have been terribly self-centred.They don't take drugs because they hate themselves, they take drugs because it makes them feel good, and then they're hooked.

I am sorry that she's dead, but I'm surprised at the massive outpouring of grief for a woman who, while she was a good singer, had been a total mess for years and now seems to have been elevated to the status of tortured martyr.

I can't really say that I've known any addicts tbh, but I do believe that no one else can help them...they have to do it themselves...so what you say is fair comment

[lostalex]

The discrimination and prejudice against addicts is every bit as bad as racism, imo.

It's repulsive to me how people are willing to demonize people just for finding SOMETHING in this world that makes life bearable. How DARE you judge.

[Z]

It was the same with Amy Winehouse.

Excuses being made for why she took drugs, making it out to be everyone else and their dogs fault etc etc

This is my view too... A death is a death, it's sad because that was a person who loved and was loved by other people. Obviously as an iconic singer, she meant a lot to a lot of people, and that is a shame too. I don't think there's much point lamenting what might have been if she hadn't met Bobby Brown or blaming him for what happened to her - nobody but the two of them would have known the ins and outs of their situation and it's unfair to make him a scapegoat.

[Ammi]

There is sometimes dignity in death, I think it depends on how you die and what kind of life you've led.

:hug:...of course

[lostalex]

It was the same with Amy Winehouse.

Excuses being made for why she took drugs, making it out to be everyone else and their dogs fault etc etc


so who's fault was it then? You think people just takedrugs as some sort of attention seeking publicity stunt?? really?

If you believe that then yu are no better than a racist, or sexist, or homophobe.

Serious ignorance right there.

[Vicky.]

so who's fault was it then? You think people just takedrugs as some sort of attention seeking publicity stunt?? really?

If you believe that then yu are no better than a racist, or sexist, or homophobe.

Serious ignorance right there.

You tell me. You know as much about her personal life as I do

And the rest of your post is just hysterical, invented rubbish tbh. I never said once that it was a publicity stunt or anything like that :laugh:

[Livia]

... from our in-house expert on ignorance.

[Vicky.]

Also, I dont really get the comparison to being a homophobe/racist/sexist

People cant help what colour/sex/sexuality they are...you cant really change that. You can however, stop taking drugs.

[Z]

so who's fault was it then? You think people just takedrugs as some sort of attention seeking publicity stunt?? really?

If you believe that then yu are no better than a racist, or sexist, or homophobe.

Serious ignorance right there.

?! Anyone who chooses to take drugs has only themselves to blame. You can throw "oh but ___'s circumstances were so hard that they turned to drugs" and that's a valid point, if you want to try and understand why someone chose to turn to drugs. But it is almost always a choice. It's only not a choice when someone literally forces you to stick a needle in your arm or something, and I'm thinking of the kind of underground seedy trafficking culture when I say that, not talking about celebrities who turn to drugs. Nobody said anything about it being a publicity stunt, and how very ridiculous to compare -ist or -phobic attitudes to an anti-drugs stance. You've essentially just called people who think taking drugs are bad to being the same as people who hate other people for something they can't change about themselves. Are you born addicted to drugs? Only if your mother was. Drugs are a choice. That is a fact.

[lostalex]

Being an ADDICT is not a CHOICE

[Z]

Being an ADDICT is not a CHOICE

Choosing to take drugs, is a choice. Addiction is a side effect of that choice. What's wrong with you?

[lostalex]

Choosing to take drugs, is a choice. Addiction is a side effect of that choice. What's wrong with you?

I'm sorry but you are ignorant for saying that. that;'s like saying saying it's a CHOICE for fat people to EAT.

It's not a choice.

[Z]

I'm sorry but you are ignorant for saying that. that;'s like saying saying it's a CHOICE for fat people to EAT.

It's not a choice.

You are an extremely misguided individual and I seriously worry for any future children you might have if your views on taking drugs are that it is the same thing as eating food.

[Vicky.]

It is a choice (in most cases, I know there are some disorders etc) for fat people to eat AS MUCH as they do, or the amount of rubbish they do... to get that size.

[Z]

I'm sorry but you are ignorant for saying that. that;'s like saying saying it's a CHOICE for fat people to EAT.

It's not a choice.

Can we just go through what you just said there again?

