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Whitney's Last Moments, Thoughts From Her Family & More
Up-to-the-minute reports on the death of Whitney Houston from City News Service.
Report from City News Service on the death of Whitney Houston.
Whitney's Last Moments
Pop star Whitney Houston had been dripping sweat and acting erratically in the hours leading up to her death, and her lifeless body was found underwater in a Beverly Hilton hotel bathtub by her hairdresser, according to media reports today.
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The Los Angeles Times said reporters noticed Houston in the hotel Saturday afternoon because of "erratic behavior, dripping sweat and disheveled clothes."
TMZ.com reported that the one-time superstar was found in a hotel bathroom by her hairdresser, with her head below water and legs sticking up in the air "like she had slide down the back of the tub."
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The website's reporters said Houston had earlier decamped to her hotel room to prepare for the party, and had been in the bathroom for an hour when the female hairdresser went inside to check on her.
The hairdresser screamed, bodyguards rushed in, and Houyston's body was "very cold" as the bodyguard started CPR, TMZ reported.
Daughter Collapsed
The daughter of Whitney Houston collapsed at the Beverly Hilton today and was taken by paramedics to a hospital, several news agencies reported today.
Beverly Hills firefighters told City News Service that they were called to a report of a seizure at the hotel at 10:30 a.m. today. They confirm that Bobbi Kristina Brown was taken on a gurney from the hotel where her mother had died.
The young woman was taken about two miles across Beverly Hills and Los Angeles to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The hospital refused comment about their patient, whose age has been variously described as 18 or 19.
Bobbi Kristina Brown was reportedly performing in the South and rushed to Los Angeles on learning of her mother';s death. Whitney Houston's remains had been transferred to the coroner's office in Los Angeles by this morning.
News of the daughter's emotional collapse was first reported by TMZ and CNN.
Bobby Brown Reacts
Bobby Brown has released a statement about the death of his ex-wife, Whitney Houston, according to the TV show "Extra." It reads:
"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."
