Urban World

R.I.P Whitney

Whitney Houston’s 18-year-old daughter Bobbi Kristina was rushed to hospital twice in the 24 hours following the discovery of her mother’s dead body in the bathtub of a Hollywood hotel.

The teenager was first admitted after allegedly passing out, after drinking alcohol and then taking a sedative pill given to her by one of her mother's entourage to calm her down, upon learning of the devastating news.

Houston, 48, was found dead under the bath water by her bodyguard in luxury suite number 434 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Saturday afternoon, which is said to have been littered with bottles of prescription pills. Bottles of Lorazepam, Valium, Xanax and a sleeping medication were found in the hotel room, it has been claimed.

The drugs were believed to have acted as sedatives, causing her to fall asleep in the bathtub once they had been mixed with alcohol from the previous evenings. However coroner's refused to comment on rumours that water was found on her lungs, indicating she had drowned.

Houston's ex-husband Bobby Brown, with whom she had a notoriously turbulent 14-year relationship, was in Nashville at the time of her death and his daughter's trips to the hospital. Brown issued an official statement regarding the loss of his ex-wife Whitney Houston. Requesting privacy during this difficult time, Brown is "deeply saddened".

“I am deeply saddened at the passing of my ex-wife, Whitney Houston.  At this time, we ask for privacy, especially for my daughter, Bobbi- Kristina.  I appreciate all of the condolences that have been directed towards my family and I at this most difficult time," said Brown.