Whitney Houston’s daughter Bobbi Kristina is going through one of the hardest times in her life after losing her mother last weekend, and according to reports she has turned to drug use to cope with the emotions related to the tragedy.
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Sources are reporting that after Whitney’s moving funeral yesterday in Newark, Bobbi Kristina declared that she needed some time alone and disappeared when the family convened following the service at a local eatery and did not return until early this morning prior to her mother’s burial.
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Bobbi Kristina was hospitalized twice following the news of her mother’s untimely death after suffering from emotional breakdowns.
According to The Daily Beast they were in touch with two sources close to the family that disclosed the following information:
As Houston’s body was set to be transported to the Fairview Cemetery in Westfield, N.J., for burial Sunday morning, her family was in full panic mode trying to the find the 18-year-old, according to two sources who spoke to The Daily Beast and are in close communication with Bobbi Kristina’s family.
“Everyone was freaking out and calling Bobbi Kristina’s cell,” said one source, a longtime family friend. “It was so much commotion and activity after the funeral that Bobbi Kristina just slipped away. Ms. Cissy [Houston, Whitney’s mother] was beside herself.”
“There was some confusion about Bobbi Kristina’s whereabouts last night for a short time, but she’s OK,” a Houston family spokesperson told The Daily Beast. “She needed some time alone.” The spokesperson says Bobbi Kristina isn’t on drugs and is just emotionally fragile at this time. “She is going through a very hard time as you can expect.”
“Cissy and others won’t admit out loud that Bobbi Kristina has a drug problem,” said the family friend. “But they know it and have been trying to keep her straight even before Whitney passed. But losing your mother and the life you’re accustomed to all in one day is enough to send anybody off the deep end.”
Even before the funeral was held Saturday, the family had serious discussions about Bobbi Kristina entering into rehab as soon as her mother was laid to rest, according to multiple sources familiar with the conversations. They say she spent the night after her mother’s death using drugs to dull the pain.
Bobbi Kristina entered rehab for a drug problem early last year, says one of the family friends who spoke to The Daily Beast, a longtime associate of the family. (The Houston family spokesperson would not comment on this matter.)
Several hours after the funeral, Bobbi Kristina was found at a hotel “getting high,” according to one source who was with the family when they received the news. A second source was told of the event from a member of the family. (The Houston spokesperson denied the incident occurred.) Some family members wanted to whisk the aspiring singer to rehab last night, while others fought for her to stay to see her mother buried this morning.
“It’s a horrible situation for everybody,” says the close family friend. “They tried to save Whitney, and it didn’t work. Now with Bobbi Kristina, they fear the same thing is happening again and they won’t 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.”
Those close to the family say they expect Bobbi Kristina to be flown to a California rehab facility as soon as burial services are over.
The sources that provided the information have remained anonymous presumably to protect their relations with members of the Houston family.
If the allegations are true, we wish for Bobbi Kristina to seek the aid she is in need of. As the product of two parents with drug addictions, Bobbi undoubtedly knows first-hand the effects that drugs can have on a person’s life, livelihood and loved ones.
We wish her on the best track possible.
Read the full report over at The Daily Beast.
