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Whitney Houston Dead at 48 [VIDEO]

Whitney Houston, one of pop’s iconic singers whose career was derailed by drug use, has died at age 48.  One of entertainment’s best-selling artists for more than a decade-and-a-half, Houston made the crossover from music to movies, starring in films like “The Bodyguard” and “Waiting to Exhale.”  Her 1992 marriage to Bobby Brown routinely made gossip headlines, with Brown being arrested multiple times before their divorce in 2007. By the, Houston’s career had fallen apart to the effects of drug use.  An attempted comeback in 2009 ended with a string of off-key concert performance and the cancellation of her world tour.

Houston was found dead at the Beverly Hilton hotel on Saturday afternoon.  Jennifer Hudson and Chaka Khan will honor Houston with a tribute at Sunday night’s Grammy’s.

FOX’s William LaJeunese has more on the life of Whitney Houston:

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Memorials and shrines to the singer are growing all around the country, including at the church where Houston got her start in Newark, NJ.

FOX’s Anna Kooiman is there:

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One of the most well-known performances of the Star-Spangled Banner came from Houston, who sang the national anthem at the Super Bowl in 1991.

WATCH Houston’s Super Bowl performance HERE:

2 Comments

  1. mary

    February 11, 2012 at 10:11 pm

    she loved her country… but seemed to suffer terribly inside – may she be at peace..

  2. bill prasad

    February 12, 2012 at 2:26 pm

    Whitney Houston: Death and Denial

    An autopsy of Whitney Houston will say much about her death and much about life for her loved ones. If a postmortem reveals alcohol and other drugs caused or contributed to her death this will provide great perspective. While we mourn the loss of an immensely talented woman let us ponder how her loved ones intervened numerous times trying to motivate Houston to stay in treatment and work a program. Most likely, Houston refused to take steps to increase her chances of staying clean. The consequence of losing a job, a relationship or money often motivates an addict to make changes. But, if the addict has large financial resources and continuing employment, there can be little reason to change.

    Her loved ones are now going through a psychological autopsy, ruminating over the last time they saw her and the last time they spoke to her. Many painful hours will lead to one question: Could I have done something that would have save her life? The answer is no.
    Houston made choices. Denial is a symptom of the disease. No one chooses to have the disease of addiction, but addicts do choose whether they will treat the disease (meetings, sponsor, medication, therapy). As we ponder the loss of an incredible talent perspective suggests that this was another addict who made choices and died because of those choices.

    Bill Prasad
    Licensed Professional Counselor
    Certified Substance Abuse Counselor
    Prasadcounseling.com