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NEWS ABOUT: Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston stories: 12 news summaries

 Bobby Brown 'Spit on Me,' 
 Houston Tells Oprah 

Singer enjoyed mixing pot, cocaine, she confides in interview

Sep 14, 09 5:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Emotional abuse and drug addiction marked Whitney Houston’s marriage to Bobby Brown, the singer says. “He spit on me,” Houston recalled in the first part of a tell-all interview with Oprah, broadcast today. She described their intense drug habits: Brown a full-blown, “mean” alcoholic, and Houston... More »

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entertainment • television • music • drugs • cocaine • alcoholism • Oprah Winfrey • marijuana • Whitney Houston • Bobby Brown • daytime television

 Strung-out 
 Whitney Spent 
 7 Months in PJs

Whitney Houston reveals her darkest moments to Oprah

Sep 10, 09 11:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Whitney Houston was so strung out on drugs that she didn't get out of her pajamas for 7 months, the Sun reports. In the first of a two-part Oprah interview set to air Monday, the singer openly discusses her out-of-control lifestyle with ex Bobby Brown—and owns up to it... More »

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Oprah Winfrey • celebrity • Whitney Houston • Bobby Brown

 Susan Boyle's 
 Album Already 
 a Best-Seller 

November release tops presale chart

Sep 4, 09 9:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Beat it, Beatles, here comes Susan Boyle. Hours after the Scottish singer's upcoming album was announced, it hit No. 1 on the Amazon.com presale charts—putting her ahead of Whitney Houston and the Fab Four. I Dreamed A Dream comes out in late November, the Scottish Daily Record reports.... More »

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entertainment • music industry • Scotland • Beatles • record sales • Amazon.com • CD sales • Whitney Houston • Susan Boyle

album review

 Whitney 'Sublime' 
 After 7 Years Away 

'The Voice' is still there, with help from industry giants

Aug 26, 09 11:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - It’s been seven years since Whitney Houston’s last album, and many younger listeners probably know her better for her recently-troubled life than for her series of huge hits. But her new album, I Look to You, marks a triumphant return, writes Jim DeRogatis in the Chicago Sun-Times. “... More »

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entertainment • music • pop music • album release • music review • Whitney Houston • Jay-ZTV • women's issues

 With New CD 
 and Makeover, 
 Houston Has Liftoff 

Diva is ready for her comeback

Jul 15, 09 1:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Whitney Houston “tumbled but she didn’t crumble,” music legend Clive Davis said last night at a London listening party for the diva’s latest. I Look To You is the first album in 7 years for the 45-year-old, reports the Mail. The crowd gave Houston—seemingly over... More »

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entertainment • music • celebrity • album release • comeback • Whitney Houston

jackson memorial

 Guest List Solidifies; 
 Liz Taylor Won't Attend 


Jul 6, 09 7:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - The star-studded guest list for the Michael Jackson memorial service tomorrow in Los Angeles doesn't include Elizabeth Taylor, but the legendary actress is sure her dear friend would understand, People reports. "I just don't believe that Michael would want me to share my grief with millions of others,"... More »

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entertainment • Los Angeles • Stevie Wonder • Jennifer Hudson • Michael Jackson • Elizabeth Taylor • Jackson Five • memorial service • Mariah Carey • Whitney Houston • Staples Center • Debbie Rowe • Smokey Robinson


 Whitney's 
 Comeback 
 Album Out 
 Sept. 1 

Akon, will.i.am are helping out

Jun 4, 09 1:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Whitney Houston is releasing an album Sept. 1, and she's getting a little comeback help from today's R&B/hip-hop kings. The untitled Arista record is rumored to include collaborations with will.i.am, Sean Garett, and Akon, Billboard reports. During the run-up to the big release—her last effort was... More »

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entertainment • music industry • album release • Akon • Will.i.am • Whitney Houston

 Whitney Grooves at 
 A-List Grammy Gala 

Paul McCartney, Kanye West also at Clive Davis tribute

Feb 8, 09 12:54 PM CST
(Newser) - Whitney Houston emerged from seclusion to headline the star-studded Pre-Grammy Gala last night, and didn’t disappoint, Edna Gundersen writes in USA Today. The diva belted out a “short but lively medley” that included I Will Always Love You and I’m Every Woman. But she wasn’t the... More »

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music • Paul McCartney • Kanye West • Jennifer Hudson • Grammy Awards • Whitney Houston • Barry Manilow

 Whitney Denies 
 She's Back With Bobby 

Reports to the contrary are false, rep says

Nov 29, 08 8:39 AM CST
(Newser) - Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown are not, in fact, on again, E! Online reports. A rep for Whitney called a report that the two were spotted over a romantic dinner “a complete fabrication.” The pair was married 14 years amid drug arrests and talk of abuse and cheating;... More »

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music • relationship • Whitney Houston • Bobby Brown

 Whitney and Bobby Back On 

Witnesses spot couple rekindling romance with cozy dinner

Nov 26, 08 12:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Stormy couple Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown may be reuniting, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The diva and her ex-husband have been spotted sharing romantic dinners lately, and friends say they might be getting back together. Though spokespeople for Houston insist they’re just “good friends,” daughter Bobbi Kristina... More »

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music • celebrity • reunion • Whitney Houston • Bobby Brown • celebrity divorces

 Close Casting Calls for Stars 

TV roles that almost changed the course of their careers

Aug 18, 08 2:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Some of today's brightest stars nearly landed iconic TV roles, but didn't for better or worse. Author Eila Mell reveals a few near-misses to the New York Post:  
  • Harrison Ford turned down the part of "Meathead" in All in the Family.
  • Mickey
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television • Leonardo DiCaprio • Rosie O'Donnell • list • Harrison Ford • Whitney Houston • Courteney Cox

Bobby Blames Whitney for His Drug Abuse

In new book, he also says they married to quell lesbian rumors

Apr 3, 08 8:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bobby Brown has put his latest salvo at ex-wife Whitney Houston in writing, E! reports, claiming in an upcoming book that she turned him on to cocaine and that their "doomed-from-the-very-beginning" marriage was mainly aimed to quell rumors about her sexuality. Bobby Brown: The Truth, the Whole Truth and ... More »

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drug use • Whitney Houston • Bobby Brown • celebrity tell-alls • celebrity divorces

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