Whitney Houston Family — Oprah Interviews Patricia, Gary Houston & Bobbi Kristina

Sun, March 11, 2012 9:56pm EDT by 24 Comments
Oprah Interview Whitney Houston Family

Whitney’s family speaks out about the late singer’s incredible spirit in this emotional interview — see what they said.

Whitney Houston‘s February 11 death shocked the world, but in a March 11 special shot in Atlanta, Oprah Winfrey interviewed those closest to her: her daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown, longtime manager and sister-in-law Patricia Houston and brother Gary Houston.

Bobbi, 19, spoke first, saying that she still feels her mother’s spirit around her.

“I can sing her music but to hear it right now — I can’t” she said. “I can hear her voice talking to me in spirit: ‘Keep moving baby, I got you.’ I can always hear her with me.’”

Furthermore, she says although it is hard to keep herself together after the death, she’s managing to do it day by day.

“I start crying and deal with it, but then I hear her voice again: ‘Keep moving’,” she said.

Patricia spoke next, saying that she thought drugs might eventually play a role in her death.

“The handwriting was on the wall,” she said. “I would be kidding myself otherwise. But things were really changing with her.”

Furthermore, she said Whitney was really focused on starting the foundation of a career for Bobbi Kristina.

“She loved Krissy with everything she had, and was trying to make things right with her,” she said.

Her brother Gary Houston also spoke, saying he was shocked to hear that Whitney’s life was taken so soon.

“I never thought anything like this would happen,” he said. “I never thought it would be like this, but it always crosses your mind that this can happen.”

He also spoke on behalf of his mother Cissy Houston, who declined to participate in the interview.

“I think she’s doing better now,” he said. “But she lost her only daughter. The gift came through her and it’s rough for her.”

Did YOU watch the interview, HollywoodLifers?

– William Earl

More From The Interview:

  1. Whitney Houston’s Death — Patricia Houston Describes The Chilling Scene
  2. Whitney Houston Spent Her Last Night Alive Sleeping With Bobbi Kristina In Her Arms
  3. Oprah Interview 2012 — Bobbi Kristina Can Still Hear Whitney Houston’s ‘Spirit’

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Richard

Posted at 10:25 AM on April 18, 2012  

Drugs and alcohol kill. If you are in bondage to drugs and alcohol and you wish to be set free, come to Jesus now. Ask God to forgive your sins of addiction and bondage. Receive deliverance in the precious name of our lord and saviour Jesus christ. Accept Jesus christ into your life as lord and saviour. Hell is real. Heaven is real.

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LISA

Posted at 9:46 PM on April 5, 2012  

I WILL ALWAYS LOVE WHITNEY! MY HEART GOES OUT TO HER FAMILY ESPECIALLY BOBBI K I ALSO LOST MY MOM AND IT’S SO VERY HARD TO DEAL WITH! YA KNOW DEATH WILL HAPPENED EVENTUALLY BUT WHEN IT DOES YOU JUST CAN’T BELIEVE IT! ESPECIALLY YOUR MOM! AND AS CLOSE AS BOBBI & Whitney Were It’s Even Harder
GOD BLESS YOU HOUSTON/ BROWN FAMILY! BOBBIE K HANG IN THERE GIRL LIKE YA SAID OK OPRAH YOUR MOM IS TELLING YOU KEEP GOING BABY, “I GOT YOU” GENTLE HUGS TO YA BOBBI K! DO WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY GIRL!

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joanmorgan

Posted at 9:35 PM on March 23, 2012  

i miss whitney houston so much and my heart goes out to her family and her daughter and she is reall y holdin up good i’m so proud of her i love th family and god bless them to keep the faith

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Say

Posted at 11:37 AM on March 13, 2012  

Come to Jesus. Accept Jesus as your lord and personal saviour. You are going to hell if you are not a born again child of God.

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Rebbie

Posted at 11:33 AM on March 13, 2012  

Whitney was a prostitute and a whore. Whitney is in hell with elizabeth taylor and michael jackson. Hell is waiting for oprah winfrey. Whitney was an immoral woman. To hell with her. Whitney is with satan in hell. Oprah will soon join them when she dies if she refuses to repent from her whorish lifestyle.

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Mike

Posted at 7:38 PM on March 14, 2012  

How dare you say those terrible things who are you you are a nut.

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oby

Posted at 5:04 PM on March 15, 2012  

If Whitney is a whore, what r u, ur mum, ur sisters? Lay about cheap prostitutes

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Patty

Posted at 6:50 AM on March 16, 2012  

And…Who are you to judge? Did you check your closet? Looked in the mirror? Checked your backyard lately?

“Do not judge, or you too will be judged.” Matt. 7:1

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nicki

Posted at 9:40 AM on March 23, 2012  

u really had the nerve to say those mean things about whitney well looks to me that she wont be the only one in hell cuz thats exactly where your headed!!!!! And who are you to judge someone you dont even know how do you know she was a whore?

