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Post by Chelsea Press 2 on Mar 26, 2012 21:49:10 GMT -5
Whitney Houston Cocaine: Raffles Van Exel Admits To Removing Evidence From Singer's Hotel Room Posted: 03/26/2012 6:48 pm Updated: 03/26/2012 6:48 pm A close confidant of the late pop diva Whitney Houston has admitted he cleaned up the hotel room where she drowned, Celebuzz has learned. In an interview with respected Dutch newspaper The Telegraph on February 15, just four days after the singer’s death, Raffles van Exel confessed: “The room had to be emptied.” “Someone had to do it,” van Exel told the newspaper, according to a translation of the article published online. Van Exel stopped short of telling The Telegraph what exactly he removed from the suite and he has not returned Celebuzz’s request for comment. Last week, the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office declared Houston, 48, died from an accidental drowning in a hotel bathtub with the “effects of atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use.” Sources tell Celebuzz that Beverly Hills police are still investigating how Houston acquired the drugs that contributed to her death and whether they were hidden from police and first responders. No cocaine or drug paraphernalia were found in the suite at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., the source adds. SOURCE
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2012 5:57:22 GMT -5
Whitney Houston Cocaine: Raffles Van Exel Admits To Removing Evidence From Singer's Hotel Room Posted: 03/26/2012 6:48 pm Updated: 03/26/2012 6:48 pm A close confidant of the late pop diva Whitney Houston has admitted he cleaned up the hotel room where she drowned, Celebuzz has learned. In an interview with respected Dutch newspaper The Telegraph on February 15, just four days after the singer’s death, Raffles van Exel confessed: “The room had to be emptied.” “Someone had to do it,” van Exel told the newspaper, according to a translation of the article published online. Van Exel stopped short of telling The Telegraph what exactly he removed from the suite and he has not returned Celebuzz’s request for comment. Last week, the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office declared Houston, 48, died from an accidental drowning in a hotel bathtub with the “effects of atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use.” Sources tell Celebuzz that Beverly Hills police are still investigating how Houston acquired the drugs that contributed to her death and whether they were hidden from police and first responders. No cocaine or drug paraphernalia were found in the suite at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., the source adds. SOURCEHe's the one who took the casket photo and there are rumors he's the one who got Whitney the cocaine in the first place.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2012 12:50:24 GMT -5
Whitney Houston Cocaine Found in Hotel Room
Authorities recovered cocaine in the hotel room where Whitney Houston died ... TMZ has learned.
As for the quantity of cocaine that was found, official documents show one of the items police recovered was "white, powdery remnants." Sources tell us the powder was tested and it's cocaine.
We're told Beverly Hills detectives are NOT investigating rumors that someone removed cocaine from the room, because they're convinced it wasn't removed.
Sources directly involved in the investigation told TMZ early on ... no illegal drugs were recovered from the room. We have circled back with these sources who now tell us they were unaware at the time that cocaine was present.
Bottom line -- cops are in the final stages of their investigation, but they are not focusing on anyone who possibly removed cocaine, because authorities are in possession of the goods.
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Post by Bojangles on Mar 30, 2012 13:34:32 GMT -5
Sad, but no surprise. I recall the first time I was aware of her drug problem was when she and Bobby fled Hawaii after a marijuana bust in early 2000, a full 7 years after they got married. Other than her domestic issues with Bobby, when when did the drug problem really become public? Any earlier than that? There had been talk of her using drugs for years, dating back to the 80s. I think her behavior started getting a little more erratic around 1996. Then by 1998 she started seeming like she was on stimulants. You can see how her behavior changed in interviews. She seemed very on edge and jittery. Once she got caught in the airport, it went from rumors to public knowledge that she used drugs. Then throughout 2000, with the missed and canceled appearances, the press started writing about her drug use as if it were a consistent problem and not just that isolated incident. I think it was around 2001 that people started talking about her having a cocaine addiction, especially after the Michael Jackson concert. Her behavior around 2000-2004 made it clear she wasn't just smoking a little weed. Whitney admitted in her final interview with Oprah that cocaine started becoming a problem while she was doing The Preacher's Wife and that by 1998, she was doing it every day. After Whitney's death, Chaka Khan said she did coke with Whitney and Eddie Murphy back in the 80s. It seems like she was using cocaine since early in her career but that it didn't start turning into an actual addiction until the mid-90s I remember an aunt of mine who had her share of drug addiction told me Whitney was on drugs after seeing her on the Rosie show in 1998, I refused to believe her. It seems like Whitney did cocaine occasionally in the late 80s, probably dabbled here and there and did it socially, that's what she meant by it was "light" back then. and then it just go out of control by the mid-late 90's. :(
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2012 9:59:39 GMT -5
WHITNEY HOUSTON'S MYSTERY FRIEND Off the Hook In 'Cocaine Cover-Up'
Whitney Houston's close friend -- Raffles van Exel -- is "extremely relieved" he is not in the crosshairs of the Beverly Hills Police Department in the singer's death investigation.
