Her legendary vocals have left a lasting mark on the music industry, even in the wake of her tragic death in While her life looked glamorous to an outsider, Whitney struggled with substance abuse and addiction that ultimately resulted in her passing. Whitney Houston was an American singer born in New Jersey in Her voice is her legacy, and she released the first of four iconic albums at the young age of 22 in , starting off strong with three singles hitting No.
Whitney was born into a musical family, with both her mother and her cousin being notable gospel singers. Her mother, Cissy Houston, was the reason Whitney began singing gospel music in church from a young age. The way the congregation reacted to her voice instilled confidence in Whitney and led to her passion for pursuing music as a career. It was in that Whitney married Bobby Brown, and at this time, her career began to derail as a result of substance abuse.
In the next episode, Whitney accompanies her husband to court, where he is charged with striking her. As the series goes on, Whitney gradually descends into a chain-smoking, apple-martini-drinking, foulmouthed, wild-haired shrew. The part series opened with an audience of one million, to blistering reviews. Not only does it reveal Brown to be even more vulgar than the tabloids suggest, but it manages at the same time to rob Houston of any last shreds of dignity.
Behind the scenes, Whitney had been using again. Whitney reportedly went to rehab at Crossroads, the Caribbean treatment center created by guitarist Eric Clapton. While Bobby was serving his 30 days in jail in , Tina said, she had moved into their house, where Whitney, in a stupor, imagined cameras spying on her and worse. But it was her reflection.
She said the Enquirer article had been a turning point. Whitney would once again survive the seemingly unsurvivable. But her famous voice was gone. He met her in her home in Alpharetta, in the final days of her marriage. Her image was shot, her career was in the toilet, and Gary and Pat Houston, her brother and sister-in-law, were hovering around like nurses in an emergency ward. Yet, there was a spark. Singing was in her bloodline. Catona demanded her full commitment, and she agreed.
She was also an alpha female, domineering, commanding, and people were scared of her. She focused on her health and tried her best to quit smoking. She hugged me, and I saw her flick the cigarette over her shoulder. In September she had Bobby served with divorce papers. He was in Los Angeles, occasionally staying with Karrine Steffans, a video dancer turned author whose sexual encounters with celebrities fueled her series of erotic Vixen books.
When Whitney and Bobby fought, and they frequently did, Brown would sometimes head for L. Steffans was also friends with Ray J. Looking for love in all the wrong places. The dream she was chasing was younger. She was chasing something that would ultimately hurt her. Steffans was having lunch with Bobby in Encino the day he was served with divorce papers.
She says the process server told him that he was giving him a residual check from Bravo for his work on Being Bobby Brown.
It was Ray J. I came to California to be near Bobbi Kris. She told him yes. He enlisted Diane Warren to create songs for a new album. When she came onstage in a white gown, singing the Warren song, the crowd leapt to its feet. It was: Whitney is back! At each stop, crowds of up to 20, were waiting in anticipation. The love came, but with it the carping of critics and the baying of the tabloids.
In Australia the knives were out. By the third song, she was out of breath. People want to hear The Voice. She soldiered on, even though the reviews were brutal. It was spine-tingling stuff. She was nearly in tears. She was so proud. This past winter, she was doing her best to quit smoking, not just cut back again. During her final week, in Los Angeles, she went out on the town with Ray J. There, she reportedly had a confrontation with X Factor contestant Stacy Francis, whom she accused of trailing Ray J around the club.
Bitch, get away from my man! The photographers captured Whitney with scratches on her arm and blood on her legs as a crowd of people screamed her name and tried to get her attention. Credit: Courtesy Robyn Crawford. Robyn Crawford, Whitney Houston. Whitney Houston and bobby brown. Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown. All rights reserved. She died just hours before the party, thrown by her mentor Clive Davis.
Houston was attempting another comeback by starring in a remake of the film Sparkle, in which she plays the mother of three girls who form a singing group and struggle with fame and drug addiction. A trailer released on Monday featured Houston prominently, including a snippet of her performance of the classic gospel song "His Eye Is on the Sparrow".
Toxicology results also showed Houston had marijuana, Xanax, the muscle relaxant Flexeril, and the allergy medication Benadryl in her system.
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