LATEST! WHITNEY HOUSTON’s inner circle, including troubled daughter BOBBI KRISTINA, wanted her to go to rehab BUT the defiant diva refused!
As the ENQUIRER reports in our latest issue on sale now, Houston, who died last Saturday at age 48, had fallen off the wagon and "was as bad as she ever was.”
“Bobbi Kristina, Clive Davis, and members of Whitney’s closest advisers were urging her to go back to rehab because people close to her saw her downward spiral into drugs and alcohol,” an insider also told RadarOnline.com.
“It was extremely hard for Clive in particular to see Whitney under the influence again. He was absolutely powerless to stop her. Clive and Whitney had a very close relationship, but her addiction to drugs and alcohol did a lot of damage to that.
“Whitney's fans and the public have questioned why more wasn't done to get Whitney help — well, what people don't realize is efforts were indeed made, but Whitney kept telling Clive that she didn't have a problem, which he categorically disagreed with.
Clive told Whitney he would pay for her rehab, wherever she wanted to go, he would take care of it, but she shot him down.
“The sad fact is that unless the addict wants to get help, there is nothing anyone can do to force someone to go to rehab.”
Whitney’s “home coming” is the hottest ticket of the millennium and will be held behind closed doors in Newark, New Jersey.
As The ENQUIRER reported previously Newark cops have shut down the neighborhood for blocks and warning fans to watch on TV or via streaming video provided by AP.
Local hospitals and EMTs are preparing for the worst as New Jersey’s rowdiest residents prepare for a wake to end all wakes.
