*sigh* I am still really in shock over Whitney’s death. I’ve been scouring the internet for more info. Here are a few updates from TMZ.com:
Enablers supplied her with alcohol
Whitney Houston was heavy into alcohol in the months before her death, and many of the people around her bent over backwards to accommodate her cravings for alcohol.
Sources who spent significant time with Whitney in the last few months tell us … Whitney drank virtually every day leading up to her death.
We’re told when she started shooting the movie “Sparkle” she was sober. In fact, Whitney’s voice, we’re told, was “phenomenal” and she would boast to people, “My voice is back!”
But after principal shooting, when Whitney went into the studio to dub various lines, we’re told she was off the wagon.
We’re told Whitney’s immediate family — and Bobby Brown — became “extremely upset” because they believed the singer’s friends were more than happy to accommodate her drinking whims whenever she wanted, even though it was apparent she had lost control.
As TMZ first reported, Whitney’s family says authorities told them … she may have died from a reaction to prescription drugs and alcohol. We know she drank alcohol shortly before her death, and we’re told she typically took Xanax — one of the drugs found in her room — before a performance to calm her nerves, and she was scheduled to sing at Clive Davis’ Grammy party.
She had a premonition about her death
Whitney Houston told friends she “really wanted to see Jesus” in the days before her death … and claimed she had a feeling the end was near for her … this according to several of Whitney’s friends.
TMZ has learned … Whitney had been very spiritual in her final days … quoting the bible, singing hymns and engaging in intense conversations about Jesus Christ and the afterlife with her close friends and family members.
We’re told …. on Friday , one day after she performed, “Yes Jesus Loves Me” at Tru nightclub in Hollywood, Whitney told one of her friends, “I’m gonna go see Jesus … I want to see Jesus.”
The next morning, hours before her death, Whitney was discussing a bible passage involving John the Baptist and Jesus … when Houston flashed a big smile and remarked, “You know, he’s so cool … I really want to see that Jesus.”
Another source tells us … Whitney had been telling friends she “felt like her time was coming” … and wanted to make sure she spent her time praising her lord and savior whenever she could.
Unfortunately, Whitney’s premonition came true.
We’re told the bible passages Whitney was quoting on the morning of her death were Matthew 3:13 through 17 … referencing the baptism of Jesus. The passage goes:
Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?”
Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented.
As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”
No funny business with doctor prescriptions
Whitney Houston was not doctor shopping or using aliases to score prescriptions … TMZ has learned.
Law enforcement sources tell us … although the L.A. County Coroner is subpoenaing medical and pharmacy records, there is nothing to suggest Whitney or her doctors did anything inappropriate or illegal.
Sources tell us … subpoenas will go out to 5 or 6 doctors, as well as some pharmacies that filled various prescriptions for the singer. So far, all of Whitney’s doctor visits, as well as the prescriptions that were filled, seem legit.
And, we’re told, the doctors and pharmacists contacted by the Coroner’s Office have all been cooperative.
She’ll be laid to rest next to her dad
Whitney Houston will be laid to rest in the plot right next to her father’s grave at the Fairview Cemetery in Westfield, New Jersey … multiple Houston family sources tell TMZ.
According to Whitney’s official death certificate, Houston will be buried Saturday at Fairview … and sources tell TMZ, the decision was made because Whitney WANTED to be laid to rest next to her dad.
Whitney’s father, John Russell Houston Jr., died in 2003 … and as you can see from the above photo there is plenty of space next to his plot for Whitney’s tombstone.
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