Whitney Houston was left red-faced and unsupported after a strap on the back of her long silver gown snapped open midway through her live performance on Saturday night’s ‘X Factor’. The diva was in the middle of singing her hit, “Million Dollar Bill”, on the U.K.-based television show, when the strap suddenly popped.

The wardrobe malfunction caused Whitney to stop briefly and fumble with the strap but like the trooper she is, she didn’t miss a beat and continued on with her song. Whitney later shrugged off the incident, as she jokingly stated to host Dermot O’Leary afterwards, “I sang myself out of my clothes.”

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Bobby Brown has always been my favorite New Edition member. Not only was he the most charismatic, but he was the most unpredictable of them all.  Yeah, Ralph may have had a soft sexy voice, Mike had that northern swagga on lock, Ricky had a nice smile and Ronnie had… well he had a nice juicy curl…But it was Bobby who kept MY attention on lock.

When Bobby and Whitney hit Atlanta back in the 90’s it was even more evident that he was the one to watch. Bombarded by legal issues concerning child support cases, D.U.I.’s, and whatever else…Bobby never left the spotlight even when he wasn’t performing. I dunno what it was about him, but I was always silently rooting for his return. While the media bashed him for ruining Whitney, I always knew in my heart that Whitney shared responsibility in that downfall.

When Whitney appeared on Oprah she seemed to blame Bobby for all her setbacks. It got me to thinking about all the times I could have blamed my ex *cough* ex(es) for the things that have gone wrong in my life. It wouldn’t have mattered. I still had to take responsibility for my own actions. I’m of the belief that the first step to moving forward is admitting that you made your own decisions and I see Whitney as seeking someone to blame.

Bobby, during his episode of VH1’s Behind The Music, didn’t blame Whitney at all for his failures. In fact, he seemed quite content in his current situation. From being flat broke after his separation (more…)

She’s baaaaack! Check out the new video for Whitney Houston’s Million Dollar Bill. Do you love it?

In case you missed it:

In Case You Missed It ~ Whitney Houston on Oprah (Part 1) FULL
In Case You Missed It ~ Whitney Houston on Oprah Winfrey (Part 2) FULL
Bobby Brown’s Response to Whitney: “We Corrupted Each Other” (Video)

Whitney Houston’s Oprah interview yesterday had everyone talking about her Bobby Brown revelations. In part two there’s much of the same, in addtion to her performance for Oprah’s studio audience. I still think she’s putting way to much emphasis on Bobby but this time she also discusses how it affected their daughter, Bobbi Kristina. She also reveals how her mother, Sissy Houston, intervened to save her life. Oprah really did her thing in this interview by allowing Whitney to discuss the hard decisions that she made to seek recovery from her addictions. Suffering from both an addiction to both her husband and a foreign substance, Whitney chose to run and never come back.

If you missed it, Click Here to watch Part 1. Part two of Whitney on Oprah under the cut:

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Bobby felt the need to respond to his ex-wife recently and I don’t think he’s willing to take the blame for corrupting the multi-billion dollar corporation that is “Whitney Houston.”  Bobby says that contrary to popular belief it wasn’t all his fault…they “corrupted each other.”  Bobby seemed quite clean & sober in the video, as well as diplomatic. I give him mad props for keepin it classy…. this time.

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In case you missed it, here are a few clips of Whitney Houston’s Oprah interview, which aired today (September 14th). Whitney appeared in a secluded theatre and quietly confided in Oprah about her former drug use and her tumultuous relationship with singer Bobby Brown, ex-husband and father to Whitney’s only child, Bobbi Kristina.

Oprah’s sincerely allows Whitney to freely discuss her demons. She talks about her first meeting Bobby and expresses a ton of emotion during the discussion. She recalls how passionate their relationship was and how addicted she was to him, referring to Bobby as her “drug”. She spoke about the “allure, the passion, the crazy love” during her early days with Brown and you could almost feel the intensity of her memories. Acknowledging that Bobby initially displayed a “sweet, gentle tenderness,” she says that as her stardom exploded (sometime around the time of The Bodyguard), Brown’s insecurity and jealousy increased to hostility.

“He spit on me,” she said with quiet vehemence, as though reliving the degrading moment.

As for the well-known drug use, Houston tried to explain the combination of drugs she was taking during her worst times, and Oprah had her break it down. “Follow me here, Oprah,” said Houston. She explained she was “lacing marijuana… with rock cocaine.” “I wasn’t getting high by myself,” she said. “We were partners.”

All I know is… Whitney was “Whitney Houston” well before she and Bobby got together. She was always the bigger star so that part of her argument is a tad bit iffy. Everyone’s always blaming Bobby for Whitney’s downfall…and now she’s on Oprah pretty much blaming him too. I think she needs to own up for her own bad choices and move forward.

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Whitney Houston performed a recent live appearance in New York earlier this morning. The free show was held at Central Park’s Rumsey Playfield and was a pre-taping for ABC’s Good Morning America. Houston’s highly anticipated comeback CD, I Look To You, dropped today as well and the live show was attended by at least 4,000 fans, some of whom had been in line since the previous night.  Some fans were sadly disappointed in the performance as Whitney’s voice cracked during one song and she was also out of breath. Whitney apologized, and basically blamed Oprah for her voice (or lack thereof):

Houston certainly looked the part this afternoon, dressed in a one-piece outfit and beaming with energy as she ran on to the stage just after 12 p.m., but as her band kicked in with the Alicia Keys-co-written new single “Million Dollar Bill,” her voice began to crack and she sounded out of breath halfway through the track. It was a trend that continued throughout her 1998 hit “My Love Is Your Love” which also featured a brief cameo by her daughter Bobbi Kristina.

After taking a break to towel off and adjust her makeup, Houston appeared to choke up during an emotional version of “I Look To You,” which she delivered directly to her mother Cissy, who watched from the side of the stage. Following another brief side-of-stage break, the six-time Grammy winner apologized to the crowd for her voice and explained that she had recorded her forthcoming interview with Oprah Winfrey yesterday. (source)

I guess that explains GMA’s decision to pre-tape the “LIVE” performance…

Bobbi Kristina and Whitney on stage during performance of “My Love is Your Love”

At least she LOOKS great…

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