Whitney Houston: News, Pics, Gossip & Videos
The R&B singer tells Ellen how he found out about Whitney Houston’s death and what he will miss most about his ex-wife.
THE R&B SINGER SAT DOWN WITH ELLEN DEGENERES ON WEDNESDAY AND REVEALED HOW FOUND OUT THE HORRIFIC NEWS..
I was in Mississippi performing and I got the call. Of course, I tried to get a flight. Tried to rent a jet. Whatever I had to do but it was impossible. So I knew the best thing that she would want me to do was perform. You know, we are performers. That’s what we did. That’s what we do and she would want the best for me.
SO AFTER 14 YEARS TOGETHER, A DAUGHTER, AND PLENTY OF UPS AND DOWNS, WHAT WILL BOBBY MISS MOST ABOUT WHITNEY?
Her voice. I mean we get to hear it everyday but just to see her sing was amazing. Where she came from with it, was amazing. That’s what I’m going to miss…
MEANWHILE BOBBY IS RETURNING TO HIS SOLO MUSIC CAREER WITH HIS LATEST ALBUM, MASTERPIECE DUE OUT JUNE 5TH. IT IS HIS FIRST ALBUM IN 14 YEARS
HE DESCRIBES IT LIKE THIS: “It’s what I've been through throughout my life, and just trying to heal myself through my music.”
Bobby opens up for the first time since his ex-wife’s death in a revealing interview on Today.
BOBBY BROWN HAS ALREADY SAID HE’S NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR GETTING WHITNEY INTO DRUGS… AND ON THE TODAY SHOW WEDNESDAY, THE SINGER SAT DOWN WITH MATT LAUER TO ANSWER SOME MORE DIFFICULT QUESTIONS, INCLUDING THE DETAILS OF HOW HE LEARNED OF HIS EX-WIFE’S DEATH.
Matt: I heard the news thru Ralph Tresvant, he got a text and pulled me to the side and told me outside and said, I just heard that Whitney just passed so I got on the phone and I called my daughter
M – Did you get thru?
B - Yes I did, but someone else answered her phone because she couldn’t talk at the time and told me that Whitney was gone. I just started crying and you know you never expect someone close to you to just die. It was really hard.
AFTER SEEING WHITNEY A WEEK BEFORE HER DEATH, BOBBY EXPLAINS WHY THE NEWS OF HER DEATH WAS A SHOCK.
01:48 – Matt: You saw her a week before – tell me how she appeared at that time? What was her demeanor?
B - She had this glow about her that was incredible. I’m thinking to myself, she must be doing really well cuz she looked really well.
HOLDING NOTHING BACK, THE STAR ADDRESSES THE SAD TRUTH ABOUT WHETHER HE COULD HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE IN THE END.
Bobby: Maybe I could have done something diff to ensure she had a longer life, but you have to want it. Some things just happen. God just probably needed her for the choir up there in heaven.
FOR THE REST OF BOBBY’S INTERVIEW, TUNE INTO TO THE TODAY SHOW THURSDAY FOR PART TWO.
More details about the singer’s death have been revealed, including that she was found face-down in her bathtub and a small spoon with a “crystal-like substance in it” was at the scene.
MORE DETAILS SURROUNDING WHITNEY HOUSTON’S DEATH HAVE BEEN REVEALED NOW THAT THE FULL AUTOPSY REPORT HAS BEEN RELEASED.
IN THE BATHROOM WHERE WHITNEY ACCIDENTALLY DROWNED IN THE TUB, AUTHORITIES FOUND QUOTE
“a small spoon with a white crystal-like substance in it and a rolled up piece of white paper and more white powder on the base of a portable mirror.”
AS WE KNOW, THE WHITE POWDER WAS TESTED TO BE COCAINE.
THE REPORT ALSO STATES THAT WHITNEY’S BODY WAS FOUND LYING FACE DOWN IN THE BATHTUB, WITH BLOOD COMING FROM HER NOSE, AND SUPERFICIAL ABRASIONS ON HER FACE AND BODY.
BUT MOST TRAGIC FOR WHITNEY’S FAMILY IS THE CONCLUSION THAT SHE WAS VERY HEAVILY INTO DRUGS AGAIN WHEN SHE DIED. AND THAT HAS LEFT HER MOTHER, CISSY HOUSTON, QUOTE, “DEVASTATED AND INCONSOLABLE.”
