Whitney Houston’s daughter dies at 22
• The brief, chaotic life of Bobbi Kristina Brown was never really her own.
Born and raised in the shadow of fame and litigation, shattered by the loss of her mother, Whitney Houston, Bobbi Kristina was overwhelmed by the achievements and demons of others before she could begin to figure out who she was.
Her demise was the most awful inheritance of all.
Bobbi Kristina, 22, died Sunday at Peachtree Christian Hospice in Duluth, Ga., about six months after she was found face-down and unresponsive in a bathtub. It was a manner grimly similar to the way her megastar mother died three years earlier.
The only child of Houston and Brown — and her mother’s sole heir — did have dreams.
She identified herself on Twitter as “Daughter of Queen WH,” “Entertainer/Actress” with William Morris & Co., and “LAST of a dying breed.” She told Oprah Winfrey soon after her mother’s death in 2012 she wanted to carry on her legacy by singing, acting and dancing. But her career never took off.
Actor and producer Tyler Perry said she had a future as an actress after her debut on his TV show For Better or Worse in 2012, but she only appeared in one episode. Aside from two ill-fated real-
She wanted to carry on legacy by singing, acting, dancing
ity TV shows and the occasional paparazzi video, her image mostly showed up in the “selfies” she posted online.
She attended award shows and appeared on red carpets with her mother and father. She performed a duet with her mother in 2009, singing “My Love Is Your Love.” She became a social media sensation, sending more than 11,000 tweets and attracting 164,000 followers.
Whitney Houston, known as “America’s Sweetheart,” was an impossible act to follow.
She sold more than 50 million records in the United States alone during her career. Her voice, an ideal blend of power, grace and beauty, made classics out of songs like “Saving All My Love For You,” “I Will Always Love You” and “The Greatest Love of All.” She earned six Grammys and starred in the films The Bodyguard and The Preacher’s Wife.