Awards Moderator Frankie Crisp Posted February 12, 2012 Awards Moderator Share Posted February 12, 2012 She's dead, it would seem.  Whitney Houston, who reigned as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, has died. She was 48. Link  Erm, I'm new to all this starting a death thread stuff, apart from that bird from the Golden Girls, so I feel I should put something relevant here. Here's  Oh, here you go, some BBC stuff:  American singer and actress Whitney Houston has died at the age of 48. The cause and the location of her death were unclear, her publicist Kristen Foster told the AP news agency. A family spokesman confirmed the news.  Regarded as one of the most celebrated female acts of all time, Houston also enjoyed success acting in films such as The Bodyguard and Waiting to Exhale.  But her later career was overshadowed by drug use and her turbulent marriage to singer Bobby Brown.  The peak of her success came with a string of hits in the 80s and early 90s. Edit: if anyone makes the 'waiting to exhale' joke, I reckon they should get a banning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIDDUM_N_STYLE Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 any confirmation other than tmz? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members bAzTNM#1 Posted February 12, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted February 12, 2012 BBC site has it up as a newsflash. No URL though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamtheman Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 she' has been in the papers alot the past few days. just the genral worry and money troubles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members niff Posted February 12, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted February 12, 2012 Not another Twitter hoax then as last week it was Cher? It'll be really sad if it was true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members CuckedByMenry Posted February 12, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted February 12, 2012 Kevin Costner clearly hasn't done a good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted February 12, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted February 12, 2012 Its being reported by USA Today. Shame, that. Good voice. Always shit when someone dies in such a manner. A proper waste of life. Â Best moment ... "I said I would like to fuck her ..." Je t'aime indeed Serge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinky Dad Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Yep all over SKY now....not my bag her music but in her heyday she was certainly a good lookin gal. That was until Bobby Brown pumped her full of spunk and smack. Big shame really. Obviously very talented but just too many demons for one woman to cope with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Astro Hollywood Posted February 12, 2012 Moderators Share Posted February 12, 2012 As usual, any shit jokes will be getting a pretty hefty suspension. Not for any "PC Brigade" reasons, but just to stop the thread being clogged up with tripe you've got in a text from a mate who copied it from Sickipedia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamtheman Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 she's was going to (probably still is) be in the remake of sparkle. coming out round october. lot of people saying it could have started a career resurgence for her. i can see the film doing big business especially now. its very sad she wont be here to see it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Frankie Crisp Posted February 12, 2012 Author Awards Moderator Share Posted February 12, 2012 So, Whitney Houston then? Can't say I was a huge fan, although my very first record was , mainly because my Grandad bought it for my sister and Billy Oceans' Get Out Of My Dreams for me, but gave us the wrong presents. Anyway, like most people, my main memory of her as a kid was her spending 93 years in the charts with the Bodyguard song. Not my cup of tea, but really sad to see someone with such talent go down the road she did due to drugs and all that. You never want to see someone get fucked up like that and her performance on X Factor a couple of years ago showed that she was still in trouble, so it's a real shame that she ended up like this.  Poor get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members CuckedByMenry Posted February 12, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted February 12, 2012 she's was going to (probably still is) be in the remake of sparkle. coming out round october. lot of people saying it could have started a career resurgence for her. i can see the film doing big business especially now. its very sad she wont be here to see it She's definitely in it. According to IMDB, the film's in post-production. It will be a nice (if small) consolation for someone who's been dogged with issues for the past several years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-Rock Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Can't begin to say how upset I am over this news, I am a huge Whitney Houston fan and her death has come as a total shock. Â The most awarded artist of all time a record 415 awards, only artist to have her first 7 singles go to number 1, record breaking soundtrack for the Bodyguard...the list goes on of achievements Whitney accomplished during her career. Â She had the most amazing voice that transended colour and race, a voice that was instantly recognisable and un-challenged by anyother artist past or present. Â RIP Whitney the world may have lost a legend but heaven has gained an angel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Foale Posted February 12, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted February 12, 2012 She was due to do a performance at the Grammys tomorrow I heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted February 12, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted February 12, 2012 Really sad news this. Despite her problems in the past this still came as a bit of a shock to me. Only 48 aswell. My sister used to play her songs all the time so I grew up hearing them. Her music wasn't really my cup of tea but it's undeniable she had a fantastic voice. Â RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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