Just got the USA TODAY alert. On mobile so I sent link to Larry & Jace's email.
Mixed feelings. Very mixed.
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Posted 22 March 2012 - 04:39 PM
Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. ~Dr. Seuss
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John-John
Posted 22 March 2012 - 04:42 PM
Whitney Houston at Tru Hollywood on Feb. 9, 2012 in Hollywood.
By Ann Oldenburg, USA TODAY
Updated: 2012-03-22 5:37 PM
The toxicology report is in.
The Los Angeles County coroner's office has determined that Whitney Houston's official cause of death is: "drowning and effects of atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use."
More: The Life of Whitney Houston
The singer was found in the bathtub of her Beverly Hilton Hotel room on Feb. 11, hours before a pre-Grammy party. She was 48.
The coroner's office also said the manner of death was an "accident."
However, the toxicology report adds that "Cocaine and metabolites were identified and were contributory to the death. Marijuana, Alprazolam (Xanax), Cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril) and Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) were identified but did not contribute to the death."
An autopsy was conducted the day after she died. Capt. John Kades of the Los Angeles County coroner's office said at the time there was no indications of foul play and no obvious signs of trauma on Houston's body. Prescription pill bottles were found in her room, but the number of pills were "not in alarming amounts," said officials.
Dionne Warwick said earlier this month she suspected her cousin died of a "heart attack."
By Ann Oldenburg, USA TODAY
Updated: 2012-03-22 5:37 PM
The toxicology report is in.
The Los Angeles County coroner's office has determined that Whitney Houston's official cause of death is: "drowning and effects of atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use."
More: The Life of Whitney Houston
The singer was found in the bathtub of her Beverly Hilton Hotel room on Feb. 11, hours before a pre-Grammy party. She was 48.
The coroner's office also said the manner of death was an "accident."
However, the toxicology report adds that "Cocaine and metabolites were identified and were contributory to the death. Marijuana, Alprazolam (Xanax), Cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril) and Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) were identified but did not contribute to the death."
An autopsy was conducted the day after she died. Capt. John Kades of the Los Angeles County coroner's office said at the time there was no indications of foul play and no obvious signs of trauma on Houston's body. Prescription pill bottles were found in her room, but the number of pills were "not in alarming amounts," said officials.
Dionne Warwick said earlier this month she suspected her cousin died of a "heart attack."
Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. ~Dr. Seuss
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Posted 22 March 2012 - 04:49 PM
I just read the report from People and it just made my heart drop because now ppl are saying that she did NOT defeat "the beast", and that she lost the battle. DAMMIT Whitney!!!
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Posted 22 March 2012 - 04:50 PM
Whitney Houston Died from Accidental Drowning
By Ken Lee
Thursday March 22, 2012 05:10 PM EDT
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Whitney Houston's official cause of death was due to accidental drowning, a source close to the investigation tells PEOPLE.
The singer, 48, was also found to have cocaine in her system at the time of her death, the source confirms. Contributing factors of her death included heart disease and cocaine use, an investigation found.
The Los Angeles County coroner's office confirmed the news Thursday after PEOPLE reported the findings. The report also found that Houston had marijuana, Benadryl and other medication in her system.
Houston was found unresponsive and underwater in a bathtub at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Feb. 11, a day before the Grammy Awards, and was pronounced dead at the scene soon afterward.
Coroner officials previously confirmed that prescription pill bottles were found in her room, but the number of pills were "not in alarming amounts."
Houston, who had long battled drug addiction, was laid to rest on Feb. 19 at the Fairview Cemetery in Westfield, N.J., alongside her father, following a star-studded memorial the day before.
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By Ken Lee
Thursday March 22, 2012 05:10 PM EDT
Whitney Houston
Tibrina Hobson/WireImage
Thanks for liking PEOPLE's "Whitney Houston Died from Accidental Drowning". Like PEOPLE on Facebook for breaking news, celebrity pictures, exclusive deals and more!
Whitney Houston's official cause of death was due to accidental drowning, a source close to the investigation tells PEOPLE.
The singer, 48, was also found to have cocaine in her system at the time of her death, the source confirms. Contributing factors of her death included heart disease and cocaine use, an investigation found.
The Los Angeles County coroner's office confirmed the news Thursday after PEOPLE reported the findings. The report also found that Houston had marijuana, Benadryl and other medication in her system.
Houston was found unresponsive and underwater in a bathtub at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Feb. 11, a day before the Grammy Awards, and was pronounced dead at the scene soon afterward.