You need food to survive. Do you need a whopping dose of cocaine along with air, water and food to get through the day?

[Benjamin]

Let's keep it friendly in here please.

[Kizzy]

Addicts come from all backgrounds, and we can never know what put whitney on this path, i will agree that it makes addicts feel good but i have NEVER met an addict i would describe as self-centred. Underlying social and psychological issues are usually the main reason why people turn to drugs.

[Vicky.]

Nothing like the death of a celeb to start some good old fashioned debate

[Z]

Addicts come from all backgrounds, and we can never know what put whitney on this path, i will agree that it makes addicts feel good but i have NEVER met an addict i would describe as self-centred. Underlying social and psychological issues are usually the main reason why people turn to drugs.

I think it depends on the drug a lot of the time. Party drugs tend to attract self centred people, and I think part of drug addiction is that the addict becomes very selfish, or at least is seen to be by their nearest and dearest. But you're right, everyone is different and you can't just tar people with the same brush - the reason why a homeless person takes drugs is almost certainly completely different from why the child of a rich socialite takes drugs.

[arista]

She had Legal meds for pain
but mix that with Drinking - It goes wrong

[Marsh.]

Just shows no matter what you've got in life, money and material things can't buy you happiness.

[Kizzy]

and by the same token no matter what your addiction it does not make you any less of a person, there but for the grace of god go i...

[Callum]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/02/12/article-2099983-11B48964000005DC-326_964x483.jpg

Pictures like that shouldn't be published. It's disrespectful.

[Niamh.]

Such a waste of a fantastic talent.

[arista]

Pictures like that shouldn't be published. It's disrespectful.


Thats Her Daughter who is Alive

[arista]

Police In LA have confirmed she was found Under Water


Ref:Ch4News

[Callum]

Thats Her Daughter who is Alive


I know but still, do we really need to see her on a stretcher?

[arista]

I know but still, do we really need to see her on a stretcher?


On her way to the Hospital to get help.

Nothing wrong with that

She is doing well now

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

has the video of bobby brown walking off stage been posted yet?

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[arista]

http://news.sky.com/sky-news/content/StaticFile/jpg/2012/Feb/Week2/16169362.jpg

Todays Mirror
talking about the last 24 hours of her life

[Ammi]

,,,the sick jokes have started already...I hate that

[arista]

http://news.sky.com/sky-news/content/StaticFile/jpg/2012/Feb/Week2/16169319.jpg

This is true
as her Daughter in Hospital is having trouble with her mums death

[arista]

http://news.sky.com/sky-news/content/StaticFile/jpg/2012/Feb/Week2/16170086.jpg


Her last hours

http://news.sky.com/sky-news/content/StaticFile/jpg/2012/Feb/Week2/16170099.jpg

[Callum]

Stacey Francis cashing in then on Whitney's death :bored:

[Jords]

Death Bath :/

[Shaun]

it just beggars belief that anyone can publish stuff like that

[Z]

That death bath thing is way too much, and too soon.

[Kizzy]

Are you kidding? there will be derek acorah in the paper tommorrow saying he can communicate with her via that pic.

[arista]

it just beggars belief that anyone can publish stuff like that


Blame America they put the Photos out first.

[Marc]

those front pages are ridiculous :bored: I hate our newspapers.

[Ammi]

...this type of news brings out the worst, unfortunately...the families become irrelevant

[Marc]

That death bath thing is way too much, and too soon.

People will be wanting to use that bath now, wonder if that room will ever be used again/capitalised on by the hotel?

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

Leanne rimes has become annoying in real life (well at least with what we see of her in the gossip) but this reminded me why I liked her in the first place.

Am I crazy or is this better than the J-HUD tribute?

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http://news.sky.com/sky-news/content/StaticFile/jpg/2012/Feb/Week2/16169319.jpg

This is true
as her Daughter in Hospital is having trouble with her mums death

Comeon girl you can through this honey :(

[Niamh.]

Leanne rimes has become annoying in real life (well at least with what we see of her in the gossip) but this reminded me why I liked her in the first place.

Am I crazy or is this better than the J-HUD tribute?

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Comeon girl you can through this honey :(

Poor thing, hope she doesn't go down the same road as her mother :(

[arista]

http://news.sky.com/sky-news/content/StaticFile/jpg/2012/Feb/Week3/16170852.jpg

Todays Star

[Locke.]