 
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Shyveika

Posted at 6:10 PM on March 12, 2012  

The interview with Oprah was very touching. It really makes you thank the Lord for everyone you have, things you don’t and do have, and thank God for life just as a whole. I can imagine the effect she had on fans, family, and friends. We should all gain her effort and strength, it was indeed amazing. She still pushed and pulled even with the stumbling blocks she had in life. I once heard a precher quote”I hope you fail”, thats what made her songs, her experience. Her beautiful songs were felted with love,joyful,caring,pain,happy,etc. You notice that these are describing words you would use for a person, that just showing that she put her heart in her music..God bless, and RIP Whitney

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john smith

Posted at 2:06 PM on March 12, 2012  

WH biggest mistake was putting her family on the payroll. That’s their meal ticket and the answers were very guarded. Smelling the crap. Give Oprah a 10 for scoring a sitdown but a 3 for the result. Very bad interview.

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BRENDA

Posted at 9:42 AM on March 12, 2012  

A HUMAN BEING THAT MATTERS TO GOD DESPITE THE OPINIONS OF OTHERS

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BRENDA

Posted at 9:38 AM on March 12, 2012  

IGNORANT POSTS. I FIND THAT PEOPLE WHO DONT HAVE A LIFE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR CONFUSION. SO WHAT, EVEN IF SHE WAS TAKING DRUGS OR IF IT WAS FOUL PLAY, OR IF THE FAMILY DIDN’T EXPOSE EVERYTHING THEY KNEW. IT WOULD IMPACT YOU IN WHAT WAY? WAKE UP PEOPLE. THIS IS A HUMAN BEING THAT MATTERS TO GO DESPITE WHAT YOUR OPINIONS ARE.

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Missy

Posted at 9:33 AM on March 12, 2012  

A waste of time.

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Shelly

Posted at 8:08 AM on March 12, 2012  

There was a reason that this Interview was given but I cannot figure it out. Everything is done for a reason. I agree there was holding back and a guarded tone from Patricia, who was her manager and sister in law. She knows all and was not going to share it with the public. She saw Whitney at her worst and was not surprised at what happened. After all the years of drug addiction, there comes a point where people get fed up . Patricia also profited from Whitney and allowed her to appear on her tour when she was totally high and could not perform at all. I wonder about her. I did not get good feelings from her. They were not being genuine in this interview because they would have had to say a lot of unpleasant things and also explain why they were enabling her to do things that she was not capable of doing.

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Debbie

Posted at 12:16 AM on March 12, 2012  

The story just don’t add up…. She was face down in the tub and had a words with another person the night before her death…. Patricia seems like she had something to do with her death…. There is some foul play going on…. Bobbie be strong and watch yourself from family and friends……

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rachek

Posted at 12:28 AM on March 12, 2012  

I didn’t understand a couple of things. The way she discribed being afraid for her because of her lifestyle but it didn’t have to do with substance abuse. Then what was it. That’s cryptic. And how they found her, it was weird how she described the way they got her from the tub. She said she wasn’t sure how she got in the tub, but they did have to pull her from there. As if she had been put in the tub first. I don’t know. Patricia seemed guarded about a lot of things.

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jeffery

Posted at 11:46 PM on March 11, 2012  

I’m confused all I can say is Pam storie sounds fishy to me I smell foul play .

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donald

Posted at 1:38 PM on March 12, 2012  

mrs.pam new all along what happened walking very slowly what a bunch of crap but guess what the truth gone come out wait the doctors will reveal in a couple of weeks all that lyin gone cost them heartache and very serious pain. god will bring Truth to Light

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kim

Posted at 11:31 PM on March 11, 2012  

oprah is losing her touch:( very mediocre interview. nothing new and bobbi k is still trying to protect her mother.

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Not haven't it

Posted at 11:03 PM on March 11, 2012  

I learned nothing new from the interview. They loved her that was clear. But I really feel they should have not spoken at all. Denial and holding back was what I got. Their interview did not match up with Whitney’s interview with Oprah. total waste of time.

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Abimbola Adesanya

Posted at 10:54 PM on March 11, 2012  

May her soul continue to rest in peace.

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Lorna Simms

Posted at 10:24 AM on March 12, 2012  

Whitney’s sister-in law/Manager was totally evasive and raises more questions. Someone heard a scream, opened her door and Mrs. Houstan told this stranger to call 911.Why was she ‘walking slowly’? Did she already hear from her brother that Whitney was dead? Why did she not answer Whitney’s telephone calls? She says she doesn’t know how she got into the bathtub? Was she not taking a bath? Did someone place her in the tub? Pat Houstan was ‘so sorry for her brother, Ray’ who was doing CPR. Why did he not call 911?
It would have been better not to give this interview.L.S

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BlesstheFamily

Posted at 10:37 AM on March 12, 2012  

Ms. Simms,

The interview does raise more questions. It almost seems that Pat blame’s someone for Whitney’s death. The way Pat described things it sounds as if there was foul play. If she was dead in the tub then how else would they get her out. But for her to be faced down is what I find so strange. The interviewees made sure they didn’t say any thing bad about BB. I guess they wanted to spare Krissi. I guess the hotel cameras were on, but I wonder if someone else was in Whitney’s room. I guess Ray didn’t want to stop doing CPR to call 911. Remember Pat said that he was frantically working on her.

 
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