While Houston did indeed skip her fathers funeral, director Kasi Lemmons said, it wasnt necessarily because she was too drugged to attend per USA Today. John Russell Houston was born on September 13, 1920, in Trenton, New Jersey, United States of America. Daughter Bobbi Kristina dealt with much tumult after the death of her mother. The daughter of Emily (Cissy) Houstonwhose vocal group, the Sweet Inspirations, sang backup for Aretha Franklin and the cousin of singer Dionne Then I wanted to be a veterinarian. As reported by People Magazine, a conservator was appointed when Bobbi Kristina was placed in a coma, managing her assets, likeness, rights, and legal claims. In spite of these growing personal troubles, Houston continued to progress in her career, crossing over successfully into acting in 1992 by starring opposite Kevin Costner in the wildly popular movie The Bodyguard. The suit was later amended to allege that Gordon gave Bobbi Kristina a toxic cocktail rendering her unconscious and then put her face down in a tub of cold water causing her to suffer brain damage.. Here's what we know about what happened. Whitney Houston's close friends Chaka Khan, Brandy reflect We were paying money. The lawsuit filed by Browns estate claimed he had lashed out at her in a fit of jealousy that evening. In spite of her troubled relationship, Houston was still celebrated as a singer, being named the most-awarded female artist of all time by Guinness World Records in 2006. The production was being developed by BASE Holograms, which had already debuted shows featuring the likenesses of Greek opera diva Maria Callas and American rock 'n' roll great Roy Orbison. WebWhitney Houston with her daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown and husband Bobby Brown. Crack is cheap. After her death in 2015, Bobbi Kristina's estate accused Nick of stealing money from her in a wrongful death suit filed against him. at the end. Two months after the fact, he was ordered to pay her estate $36 million in damages. Whitney Houston - Songs, Daughter & Death - Biography Houston died from accidental drowning in a hotel on February 11, 2012. Gordon died from a suspected drug overdose on December 31, 2019. And say you're going to give this up because it's not worth it.'" In an email to The Times, attorney Joe Habachy of Atlanta said he could not speak to the specific circumstances of Gordons death, but he wrote that its been truly heartbreaking to have witnessed first hand the total devastation that drug addiction has wreaked upon a group of young friends, all of whom were loved and had immense potential.. BOBBI Kristina Brown was the daughter of music legends Whitney Houston and singer Bobby Brown, who eventually divorced after a 25-year marriage which was blighted byinfidelity, domestic violence, and drug use. "I can hear her voice and her spirit talking to me telling me, keep moving, baby. Actress: The Bodyguard. She was a backup singer for top artists including Roy Hamilton, Dionne Warwick, Elvis Presley, and Aretha Franklin. Bobbi Kristina's Life After Whitney Houston's Death - ABC News Gordons attorney, Joe Habachy, confirmed his death toRolling Stone. "Think about it.. She had 1babygirl, lungs and a GORGEOUS unforgettable voice .. Who do you think ONLY has HER vocal chords.. Both Whitney, 48 when she died, and Bobbi Kristina's death's came as a shock to fans. Instead of attending the party, she was found dead at around 3:35 p.m. local time. Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born into a musical family on 9 August 1963, in Newark, New Jersey, the daughter of gospel star Cissy Houston (ne Emily Lee Drinkard) and John Russell Houston, Jr., and cousin of singing star Dionne Warwick. John Russell Houston was the father of American singer and actress Whitney Houston. Email us atexclusive@the-sun.comor call212 416 4552. she tweeted. She still had her many accolades, and an adoring fan base, but she had suffered through a tumultuous marriage, a nasty divorce, and been battling addiction. Bobbi was just 22 when she died on July 26, 2015, after being in a medically induced coma for several months. Some of her singles include Midnight Train to Gerogia, Break It to Me Gently, Think It Over, I Just Dont Know What to Do with Myself, How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You), Youre the Fire, Ill Be There, Amazing Grace, You Make Me Feel Brand New, Be My Baby as well as other songs. He gained most of his fame from being the father of the iconic singer Whitney Houston. 1s and earned Houston a Grammy, with later albums including I'm Your Baby Tonight (1990) and My Love Is Your Love (1998) as well as soundtracks to The Bodyguard (1992) and Waiting to Exhale (1995). She had been living in the Atlanta area with Nick at the time. The news was first reported by the Daily Mail. But their relationship began to drift away after his daughtermarried singer Bobby Brownin 1992 per Amomama. When she reached 30, she was to receive the rest of Whitney's $115 million estate. Just trying to keep going," she told Winfrey. Bobbi grew up while her parents battled drug use, while the media scrutinized her fluctuating weight as a young teenager. It alleged Gordon had maneuvered himself into a boyfriend role and then fraudulently represented himself as Bobbi Kristina Browns husband to access the multimillion-dollar estate shed inherited. The soundtrack became the best-selling soundtrack of all time, selling more than 45 million copies worldwide. The movie follows her rise to fame from her earlier days in 1983, singing in a church choir until her untimely death in 2012. The singer admitted to interviewers that she and her father had fights, but it was because of business and nothing else. When she died, the singer-turned-actress was staying at the swanky Beverly Hilton, where she accidentally drowned in a tub. It was the second-highest-grossing film worldwide in 1992, making $411 million worldwide. The visionary father spotted his daughters talent at a young age when she sang the song Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah while in church. The show aired during the worst years of the couple's crumbling marriage; drug use, lifestyle excess and bad behavior were all caught on tape and Houston's reputation sunk to new lows. John Russell Houston: What happened to Whitney Houstons father? Only three years earlier, Bobbi Kristina Brown's mother Whitney Houston had also died. Bobbiwas the only daughter of the two performers and was bornon March 4, 1993. John Russell Houston was survived by his wife, Barbara, and his five children. Nick Gordon, the ex-boyfriend of Bobbi Kristina Brown, has died at the age of 