Several reports were posted this week that someone removed cocaine from Whitney Houston's hotel room before authorities arrived, and the reports say cops were targeting van Exel.
The stories are not true, because we know authorities actually found cocaine in the Beverly Hilton hotel room and cops are satisfied they have all the evidence they need to close the case.
Our sources assure us ... there is no investigation focusing on anyone removing evidence from the hotel room.
As for van Exel ... we're told he's going to the Beverly Hills PD next week with his lawyer to make sure they're square with him.
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Post by Tea-why on Apr 1, 2012 11:41:52 GMT -5
Sad, but no surprise. I recall the first time I was aware of her drug problem was when she and Bobby fled Hawaii after a marijuana bust in early 2000, a full 7 years after they got married. Other than her domestic issues with Bobby, when when did the drug problem really become public? Any earlier than that? There had been talk of her using drugs for years, dating back to the 80s. I think her behavior started getting a little more erratic around 1996. Then by 1998 she started seeming like she was on stimulants. You can see how her behavior changed in interviews. She seemed very on edge and jittery. Once she got caught in the airport, it went from rumors to public knowledge that she used drugs. Then throughout 2000, with the missed and canceled appearances, the press started writing about her drug use as if it were a consistent problem and not just that isolated incident. I think it was around 2001 that people started talking about her having a cocaine addiction, especially after the Michael Jackson concert. Her behavior around 2000-2004 made it clear she wasn't just smoking a little weed. Whitney admitted in her final interview with Oprah that cocaine started becoming a problem while she was doing The Preacher's Wife and that by 1998, she was doing it every day. After Whitney's death, Chaka Khan said she did coke with Whitney and Eddie Murphy back in the 80s. It seems like she was using cocaine since early in her career but that it didn't start turning into an actual addiction until the mid-90s I wonder why people are still blaming Bobby Brown.
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Post by Chelsea Press 2 on Apr 2, 2012 0:43:47 GMT -5
WHITNEY HOUSTON'S MYSTERY FRIEND Off the Hook In 'Cocaine Cover-Up'Whitney Houston's close friend -- Raffles van Exel -- is "extremely relieved" he is not in the crosshairs of the Beverly Hills Police Department in the singer's death investigation. Several reports were posted this week that someone removed cocaine from Whitney Houston's hotel room before authorities arrived, and the reports say cops were targeting van Exel. The stories are not true, because we know authorities actually found cocaine in the Beverly Hilton hotel room and cops are satisfied they have all the evidence they need to close the case. Our sources assure us ... there is no investigation focusing on anyone removing evidence from the hotel room. As for van Exel ... we're told he's going to the Beverly Hills PD next week with his lawyer to make sure they're square with him. - TMZ Rumor has it that ICE is after him as he is apparently undocumented and has some outstanding warrants...