AN INSIDER TELLS TMZ, CISSY’S BIGGEST FEAR IS THAT PEOPLE WILL REMEMBER WHITNEY AS A DRUGGIE, NOT A TALENTED SINGER AND FAMILY WOMAN. SHE SAID, “No one's perfect. Only the Lord can judge.”
The trailer for the pop legend’s final film performance debuts, plus Rihanna talks about her love for Whitney and that she wants to play her in a biopic!
ON MONDAY, THE TODAY SHOW GAVE US A SNEAK PEEK AT “SPARKLE,” THE MOVIE WHITNEY HOUSTON WRAPPED JUST WEEKS BEFORE SHE DIED.
NOW THE FULL TRAILER HAS BEEN RELEASED, AND IT DEFINITELY HAS A FEELING OF ART IMITATING LIFE…
THE MOVIE STARS AMERICAN IDOL WINNER, JORDIN SPARKS, AS “SPARKLE,” WHO FORMS A MOTOWN GROUP WITH HER TWO SISTERS… WHITNEY PLAYS THEIR MOTHER.
WHITNEY WAS ALSO AN EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ON THE MOVIE, AND HAD WORKED FOR 12 YEARS TO GET IT TO THE SCREEN. SHE HADN’T MADE A MOVIE SINCE 1996, AND THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HER COMEBACK…
BUT NOW THAT WHITNEY’S GONE, FILMMAKERS ARE TALKING ABOUT MAKING A MOVIE ABOUT HER LIFE… WHILE HER LONGTIME MENTOR CLIVE DAVIS HAS REPORTEDLY DENIED PLANS TO MAKE A BIO-PIC, RIHANNA SAYS SHE’D BE FIRST IN LINE.
SHE TELLS BRITAIN’S THE TELEGRAPH, “I didn't get that call yet. That would be something that I would have to give my entire life to do because I would want to really pull it off...I met her at a Clive Davis party. I love her. She's one of my big music icons, and I have always looked up to her.”
SO DO YOU THINK RIHANNA COULD PULL IT OFF? HIT US UP ON FACEBOOK AND LET US KNOW IF YOU THINK SHE’S GOT WHAT IT TAKES… AND SPARKLE HITS THEATERS IN AUGUST. FOR CTV, I’M BT.
Authorities reveal that cocaine was found in Whitney’s room the night of her death. Plus, Cissy Houston speaks out for the first time
THE INVESTIGATION INTO WHITNEY HOUSTON’S DEATH – TAKES ANOTHER TURN – AUTHORITIES NOW REVEAL COCAINE WAS FOUND IN HER ROOM.
AT THE TIME OF HER DEATH, INVESTIGATORS SAID NO ILLEGAL DRUGS WERE FOUND ON THE SCENE, BUT THAT STORY’S CHANGED.
SOURCES TELL TMZ, “WHITE POWDERY REMNANTS” WERE FOUND IN WHITNEY’S ROOM AT THE BEVERLY HILTON HOTEL, WHICH WAS LATER CONFIRMED TO BE COCAINE.
THAT GOES AGAINST CLAIMS WE HEARD EARLIER THIS WEEK THAT A SO-CALLED CONFIDANT OF WHITNEY’S NAMED “RAFFLES VAN EXEL,” REMOVED ALL TRACES OF THE DRUG FROM HER ROOM BEFORE AUTHORITIES ARRIVED.
BUT BEVERLY HILLS DETECTIVES ARE NOT INVESTIGATING ANY EVIDENCE TAMPERING BECAUSE, QUOTE, “THEY’RE CONVINCED IT WASN’T REMOVED.”
MEANTIME, WHITNEY’S MOTHER CISSY HOUSTON IS SPEAKING OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE HER DAUGHTER’S DEATH.
THE SOUL SINGER TELLS NEW JERSEY’S “MY 9’S 10 O’CLOCK NEWS,” “I have my moments. I'm not there yet. I don't think I'm any more courageous than anyone else.”