30. Again, there is no way to confirm that claim. Whitney Houston "We continue to provide love and support to Bobbi-Kristina," her father told ABC News at the time, days after rushing to his daughter's side. She was too terrified to bathe alone after Whitney passed, we both were. Houston's vocals had been recorded nearly 35 years earlier. I was raised in a Black community with Black people, so that has never been a thing with me. After her death, her estate filed a multi-million dollar wrongful death lawsuit against Gordon. By 1992, Houston was on top of the world, but her life was about to get very complicated very quickly. An autopsy determined that she had marijuana, alcohol, cocaine and morphine in her body. The 22-year-old died in July 2015 after being found unconscious in a bathtub in her Atlanta homesix months before. The announcement reportedly caused controversy within the family because Bobbi, who had performed with her mother a handful of times, had previously referred to Gordon as her "big brudder". She quickly shot back on Twitter, "I am my mothers child ! 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In 2004, when production began on the TV reality series Being Bobby Brown, Houston received substantial airtime. Sources close to the family told ABC News after Houston's death that the singer's well-known battles with addiction were also a heavy burden for her daughter to bear. You're going to go on TV, and you're going to retire. Pretty sure it's my own decision who I want to be with.". Similar to how her mother was found unresponsive in a bathtub, Bobbi Kristina Brown was in a similar state when her body was discovered in January 2015. Whitney's daughter also struggled with addiction and found herself in a toxic relationship of her own. Bobbi latersaid the couple received her grandmother's blessing before they were engaged. Its her story and its played out in the documentary," Pat Houston told Good Morning America a few weeks before the film's release. Her album One World debuted in 1999 and has since opened for artists like Bette Midler and Whitney Houston. Attorneys representing Browns estate announced the $36million (28million) decision for damages, awarded by Fulton County Superior Court Judge T Jackson Bedford. Bobbi Kristina Houston Brown was born on March 4, 1993, in Livingston, New Jersey. I wish she got helpI wish she got my spot [in rehab]. The family unit also included Gary, who was Cissys first child from her previous marriage. The coroner said the singers use of cocaine exacerbated her heart disease and played a role in her death. In 1995, Houston starred alongside Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine, and Lela Rochon in her second film, Waiting to Exhale (1995), which was notable for having an all-African-American cast, and was called by The Los Angeles Times a "social phenomenon". When it was deemed in a civil trial that drug intoxication contributed to Brown's death, her boyfriend at the time, Nick Gordon, was found legally liable for the death of the late singer and TV personality, although no criminal charges were filed, per CNN. She made her screen acting debut as Rachel Marron in the romantic thriller film The Bodyguard (1992). The autopsy revealed that Whitney's daughter, Bobbi Kristina, died from a lethal combination of drowning and drug intoxication. Gordon was thrust into the spotlight after Bobbi Kristina Brown was found unresponsive on Jan. 31, 2015, facedown in a bathtub of a townhome she shared with Gordon near Atlanta. Houston died at the age of 48 on February 11, 2012, in Los Angeles at a Beverly Hilton hotel where a Grammy party was being held by Davis. In early 2014, she was reported to have been married to Nick Gordon, who had been taken in by Houston during his childhood and raised with Bobbi Kristina, yet later reports stated that they weren't legally wed. That was last March. Bobbi Kristina Browns former boyfriend Nick Gordon ordered to pay 2.8million in damages in wrongful death lawsuit, Bobbi Kristina Browns friend Max Lomas reveals what REALLY happened the night she was found unconscious in the bathtub, Bobby Brown breaks down as he opens up about losing daughter Bobbi Kristina and wife Whitney Houston, Bobby Brown makes shocking confession hes had sex with a ghost and sees dead people, Heartbroken dad speaks out as body of teen and 6 others found after sleepover, Seven bodies found just hours after Amber Alert for two missing girls, 'Cult mom' Lori Vallow's hair found on duct tape used to wrap son's body, Inside Jeffrey Epstein's private calendar including meeting with Noam Chomsky, 2020 THE SUN, US, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | TERMS OF USE | PRIVACY | YOUR AD CHOICES | SITEMAP, Whitney Houston and daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown in 2011, Whitney Houston, daughter Kristina and Bobby Brown in November 2003. Gordon and Brown briefly starred together in the Lifetime reality show"The Houstons: On Our Own," and in 2020, Gordon, himself, died from a heroin overdose. In the doc, it is revealed that her cousin, Dee Dee Warwick, sister of Dionne Warwick, allegedly sexually abused the singer. "She wasnt breathing so I gave her mouth-to-mouth. They told the outlet at the time: "Krissy felt isolated from the whole family and that left her completely dependent on Nick for everything. "I can't blame myself for another addict's addiction, but I feel like I failed her. With no siblings or spouse in the picture, here's what happened to Bobbi Kristina's money after she died. On February 11, 2012, Whitney was due to appear at Clive Davis' Grammys party the night before the award show. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Then something changed, Low wages, short hours drive many fast-food workers into homelessness, Virginia Gov. The recording received a warm welcome from music fans, making it to the top of album charts. Following the death of the singer responsible for a string of bestselling albums and hit singles in a career lasting three decades, per AllMusic her daughter, Unfortunately, that was not to happen. They're devils to me and they're out to eat my flesh. And he gave her the necessary support to build her to become a global sensation. in 2015 that she feared Nick. In real life, the dispute between the father-daughter duo had been more public, with John appearing on the TV show Celebrity Justice from his hospital bed and demanding Whitney pay him his due. Her family, in particular ex Bobby, reject the idea that drugs killed her. "Let's start this career up&&moving OUT to TO YOU ALLLL quick shall we !?!???!" 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