Whitney Houston Dead at 48

Whitney Houston's publicist has confirmed that the singer, 48, has died. Houston was found dead at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, where she was scheduled to attend a pre-Grammy party hosted by Clive Davis. CNN reporter Justin Lear tweeted that CNN confirmed that Houston's on-again, off-again boyfriend, Ray J, found the singer dead in her hotel room, although Ray J denies the account. The day before she died, paparazzi took pictures of Houston emerging dishevelled from a nightclub, with scratches on her arms. In January, sources reported that the singer was nearly bankrupt. Simon Cowell was reportedly considering the singer as a judge on his beleaguered talent show, The X-Factor.