It is confirmed that superstar Whitney Houston is dead at the age of 48.
The A-list diva of song, film and modelling was to attend the see and be seen event of the year this evening at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
But instead the star will be remembered at Clive Davis' pre-Grammy party.
No details about the cause of death have yet been released.
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