Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston at Paradise Island in the Bahamas (8/7)

It's been awhile since I've posted some sexy pictures of Whitney Houston in a swimsuit . . . and it's going to continue to be awhile. And no, I don't know why Whitney is staring at the Sun. The only thing that makes sense -- and I think that picture of her stomach backs this theory up -- is that she somehow figured out how to convert its energy into a food source. She's basically like a plant.

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Whitney Houston at Heathrow airport in London (4/30)

Whitney Houston is REALLY enjoying her world tour . . . especially the part where she can have a cheeseburger or six delivered to her room at 4am. From the National Enquirer:

Troubled singer plumps out to human zeppelin proportions as Whitney Houston's weight  spirals out of control!

While experts believe some of the weight gain has been caused by steroid injections or prednisone treatments to treat a nagging respiratory infection, insiders say Whitney's been "pigging out" on room service and fast food during her "Nothing But Love" European tour.

"She's ballooned to 175 pounds.

"AND there's no sign of slowing down," added a source.

Say what you will about Whitney's coke problem, but at least it kept her from looking like Aretha Franklin. Whitney needs to decide which addiction she wants to stick with: the one that decimates her nasal cavity or the one that decimates her scale. If she's not careful, her over-eating could end up turning her into a disgusting soulless fat cow or something even worse: a reality show contestant. Biggest Loser anyone?

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Whitney Houston leaving a post-Grammys party (2/8)

Apparently Whitney Houston has a new album due out September 1. Her people are fielding calls about potential interviews, but there's one condition attached: you can't talk about the ten ton elephant in the corner of the room. From the New York Daily News:

"They only want to let her talk to journalists who’ll agree not to ask about her substance abuse," an insider tells us.

A rep for Houston calls speculation on any PR plans “premature. Nothing has been set.” But we hear the edict  goes for the TV morning shows, which are all angling to get her to perform live. “The deal is, if they want her, then Matt Lauer, Diane Sawyer or whoever isn’t supposed to ask her tough questions,” says the source.

How do you talk to Whitney Houston about her life without bringing up drugs? Her well-chronicled drug battle is a glaring blemish on what was once thought of as a storybook career. That'd be like interviewing Bill Clinton and not discussing Monica Lewinsky . . . or Will Farrell and not mentioning Land of the Lost.