Whitney Houston is dead at age 48. Houston’s publicist Kristen Foster said Saturday that the iconic singer had died, but the cause and the location of her death were unclear. Houston won two Emmy Awards, six Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards and 22 American Music Awards during her record-breaking career. But drug use took its toll on her career. Houston had one child, Bobbi Kristina, with husband Bobby Brown. Houston and Brown were married from 1992-2007. Stay tuned to hotspotatl.com for more details. RIP Whitney! Whitney Houston On Aaliyah: “My Sparkle Has Gone” [VIDEO] Whitney Houston & Jordin Sparks Confirmed For “Sparkle” Remake
This one just hit us like a rock! Whitney Houston died this afternoon … a rep for the singer told the Associated Press. Houston won two Emmy Awards, six Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards during her record-breaking career. Her album “Whitney” was the first female album to ever debut at #1 on the Billboard Charts. She has sold 200 albums world wide. Turn the page for the bloody photos, more details, and for footage of her just out with her on again off again boo thang… Ray-J!
Sad news… According to TMZ reports : Whitney Houston died this afternoon … a rep for the singer told the Associated Press. Houston won two Emmy Awards, six Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards during her record-breaking career. Her album “Whitney” was the first female album to ever debut at #1 on the Billboard Charts. She has sold 200 albums world wide. Houston holds an Honorary Doctorate in Humanities from Grambling State University in Louisiana. Houston had one child, Bobbi Kristina, with husband Bobby Brown. Houston and Brown were married from 1992-2007. Whitney, we’ll always love you. This story is still developing. We will continue to update as we receive more information. More On Bossip! All The Single Ladies, All The Single Ladies: A Gallery Of The Most Eligible Celebrity Bachelorette Bangers Basketball Wives Season 4 Extended Trailer: Evelyn Tries To Jump Jennifer Williams And More Scraps Than The Previous Seasons Put Together! [Video] Would You Wife This? Lindsay Blowhan Shows Off Body In Photo Shoot…And Doesn’t Look Horrible! We Know What You Like: These Celebrities Seem To Date A Certain “Type”…And We Think We’ve Figured Them Out!
Looks like Whitney Houston is reverting back to her cougar ways. Last night the actress/singer was caught on camera by TMZ having dinner with former boy toy Ray J at Le Petit Four restaurant in West Hollywood. After their meal, Ray J gallantly opened the passenger side door open for Whitney before driving away. Whitney and Ray J’s May/December romance has been off and on for the past few years. What say you readers–do you think this could be her knight in shining armor? RELATED POSTS: Whitney Houston: “I’m Not Broke!” Brandy: “Nobody Could Play Whitney Houston Like Me” [VIDEO] Whitney Houston And Dionne Warwick Featured In “The Wonderful Family Of Divas”
We’ve heard of some crazy ways that parents punish their children, but this right here is TOTALLY out of pocket! A Woods Cross, Utah, woman was arrested for allegedly forcing her 9-year-old son to walk alongside her car as she pulled him along by his belt and steered him toward school after he’d missed the school bus. Police said the boy could have been hit by traffic driving in the opposite direction on the two-lane road and have turned the case over to the Davis County District Attorney’s office, which will decide whether to charge the mother with child endangerment. “She was going at a slow enough speed that the child was able to keep pace with the vehicle,” Woods Cross Police Chief Greg Butler said. A neighbor phoned his department about what the mother was doing. Her name is not being released because she has not been charged, and the child — who is not deemed to be in imminent danger — remains in his mother’s care, Butler said. “I know my mom was upset when we’d miss the school bus, but she never drug us there,” said Danny Rhodes, a parent. “I can’t imagine any circumstance that would permit a parent to punish by dragging [with] a belt,” said Cassandra Jedd, a mother of three. Would you discipline your kid like this for missing the bus?? Source More On Bossip! Twit Pic Of The Day: Rihanna Gets “Thug Life” Tattoo On Her Knuckles And Sends More Subliminal Tweets About Breezy Since You Love The Smut So Much: A Gallery Of Non-Black Ethnic X-Rated Bangers…Would You Wife Any? For The Stans: Beyonce Working Hard To Get That Pre-Blue Ivy Baawwwdy Back [Photos] Can You Spell That? Celebrity Kid Names That Are Way Weirder Than Blue Ivy Carter
Uhhh, can you say “over the top”?!?! If these guys get their way, the singing, dancing, “bootylicious” diva could be right back here in Houston for good. “Our biggest thing is a lot of people get honored when they die, so our goal is to why not honor people why they’re still here? We felt as though it’s her time to be honored,” Marcus Mitchell said. Marcus Mitchell and Washington D.C. native Steve White have plans to build a monument for Beyonce right here in the Bayou City. “We wanted to construct, like, a massive hall so as the doors open, if you donated to the monument, you’ll have a separate nameplate,” Marcus said. “There will be clips of Beyonce with Destiny’s Child and wardrobe like a mini museum.” Their company, Armdeonce Ventures, is looking for private donors. They’re thinking somewhere in Harris County, Missouri City or even Downtown, and they say the city has their back. “We’ve gotten support from the city of Houston, from the mayor,” Marcus said. “We’re waiting for a very nice letter from the mayor right now.” It seems the idea also hit a high note with Houstonians. “I think that would be great, well deserved for Houston. It would be awesome,” Burl Jones said. “I think it would bring a lot of extra tourists here and with how we’re growing the city now, I think it would be something good,” Brittnee Jones said. If all goes as planned, the unveiling will happen on Sept. 4, Beyonce’s birthday. Part of the project’s proceeds will go to organizations like Music for America, Beyonce’s Survivor foundation and the Grammy Cares foundation. Seriously, we know that Bey Bey has a LOT of rabid fans who swear by any and everything she does, but a muhfuggin MONUMENT?!?! Would any of you flock to Houston to worship a Beyonce Giselle Knowles-Carter shrine??? Source If this fawkery was to go down, which picture of Mama Bey do you think would make the best statue?
