Whitney Houston has died, her rep confirms to The Hollywood Reporter. News broke at around 5 p.m. pacific standard time. The R&B singer and multiple grammy winner was 48 years old and was due to make an appearance at the Clive Davis pre-Grammy gala on Saturday night. She was spotted in the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Thursday morning where she was overheard chastising an assistant. Later that night, Houston got into an altercation with X Factor finalist Stacy Francis at an R&B appreciation event where she was said to be acting "belligerent.
A decade ago, Whitney confessed to Diane Sawyer that her drug use and crazy living was taking its toll on her. "The biggest devil is me. I'm either my best friend or my worst enemy."
And interestingly enough, Houston was rumored to be in talks with the “X Factor” folks to replace the recently-departed Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul.
On Friday night, as THR broke news that Houston had been approached for the judges' seat on X Factor, she was said to be at a spa, according to her publicist. Says a source close to Clive Davis, "This is a sad day and it will be a sad Grammys weekend." No word yet on the cause of death or whether it was drug-related.
The superstar singer and actress's publicist, Kristin Foster, broke the news of Houston's passing to the AP, but thus far, no cause of death has been revealed. In recent years, she struggled with drug abuse.
Several celebrities tweeted about the death shortly after the news went public, including singer Keri Hilson, who wrote, “Watching the news now…it’s true. R.I.P. Whitney Houston. Ugh I hate that I’m even typing this…I’m shocked. She was my hero growing up.”
Actress Nina Dobrev also tweeted, writing, “#iwillalwaysloveyou is one of the most beautiful and iconic songs. It will be remembered forever. Rest in peace Whitney Houston.”
Her self-titled debut album, released in 1985, sold 25 million copies worldwide. In total, she released seven albums and three film soundtracks; a winner of six Grammys, Houston sold over 200 million albums and singles worldwide. She earned 30 Billboard Awards, 22 American Music Awards and two Emmy Awards.
Good bye Whitney. Rest In Peace. Your music will always around us. We miss you and we always love you.
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