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vaberella

(24,634 posts)
144. No no ...
Sun Feb 12, 2012, 07:10 AM
Feb 2012

When I caught a few eps of that Bobby and Whitney reality show I was under the impression that all those kids on that show were both their kids and someone just told me no, those were Bobby's kids. My bad.

Oh no! BumRushDaShow Feb 2012 #1
Damned drugs just destroyed her... Very very sad... hlthe2b Feb 2012 #2
Damned drugs just destroyed her... AlbertCat Feb 2012 #18
drugs and booze ruin vocal cords. I last read that she was roguevalley Feb 2012 #26
And had lost her voice (meaning she couldn't really sing anymore) n/t justiceischeap Feb 2012 #40
She never truly recovered from her drug problem. n/t isuphighyeah Feb 2012 #89
Oh my God,I loved her. virgogal Feb 2012 #3
so sad.. Terra Alta Feb 2012 #4
OMG!!!!!!!! I am so sad. I loved her voice. 48 years old. I'm so sad. RIP Whitney. Little Star Feb 2012 #5
Awful. Just awful. Drunken Irishman Feb 2012 #6
What a waste of a talent tishaLA Feb 2012 #7
OMG!!!! Oh Whitney, you poor girl...SMDH Ecumenist Feb 2012 #8
I would not be surprised if the AP had this obituary all written out for several years bluestateguy Feb 2012 #9
AP, like most news orgs has obits composed for major celebrities and public figures. Gormy Cuss Feb 2012 #84
awful. She was one of the greatest singers of all time. boston bean Feb 2012 #10
That was spectacular. Ruby the Liberal Feb 2012 #15
I remember that very clearly. tabatha Feb 2012 #39
A perfect rendition of a very difficult song. RIP Whitney, you were one of my favorites. Nay Feb 2012 #54
Perfect because it was recorded in a studio the day before rocktivity Feb 2012 #102
Damn dude... AtheistCrusader Feb 2012 #131
Honestly? I'll take Milli Vanilli over the Ruby the Liberal Feb 2012 #141
Takes nothing away from the moment or how she sang the song. boston bean Feb 2012 #146
That brought the tears jaysunb Feb 2012 #112
Just watched this again & had to cry. One thing about Whitney's version of our National Booster Feb 2012 #113
I've heard a lot of people blaming Bobby Brown tonight. isuphighyeah Feb 2012 #127
He was a wife batterer. nt boston bean Feb 2012 #147
Her rendition of SSB has been the standard fortyfeetunder Feb 2012 #172
Id be interested to see what the Grammy's puts together last minute MadBadger Feb 2012 #11
Chaka Khan and Jennifer Hudson will do the tribute noiretextatique Feb 2012 #163
OMG! Ruby the Liberal Feb 2012 #12
May Peace be with her family and friends at this difficult time. Nt xchrom Feb 2012 #13
Rachel's got it on now politicasista Feb 2012 #14
. LTR Feb 2012 #16
Removed following edit above (nt) muriel_volestrangler Feb 2012 #24
That's from September 13. ? nt greyl Feb 2012 #25
So sad....nt FLyellowdog Feb 2012 #17
I had to check ... and it was on Headline News zbdent Feb 2012 #19
Wow. I just read a story about her leaving a nightclub, last night Siwsan Feb 2012 #20
God...I hope someone is with her daughter right now... Ken Burch Feb 2012 #21
She has a few kids. n/t vaberella Feb 2012 #35
What other kids did she have besides Bobbi Kristina? tawadi Feb 2012 #116
No no ... vaberella Feb 2012 #144
No she doesn't. She only has one child. Bobby Kristina...that's it. NOW, Bobby Brown has Ecumenist Feb 2012 #119
Oh...those were Bobby's kids? I figured they were they're kids. vaberella Feb 2012 #143
He couldn't keep it in his pants. In fact, the very day they got married, one of his mistresses Ecumenist Feb 2012 #170
the daughter is headed apparently down the same white lines path, hope she gets help stockholmer Feb 2012 #36
very sad rollin74 Feb 2012 #22
... Voice for Peace Feb 2012 #23
Wow, that's truly a heartbreaker in this context frazzled Feb 2012 #34
R.I.P., Whitney nt MrScorpio Feb 2012 #27
How awful. My heart goes out to her family. Liberal Veteran Feb 2012 #28
RIP Whitney 47of74 Feb 2012 #29
Wonderful voices, die so young! We must love every MarkCharles Feb 2012 #30