Beyonce’s hometown of Houston, Texas will pay tribute to the now-international star by building a monument in her honor. The designers want to create a mini-museum showcasing her career, from her Destiny’s Child days to her infamous wardrobe. They hope to unveil it this year on her birthday of September 4. The proceeds from this project will go towards several charitable causes like Music for America, the Grammy Cares Foundation, Hurricane Katrina victims, and flooding victims in the states of Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi. Do you think Bey deserves it? Hear what the local Houstonians had to say in the clip below: Solange Will Spoil Baby Blue To Get Back At Beyonce Beyonce Mourns Etta James’ Death With Tribute Brandy Talks Beyonce Comparisons, Goes Off On Fans: “Stop Putting Us Against Each Other!”
Cortez Shaw, Kristine Osorio and Skylar Laine also make an impression on the judges during Texas auditions. By Adam Graham Ramiro Garcia auditions on “American Idol” Thursday Photo: Michael Becker / FOX The “American Idol” judges have mostly seen eye-to-eye (to eye) so far this season, with the majority of contestants being passed through to Hollywood or sent back home by unanimous vote. But on Thursday’s (January 26) episode, we saw several disagreements between the judges, with Jennifer Lopez giving singers a passing grade while Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson flunked them. It was implied but not explicitly spelled out that the boys were voting on looks more than voices, angering Lopez to the point where she mock-stabbed Tyler in the head with a pen. The dissension continued with contestant Linda Williams, whose version of Alicia Keys’ “Fallin’ ” seemed shaky, though it was good enough — or her looks were — to earn “yes” votes from Tyler and Jackson. “Wake up! Honestly, I feel like somebody slipped you something,” Lopez told Jackson, as she could sense which way he was leaning. It wasn’t enough to dissuade the Dawg, and after Williams was passed through to Hollywood, Lopez moaned to her fellow judges, “That was awful. That was awful!” Let the drama begin! The latest episode did its best to ramp up the drama factor, taking a detour from the happy-go-lucky vibe that has purveyed over the first four episodes of the season. Even though the Galveston, Texas, auditions gave out 54 Golden Tickets — more than any other audition city so far this season — the show highlighted fewer of those winners than any other episode, instead introducing viewers to oddballs and wannabes , in keeping with years past. Is this the producers’ way of reacting to the show’s slipping ratings ? The night’s warmest story belonged to 28-year-old Ramiro Garcia, a worship leader in Houston who was born without ears and was told he would grow up mute. After several surgeries, doctors discovered his ear canal ,and he taught himself to not only speak but to sing. His husky, smoky version of “Amazing Grace” was a standout. Tyler told him, “I like your insides” — a weird compliment, to be sure, but it was enough to give Garcia a pass through to Hollywood. Another standout was 20-year-old Cortez Shaw of Garland, Texas, who put a warm R&B twist on Adele’s “Someone Like You” and instantly won the favor of the judges, who implied they’d heard far too many botched versions of 2011’s #1 sob song. Shaw said he grew up bouncing between his friends’ homes while his single mother struggled with homelessness, but he put a positive spin on everything and came out ahead. And he’s not lacking for confidence: “I’m gonna win ‘American Idol,’ ” he said after earning his Golden Ticket to Hollywood. “OH MY GOD!” Kristine Osorio also sang an Adele song — “One and Only” — and equally wowed the judges. The 28-year-old mother of three from Amarillo, Texas, was praised by Tyler for her upper register, and her slick hairdo and tattooed upper body give her a strong, unique look. Also graduating through to Hollywood were 17-year-old Skylar Laine from Brandon, Mississippi, a deer-killin’, ATV-ridin’ country gal who was more than convincing singing Pistol Annies’ “Hell on Heels,” and Baylie Brown, a 21-year-old who made it through to Hollywood back in season six and return this year on the strength of her country-fried rendition of Bon Jovi’s “Bed of Roses.” “American Idol” is back Wednesday to put a bird on it with a trip to Portland, Oregon. What did you think of Thursday’s “American Idol”? Let us know in the comments! Get your “Idol” fix on MTV News’ “American Idol” page , where you’ll find all the latest news, interviews and opinions.
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Reports that Whitney Houston is broke has prompted her to speak out against the allegations! With a new movie coming out, we can’t see how that could happen… “Whitney Houston’s representatives have denied claims she is ”flat broke” claiming she was just paid to do a new movie. Whitney Houston has denied claims she is penniless after spending $100 million. The troubled star’s representative has told CNN rumors her fortune is “gone” and she is “flat broke” are preposterous because she has just made a movie. The spokesperson said: “It’s totally false and ridiculous. She just made a movie with Jordin Sparks – ‘Sparkle’. “People get paid to make movies. She’s not broke.” Is Whitney Houston Broke? Whitney Houston To Appear In “The Wonderful Family Of Divas” Documentary Source
