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Whitney Houston / People.com:
Whitney Houston's Daughter Bobbi Kristina Had a ‘Complete Breakdown,’ Says Source  —  As medics arrived to an unresponsive Whitney Houston in room 434 of the Beverly Hilton on Saturday, the late pop star's daughter had also heard the news and had a “complete breakdown,” according to a source.
TMZ.com:
Whitney Houston Dies — Body Found Underwater  —  Found Underwater  —  Whitney Houston was found in the bathtub of a Beverly Hills hotel yesterday ... with her face underwater ... people close to Whitney tell TMZ.  —  According to our sources, her stylist, hairdresser and two bodyguards were among the people in the room at the time.
Discussion: Starpulse and Sandra Rose
Shirley Halperin / Hollywood Reporter:
Jennifer Hudson Breaks Down During Whitney Houston Tribute Grammys Rehearsal  —  Grammy Awards crew who witnessed the “American Idol” alum rehearsing tell THR, “She's having a hard time.”  —  Jennifer Hudson deserves all the praise the music industry can muster today as she prepares …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Gawker
omg!:
LL Cool J Kicks Off Grammys With Prayer for Whitney Houston  —  No use tiptoeing around this one.  —  Kicking off Sunday night's Grammy Awards in L.A., host LL Cool J immediately acknowledged the somber news underlying the evening's proceedings — Saturday's shocking death of Whitney Houston just a few miles away in Beverly Hills.
TMZ.com:
Bobby Brown — Skipping Concert to Be with Bobbi Kristina  —  Skipping Concert to Be  —  with Bobbi Kristina  —  With the death of ex-wife Whitney Houston, and his daughter Bobbi Kristina in the hospital, sources close to Bobby Brown tell TMZ he is on his way to Los Angeles be with his daughter ... and skipping a concert to do so.
Discussion: Fox News, msnbc.com and Sandra Rose
Whitney Houston / TMZ.com:
Water Found in Her Lungs  —  The autopsy of Whitney Houston revealed she did have water in her lungs when she died, but the medical examiner needs to determine exactly how much before they can rule whether she died as a result of drowning ... law enforcement sources tell TMZ.
TMZ.com:
Whitney Houston Cause of Death — Autopsy Complete, Results Pending Toxicology  —  Autopsy Completed,  —  Results Pending Toxicology  —  The autopsy of Whitney Houston is complete, TMZ has learned, but the results will be deferred pending a toxicology report.
People.com:
Whitney Houston Was Under Too Much Pressure, Says Friend
Discussion: Celeb Gossip …
Extra:
Bobby Brown: 'I'm Deeply Saddened'
Discussion: Us Weekly and PerezHilton
Sophie A. Schillaci / Hollywood Reporter:
Tony Bennett Calls for Drug Legalization in Wake of Whitney Houston's Death
Discussion: Gawker, Dlisted and msnbc.com
TMZ.com:
Ray J Rushed to Whitney Houston's Hotel, Turned Away by Cops
Discussion: CONCRETELOOP.COM
Debra Lewis-Boothman / People.com:
Bobby Brown ‘Deeply Saddened’ By Whitney Houston's Death
Discussion: Us Weekly and Digital Spy
Todd Martens / Pop & Hiss:
Clive Davis: Whitney Houston would have wanted the music to go on
Discussion: Bossip and PerezHilton
Steve Helling / People.com:
Bobby Brown ‘Beside Himself’ with Grief: Relative
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Bobby Brown Sobs at Concert Hours After Whitney Houston's Death
Discussion: Digital Spy
CNN:   Singer Whitney Houston dies at 48
omg!:
Grammy Awards 2012: What the Stars Wore  —  Between the festive dress code and eclectic guest list, the stars rarely play it safe on the Grammy Awards red carpet, but in light of Whitney Houston's shocking death, 2012 was an exception.  —  Katy Perry arrived in a stunning pale blue Elie Saab beaded gown …
Discussion: X17 Online
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Stephanie / X17 Online:
FERGIE'S UNDERWEAR PLAYS PEEK-A-BOO AT THE GRAMMYS  —  How sheer is too sheer?  —  Fergie must have been in the mood to flash her fabulous figure, because the sexy singer donned an orange lace Jean Paul Gaultier Haute Couture gown that perfectly showed off her black underwear while walking …
Discussion: Reuters
omg!:
Nicki Minaj Walks GRAMMYs Red Carpet with Pope Imposter  —  To complement Nicki Minaj's Little Red Riding Hood-inspired garb at the 2012 GRAMMY Awards, she didn't bring the Big Bad Wolf as her date, but instead someone of the more holier type.  —  PHOTOS: See what all the stars wore at the 2012 GRAMMY Awards
Discussion: X17 Online
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Amber Rose and Wiz Khalifa: “We Want to Get Married” Soon  —  Is “Black and Yellow” rapper Wiz Khalifa ready to make an honest woman out of Amber Rose?  —  PHOTOS: Love lives of supermodels  —  At Sunday's Grammy Awards in L.A., Rose, 28, dispelled rumors Khalifa had recently proposed.
Discussion: X17 Online
Joyce Eng / omg!:
Does Beyonce need to make some room in the Grammy record books for Adele?  The British pop star could win six awards at the Grammys, which would match Beyonce's record for most wins by a female artist in one night.  Can Adele go six-for-six?  Or might she be derailed by Bruno Mars or Katy Perry …
Discussion: PerezHilton
 
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