Whitney Houston's Daughter 'Found Taking Drugs After Funeral'

Her mother's funeral had just been hours before, but Whitney Houston's daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown was allegedly found doing drugs yesterday.

The 18-year-old apparently slipped away from friends and family after the emotional four-hour home going service in New Jersey.

Instead of joining them at a restaurant in Newark, Bobbi went off to be alone and even caused panic this morning as her mother's coffin was being transported to the Fairview Cemetery to be buried.'Everyone was freaking out and calling Bobbi Kristina's cell,' a family friend told The Daily Beast.

'It was so much commotion and activity after the funeral that Bobbi Kristina just slipped away. Ms. Cissy [Houston] was beside herself.'

Bobbi Kristina was understandably left devastated when her 48-year-old superstar mother was found dead in a bathtub at the Beverly Hilton hotel on February 11.

She was apparently found 'getting high' after she received the news her mother had passed away and there were conflicts between family members on whether she should be taken to rehab straight away or left to mourn with her family.'It's a horrible situation for everybody,' the family friend said. 'They tried to save Whitney, and it didn't work. Now with Bobbi Kristina, they fear the same thing is happening again and they wont' be able to stop it either.'

'Bobbi Kristina is all Ms. Cissy has left of Whitney. She's so tired, but she's ready to fight again to save her grandbaby.'

The teen had apparently grown up seeing her mother doing drugs and her family are concerned that she may follow in the singer's footsteps in the more negative aspects of her life.

Although an associate of the family told The Daily Beast that Bobbi Kristina went to rehab last year, the Houston family would not be drawn on the matter.

'Bobbi Kristina had the people she loved and love her the most around,' the source said in the days before the funeral. 'Ms. Cissy was holding on tight and watching her every move.'But Bobbi Kris was apparently left devastated after her father Bobby Brown walked out of the funeral yesterday with the nine guests he brought with him after he claimed he was asked to move by security thre times.

'That was just too much for Bobbi Kristina to handle,' the source added.

'All that drama, and Cissy finally asked him to come in and stay, but Bobby wouldn't.'

'Cissy only did that to help Bobbi Kristina, because Cissy cannot stand Bobby.

She just didn't want a big drama with him on that day of all days.'

Bobbi Kris is also apparently upset following her parents divorce in 2007 and how quickly Brown moved on.

The My Prerogative star has become engaged and has a two-year-old little boy with fiancé Alicia Etheredge.

'There was some confusion about Bobbi Kristina’s whereabouts last night for a short time, but she's OK,' a family spokesperson told The Daily Beast. 'She needed some time alone.'

The Houston family rep denied that Bobbi Kristin was on just and said that she was just going through a 'very hard time as you can expect.'

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Whitney Houston ''knew the end was near'- Reports

WHITNEY Houston reportedly had premonitions about her death and told friends she "was going to go and see Jesus" just days before she died.

TMZ.com, who were among the first to report on Houston's death, claim the legendary singer told friends she had a feeling the end was near for her.

"We're told... on Friday , one day after she performed, Yes Jesus Loves Me at Tru nightclub in Hollywood, Whitney told one of her friends, 'I'm gonna go see Jesus ... I want to see Jesus,' wrote TMZ.

"The next morning, hours before her death, Whitney was discussing a Bible passage involving John the Baptist and Jesus ... when Houston flashed a big smile and remarked, 'You know, he's so cool... I really want to see that Jesus.'"

The gossip site said their sources claim the 48-year-old had also been very spiritual in the days before her demise, quoting the Bible, singing hymns and engaging in intense conversations about Jesus Christ and the afterlife with her family and friends.

"Another source tells us ... Whitney had been telling friends she 'felt like her time was coming' ... and wanted to make sure she spent her time praising her lord and savior whenever she could."

Houston's funeral is set to be held in New Jersey on Saturday.

