Whitney Houston, 48, found dead in Beverly Hills

Feb 11, 2012

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Singer Whitney Houston, who reigned as one of the world's top pop stars in the 1980s and '90s but suffered from recurring bouts with drugs and alcohol, was found dead in a Beverly Hills hotel room Saturday.

Law enforcement sources told The Times that paramedics arrived at the Beverly Hilton hotel, where Houston was staying, and found her dead. Her cause of death was unknown, said the sources, who asked to remain anonymous because the investigation is ongoing.

Houston, 48, was in the Los Angeles area for a musical tribute for music executive Clive Davis and had performed earlier this week.

Houston was planning to attend Davis’ annual pre-Grammy party Saturday at the Beverly Hilton hotel, the see-and-be-seen event of the year.

Earlier this week, the 79-year-old Davis perused page after page of guest lists in a bungalow at the Beverly Hills Hotel, where he conducts business when he’s in the Los Angeles area. Among those Houston was expected to rub elbows with: Quincy Jones, Tony Bennett, Akon, Cee Lo Green, Miley Cyrus, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Jennifer Hudson, Jackson Browne, Elvis Costello and Diana Krall.

“It’s a great time where everybody can set down their swords, so to speak,” Davis said, seated on an overstuffed divan next to a coffee table cluttered with papers, CDs and videos. “I was grateful that, inviting them to my home, that they would feel comfortable and just keep coming back, and they've kept coming back every year to where it's expanded to be this incredible haven for musicians.”

Houston had drug and alcohol problems for years, and in May her spokeswoman said she was going back to rehab.

Publicist Kristen Foster told the Associated Press on Saturday that Houston had died but did not provide further details. Houston was kown for such hits as “How Will I Know,” “Saving All My Love for You” and “I Will Always Love You.” She also starred in movies such as “The Bodyguard.”

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[Edited 2/11/12 18:55pm]

Ha ha very funny

sorry i missed this. seems to be true. It is being reported. I should break Big soon

RIP

I hope this is fake, but it certainly is making the rounds, even from news outlets that make it their habit to substantiate before going with a story.

Holy Crap!!!

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AP reporting

Crack is wack!

CNN reporting now

aardvark15 said:

Ha ha very funny

It's true.

I'm just heartbroken over this.

It's true. Her poor daughter. I hope Bobby stays for strong for her and that he doesn't relapse

OMFG!!!! I JUST SAW IT ON THE NEWS!!!! NIPPY IS GONE????????

ABC cut into regular programming to announce this. This is so tragic.

ABC News, CNN and the Associated Press reported it. It's true indeed. Shit.

wow...she had it all....and lost it all.

sad.

Another TRAGIC story. smh I can't so sad.

I'm in complete shock.

Opinions on her style may differ, but this is a loss of one of the truly beautiful voices we've seen in the past 20-odd years.

What a sad, ridiculous waste . . .

Damn....what a talent.

OH MY GOD *cries* *cries loudly* NO this cant be true... I will not believe this ....

SEANMAN said:

I'm in complete shock.

me too, totaly in shock.

Wow...OMFG.....so sad to see such a talent destroyed by drugs and taken too soon.

I am in complete shock over this. It seems so unreal. I cant believe it. This is so very very sad. RIP Whitney.

Im sick to my stomach. So upset.

... OH MY

I feel for her family. This is too sad.

NO