Whitney Houston dead at 48

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  • FirstTimer
    Freeman Error

    • Feb 2009
    • 18720

    #46
    Originally posted by EmpireWF
    Which National Anthem rendition was best?

    Whitney's or Marvin Gaye's? Or is there another worthy of being in the debate?

    Star Spangled Banner Whitney Houston - YouTube

    Marvin Gaye Sings the United States National Anthem at the 1983 NBA Allstar Game - YouTube
    Whitney's by a mile. It's not close and not even a question.

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    • jeffx
      Member
      • Jun 2009
      • 3853

      #47
      Originally posted by KINGOFOOTBALL
      Having come across people that met or worked with her Ive never heard a single nice thing about her. This was pre Bobby as well.

      Exactly, but already the Facebook knuckleheads are putting everything on Bobby. Like one of my friends said, Whitney & Bobby were two peas in a pod.

      I don't know why, but we've seen so many creative people(musicians, artists, actors) indulge in self-destructive behavior. This shit ain't new.

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      • shag773
        Senior Member
        • Jul 2009
        • 2721

        #48
        Originally posted by RosettaStoned
        That's a silly thing to day.
        Why is that?

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        • RosettaStoned
          Throbbing Tebowner
          • Oct 2008
          • 9949

          #49
          Originally posted by shag773
          Why is that?
          Because it's uneducated.
          So, metaphorically speaking, our physiology basically has the universe mapped out and you're thinking it needs to be taught addition & subtraction.

          -Alan Aragon

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          • EmpireWF
            Giants in the Super Bowl
            • Mar 2009
            • 24082

            #50
            Based on TMZ's of the world, sounds like she took Xanax (possibly other pills too), got in the tub, fell asleep and drowned. She was apparently in the bathroom for an hour before her entourage checked and discovered her.

            Perhaps whatever she took (only prescription pill bottles were found) did something to her heart before she could have drowned. An autopsy will find out.


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            • Villain
              [REDACTED]
              • May 2011
              • 7768

              #51
              Originally posted by EmpireWF
              Which National Anthem rendition was best?

              Whitney's or Marvin Gaye's? Or is there another worthy of being in the debate?

              Star Spangled Banner Whitney Houston

              Marvin Gaye Sings the United States National Anthem at the 1983 NBA Allstar Game
              Originally posted by Houston
              Easily Marvin Gaye's.
              Originally posted by FirstTimer
              Whitney's by a mile. It's not close and not even a question.


              [youtube]LMhq1L0cJf0[/youtube]
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              • Rblake
                ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ
                • Jul 2009
                • 1365

                #52
                Marvin's rendition pissed me off. It's not a fuck song, don't sing it like one, motherfucker.

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                • tigstah
                  Mr. Casual Gamer
                  • Mar 2009
                  • 2406

                  #53
                  Originally posted by Rblake
                  Marvin's rendition pissed me off. It's not a fuck song, don't sing it like one, motherfucker.
                  everyone has their own spin on it. marvin gaye just added some soul to it. but let the haters hate

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                  • BigBucs
                    Unpretentious
                    • May 2009
                    • 12758

                    #54
                    Whitney Houston's Body Discovered By Ray J, Says New Reports



                    In an interesting twist to Grammy-winning singer Whitney Houston being pronounced dead Saturday (February 11) night, new reports claim crooner Ray J may have discovered her body at a Beverly Hilton Hotel.

                    According to new reports, Ray was also actively dating the late music icon.

                    Whitney Houston was found dead at the Beverly Hilton Hotel this afternoon. According to CNN, it was Ray J who found her body. At this time, it is unknown if she overdosed or committed suicide. s that Ray J found Whitney dead Saturday at the Beverly Hilton Hotel," tweeted Justin Lear. The news station also reported that Ray-J (famous for his sex tape with Kim Kardashian) and Whitney had been intimately dating and have been together for the past few days. Ray J has not tweeted anything about the death of Whitney Houston (which is understandable), who coincidentally died on his sister, Brandy's, birthday. (Celebs Gather)

                    The latest reports claim Houston was pronounced dead early Saturday evening.

