Previously we reported, last Thursday Houston was seen happy partying with Clive Davis, friends and family, but lets rewind the clock and go deeper into the final days before the most memorable voice was silenced. On Saturday, the world lost the "Heart" of real R & B Whitney Houston at the age of 48. Fans and Family are reeling as they put together a timeline of the days leading up to her untimely death.
Thursday, Feb. 9:
Houston was a guest at Grammy nominee Kelly Price's party, "Kelly Price and Friends Unplugged: For the Love of R&B Grammy Party" at the nightclub, Tru Hollywood.
Houston was there with her 19-year-old daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown and performed a duet with Price in the early hours of Friday morning, in what would become her last performance, which we previously posted.
At the party, Houston reportedly clashed with singer and former "X Factor" finalist Stacy Francis, who had credited Houston as her inspiration.
Houston and Francis were re-introduced at the party and all seemed fine , but "Whitney just got belligerent," a witness told The Hollywood Reporter. "Ray was trying to defend Stacy, telling Whitney, 'Stacy's family!', but Whitney was feeling crowded out and hands were raised."
The witness said that no punches were ultimately thrown, but that it was a tense exchange. Photos taken later that night showed Houston disheveled, agitated and bloated as she left. Reportedly had to be escorted from the club with blood dripping down her leg and scratches on her wrist.
Friends said she was simply sweating from the performance.
Kelly Price "There was nothing wrong. She was singing, she was dancing, she was laughing, she was playing," "I'm going to remember her just like that because that's the Whitney I always had the pleasure of being around."
Friday, Feb. 10:
Houston reportedly spent Friday night at the bar of the Beverly Hilton hotel with a group of friends. She was at the bar for a long time, drinking and being very loud, according to TMZ. Houston also reportedly reeked of acohol and skipping and doing handstands in the pool area of the hotel. Houston was staying at the hotel to attend music industry executive Clive Davis' annual pre-Grammy bash.
Saturday, Feb. 11:
Houston had been planning to attend friend and mentor Clive Davis' annual pre-Grammy party at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Saturday night.
At some point in the morning or early afternoon, Houston's cousin, the singer Dionne Warwick, spoke to Houston over the phone to make sure they were seated at the same table at Davis' party. At this point, there were no signs of trouble, according to TMZ.
Around 3:15 p.m., Houston spoke to her mother, Cissy Houston, and everything still seemed to be fine.
Less than 30 minute later, at 3:43 p.m., someone from Houston's entourage called hotel security when they found an unresponsive Houston in her hotel room bathtub. Whitney's aunt, Mary Jones, who discovered Whitney's body in the bathtub.
Mary had laid out Whitney's dress for the evening on the bed and the left for about a half hour. When Whitney didn't come out of the bathroom, Mary entered, pulled Whitney out of the tub and began administering CPR.
Police, who were already on the scene in preparation for the event later in the evening, arrived at Houston's room two minute later.
Officials tried to resuscitate the 48-year-old singer with CPR but were unable to revive her. Houston was pronounced dead at 3:55 p.m. He said there were "no obvious signs of foul play and no obvious signs of a cause of death."
Los Angeles coroner's office officials left with Houston's body around 1:50 a.m. The coroner's office declined to speculate how Houston died when asked about reports that she may have drowned. Bobbi Kristina showed up on the 4th floor of the Beverly Hilton several hours after Whitney's death.
Sources are saying when officers informed her no one was allowed to see the body -- BK screamed, cursed and demanded to see her mother. Ray J and Dionne Warwick were turned away also.
Dionne Wariwck |
Bobbi Kristina has been hospitalized twice since her mother's passing and we're told her family fears she might be suicidal. Bobby Brown has left his reunion tour with New Edition and flown to Los Angeles to be with his distraught daughter, pictured below with now fiancee, arriving at LAX.
The Clive Davis party went on as planned, with Davis saying that is what Houston would have wanted. Whitney Houston's family was told by L.A. County Coroner officials ... the singer did not die from drowning, but rather from what appears to be a combination of Xanax and other prescription drugs mixed with alcohol.
Docs are saying there was not enough water in her lungs to have been drowned. But the official cause of death will most likely be a mystery for weeks, once the toxicology report comes in.
2012 Grammy Awards host wasted no time addressing the passing of Whitney Houston, leading the star-packed audience in a prayer in her honor.
Immediately after, LL showed a clip of Whitney singing "I Will Always Love You" at the Grammys back in 1994. R.I.P. WHITNEY HOUSTON....WE WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU!!
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