How did Whitney Houston die?

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She looked at me quote please.

I want you to know -- -- -- shoes.

I'm swimming an -- to put.

And I'm committed to get behind notes no cigarettes plenty of vocal -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- That was Whitney Houston's mentor Clive Davis to be buried tomorrow.

Joining us are Dylan Howard senior executive editor for radar online and doctor Michael Baden forensic pathologist good evening gentlemen -- Until I'm gonna start with you every -- talking about what -- -- Bobby Brown at that funeral what.

And today.

But judge it was really the on the low point on a very hot warming die die in which the world -- tribute.

To Whitney Houston but as we understand it tonight there are conflicting reports according.

-- Houston family inside as Bobby Brown turned up at the church with an entourage of -- having big -- There was only room for three -- you must remember this was a church that routinely only holds 300 people -- to die.

It was packed we've -- 800 doesn't volley -- tonight -- -- that and I want to read you judge a brief statement that has been seen Timmy.

From he's camp and he says my children and I were invited to the funeral of my ex wife.

We were out we was seated by security -- and subsequently asked to move on three separate occasions.

He goes on Desai I filed to understand -- security treated my family this by.

Security -- prevented me from attempting to -- my daughter Bobbi Kristina he goes on the site he didn't want to cause a sane and decided to leave.

And Heidi he's respects the -- why he.

Coach so he didn't know today at the Dylan he didn't stay at the funeral.

Or at the -- -- and I.

He didn't he get a bit papal assigned that he actually went to -- -- -- and kissed the -- get before leaving.

And he's due to perform tonight -- -- -- in indeed about four hours outside of new agers.

All right -- let's talk about their daughter Bobbi Kristina do we know whether or not.

Bobby Brown has seen their daughter nineteen year old Bobbi Kristina.

Well.

Did he -- a family that he's very fraction CC Houston Whitney's -- Blinds Bobby Brown to introducing -- to hide drugs.

A -- that -- -- fifteen years was -- with domestic violence she has attempted.

To -- Bobbi Kristina.

From her father despite the fact that he flew to Los Angeles there -- great concerns about Bobbi Kristina she was rushed to hospital twice in twelve -- up to him mother's -- She has -- introduce to drug use in the cost.

That's well -- and that's well documented they were even photos.

As snorting -- kind some twelve months ago.

So the family's very fractured at this time.

No we don't know for certain where the Bobby has been with Bobbi Kristina -- what I can tell you judges that Bobbi Kristina was not inside the church to die.

-- all the -- is this the scuffle if you lot.

So plight with that security and Bobby Brown.

What do we know just very quickly Dylan whether or not there was visitation after the divorce I mean with Bobby Brown seeing his own daughter.

Not symbols that -- I don't think that.

No I know we don't know deficit just.

All right and and finally how was -- health prior to her death you know.

It's a very important facts to tell you about tonight judge I can tell you.

That Whitney Houston so I Beverly Hills -- dot we've done -- that was the sign doctor but three times over the period -- I dies before -- -- That is now the subject of these coroner's investigation.

Where drugs prescribed to her at that time by multiple physicians and what full.

That he's a K and that's what subpoenas have been issued and -- important fact to tell you about tonight judge.

Is that Whitney Houston visited a plastic surgeon some three weeks before -- debt.

And the plastic surgeon refuse to perform an elective procedure on because she filed the medical that all cited a case important in -- at this -- All right thank you Dylan and doctor -- lot I'll go right you.

There's no cause of death even though the autopsy is already been -- what are we waiting.

Four -- waiting for correlation of the autopsy findings the toxicology results.

And the police investigation of why does a toxicology -- -- will the tax they probably finished most of the toxicology what can take longest is the police investigation.

Because remember.

That nobody -- how Whitney.

Was found deceased except what the body guard that I think it addresses says.

They want to make sure that that's accurate and correct was her head under water what she.

Leaning over the tub.

Did she go into the -- under our own ability or did somebody carry -- in the tub.

In order to revive her because she passed out okay those things the police have to do a lot of work on.

Now it you know all the talk about overdosing and the visit to a doctor three times and we know that she got what we believe that she got a boxes Dylan.

-- recently.

-- How how do we determining whether or not that she overdosed on drugs you don't.

Looking for the only determination is going to be by the toxicology report what was found a chemically because what drugs or in the room at the time.

May or may not be drugs that were used by -- And whether or not -- also possibly had any kind of heart attack or.

Hemorrhage in the brain or something those are things as unlikely as they are have to be ruled out by looking at on the microscope then takes time and the tax.

Doctor if it indeed is a heart attack happily tell how the -- a heart attack occurred.

What causes stress it coronary problem he said he brought its most.

-- heart attack everybody's heart stops and we -- right in would have a heart attack you have to have usually hardening of the arteries a blockage of the coronary arteries that they can see.

And with the naked die yet the autopsy and under the microscope that's unlikely for 48 year old woman but he can occur.

Okay and and doctor assuming that and -- was in rehab quite often very quickly at thirty seconds is there -- risks to -- doctor to prescribe.

Prescription drugs to someone who is -- -- an -- It's very hard to individual doctors to deal with -- that's why alcoholic anonymous and -- all of these rehab centers.

Have been created because individual doctors have a very poor track record.

With alcoholics and the drug abusers it is the peer group pressure of other rockaholics -- other drug abusers and rehab.

That helps to cure or somebody and that's what we have rehab centers.

Rather than individual doctors treating addicts -- doesn't work.

All right -- doctor Bob it's always good to see you end of the worst Dylan it is always good to see you as well thank you both.

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