very sorry to hear that - I thought she would make it Skittles Feb 2012 #31
May she rest in peace. My condolences to the family. Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2012 #32
Just saw that on CNN graywarrior Feb 2012 #33
What a tragedy. Her voice was spectacular. This is so sad ... sabrina 1 Feb 2012 #37
she died at the Beverly Hilton Hotel rollin74 Feb 2012 #38
God bless Whit Herlong Feb 2012 #41
What a shame. avaistheone1 Feb 2012 #42
Drugs. onehandle Feb 2012 #43
Back when pop stars could really sing wtmusic Feb 2012 #44
This message was self-deleted by its author Herlong Feb 2012 #47
Brittany can't. avaistheone1 Feb 2012 #51
Indeed she can't. Dawson Leery Feb 2012 #59
Adele can donheld Feb 2012 #126
Not even close. nt wtmusic Feb 2012 #177
The good die young? Herlong Feb 2012 #45
Maybe the bad die young too. 2ndAmForComputers Feb 2012 #95
REST IN PEACE MY BEAUTIFUL WHITNEY... Bo Feb 2012 #46
Video: Final Performance caught last night justiceischeap Feb 2012 #48
RIP Whitney Cali_Democrat Feb 2012 #49
So sad. I hope she is at peace. nt Still Blue in PDX Feb 2012 #50
R.I.P. we will always love 'you'. Tx4obama Feb 2012 #52
I loved her singing that song - TBF Feb 2012 #58
At the time of the filming of this video lavenderdiva Feb 2012 #79
OMG Justice wanted Feb 2012 #53
The TMZ article I read said there were signs of foul play... bathroommonkey76 Feb 2012 #55
Actually, it said there were NO signs of foul play. nt justiceischeap Feb 2012 #56
Wrong. bathroommonkey76 Feb 2012 #63
It's a typo justiceischeap Feb 2012 #65
I don't have my teevee on... Thanks. nt bathroommonkey76 Feb 2012 #68
No problem! justiceischeap Feb 2012 #69
I read it like 5 times to make sure I was reading it correctly. lol bathroommonkey76 Feb 2012 #73
That is a TYPO. The police on phone conference said NO signs of foul play, NO signs of drugs Tx4obama Feb 2012 #66
Ok... Chill out. I took the screenshot just to make sure. nt bathroommonkey76 Feb 2012 #67
That means no murder or anything obamanut2012 Feb 2012 #62
It must be a typo. nt bathroommonkey76 Feb 2012 #64
Rest in Peace Dear Whitney. Herlong Feb 2012 #57
"Amatuers" remarked Keith Richards. MrSlayer Feb 2012 #60
and ... ... bayareaboy Feb 2012 #77
All three of them could easily be dead. isuphighyeah Feb 2012 #128
Could be but are not. MrSlayer Feb 2012 #132
Years ago, when Whitney was at the top, I attended a fund raising Gospel concert Bluenorthwest Feb 2012 #61
................. bdamomma Feb 2012 #70
Actually, they were just interviewing some guy who knew her justiceischeap Feb 2012 #74
Of course she was a middle class kid from a good home.... Bluenorthwest Feb 2012 #80
She left Newark with her family at a young age. n/t whathehell Feb 2012 #155
Bobby Brown does indeed get unfairly blamed for Whitney's descent into ruin. closeupready Feb 2012 #157
I remember when she first became famous and I thought she was perfection. Glimmer of Hope Feb 2012 #71
I'm really shocked.... OhioChick Feb 2012 #72
My favorite: ohheckyeah Feb 2012 #75
Ah...She was a real talent. Great voice, great presence. pinto Feb 2012 #76
tragic..I'm sad..untouchable talent whom i still had hope for..very sad.. xiamiam Feb 2012 #78
Drugs takes another great singer workinclasszero Feb 2012 #81
RIP Whitney. CakeGrrl Feb 2012 #82
Remember when it all started....... workinclasszero Feb 2012 #83
Now we get to miss and crave flamingdem Feb 2012 #85
wow...for a person that can become dependant...money, fame and drugs/alcohol. SoapBox Feb 2012 #86
What killed her was Bobby Brown LynneSin Feb 2012 #87
Yep, you're right n/t OhioChick Feb 2012 #91
Bobby Brown was her downfall Aerows Feb 2012 #94
Bobby Brown 'Beside Himself' with Grief OhioChick Feb 2012 #97
She didn't have a choice in the matter?? cbdo2007 Feb 2012 #104
She loved him deeply. closeupready Feb 2012 #159
+ 10000. HughBeaumont Feb 2012 #148
Unless he held her down and forced crack smoke into her lungs Codeine Feb 2012 #179
