Whitney Houston found dead in bathtub

Death of an American icon: Troubled singer Whitney Houston is found dead in Beverly Hills hotel room after drugs battle, aged 48

• Award-winning singer and actress 'found unconscious by bodyguard in her hotel room'
• Star of Bodyguard film may have drowned in her bathtub, according to one source
  
• Emergency services administered CPR for 20 minutes but were unable to save her
• Prescription pills 'found in room' amid speculation that death is drug-related
  
• I Will Always Love You singer 'partied heavily' in hotel bar on Friday, according to reports
  
• Last appeared in public on Thursday where she looked dishevelled and reportedly smelled of alcohol
• Star was on 'brink of bankruptcy' having 'frittered away pop fortune on drug addiction'
  
• Warning signs were there after erratic perform on X Factor in 2009, says Simon Cowell
  
• Celebrities flock to Twitter to pay tributes to 'beautiful and talented' singer

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