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Post by Bojangles on Apr 2, 2012 12:28:03 GMT -5
There had been talk of her using drugs for years, dating back to the 80s. I think her behavior started getting a little more erratic around 1996. Then by 1998 she started seeming like she was on stimulants. You can see how her behavior changed in interviews. She seemed very on edge and jittery. Once she got caught in the airport, it went from rumors to public knowledge that she used drugs. Then throughout 2000, with the missed and canceled appearances, the press started writing about her drug use as if it were a consistent problem and not just that isolated incident. I think it was around 2001 that people started talking about her having a cocaine addiction, especially after the Michael Jackson concert. Her behavior around 2000-2004 made it clear she wasn't just smoking a little weed. Whitney admitted in her final interview with Oprah that cocaine started becoming a problem while she was doing The Preacher's Wife and that by 1998, she was doing it every day. After Whitney's death, Chaka Khan said she did coke with Whitney and Eddie Murphy back in the 80s. It seems like she was using cocaine since early in her career but that it didn't start turning into an actual addiction until the mid-90s I wonder why people are still blaming Bobby Brown. Because it got out of control while married to him, and they were co-dependent on eachother with the drugs. It's not Bobby's fault, Whitney made her own choices, but he didn't help the situation back then and once an addict, always an addict. So even though he was out of the picture, she still got those urges from all the years of using, which she admitted on Oprah.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2012 14:37:13 GMT -5
I think the public always found it easier to blame Bobby for Whitney's problems because Bobby and Whitney both had very different public images. Bobby was promoted as a bad boy and Whitney was promoted as the good girl, and people were quick to assume that if they were both using drugs, it was Bobby who turned Whitney on to drugs.
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Post by slw84 on Apr 2, 2012 14:44:31 GMT -5
I think the public always found it easier to blame Bobby for Whitney's problems because Bobby and Whitney both had very different public images. Bobby was promoted as a bad boy and Whitney was promoted as the good girl, and people were quick to assume that if they were both using drugs, it was Bobby who turned Whitney on to drugs. I agree...even though Whitney was doing recreational things in the 80s when dating Eddie Murphy. Later on in her career she mentioned that she was a jeans and tshirt kind of girl and wasn't really for the gowns. Her image was squeaky clean and his not so much. He wrote a book in the mid 2000s band asserted that Whitney turned him I.to cocaine and the hard stuff when he was about alcohol and weed on his own...I actually believe that.
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Post by Caviar on Apr 2, 2012 23:03:00 GMT -5
Dolly Parton 'Shattered' When 'I Will Always Love You' Played at Whitney Houston's FuneralDolly Parton and Whitney Houston will undoubtedly remain connected through their smash hit song “I Will Always Love You,” written by Parton and performed by Houston. But according to the country crooner, that connection runs much deeper. The song was played during Houston’s funeral service in February, which was broadcast live from coast to coast, leaving Parton feeling “shattered.” “[It] just shattered me to hear that song played under those conditions,” Parton said during an interview with ABC’s Nightline to air Wednesday. “I thought my heart was gonna stop. It just pierced me like a knife. It’s just -- I can’t explain that feeling, to think that that was so final for her, and that that was my words and my feeing -- I would forever be so connected to her.” As The Hollywood Reporter previously reported, Parton has pocketed more than $70,000 in royalties since Houston’s Feb. 11 death. “I Will Always Love You” was downloaded 195,000 times in the week following Houston’s death and played 2,137 times on the U.S. radio during the weekend of her death. PHOTOS: Iconic Singer Whitney Houston's Life and Career in Pictures “I really did feel like that song belongs to all of us,” Parton said of Houston, Kevin Costner and composer David Foster, who rearranged Parton’s original version for their film, The Bodyguard. Parton recalled the history of her iconic song, written in 1972 for her late duet and business partner Porter Wagoner. At the time, the two were fighting about Parton leaving his syndicated TV show to pursue a solo career. The track was later re-recorded for the 1982 film The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas with Burt Reynolds. “When Whitney did ‘I Will Always Love You,’ I mean look what a grand song she made out of that simple, heartfelt, you know, song… it was just amazing,” she said. “Whitney is the one who took it worldwide and really made it a household word – or song, I should say – so I’ll always be thankful to her for that. Parton’s interview will air in full on Wednesday, April 4, at 11:35 p.m on ABC. The singer is currently promoting her latest project, a two-disc DVD and CD set titled An Evening With… Dolly Live. www.hollywoodreporter.com/earshot/whitney-houston-dolly-parton-i-will-always-love-you-306980
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2012 17:08:32 GMT -5
The final case report is out. Whitney wore defibrillator patches. Cocaine and drug paraphernalia were found in the room. Whitney suffered various abrasions to her face and other parts of her body. The autopsy revealed a perforated septum, pulmonary adema, atherosclerotic heart disease (60% narrowing of the arteries), and emphysema, among a variety of other health issues. The toxicology reports found cocaine, benzoylecogine (muscle relaxer), benzoylecogine (indicative of cocaine and alcohol combination), marijuana, Xanax, Flexeril (muscle relaxer), and Benadryl. The full report is on TMZ for anyone who wants to read it. www.tmz.com/2012/04/04/whitney-houston-autopsy-cocaine-residue/
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Post by Bojangles on Apr 4, 2012 19:28:30 GMT -5
What's weird is the toxicology showed NEGATIVE for alcohol, yet there was alcohol in her room. Who was drinking it then?