Coroner officials previously confirmed that prescription pill bottles were found in her room, but the number of pills were "not in alarming amounts."
Houston, who had long battled drug addiction, was laid to rest on Feb. 19 at the Fairview Cemetery in Westfield, N.J., alongside her father, following a star-studded memorial the day before.
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Posted 22 March 2012 - 04:51 PM
=( Very sad. This has been such a tragedy. I am already emotional over other things going on in the news and this compounds it. It's just so surreal.
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Posted 22 March 2012 - 04:52 PM
I may need to avoid the news for a few weeks. The armchair therapists were already too much for me and the coroner's findings will make listening to their ignorant babble overwhelming. I hate that they will try to reduce her talent and accomplishments to something sordid and substance-related.
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Posted 22 March 2012 - 04:55 PM
I will always love her. Just because ppl have challenges doesn't change jack. Thank God ppl love me for my challenges. Even though it's not what I wanted to hear, it's the truth. And I know for sure she was the greatest singer to ever live. May the media now let her rest in peace, and not make it generational by leaving her daughter alone. Wow - time for a quiet moment.
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Posted 22 March 2012 - 04:56 PM
My heart just breaks over and over.
I believed her when she said 'No more'. We all did.
But she was only human.
Let us all take solace in the fact that she is now free from her pain, worries and demons.
And in a better place.
"If you kill all my demons, Then my Angels might die too." - Tennessee Williams, American Writer and Playwright
#RIPWhitney #DearWhitney
I believed her when she said 'No more'. We all did.
But she was only human.
Let us all take solace in the fact that she is now free from her pain, worries and demons.
And in a better place.
"If you kill all my demons, Then my Angels might die too." - Tennessee Williams, American Writer and Playwright
#RIPWhitney #DearWhitney
Wendy Williams: Whitney, who is always there with you at your house?
Whitney: JESUS!
nuff said.
Whitney: JESUS!
nuff said.
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Posted 22 March 2012 - 04:57 PM
More sad news...
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Posted 22 March 2012 - 04:58 PM
Is there a way to se the real report? I mean how much can I trust the media nowadays? It is so much half truth/lies whatever in it, is the real report really and officially out?
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Posted 22 March 2012 - 04:58 PM
It pisses me off that the press will once more tear her apart.....She was human you know!!!!!!
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Posted 22 March 2012 - 05:07 PM
I will most defintely avoid the news because i'm taking this harder than her death. Now we have to hear all of this rehash of stuff, gotta hear Nancy Grace and especially Dr. Drew...
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Posted 22 March 2012 - 05:12 PM
One good thing - they said that alcohol did NOT contribute to her death. CNN is doing a good job this afternoon of dissecting the facts on this.
Lord why did she have to use cocaine that day??
Don Lemon on CNN said he spoke to an asst. coroner who said that she had a heart attack and went under the water and drowned.
They said on CNN that Bobbi Kristina was the next of kin and she was notified before the media was notified. So that's good - she didn't hear about it on the news, Twitter, etc. The coroner's office would not release Bobbi Kristina's reaction.
Dionne Warwick was right - she did have a heart attack. They could have a history of heart disease in the family.
Boy....I was hoping that drugs would NOT play a role in her death. I wish that were the case so all those people criticizing Whitney could shut the h*ll on up.
Lord why did she have to use cocaine that day??
Don Lemon on CNN said he spoke to an asst. coroner who said that she had a heart attack and went under the water and drowned.
They said on CNN that Bobbi Kristina was the next of kin and she was notified before the media was notified. So that's good - she didn't hear about it on the news, Twitter, etc. The coroner's office would not release Bobbi Kristina's reaction.
Dionne Warwick was right - she did have a heart attack. They could have a history of heart disease in the family.
Boy....I was hoping that drugs would NOT play a role in her death. I wish that were the case so all those people criticizing Whitney could shut the h*ll on up.
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Posted 22 March 2012 - 05:13 PM
man, some people's words can be so harsh and hurtful sometimes.
RIP Nippy, you are free from all demons now.
RIP Nippy, you are free from all demons now.
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John-John
Posted 22 March 2012 - 05:14 PM
Nippyislove, on 22 March 2012 - 04:58 PM, said:
Is there a way to se the real report? I mean how much can I trust the media nowadays? It is so much half truth/lies whatever in it, is the real report really and officially out?
USA TODAY made direct quotes w/o editorializing the coroner's statements. This is not national enquirer type journalism. Again--direct quotations.
But I'm doin a media blackout again. I refuse to listen/read/watch the sensationalized aftermath right now.
Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. ~Dr. Seuss
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