NBC reports Houston's godmother, Aretha Franklin, will reportedly perform at the service, alongside gospel singer Marvin L. Winans who will deliver the eulogy

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Private funeral planned for Whitney Houston

A private funeral for pop superstar Whitney Houston will be held on Saturday in her birthplace in Newark, New Jersey, at the same New Jersey church where the R&B vocalist honed her singing skills as a child.

The invitation-only service will be held at the New Hope Baptist Church, where Houston once sang growing up, a family spokeswoman said on Tuesday. The spokeswoman did not rule out the possibility of a separate public memorial service later.

The Houston family thanked fans and friends for their prayers but wished for a private service, funeral director Carolyn Whigham told reporters outside the Whigham Funeral Home where Houston's body was resting on Tuesday. She said there would be "nothing for the public," and added that no wake would be held, only the private funeral service.

"It was the family's decision," Whigham told reporters. "They have shared her for 30-some years with the city, with the state, with the world. This is their time now for their farewell to their daughter, mother."

The body of the beloved singer, one of the biggest stars of her generation, was flown to New Jersey late on Monday from Los Angeles.

Fans lit candles and gathered outside the funeral home to greet a golden hearse carrying Houston that arrived just before midnight on Monday night under tight security.

Her death on Saturday in a Beverly Hills hotel stunned the music world, her fans and her family. She had been found underwater in a bathtub in a Beverly Hills hotel, according to police. They have declined to speculate on the cause of her death at age 48.

An autopsy was completed on Sunday, and a final death report is pending completion of an official investigation and toxicology reports that may take weeks.

Houston hails from gospel and soul music royalty and many stars are likely to attend the funeral service. She is the cousin of Dionne Warwick and the daughter of Cissy Houston, who backed up Aretha Franklin. The 69-year-old Franklin is her godmother.

The singer rose to fame on early hits such as "Saving All My Love For You" and "How Will I Know." Her powerful, soaring voice was later marred by battles with cocaine and alcohol.

Houston died on the eve of the music industry's Grammy Awards. Because of her admitted drug and alcohol abuse including a stint in rehab as recently as May 2011, speculation arose that she might have died of a drug overdose.

"Ms. Houston was apparently discovered in the bathtub by a member of her personal staff," who called hotel security, Beverly Hills Police Lieutenant Mark Rosen said on Monday. She was pulled from the bathtub, but when paramedics arrived "she was unconscious and unresponsive," he said.

Rosen declined comment on whether prescription drugs were in the room or the condition of Houston's body. Detectives have sealed their inquiry, he said.

Meanwhile, the singer's brother-in-law, Billy Watson, has dismissed talk the singer may have committed suicide, saying "She wouldn't have done that to her daughter."

Houston's daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, 18, was in Los Angeles when her mother died.

The singer was photographed partying in Los Angeles leading up to her death and had planned to attend an annual pre-award party hosted by record producer and mentor Clive Davis on the night she died.

Her personal troubles, including a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, contradicted the innocent, fun-loving image that propelled her to stardom in the mid-1980s with early hits such as "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)."

Her friend and singer Chaka Khan told CNN late on Monday that Houston was aware of her addictions: "She was a strong-minded girl and I can't say it was anybody's fault ... If you want to get high, you get high." Houston once worked for Khan as a studio backup singer among other performers as a teenager in the 1970s and 1980s.

She won six Grammys and more than 400 other awards in a 25-year career that also saw her star in such blockbuster films as "The Bodyguard". Her 1992 hit cover single of Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" from "The Bodyguard" soundtrack capped a career highlight between 1985 and 1992.

The decision to hold a private funeral is contrary to a public memorial service that was held for pop superstar Michael Jackson after his 2009 death that was broadcast live around the world.

But similar to Jackson, Internet sales of Houston's songs have surged after her death. "I Will Always Love You," was the No. 1 download on iTunes on Tuesday, just ahead of Grammy winner Adele's "Rolling in the Deep."

Her albums, "Whitney Houston -- The Greatest Hits", "The Bodyguard" and "Whitney Houston" were also all among the top 20 selling albums on iTunes.

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