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Post by David on Apr 4, 2012 19:53:17 GMT -5
I guess Bobby Brown's sister was right about the fake teeth.
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Post by bryce on Apr 4, 2012 20:03:57 GMT -5
The final case report is out. Whitney wore defibrillator patches. Cocaine and drug paraphernalia were found in the room. Whitney suffered various abrasions to her face and other parts of her body. The autopsy revealed a perforated septum, pulmonary adema, atherosclerotic heart disease (60% narrowing of the arteries), and emphysema, among a variety of other health issues. The toxicology reports found cocaine, benzoylecogine (muscle relaxer), benzoylecogine (indicative of cocaine and alcohol combination), marijuana, Xanax, Flexeril (muscle relaxer), and Benadryl. The full report is on TMZ for anyone who wants to read it. www.tmz.com/2012/04/04/whitney-houston-autopsy-cocaine-residue/Can someone please translate that into English for me?
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Post by Bojangles on Apr 4, 2012 20:45:43 GMT -5
She didn't walk around wearing those, they were on her because the paramedics tried to revive her with them......
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Post by Bojangles on Apr 6, 2012 14:29:24 GMT -5
Whitney Houston autopsy: Singer's body had trauma from fall into bathtub, was suffering from emphysema
The singer likely suffered a cocaine-induced 'cardiac event,' says coroner
Whitney Houston likely suffered a cocaine-induced 'cardiac event' that led to her unconscious state, said a coroner official.
Whitney Houston was standing outside her hotel bathtub when something caused her to crash facedown into the scalding water, a famed forensic pathologist concluded Thursday.
The blazing bath was too hot for soaking, and injuries on Houston's forehead, chest and upper lip suggest trauma from a fall, former Pittsburgh coroner Dr. Cyril Wecht told the Daily News.
“Put everything together, and you have somebody who had to be unconscious falling into the water,” Wecht said. “She falls in and strikes those places and then presses against them as her body is down.”
Houston's final autopsy report, released Wednesday, revealed the 13-inches of tub water measured 93.5 degrees several hours after the superstar singer died on Feb. 11
“The water was a heck of a lot hotter when she fell in. It would have been painful, and she wasn’t able to get out or cry for help,” Wecht said.
Houston’s official cause of death was accidental drowning due to the “effects” of heart disease and cocaine use, the report confirmed.
A coroner official earlier said Houston likely suffered a cocaine-induced “cardiac event” that led to her unconscious state.
The six-time Grammy winner also had marijuana, the anti-anxiety drug Xanax, the muscle relaxant Flexeril and the over-the-counter antihistamine Benadryl in her bloodstream, but the report called them inconsequential.
Wecht, now a private consultant who conducted second autopsies on Laci Peterson and Anna Nicole Smith’s son, discounted the marijuana but not the other three.
“You put those together, and you’ve got three drugs acting in concert. They could produce a degree of mental obtundation,” he said, referring to a semi-conscious state.
He agreed the death was accidental but doubted Houston had a full-blown heart attack.
“The cocaine is not to be ignored. And a heart spasm isn’t something you can see at autopsy because it relaxes after death. But she was a veteran cocaine user. And it was not a huge amount,” he said.
Houston had a small bruise on her forehead and a tiny cut on her upper lip described as injuries “inflicted” shortly before she died, the report said.
She also had “yellow-brown marks” on her clavicle, her left upper chest and her left breast from trauma at or near her time of the death, officials said.
The final 42-page grabbed immediate headlines with its descriptions of white residue found in Houston’s hotel bathroom.
It detailed “a small spoon with a white crystal like substance in it and a rolled up piece of white paper" on the counter along with a “ripped open small plastic bag."
