Our sources tell us a member of Whitney's entourage found her in her room at the Beverly Hilton hotel ... and called hotel security -- who then dialed 911. When paramedics arrived Houston was found unresponsive.
We're told police arrived to the scene within minutes and fire was already there on an unrelated call. According to our sources, paramedics performed CPR but it did not work and she was pronounced dead at 3:55 PM.
Our sources say there were no obvious signs of foul play, but BH PD detectives have begun a full investigation. We're told she was ID'ed by family and friends.
The singer famously battled drug addiction for years (see related links below).
Houston was seen out in Hollywood Thursday night for a Grammy party ... and she did not look well (below). She even briefly took the mic and performed a song while she was there -- what would become her last performance. See the video here.
Houston won two Emmy Awards, six Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards during her record-breaking career. Her album "Whitney" was the first female album to ever debut at #1 on the Billboard Charts. She has sold 200 million albums worldwide.
Houston holds an Honorary Doctorate in Humanities from Grambling State University in Louisiana.
Houston had one child, Bobbi Kristina, with husband Bobby Brown. Houston and Brown were married from 1992-2007.
We spotted Whitney out just last weekend with on-again/off-again beau Ray-J (see video below).
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HEATH LEDGER FOUND DEAD IN NEW YORK CITY APARTMENT NAKED AND BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN!
Actor Heath Ledger was found dead in his bedroom in New York City's swanky SoHo distrist with sleeping pills and prescription drugs as well as a rolled up $20 dollar bill that he may have snorted his medication with.
After snorting the drug with the $20 bill Heath Ledger took the pills and just went to sleep peacefully, that is why the Brokeback Mountain star snorted it, so we know the Heath probably crushed up his meds because he didn't think they were working! Heath Ledger then took the pills and probably committed suicide after saying that he had trouble sleeping during the making of Batman movie where he plays a very dark Joker character. Also, some very strange photos on his latest movie set of him hanging himself is on the internet now. It all unfolded when Ledger's massage therapist was coming to give Heath Ledger a massage and when Heath's maid went to get him, Heath Ledger was dead with sleeping pills nearby yet another young movie star to be found dead at the tender age of 28! Heath Ledger has one daughter and adored her and his career was on an upswing but Heath Ledger might have been depressed like so many stars do and took his life supposedly. Heath's apartment takes up the whole floor of the glamous building he lived in and at this time Ledger's apartment building is surrounded by people wanting to get a last photo and glimpse of the Brokeback Mountain star!
BRITNEY SPEARS DUMPS PAPARAZZO BOYFRIEND ADNAN GHALIB NOT?????!!!!!!
Britney Spears reports blogger gossip queen Leslie Siegel is far from dumping her Paparazzo plaything boytoy because as expected Ghalib went to the media and started giving intimate interviews like this one appear on ET tonight!
Everyone knew from Perez Hilton to Leslie Siegel blogger gossip queens that Britney Spears may have had a tiff with her new boyfriend, but would she dump her boyfriend and return him to the masses of photogs right on schedule? Leslie Siegel thinks Britney is being bombarded by Kevin Federline PR machine. But Britney Spears is not a total un smart girl because as soon as her handlers started working on her and whispering in her ear to give Adnan Ghalib the heave ho, just as Kevin Federline decided to mess with Britney and cause all this hoopla over her being an unfit mother, she bounces back and wears an engagement ring and a wedding dress. When someone, reports Leslie Siegel blogger queen continiously tells you that you are stupid and are an unfit mother and you read it in the papers and tabs, than you become what you are told as Britney Spears has been told all her life, even during her Disney days them saying "tell the media that you are a virgin!" So We shall see where Adnan Ghalib and Britney Spears will head. Watch the interview that Ghalib was paid to do, as well as see him raking in money as Kevin Federline has!
