Sunday, February 12, 2012

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