SHE ALSO SAYS, SHE DOESN’T FEEL RESPONSIBLE FOR HER DAUGHTER’S DEMISE, AND SHE’S STILL VERY PROUD OF WHITNEY. “She accomplished a whole lot in the short time that she had here,” CISSY SAYS. “She was a very wonderful person.”
Whitney’s confidant, Raffles Van Exel, reveals that he cleaned out her hotel room because “someone had to do it!” Plus, more drama.
LAST WEEK WE LEARNED THAT WHITNEY HOUSTON’S CHRONIC HISTORY OF COCAINE ABUSE WAS A MAJOR CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN HER DEATH…
THE LA COUNTY CORONER ALSO STATED THAT HOUSTON APPEARED TO HAVE USED COCAINE, QUOTE, “IN THE TIME PERIOD JUST IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO HER COLLAPSE IN THE BATHTUB AT THE HOTEL.”
BUT AS WE KNOW, NO TRACES OF THE DRUG WERE FOUND IN HER ROOM AT THE BEVERLY HILTON… NOW WE’RE LEARNING JUST WHO MIGHT’VE CLEANED UP ALL THE EVIDENCE BEFORE AUTHORITIES ARRIVED ON THE SCENE.
A SO-CALLED CONFIDANT OF WHITNEY’S NAMED “RAFFLES VAN EXEL” TELLS THE DUTCH NEWSPAPER, THE TELEGRAPH, THAT HE WAS THE ONE WHO CLEANED OUT HER HOTEL ROOM, BECAUSE, QUOTE, “SOMEONE HAD TO DO IT.”
VAN EXEL DIDN’T ADMIT EXACTLY WHAT EVIDENCE HE TOOK FROM THE ROOM, BUT SOURCES TELL CELEBUZZ THAT BEVERLY HILLS POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING…
AND IT GETS WORSE, RUMOR HAS IT, VAN EXEL IS THE ONE WHO LEAKED CONTROVERSIAL CASKET PHOTOS OF HOUSTON TO THE NATIONAL ENQUIRER, AS WELL AS PHOTOS OF THE DEATH SCENE AT THE HOTEL.
HE REPORTEDLY WAS ONE OF ONLY THREE PEOPLE WHO HAD ACCESS TO HER ROOM, AND HE WAS INVITED TO THE VIEWINGS AT THE FUNERAL HOME.
THE DUTCH NATIONAL CALLS HIMSELF, QUOTE “a highly respected entertainment consultant” who has “guided some of the world’s most acclaimed executives and celebrities.”
WE’RE JUST GONNA CALL HIM SHADY.
Whitney Houston’s daughter is reportedly expecting with her “adopted” brother, Nick Gordon! Plus, more info on Bobbi’s drug use.
THE TABLOIDS HAVE BEEN HAVING A FIELD DAY WITH THE STORY ABOUT WHITNEY HOUSTON’S DAUGHTER AND HER ADOPTED SON, NICK GORDON…
AND THE TWO HAVEN’T DONE TOO MUCH TO KILL THE RUMORS… BUT THEY MIGHT WANT TO SPEAK UP ABOUT THIS ONE…
FIRST, THEY WERE DATING, THEN THEY WERE ENGAGED, AND NOW WE HEAR BOBBI KRISTINA BROWN AND HER ADOPTED “BROTHER” ARE EXPECTING!!
THE NATIONAL ENQUIRER REPORTS THAT “KRISSY” IS TELLING HER FRIENDS, SHE’S PREGNANT WITH NICK’S BABY. AND NOW CLOSE FRIENDS AND FAMILY ARE WORRIED THE TWO MIGHT ELOPE!!
OH BUT WAIT – THERE’S MORE… AN INSIDER TELLS THE MAG, THAT FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS, NICK HAS BEEN USING WHITNEY’S MONEY TO BUY BOTH – MOM AND DAUGHTER –DRUGS!
“Nick has always been supplying Krissi with something to get her high,” THE SOURCE SAYS, “First he brought her the grain alcohol Everclear when she was underage… Whitney let Nick use her ATM card to withdraw money so he could buy marijuana for Krissi and her…He eventually began supplying Krissi with cocaine… Nick used Whitney’s money to buy eight-balls of cocaine…Krissi was hard-core into cocaine.”
