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Legendary singer Whitney Houston has delivered some of the biggest hits and is often regarded as one of the greatest vocalists of all time. Houston has been one of the most-awarded singers in the world, with eight Grammys, two Emmys, and a record number of AMAs. At her peak, her personal life was also heavily publicized.
The singer was found dead in her bathtub after accidentally drowning. According to multiple reports, there was cocaine found in her system. Houston has been vocal about her d*ug usage, citing her extremely protected upbringing to have contributed to her letting loose later in life. She famously said that she was too rich to smoke crack in an ABC interview.
Whitney Houston’s Controversial Crack Cocaine Comment Haunts Fans To This Day
In the early ‘90s,Whitney Houstonwas one of the biggest pop stars in the world. The singer had won multiple awards and had become a reckoning force in the music industry after being discovered by a record executive while she was a church singer. She would go on to become one of the most legendary pop cultural icons in history.
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Houston had reportedly been accused of dug use multiple times. The singer’s public appearance at Michael Jackson’s tribute concert in 2001, her thin appearance was reportedly speculated heavily by the tabloid press at the time, with many accusing her of having a drg habit (viaABC News).
When asked in an interview, she admitted to having partied a lot. Denying that her physical appearance was a cause for any health scare, Houston told ABC News’Diane Sawyerat the time that she did consume alcohol and recreational d*ugs, but denied using crack. She said,
I partied a lot. Trust me: I partied my tail off. You get to a point where you know the party’s over…Crack is cheap. I make too much for me to ever smoke crack. Let’s get that straight, OK? I don’t do crack. I don’t do that. Crack is whack.
The comment was reportedly extremely controversial at the time, with the statement being perceived as an admission to using substances and a cry for help. The singer also revealed that performing music was not as fun for her anymore.
Whitney Houston’s Close Ones Express Regret For Making Her Do The Interview
The Diane Sawyer interview with Whitney Houston was damning for the singing sensation for many reasons. She made many revelations, including talking about not wanting to act inThe Bodyguard, and fielded questions about alleged domestic abuse from her then-husband Bobby Brown. But the most infamous part was her revelation about her d*ug use.
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Many close ones of the singer had expressed their regret at making her do the interview at the time. The singer sat with Diane Sawyer to promote her then-upcoming albumJust Whitney, and made many revelations about the controversies surrounding her at the time. Brown would later speak toET, saying that she should not have been on TV at the time.
[We] both needed to get away from what we were doing. There was no reason for her to be on television, at that time.
Record executiveL.A. Reid also mentionedthat he felt that he failed Whitney Houston when he made her sit with ABC News for the interview. Houston’s d*ug use would cause her extreme harm in the coming years, with heart disease and cocaine use being reported as the leading cause of her death in 2012 (viaBBC).
Nishanth A
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Nishanth A is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows with over 2,000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years and a scriptwriter at various corporations before that, working on educational content. With a Communications, English Literature, and Psychology triple major, Nishanth usually covers news and analyses on Star Trek, particularly Strange New Worlds and The Next Generation; Doctor Who, the DCU, and more.A Nolan fan, Nishanth spends his time exploring the filmographies of various directors with an auteurial style or can be found making short movies of his own. He has also contributed as a feature writer for Film Companion, focusing on the South division.
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