Whitney Houston found Dead

Legendary singer Whitney Houston has been found dead in the Beverley Hills Hotel in Los Angeles,California -at 15.43 she was found unconscious in the bathtub (allegedley underwater) and after unsuccessful efforts at resusitation (paramedics were nearby as she was supposed to perform at the Grammys later on), was pronounced dead at 15.55.

Reportedley Alprazolam (also known as Xanax), a sedative and hypnotic drug used to treat anxieties, was the cause of death- the same drug was used by Heath Ledger before his death and also by Michael Jackson (who reportedley took around 10 pills a night during his child molestation case).

For over a year Houston,48, was never the same, many say she was constantly fatigued and irritable with mood swings while being broken voiced and unable to reach her high register-seen when singing at her last concerts in Australia 2010. Michael Jackson (a close friend)'s  death, her troubled marriage with ex-partner Bobby Brown and her daughter's drug addictions may have contributed to this. The latter was also rushed to hospital from stress and shock as police did not allow her back into the hotel room, causing her to have a 'shouting match' with them.

Eerily just as Michael Jackson was one of the pioneers of black male artists, Whitney did so for black women and both died of a drug overdose and had not performed in over a year and were set to perform again.

We will always love you Whitney :'(