NOW WHITNEY’S FAMILY IS UNDERSTANDABLY WORRIED ABOUT BOBBI KRISTINA, AND BELIEVES NICK IS A QUOTE LEACH, WHO WANTS TO LIVE OFF WHITNEY’S INHERITANCE… BUT, THE INSIDER ADDS, “Krissi is very headstrong. If she wants to get married and have a child while she’s still a teenager, she’ll do it.” …YIKES…
Whitney Houston’s cause of death has just been revealed. While the L.A. County Coroner’s office determined the signer actually died from accidental drowning, the toxicology report truly holds the key to solving the mystery of her sudden death in the bathtub of her room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 11.
The report states that cocaine was found in Whitney’s system, and that the effects of drug use and heart disease were the contributing factors in her death. The coroner also found marijuana, Xanax, Benadryl and other medications in her system, but not in alarming amounts. A final report is expected in about two weeks.
Bobbi Kristina finally opens up about Whitney Houston’s tragic death, telling Oprah she “hears her voice in her head.”
IT WAS ONLY A MONTH AGO WHEN WHITNEY HOUSTON WAS FOUND DEAD IN HER ROOM AT THE BEVERLY HILTON HOTEL…AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MADE HER DEATH SO TRAGIC WAS THAT SHE LEFT HER DAUGHTER- AND HER BEST FRIEND, ALONE… NOW BOBBI KRISTINA BRAVELY OPENS UP…
IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH OPRAH, THE 19-YEAR-OLD IS SPEAKING FOR THE FIRST TIME ABOUT LOSING HER MOTHER.
“How are you doing? I'm doing as good as I possibly can at this point. I'm just trying to keep going Doing ok; doing as good as possibly can...w/help of the lord, family...and hearing her in my head…”
“Is her music comforting? I can sing her music, but to hear it now, I can't. I can hear her voice telling me, 'Keep moving, baby. I got you.' She's always with me. I can always feel her with me. She used to always say, 'Do you need me?' And I said, 'I always need you.'"
AND SHE STILL FEELS A VERY SPIRITUAL CONNECTION WITH HER MOM….
“I feel her pass through me all the time. I wake up at night. She would say at 5 a.m. the saints start praying. I wake up now and look at the clock and it's 5 o'clock. I start praying.”
NOW SHE SAYS IT’S TIME TO MOVE ON AND CARRY ON HER MOTHER’S LEGACY – SINGING, DANCING AND ACTING. BUT QUITE POSSIBLY UNDER A DIFFERENT NAME… BOBBI KRISTINA BROWN HAS REPORTEDLY MADE A MOVE TO CHANGE HER NAME TO KRISTINA HOUSTON.
The pop legend’s final will and testament has been revealed and she has left all her assets to her daughter, with Bobby Brown getting nothing.
WHITNEY HOUSTON’S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT HAS BEEN MADE PUBLIC, AND HER DAUGHTER BOBBI KRISTINA WILL GET EVERYTHING…
INSIDE EDITION OBTAINED THE 19-PAGE DOCUMENT WHICH DETAILS ALL OF HOUSTON’S ASSETS INCLUDING MONEY, FURNITURE, CLOTHING, PERSONAL EFFECTS, JEWELRY AND CARS… AS WELL AS A TRUST FUND THAT BOBBI KRISTINA CAN’T ACCESS UNTIL SHE’S 21.
BUT ACCORDING TO FORBES, HOUSTON’S MOTHER CISSY, WHO HAD BEEN NAMED AS THE WILL’S EXECUTOR, RENOUNCED THE APPOINTMENT IN ATLANTA PROBATE COURT. NOW SISTER IN LAW, PATRICIA HOUSTON, WILL BE THE SOLE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE.
ALTHOUGH CONTRARY TO OTHER REPORTS, BOBBY BROWN WAS LEFT NOTHING.
AND NOW IN HER FIRST INTERVIEW SINCE HER MOTHER’S SUDDEN DEATH, BOBBI KRISTINA WILL BREAK HER SILENCE…
A SOURCE TELLS TMZ, WHITNEY’S ONLY CHILD WOULD ONLY TALK TO OPRAH BECAUSE SHE WAS QUOTE, “loyal to my mom, and never did my mother wrong, or made her look bad. She always looked out for my mom.”
OPRAH’S EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW AIRS MARCH 11TH ON OWN.
