R&B star Whitney Houston died unexpectedly at the age of 48

Whitney Houston and ex-husband Bobby Brown.

Whitney Houston died earlier today, February 11. After being seen just days ago with singer Ray J, it is being reported that she has passed. TMZ has the details...

PHOTOS: Whitney Houston's Last Time In Public

Whitney Houston died this afternoon ... a rep for the singer told the Associated Press.

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 world wide.

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. Story developing ...

SOURCE: [TMZ]

UPDATE

Entertainment reporter Alan Duke confirmed to CNN that Whitney Houston was found dead at the Beverly Hilton Hotel where she was staying leading up to the Grammys tomorrow night, February 12. Clive Davis' pre-Grammy party was set to take place at the same hotel tonight where Whitney had plans to attend.

Ray J, her longtime on-and-off again boyfriend is "distraught and tripping right now about what is happening."

UPDATE

During a press conference, Mark Rosen, a spokesperson for the Beverly Hills police department stated that Whitney was pronounced dead at 3:55PM PST. There were no obvious signs of any criminal intent, and the Beverly Hills police is currently investigating. The police attempted CPR but were unsuccessful.

UPDATE

Whitney's bodyguard, coincidentally named Ray, found Whitney Houston dead on the floor of her fourth floor hotel room. Ray J's publicist confirms this info though he was not near the scene at the time.

UPDATE

TMZ reports:

Whitney Houston "partied heavily" at the Beverly Hilton hotel with a group of friends ... hotel staff tell TMZ.We're told Whitney and her friends were in the bar for a time and the group was drinking and very loud. Our sources say even though the hotel is busy with all the Grammy festivities, Whitney and her group stood out because they were so boisterous. 

Again, it's too early to know what caused her death.

Houston was found dead today at the Beverly Hilton. She was 48.

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