R. Kelly to perform at Whitney Houston's funeral
More details of Whitney Houston's upcoming funeral are revealed. According to A. Curtis Farrow of Newark-based Irving Street Rep company that's helping the Houstons organize the service, Stevie Wonder and Alicia Keys are invited to sing.

In addition to those two, the funeral will have R. Kelly and Donnie McClurkin perform, the source furthermore revealed to the Star-Ledger. They will be joined in the tribute performance segment by Whitney's godmother Aretha Franklin.

Stevie Wonder and Alicia Keys will be performing aswell. Kevin Costner supposed to be giving a speech.

http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00047931.html

I assume it will be I Look To You

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[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

does anyone know what time it will be streamed and where we can watch?

[Locke.]

I think it's at 5pm, not sure if it's on UK TV but there'll be loads of streams anyway

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

^^oh ok thanks, I thought it was soon cause there's pics of whitneys mum heading to a service. :conf:

[Locke.]

Sky channel 506 from 4pm tomorrow

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

Ooh thank you

btw is that u on the avie? :amazed:

[Locke.]

Yeah just the other day after the Ajax match

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

Oh my! :D

EDIT-Just seen ur siggy..not u izzit? :bored:

[Callum]

The Westboro Baptist Church has announced plans to protest Whitney Houston's funeral.

Margie Phelps, a spokesperson for the church, made the announcement on Twitter.

In the message, Phelps wrote: "Yay! 2 pickets in NJ-Whitney Houston funeral & [gay marriage bill legislature]." Phelps cites the reasoning behind the scheduled protest as being retribution for Houston "stealing God's glory".

The church has also made plans to release a single titled 'God Will Always Hate You, Whitney'.

This is not the first instance of The Westboro Baptist Church holding a public protest. In the past they have picketed Elizabeth Taylor's funeral, Kevin Smith's movie Red State, and the Golden Globes.

Whitney Houston died last week at the age of 48. A toxicology report is pending.

Her funeral is to be held today (February 18) at noon in New Jersey. Guests will include Kevin Costner, Clive Davis, Ray J and Alicia Keys. The proceedings will be broadcast on certain TV stations and streamed on the internet.

:bored:

[Locke.]

ORDER OF SERVICE
New Hope Mass Choir and The New Jersey Mass Choir sings The Lord Is My Shepherd
Pastor Joe Carter reads scripture
Solo - Donnie McClurkin sings Stand
Tribute by Tyler Perry
Solo - BB Winans sings Home
Bishop TD Jakes speaks
Solo - Kim Burrell sings I Believe In You And Me
Tribute by Kevin Costner
Solo - Aretha Franklin sings The Greatest Love Of All
Tribute by Clive Davis
Solo - Stevie Wonder sings Ribbons In The Sky
Tribute by Ricky Minor
Solo - Alicia Keys sings a medley
Solo - R. Kelly sings I Look To You
Whitney Houston's family speaks
Final words by Dionne Warwick
Her body will be laid to rest tomorrow


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2102985/Whitney-Houston-Funeral-A-galaxy-stars-gather-New-Jersey-say-goodbye-pop-legend.html#ixzz1mkRO5DCv

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

stop saying she's in the promised land, you don't know :bawling: the bible also says the body is the lords temple..well she abused it innit aint that a sin? just shush :bawling:

[Harry!]

Streams can be found here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17084037
http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20569493_20570896,00.html

[Lee.]

Those gospel singers on sky news are dreadful

[Harry!]

And it begins :(

[Locke.]

That Bebe Winans performance and speech was brilliant

[Saph]

omg this guy is so boring.. just put on more music.

[Locke.]

Amazing speech by Costner

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

Kevin......... http://i44.tinypic.com/6dsf0y.gif

[Saph]

ANGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEL O.o

[Saph]

Picture is much better on Sky News than E!

[Kazanne]

Kevin Costners speech = touching,heartfelt and a credit to Whitney,wonderful speech.

[Harry!]

Excellent performance by Stevie Wonder.

[Callum]

:(

Kevin's speech was very moving, as was Clive's. Lovely tribute from Alicia Keys and Stevie Wonder, too.