How Whitney Houston spent her last weekend alive as she 'arrived to rehearsals wet' and gave chillin

September 2021 · 5 minute read

WHITNEY Houston spent her last weekend rehearsing for her mentor Clive Davis' annual pre-Grammy gala in the same hotel where she tragically died.

On February 11, 2012, Houston died after accidentally drowning in the bathtub of her hotel room at the Beverly Hilton, as long-term cocaine use and heart disease contributed to her death. She was 48.

In the days leading up to her death, Houston reportedly appeared "disheveled" and "erratic".

Houston's longtime musical director Rickey Minor disclosed how she spent her final weekend, saying the late singer gave a chilling performance while she was "dripping wet."

Minor said he was putting the band through its paces for the event, and he noticed immediately that something was off about his Houston, who he likes to call his “little sister.”

“She pops into rehearsal, and we hadn’t even started, and it’s 10:30 in the morning,” Minor told the New York Post.

“Like, she doesn’t get up till the crack of 3, you know? She’s not a morning person. She loves her sleep, and she’s a night owl, so I never get to see her at 10:30.

"And she was kind of wet, like dripping. And I said, ‘Where are you coming from?’ She says, ‘I’ve been swimming. I’m getting my lungs back. I’m getting back in shape.’”

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At the time, Houston claimed she was going clean after years of drug abuse and smoking had taken a toll on her vocals.

Houston, however, hid her continuous drug use and died in the drug-filled bathroom of her hotel room just hours before the pre-Grammy gala was set to begin.

The shocking death of The Prom Queen of Soul turned the Grammy Awards event into a collective mourning by the music world.

'SHE WAS NOT SOBER'

Grammy-nominated producer Ken Ehrlich recalled seeing Houston at the Beverly Hilton two days before her death.

The singer was in lively spirits when she crashed an E! News interview that Brandy and Monica were doing at the Davis party rehearsals.

“In the moment, it was just like, you know, she’s having a good time.“She was there to see her little babies. But obviously, we now know that clearly, she was not [sober],” Ehrlich told the Post.

Later that night, Houston gave an impromptu performance of Jesus Loves Me at Kelly Price’s For the Love of R&B pre-Grammy event held at Tru Hollywood nightclub.

It would be the last song she would ever sing in public.

HOUSTON'S DRUG ABUSE

In a 2002 interview with Diane Sawyer, Houston spoke about her drug use and marriage, among several topics.

Addressing the ongoing drug rumors, she said, "First of all, let's get one thing straight. Crack is cheap. I make too much money to ever smoke crack.

"Let's get that straight. Okay? We don't do crack. We don't do that. Crack is wack."

However, Houston admitted to using alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, and pills and acknowledged that her mother had urged her to seek help regarding her drug use.

She also denied having an eating disorder and that her very thin appearance was connected to drug use.

She further stated that her ex-husband Bobby Brown had never hit her but acknowledged that she had hit him.

'DOOMED MARRIAGE'

Bobby says he remained "in love" with Houston until her tragic death but felt that "cocaine and alcohol" and the "stress of fame" doomed their marriage.

The R&B star also "broke down" during his first visit to the graves of his ex-wife and his daughter Bobbi Kristina in one of two bombshell new TV shows about his life.

Cameras captured the 52-year-old "mustering the strength" to pay a visit to their graves, located side by side in Fairview Cemetery in Westfield, New Jersey.

The interviews in the upcoming shows have been billed as his "most candid ever" and coincide with the 10th anniversary of Houston's death.

Production insiders believe Bobby's reflections on Houston will "finally go some way to showing the world Bobby's remorse, battles to stay sober and regrets."

They added that Bobby "has never been more frank" about the demise of his life with Houston - through drink and drug abuse, which led to violence and ultimately divorce.

A source told The US Sun: “This is Bobby at his most candid really delving deep into the emotions, regrets and tragedies - and talking so openly about Whitney.

“One major revelation is him insisting the pair loved one another, despite their traumatic past, right until the end.

“Bobby admits that their lives were destroyed by addictions rather than loathing each other.

“Certainly, they both hoped that things would not turn out differently."

The insider continued: “These interviews certainly paint a different light on what the world may feel was the true nature of Whitney and Bobby’s life.

“Moments are truly heartbreaking. His public image as a bad boy is likely to be rethought too.

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“Bobby has never had the strength to pay his respects at the graveside of his ex-wife and their daughter. Those moments are powerful - filled with a lot of tears. It is heartbreaking."

The source concluded: “The tragedies he has faced within his family are horrific and the scars are reopened. But there is also a sense of healing too because Bobby wants to build a bright future with his family.”

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