A day before she died, Whitney Houston lost control when she saw “X Factor” star Stacy Francis talking to her boyfriend Ray J, at Tru Hollywood nightclub for a pre-Grammy Awards party, hosted by her friend Kelly Price, at around 11pm.
Stacy had been asked by Kelly to perform at the tribute concert for the late Etta James. She bumped into her idol in the VIP area after Whitney had briefly taken to the stage to sing Yes, Jesus Love Me.
The pair had met a couple of times before, in the 90s, and even sang together on stage on one occasion – and were soon chatting like old friends.
Stacy said: “I showed her photos of my one-year-old daughter and four-year-old son and she told me how much she loved her only daughter, Bobbi Kristina.
“She was in such a good mood – so witty and funny and cool. I couldn’t believe I was actually hanging out with Whitney Houston – I even sent out a message on Twitter.”
At one point when she was sitting with Whitney the star asked a waitress for some Dom Perignon and began drinking glass after glass.
Stacy said: “She then started downing shots of tequila with her entourage. We were all having fun, just hanging out.”
Although she didn’t see any drugs, Stacy was stunned at the sudden and dramatic change in the star.
She said Whitney’s mood turned ugly soon after 31 year old singer Ray J turned up and started chatting to her. Stacy said: “Whitney came running over and said, ‘You know Ray’s my baby? Yeah, I’m a cougar girl!’
“I said, ‘Whitney, I love you baby. It’s not like that. Calm down, you’re causing a scene.’
“There was a lot of alcohol there. Whitney was doing shots. I saw her drink one before she went on stage to sing and then she had another one when she came off.
Stacy explained: “Ray had come over to me when he got there and he hugged me and said congratulations on the X Factor. He had known me for about 20 years and he was happy for me being on such a big show.
“But I don’t think Whitney understood. I was with a date. It wasn’t what she thought, but then Ray’s friend stepped between us and I heard Ray telling Whitney that I was a friend of the family.
“It was really cramped by the stage and at one point I was so close to Whitney that our bodies were touching.
“The tips of her hair were all wet with sweat. I didn’t really understand what was happening when things suddenly changed.”
“Whitney’s very thin, she’s smaller than me. She was very sweaty, but it was hot in there and there was a lot of dancing. There were stairs and it was very tight.”
During the drama, Stacy told Whitney that she was her idol and reportedly Whitney “smirked” and said, ‘Why are you here? Who’s this bitch?’ It was really weird because we’d been talking for hours.”
The night came to an end with Houston who had reportedly been heavily drinking tequila all night, angrily pushed Francis. “The X Factor” star responded by pushing her back.
“She was out of control,” shocked Stacy revealed yesterday. “She put her hand in my face. She was screaming at me and called me a bitch. She just went crazy – like Jekyll and Hyde.
“I turned to look at her and she pushed my forehead and turned my face away.
“I grabbed her hand and said, ‘Please don’t do this. You’re everything to me. You’re my idol, you’re a legend.’
“I was crying and screaming out”. Both were screaming until eventually they were pulled apart and Whitney apparently fell by the side of the stage, cutting her leg.
Photographers captured Houston leaving the club looking disheveled and disoriented, with what appears to be sweat running down her face and blood dripping down her leg.
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