This shocking picture of Whitney Houston's bathroom shows how the singer's life spiralled into chaos at the height of her crack addiction.
The deplorable image, shot in the star's Atlanta, Georgia home in 2006, shows a room littered with drug paraphernalia, including a crack-smoking pipe and spoons covered in white powder.
Despite her fame and wealth, the gifted artist had descended into squalor, her sister in law Tina Brown, who took the photo, revealed at the time.
Drug paraphenelia can be seen in the room, where the pop diva holed up for days, according to Brown, the sister of the singer's husband Bobby Brown.
Houston smoked as much as an 'eight-ball' (1/8 of an ounce) of crack at a go, blending it with marijuana inside in a cigar wrapper, Brown, also a self-confessed former addict, told the National Enquirer.
She said: 'The truth needs to come out. Whitney won't stay off the drugs. It's every single day. It's so ugly. Everyone is so scared she is going to overdose.'
The drugs made The Bodyguard star so paranoid she saw evil apparitions and once drilled a spy hole in her bathroom to keep an eye out for demons, Brown claimed.
The Grammy award-winning artist at one time claimed she didn't do crack, telling Diane Sawyer in 2002 that she made too much money to ever take the street drug. 'Crack is whack', she famously declared.
But her stunning looks later seemed to be ravaged by her habit.
And although Houston subsequently got clean, recording a comeback album in 2009, the years of abusing her body also took their toll on her voice.
At her comeback tour in Australia in 2010, the singer shocked fans when she had to take a 20 minute break to rest her voice.
The Grammy-winner and actress, 48, was set to make a return to the big screen later this year having filmed Sparkle, due to hit cinemas August 10. But the pressure to succeed was overwhelming.
'Her voice was ruined, and her comeback wasn't what it was supposed to be, because her voice wasn't what it used to be,' a friend told People.
Houston 'was in pain from all the pressure she was facing', the source said.'I know from when she was recording her most recent album – her comeback album (I Look to You in 2009) – her voice was shot. That bothered her.'
'In the music industry, you're only as good as your last hit, even if you are Whitney Houston. Then she had people gossiping about her … It was a lot to deal with.'
The pop legend had blown a massive fortune, earned over decades of royalties and concert tours on her drug habit and was 'broke as a joke', it was last week claimed.
'Whitney’s fortune is gone,' a source told Radar last week 'Music industry heavy hitters are supporting her and her label is fronting her cash against her next album, but no one knows when that will be released.'
'She might be homeless if not for people saving her. She is broke as a joke.'
The legendary singer had been reduced to begging friends for help. 'She called someone to ask for $100,' the source said. 'It is so sad. She should have Mariah Carey money, and she’s flat broke
The deplorable image, shot in the star's Atlanta, Georgia home in 2006, shows a room littered with drug paraphernalia, including a crack-smoking pipe and spoons covered in white powder.
Despite her fame and wealth, the gifted artist had descended into squalor, her sister in law Tina Brown, who took the photo, revealed at the time.
Drug den: This shocking picture of Whitney Houston's bathroom shows how the singer's life spiralled into chaos at the height of her crack addiction
Houston smoked as much as an 'eight-ball' (1/8 of an ounce) of crack at a go, blending it with marijuana inside in a cigar wrapper, Brown, also a self-confessed former addict, told the National Enquirer.
She said: 'The truth needs to come out. Whitney won't stay off the drugs. It's every single day. It's so ugly. Everyone is so scared she is going to overdose.'
The drugs made The Bodyguard star so paranoid she saw evil apparitions and once drilled a spy hole in her bathroom to keep an eye out for demons, Brown claimed.
The Grammy award-winning artist at one time claimed she didn't do crack, telling Diane Sawyer in 2002 that she made too much money to ever take the street drug. 'Crack is whack', she famously declared.
But her stunning looks later seemed to be ravaged by her habit.
And although Houston subsequently got clean, recording a comeback album in 2009, the years of abusing her body also took their toll on her voice.
Lost looks: Whitney's once lovely face lost much of its fullness during the years she was doing drugs
Skeletal: The Grammy award-winning artist's stunning looks seemed to be ravaged by her lifestyle
At her comeback tour in Australia in 2010, the singer shocked fans when she had to take a 20 minute break to rest her voice.
The Grammy-winner and actress, 48, was set to make a return to the big screen later this year having filmed Sparkle, due to hit cinemas August 10. But the pressure to succeed was overwhelming.
'Her voice was ruined, and her comeback wasn't what it was supposed to be, because her voice wasn't what it used to be,' a friend told People.
Houston 'was in pain from all the pressure she was facing', the source said.'I know from when she was recording her most recent album – her comeback album (I Look to You in 2009) – her voice was shot. That bothered her.'
'In the music industry, you're only as good as your last hit, even if you are Whitney Houston. Then she had people gossiping about her … It was a lot to deal with.'
Before drugs: The young Whitney seen here in the 1996 movie the Preacher's Wife, was glowing and full-faced
Young and lovely: Whitney at the peak of her success in 1986, left and 1988, right, before the hard partying lifestyle took its toll
'Whitney’s fortune is gone,' a source told Radar last week 'Music industry heavy hitters are supporting her and her label is fronting her cash against her next album, but no one knows when that will be released.'
'She might be homeless if not for people saving her. She is broke as a joke.'
The legendary singer had been reduced to begging friends for help. 'She called someone to ask for $100,' the source said. 'It is so sad. She should have Mariah Carey money, and she’s flat broke
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