Remnants of a "white powdery substance and a portable mirror” were recovered from a bathroom drawer, it said.
More of the white powder was found on the mirror’s base, and investigators recovered a "plethora" of prescription drug bottles, the report said.
The report noted an open bottle of champagne, a beer bottle, a can of beer and an ashtray “filled with multiple cigarette butts.”
The sublimely gifted singer, whose voice sounded ravaged in recent years, showed signs of “mild emphysema,” the report said.
Evidence of “old surgery” included scars related to her breast implants, the report said.
They also detected pulmonary edema and leiomyomas (benign tumors) in her uterus.
Beverly Hills Police did not immediately comment on the long-awaited full autopsy report.
The New Jersey native was on the verge of another comeback attempt with the upcoming movie “Sparkle” when she died hours before her mentor Clive Davis’ annual pre-Grammy party.
Mom Cissy Houston was “devastated” by the final report, TMZ reported, citing an unnamed source.
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Post by carrieidol1 on Apr 6, 2012 18:20:10 GMT -5
Was it known that she has breast implants?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2012 18:22:50 GMT -5
Was it known that she has breast implants? Yes. She said it herself.
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Post by carrieidol1 on Apr 6, 2012 18:27:40 GMT -5
Was it known that she has breast implants? Yes. She said it herself. Just wondering, thanks! If I were dead, I would not want people knowing half the stuff they cover in that report. Granted, the same process is done for most everyone - but this is some seriously personal information. They talk about every square inch of her body, inside and out. Kind of disturbing to read knowing she'd be mortified knowing this is available for the world to see.
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Post by KeepDeanWeird on Apr 6, 2012 18:30:47 GMT -5
You know, I really wish I didn't know these things. It's funny how Hollywood did everything possible to keep scandal out of the rags to protect stars and over the part 20 or so years, it is just the opposite. Since WH's personal life did not impact my life at all, it's not my business what she did. All I care about is her music. That's all that matters to me. BUT, I does make me sad that someone so gifted had to die such a horrible death (and I don't mean the bathtub. It was years in the making).
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Post by Kishi KCM on Apr 6, 2012 21:09:38 GMT -5
It's time to let it go really. She is the daughter, mother, and sister to individuals who are truly grieving and mourning, trying to deal with their loss. I don't want to read anything else on how she died or causes.
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Post by JamaicaFunk² on Apr 7, 2012 7:48:35 GMT -5
What's truly sad about this report is how obvious her drug/alcohol problem likely was. Who were these people she surrounded herself with? It's a shame they didn't love her enough to save her life.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2012 9:01:59 GMT -5
What's truly sad about this report is how obvious her drug/alcohol problem likely was. Who were these people she surrounded herself with? It's a shame they didn't love her enough to save her life. You can't save a grown woman unless she wants to save herself. It says nothing about her loved ones.
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Post by Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815... on Apr 9, 2012 8:38:04 GMT -5
If I were dead, I would not want people knowing half the stuff they cover in that report. Granted, the same process is done for most everyone - but this is some seriously personal information. They talk about every square inch of her body, inside and out. Kind of disturbing to read knowing she'd be mortified knowing this is available for the world to see. Yeah, its pretty eerie and disturbing.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2012 8:57:26 GMT -5
This is a celebrity though, how she dies is a news item
A non-celebrity would not get this much attention. Autopsies don't happen in all cases either
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Post by popstop on Apr 9, 2012 11:13:46 GMT -5
It's really too bad I read this. When I listen to her music, I don't want to think about the horrific way she died, which seems completely preventable. I don't want to think of the outrageous abuse she inflicted on her body. So I'm going to try to forget about all that, and when I do hear her songs, just think of how in my high school years, I had her songs on constant repeat.
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Post by Bojangles on Apr 9, 2012 12:12:46 GMT -5
Yes. She said it herself. Just wondering, thanks! If I were dead, I would not want people knowing half the stuff they cover in that report. Granted, the same process is done for most everyone - but this is some seriously personal information. They talk about every square inch of her body, inside and out. Kind of disturbing to read knowing she'd be mortified knowing this is available for the world to see. OMG, words can't describe how mortified Whitney would be if she knew this report was out there. To be honest, I was pretty traumatized after reading it. It was way too much detail, just....omg.
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