Posted March 29, 200619 yr Houston at her Whit's end By VICTORIA NEWTON Showbiz Editor from the-sun.co.uk SUPERSTAR Whitney Houston has spiralled into a world of squalor and degradation on deadly crack  as the shocking pictures in today's Sun newspaper reveal. It shows the disgusting mess in the singer’s bathroom after a drug binge. Drug paraphernalia including a crack-smoking pipe, rolling papers, cocaine-caked spoons and cigarette ends are strewn across the surface tops. But Whitney, 42, no longer cares. She was one of the biggest female artists of her generation  with a string of ’80s and ’90s hit singles like I Wanna Dance With Somebody and more than 100million albums sold. Now she is a paranoid wreck hopelessly hooked on crack. She is haggard, with dark circles under her eyes and a deranged look on her face. She regularly disappears for days and weeks at a time  holed up in seedy crack dens in dangerous parts of town. And she has blown much of her multi-million pound showbiz fortune on her habit. Now family and friends fear the addiction will end in her death unless she can beat it. The bathroom photo was taken by Whitney’s sister-in-law Tina Brown at the five-bedroom mansion the star shares with her drug-abusing hubby Bobby Brown in Atlanta, Georgia. Tina, sister of Bobby, is herself a self-confessed former addict who once regularly took crack with mum-of-one Whitney. She is now clean. But she said: “The truth needs to come out. Whitney won’t stay off the drugs. It’s every single day. It’s so ugly. Everyone is so scared she is going to overdose.†In a shocking interview, the mother of six told how Whitney spends days locked in her bedroom amid piles of rubbish. There the woman who co-starred with Kevin Costner in the 1992 hit movie The Bodyguard smokes crack, uses sex toys to satisfy herself and ignores personal hygiene. When high on drugs, she imagines she sees demons and is being beaten by them. The sad truth is that she bites and punches her own body without realising it. Millions of fans will find it hard to believe that THIS was once the wholesome girl admired for her stunning looks and amazing voice. The artist who started out aged 11 in a church gospel choir, encouraged by a family of top singers like her mother Cissy Houston, first cousin Dionne Warwick and godmother Aretha Franklin. Tragically, drug-crazed Whitney has refused all offers of help to get clean and has had failed spells in rehab. Tina, 42, said: “She’ll point to the floor and say, ‘See that demon. I’m telling you somebody’s messing with Bobby’. She always thinks it’s something to do with Bobby. But it’s her, hitting herself.†In her paranoia, Whitney made a hole in the bathroom wall so she could see who was in the house. Tina said: “She breaks everything  mirrors, phones, cabinets, appliances.†She revealed Whitney’s 13-year-old daughter Bobbi Kristina was often frightened by her mum’s weird behaviour. Tina also claimed Whitney was so wasted on drugs that she wet herself  then put on a baby’s nappy. And once Whitney smoked crack on the way to a rehab clinic. Tina recalled: “She’d say, ‘I’m just gonna act crazy’.†Whitney allegedly calls a stream of dealers to her house and buys “eight balls†of crack  eighth of an ounce rocks. Users usually break an eight ball up into smaller pieces. But Tina said Whitney cuts open a cigar, puts an entire eight ball inside it with marijuana and smokes it. Whitney was also rushed to hospital in 2003 with blood gushing from her nose  and emerged with a bizarre bandage on it. A source said: “Everyone wondered what happened to Whitney’s nose.†Witnesses at a Las Vegas hotel described how she had earlier looked “completely trashedâ€Â. Tina added: “I understand what she’s going through. Addiction is a disease. Maybe this interview will save her life.†Voice loved by millions WHITNEY burst into the charts in 1985 with her debut Saving All My Love For You. Chart toppers like I Wanna Dance With Somebody and One Moment In Time followed. I Will Always Love You, from the soundtrack of her hit 1992 movie The Bodyguard, sold an astonishing 37million copies. She won 21 American Music Awards and six Grammys.
March 29, 200619 yr After reading that, I feel really bad for her. I knew she was on drugs, but I didn't realise the full extent of the problem. I hope she does something about it soon...
March 29, 200619 yr I can only re-iterate what Mark has said, such a shame to let so much talent go to waste, her voice is shot already, never mind after even more drugs :(
March 31, 200619 yr What a sad story, it's terrible and such a waste of talent, I really feel so sorry for her. :(
April 1, 200619 yr It's too tragic for words. Very true, saw her once in concert - years ago, she was fantastic :(
April 5, 200619 yr That's a real shame. I remember most of her early hits. I wonder who is looking after their daughter in this?
April 5, 200619 yr That's a real shame. I remember most of her early hits. I wonder who is looking after their daughter in this? Shes probably with a member of the family or in care
April 5, 200619 yr I've never been a fan of Whitney and I hate her voice, but this is tragic... I blame Bobby, myself....
April 7, 200619 yr Just out of interest, would all you people posting in this topic have similar sympathy for Pete Doherty? I'm guessing not.
April 7, 200619 yr Just out of interest, would all you people posting in this topic have similar sympathy for Pete Doherty? I'm guessing not. Of couse not ^_^ I for one feel sorry for Whitney cause if you ask me she is was the best female vocalist of all time. So i think it's a shame to see such a talented person go downhill the way in which she has. Sorry but i don't consider Pete talented in any shame or form. He is a truely awful singer and i have'nt liked any of the music he has released. Personally i think he should be locked up but that's just my opinion ;)
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