Report: Whitney Houston Found with Her Face Underwater in Bathtub in Beverly Hills Hotel Room (Wikipedia)

TMZ is reporting that Whitney Houston was found face down underwater in the bathtub in her hotel room. The entertainment site reports her hairdresser, two bodyguards and stylist were in among the people in the room at the time of her death. The fact that the paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene instead of transporting her to a nearby hospital speaks that she was beyond medical assistance. The autopsy will show if she drowned, but if so, why? What led up to this? A drug overdose or natural causes? Sad.

We’re told they became worried about Whitney because she had been in the bathroom for over an hour and it was time to start getting ready for the Clive Davis party.

Our sources say they began to knock on the door and there was no answer. We’re told the hairdresser, who is female, went in to check on Whitney. She immediately screamed and, according to our sources, one of the bodyguards came running in and pulled her out of the tub.

We’re told Whitney’s face was below the water and her legs were up … like she had slid down the back of the tub. According to our sources, her body was very cold and the bodyguard attempted CPR. That’s when hotel security was called. Source: TMZ

There is some talk that Whitney Houston took Xanax to “calm her nerves” before big performances because of anxiety issues. The Grammy Awards will not be the same tonight. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Cissy Houston and the rest of the family, including Whitney Houston’s daughter, Bobbi Kristina. Stay tuned for more updates. Developing.

The LA Times reported that on Thursday Whitney Houston displayed erratic behavior at a Grammy rehearsal with Brandy Norwood (sister of rapper Ray J with whom she had an on-and-off-again relationship). Here’s an excerpt from that article:

Press, including The Times, were in attendance for a junket with the reunited R&B divas and Davis. Though Houston greeted people her with a warm smile, she appeared disheveled in mismatched clothes and hair that was dripping wet with either sweat or water.

The visibly bloated singer displayed erratic behavior throughout the afternoon — flailing her hands frenetically as she spoke to Brandy and Monica, skipping around the ballroom in a child-like fashion and wandering aimlessly about the lobby. It was mentioned by a Grammy staffer that security personnel received calls of the singer doing handstands by the pool.

After leaving rehearsals, Houston returned to the ballroom — with her teenage daughter Bobbi Kristina in tow — as camera crews set up for interviews. The singer smelled of alcohol and cigarettes. A Grammy staffer said that during the interviews with Brandy, Monica and Clive, Houston was dancing just off camera to make the singers and Davis laugh. Grammy personnel expressed concern that she’d be caught on camera, and that reporters would write about her behavior.

Finally her daughter pulled Houston out of the room, and the singer skipped off. In our post of the event, we called Houston’s behavior “loose and lively.”