                    Legendary pop singer Whitney Houston was found dead Saturday at a Beverly Hills, California, hotel, officials said. She was 48. The entertainer, whose incredible talent was discovered at an early age, was pronounced dead at 3:55 p.m. (6:55 p.m. ET) at the Beverly Hilton hotel despite resuscitation efforts, a police spokesman said. Beverly Hills Police Lt. Mark Rosen said there were "no obvious signs of criminal intent" and that the cause of her death is being investigated. Houston's bodyguard found her body, said Courtney Barnes, publicist for hip-hop artist Ray J, who was dating the pop diva. (CNN)

                    While details are still coming together, publicist Kristen Foster broke the news Saturday (February 11) night.

                    American singer and actress Whitney Houston has died at the age of 48, her publicist Kristen Foster has said. The cause and the location of her death were unclear, Ms Foster told the Associated Press news agency. Regarded as one of the most celebrated female acts of all time, she also enjoyed success acting in films such as The Bodyguard and Waiting to Exhale. (BBC News)

                    The singer previously confessed to battling drug addiction.

                    But by the end of her career, Houston became a stunning cautionary tale of the toll of drug use. Her album sales plummeted and the hits stopped coming; her once serene image was shattered by a wild demeanor and bizarre public appearances. She confessed to abusing cocaine, marijuana and pills, and her once pristine voice became raspy and hoarse, unable to hit the high notes as she had during her prime. "The biggest devil is me. I'm either my best friend or my worst enemy," Houston told ABC's Diane Sawyer in an infamous 2002 interview with then-husband Bobby Brown by her side. (MSNBC)

                    Prior to her music career decline, Houston was world renowned for setting industry records.

                    So far, the details surround Houstin's death are unclear. The singer famously battled drug addiction for years. Houston won two Emmy Awards, six Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards during her record-breaking career. Her album "Whitney" was the first female album to ever debut at #1 on the Billboard Charts. She has sold 200 million albums world wide. Houston holds an Honorary Doctorate in Humanities from Grambling State University in Louisiana. Houston had one child, Bobbi Kristina, with husband Bobby Brown. Houston and Brown were married from 1992-2007. (TMZ)




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                    • EmpireWF
                      Giants in the Super Bowl
                      • Mar 2009
                      • 24082

                      #55
                      Ray J didn't find her. When he was notified, he tried to go into the room but LAPD wouldn't let him in.

                      EDIT....ehh, who the fuck knows.


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                      • BigBucs
                        Unpretentious
                        • May 2009
                        • 12758

                        #56








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                        • EmpireWF
                          Giants in the Super Bowl
                          • Mar 2009
                          • 24082

                          #57
                          I was gonna thank you but that nasty smile ruined it.


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                          • BigBucs
                            Unpretentious
                            • May 2009
                            • 12758

                            #58
                            Not a smiley Thats the chick who posted that ignant shit




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                            • j.hen
                              Self Care
                              • Oct 2008
                              • 10058

                              #59
                              Some interesting quotes from a interview she did with Oprah in 2009:

                              Oprah: Did you think something was gonna happen in those drug-crazed, drug-filled days where you’re sitting for hours and days?

                              Whitney: There were times when he (Bobby Brown) would smash things, break things in the home. Glass. We had a big, big giant portrait of me and him and my child. He cut my head off the picture. Stuff like that. And I thought, “This is really strange.” So I figured, cutting my head off a picture, that was a little much for me. That was one sign.

                              And then there were other things like he started to paint in my bedroom eyes. Just eyes. Evil eyes that were looking at every point of the room.

                              Oprah: He started to paint on the walls?

                              Whitney: Yeah. The rugs. The walls. The closet doors. If I opened the door, there would be one picture. Then I’d close them and there would be another picture and eyes and faces. It was really strange. …

                              Oprah: What are you doing with all of that?

                              Whitney: I’m looking at it going, “Lord, what’s really going on here?” I was getting scared because I felt something was going to blow. Something was going to give.

                              Whitney: She (her mother) said, “It’s not worth it.” She said: “If you move, Bobby, [the sheriff will] take you down. Don’t you make one move.” And he stood there like he was scared.

                              And she said: “Let’s go. Let’s do this. I’m not losing you to the world. I’m not losing you to Satan. I’m not doing this. I want my daughter back. I want you back. I want to see that glow in your eyes. That light in your eyes. I want to see the child I raised. And you weren’t raised like this. And I’m not having it. So you make a choice, and you make it here today because I have a court injunction that says you have to go.” …
                              Traumatic.

                              Pics from the night before her death:

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                              • BigBucs
                                Unpretentious
                                • May 2009
                                • 12758

                                #60
                                Sad man but its a price to that fame.




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