HISTORICAL FACTS: 2 - Caught on Camera

Whitney Houston posthumously honoured with her own Barbie on 63rd birthday

Whitney Houston has been immortalised with her first‑ever Barbie doll, launched on what would have been her 63rd birthday and styled after her iconic I Wanna Dance with Somebody era.

BANG Premier · Aug 9

Whitney Houston honoured with new Barbie doll

She joins a number of stars, including David Bowie and Diana Ross, who have been honoured with a doll as part of the Barbie Signature Series.

Evening Standard · Aug 9

‘It sounds good next to almost anything’: how Choosin’ Texas became the biggest song of the year

Ella Langley’s country single has spent 15 weeks as US number one thanks to its retro-modern sound, a viral misheard lyric – and a boost from the Ella Fellas

The Guardian - US · Jul 29

“In a world that so often reduces art to commerce and genius to product, you held the line”: Alicia Keys, Dionne Warwick, Springsteen and Manilow pay tribute to Clive Davis at his funeral

Davis died last week, aged 94

MusicRadar · Jun 30

Dionne Warwick, Barry Manilow and Stevie Wonder honour Clive Davis at funeral

The late American record executive and producer’s death was announced last week.

Evening Standard · Jun 29

'She Was Not High': Whitney Houston Estate Says Oprah Lied About Singer's Fall

Whitney Houston's estate disputes Oprah Winfrey's account of a 2009 stage fall, clarifying it occurred during a sound check and not due to substance use.

International Business Times UK · Jun 25

Whitney Houston estate denies Oprah’s ‘inaccurate and unfair’ claim singer fell off stage due to drug use

Late singer ‘absolutely not high’ when she fell on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2009, says estate after Winfrey claimed she had relapsed

The Guardian - AU · Jun 25

Oprah Winfrey says TV audience kept secret that could have ‘destroyed’ Whitney Houston

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The Independent UK · Jun 24

Oprah Winfrey says she begged audience not to leak photos after Whitney Houston fell off stage

Talk show host claims singer had relapsed into drug abuse when incident occurred but her estate says she was ‘absolutely not high’

The Independent UK · Jun 24

Whitney Houston Fell Offstage During Relapse, And Oprah (And The Audience) Kept It Secret For More Than 15 Years

"She would be destroyed..."

Cinemablend · Jun 23