on dope before Bobby Brown Go Vols Feb 2012 #180
Very sad. nt BlueIris Feb 2012 #88
Whitney Houston Dead: Stars React to Legend's Sudden Death workinclasszero Feb 2012 #90
Thanks, drugs Aerows Feb 2012 #92
Oh No! I didn't even know she was having problems!!! Odin2005 Feb 2012 #93
Getting involved with Bobby Brown was her ruin. center rising Feb 2012 #96
This message was self-deleted by its author cyberspirit Feb 2012 #98
oh no. savalez Feb 2012 #99
oh my... sad day for the Houston family LadyInAZ Feb 2012 #100
she started om Pot and kept looking for something more..... IamK Feb 2012 #101
Very sad. She use to be such an amazing singer and performer. RIP. cbdo2007 Feb 2012 #103
Oh, please tell me she just gained weight: ohheckyeah Feb 2012 #105
Seems abnormal. Maybe she was sick..... glinda Feb 2012 #120
I think it would just make it even ohheckyeah Feb 2012 #122
Could be ascites. Frank Cannon Feb 2012 #149
That is one of the thoughts that came to mind to me also. glinda Feb 2012 #154
Bloated. n/t isuphighyeah Feb 2012 #129
high heels can make your posture out of wack, & at 48, you tend to not hold stomach in... Serial Mom Feb 2012 #160
So sad to hear of her death tawadi Feb 2012 #106
i'm shocked barbtries Feb 2012 #107
A true talent has died. Beacool Feb 2012 #108
So young libodem Feb 2012 #109
Hold On, Help Is On The Way FailureToCommunicate Feb 2012 #110
So sad. truthisfreedom Feb 2012 #111
Man, this is so sad, she was the greatest vocalist ever IMO Obamacare Feb 2012 #114
Rest In Peace, lovely songbird!!! Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2012 #115
WTF man....! Zax2me Feb 2012 #117
This message was self-deleted by its author tawadi Feb 2012 #118
This is sad news KT2000 Feb 2012 #121
Not possible. SURELY not possible. Remember Me Feb 2012 #123
Whitney is truly now where broken hearts go solarman350 Feb 2012 #124
Whitney Houston Was a Gifted Singer Akbar Feb 2012 #125
Whitney Houston and Amy Winehouse gone in six months thatsrightimirish Feb 2012 #130
Yeah, if only the drugs didn't do themselves... AtheistCrusader Feb 2012 #133
must be nice to sit up high on that horse Skittles Feb 2012 #137
I tend to have more sympathy AtheistCrusader Feb 2012 #139
Addiction cuts across all economic lines. kwassa Feb 2012 #178
I wouldn't expect nothing less from someone with a user name such as yours.lol Obamacare Feb 2012 #142
Fair enough. AtheistCrusader Feb 2012 #166
No one on Earth has ever chosen to be an addict/alcoholic. Frank Cannon Feb 2012 #150
But the did choose to put a knowingly addictive substance in their bodies . . . toopers Feb 2012 #168
So do a lot of people. Frank Cannon Feb 2012 #171
Bullets, too. LanternWaste Feb 2012 #174
Nonsensical words. AtheistCrusader Feb 2012 #175
RIP DeSwiss Feb 2012 #134
I was soo pulling for her to get over her problems Catherine Vincent Feb 2012 #135
Newest updates on link below Tx4obama Feb 2012 #136
Remember Whitney Houston at her best dipsydoodle Feb 2012 #138
one of the most beautiful voices to grace us lovemydog Feb 2012 #140
Add another to the list of great music stars taken too soon. liberal N proud Feb 2012 #145
Never a fan, but much too young. RIP. Faygo Kid Feb 2012 #151
Seriously? Please watch post #110 FailureToCommunicate Feb 2012 #152
I always hoped deep down that she would recover and live a happy life. lunatica Feb 2012 #153
My favorite songs of hers were: Hawaii Hiker Feb 2012 #156
RIP Whitney, Gringostan Feb 2012 #158
This hurts RFKHumphreyObama Feb 2012 #161
This one caught me by surprise. RIP Liberal_in_LA Feb 2012 #162
rip, whitney noiretextatique Feb 2012 #164
Very sad. Hugin Feb 2012 #165
Great actrees garmatnuk Feb 2012 #167
It feels like she has been gone a long time already eilen Feb 2012 #169
How terrible and so young peakhillfm Feb 2012 #173
RIP Whitney and thanks for the beautiful music. Uncle Joe Feb 2012 #176
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