Representatives of Whitney Houston's estate have denied claims Oprah Winfrey recently made about the iconic singer's behaviour at a 2009 interview.
Speaking at a Cannes Lions event earlier this week, the daytime TV icon recalled how the I Will Always Love You star "fell off the stage" during a taping of The Oprah Winfrey Show.
Winfrey alleged that Houston had relapsed on drugs at the time, and she "begged" the audience not to share details of what had happened with the media.
But in a statement posted to Instagram on Wednesday, executors of Houston's estate confirmed the Greatest Love of All hitmaker "absolutely fell off stage", though denied it was because she was "high".
"From the 2009 interview on the Oprah Winfrey show, Whitney absolutely fell off stage, but it was during a sound check, and it was due to the darkness of the area and her unfamiliarity with the stage. She was absolutely not high," they wrote. "This story was picked up by several media outlets. Like many people, she faced personal battles, but it is inaccurate and unfair to attach that struggle to every performance or every chapter of her life."
The spokesperson went on to insist that Houston fulfilled her "professional" duties that day.
Speaking at a Cannes Lions event earlier this week, the daytime TV icon recalled how the I Will Always Love You star "fell off the stage" during a taping of The Oprah Winfrey Show.
Winfrey alleged that Houston had relapsed on drugs at the time, and she "begged" the audience not to share details of what had happened with the media.
But in a statement posted to Instagram on Wednesday, executors of Houston's estate confirmed the Greatest Love of All hitmaker "absolutely fell off stage", though denied it was because she was "high".
"From the 2009 interview on the Oprah Winfrey show, Whitney absolutely fell off stage, but it was during a sound check, and it was due to the darkness of the area and her unfamiliarity with the stage. She was absolutely not high," they wrote. "This story was picked up by several media outlets. Like many people, she faced personal battles, but it is inaccurate and unfair to attach that struggle to every performance or every chapter of her life."
The spokesperson went on to insist that Houston fulfilled her "professional" duties that day.
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