How Bobbi Kristina Broke Whitney Houston's Heart

Celebrity News February 20, 2012 AT 12:08PM By UsWeekly Staff

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Even though the tragic loss of a parent happens every day around the world, it's not often that the loss is publicly mourned by millions.

Which is exactly what Bobbi Kristina Houston Brown has been going through since the Feb. 11 death of her mother, Whitney Houston, when the music icon was found dead in a bathroom inside her Beverly Hills hotel room.

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At the time, Bobbi Kristina was standing in for her mother at a photo shoot Houston was scheduled to take part in. After going to find out what was keeping Houston, the 18-year-old returned "distraught and crying."

"Bobbi Kristina broke down. Her mama died. Nobody expected Whitney to pass as quickly as she did," relative Billy Watson, brother of Houston's long-time bodyguard Ray, tells the new issue of Us Weekly.

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The night before, Bobbi Kristina, who had just finished high school, had hit a bar with her mother. "Whitney and Bobbi Kristina always partied together," says a source. "They were like best friends more than mother and daughter."

But on February 18, Bobbi Kristina had to attend the 3 1/2-hour funeral of her mother, seated next to her grandmother, Cissy Houston.

Once the ceremony had wrapped, the teen disappeared for several hours and shut off her cell phone. Given the stress she's been under (she was rushed to the hospital and treated for stress hours after her mother passed), loved ones panicked and went searching for her.

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Sources tell Us, Bobbi Kristina (Houston's only daughter with ex-husband Bobby Brown), is taking the bereavement extremely hard. The teen idolized her mother and wanted to be an actress and singer just like her. But as she modeled her mother's full-throttle lifestyle, some friends and family worry about the girl and are hoping she won't spiral out of control.

As a confidant explains to Us, "She saw her parents partying and started doing it herself."

That dynamic, says another insider, was causing Houston "heartbreak."

To read more about Whitney's last days, pick up the new issue of Us Weekly, on stands now.

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February 29, 2012 - 8:55am Emma Love
the way this article is written, especially headline, creates the impression of even further scandal with the blame on BK. How sad US. Not respectful at all and pretty low handed.
February 24, 2012 - 2:37pm Kecia Whitted-Quinn
It is really sad that this child can not mourn the loss of her mother without all the speculation. The world needs to pray for Bobbi Kristina. For God is one who heals and delivers. So all of you who thinks she is just an addict watch God move!! She has a praying grandmother!!
February 22, 2012 - 6:24am Nathan Pretlow
The apple don't fall far tree.It's a shame.
February 21, 2012 - 6:52pm Thomas J Gibson
It is so sad that this young woman can'tmourn the loss of her mother without speculation of drug use and all that! I guess everyone that's feeding us this and those feeding into it have no sin! God is an ALL knowing God! Instead of talking about her, try praying for her! She is mourning for God's sake! Pray one for another!
February 21, 2012 - 7:38am Konadu Darkwah
oooooooooooooooh poor girl, do not worry. for God knows what is best for his children
February 21, 2012 - 2:04am Linda Senne
So Whitney was disappointed, but took her out drinking and did drugs in front of her? This girl is going to be a worse addict than the two of them put together, just watch and see.
February 20, 2012 - 7:21pm Steph Raposo
Well, either it's been fixed, or I misread something earlier through my post, because I could have sworn it said "schook"
February 20, 2012 - 7:19pm Lindsey Buranych Medlock
Good grief, haven't any of you ever made a typo before? It happens. They appear to have corrected it, life can go on now.
February 20, 2012 - 5:16pm Diane M Stadtherr
@Steph-I don't know what article you're reading, but I don't see the word, "schook". It says SCHOOL.
February 20, 2012 - 2:33pm Trina BMar
This is a tabloid. It's gossip. Period. You don't know what you're talking about.
February 20, 2012 - 2:05pm Dena Allman Sanderson
I agree Kathleen Tandy! "Bobbi Kristina, who had just finished high schook," -- does US Weekly employ proofreaders? Plus, the article is really pointless.
February 20, 2012 - 1:51pm Ana Anda Garibay
Who is writting at Us Weekly?? It's SCHOOL NOT SCHOOK!!
February 20, 2012 - 1:34pm Steph Raposo
It took to the end of the article to state how Bobbi broke Whitney's heart? Really? Also, check your da** spelling before you post an article,US Magazine..."who had just finished high schook"
February 20, 2012 - 1:26pm Kathleen Tandy
This article is DUMB, incomplete and poorly written. The headline is misleading. Come on Us Weekly. You can do better than this!
February 20, 2012 - 1:25pm Courtney Puzzo
the press needs to buger off and let Bobbi Kristina grieve for her mother and technically 18 is legally an adult plus Bobbi Kristina actually turns 19 on March 4th