I have abused drugs admits Whitney
Whitney Houston admitted tonight she has abused drugs but claims she has got beyond that time through prayer.
The Grammy-winning diva also discussed the pressures of stardom and her decade-long marriage to Bobby Brown in a US TV interview.
Interviewer Diane Sawyer asked her: “Is it alcohol? Is it marijuana? Is it cocaine? Is it pills?”
Houston responded: “It has been at times.”
The 39-year-old conceded she is “addicted to a few things.”
“Making love,” Houston said then added: “I don’t like to think of myself addicted. I like to think I had a bad habit which can be broken.”
Houston’s shockingly thin frame at last year’s Michael Jackson tribute sparked reports that she was ill, which she vehemently denied. She also said she is not anorexic or bulimic.
“Let’s get that straight. I am not sick. OK?” she said. ”I’ve always been a thin girl. I am not going to be fat, ever. Let’s get that straight. Whitney is not going to be fat, ever.”
Brown also appeared in the interview, and said he has frequently used marijuana because he’s been diagnosed as bipolar (a brain disorder).
The 33-year-old was arrested last month in Atlanta on drug and traffic charges.
“Me and drugs. We’re not friends. We’re not friends at all,” Brown said. “I’m a very high-strung person. Marijuana seems to help me from going up and down.”
Houston said she has given up partying and has found strength through daily prayer.
Her new album, Just Whitney, is released in the US next week.
“I’m not the strongest every day, but I’m not the weakest, either,” she said. “And I won’t break.”
