Houston We Have A Problem

Oprah calls her "THE Voice". Many call her "THE Diva".
Whitney Houston. She's back, and still crazy.

I caught some of her comeback interview on Oprah the other night (don't ask why or how: when you live in my apartment, you only get to watch BET, Oprah, Black America, or trashy reality TV) and I'm sad to say, she's still messed up. I guess a long life in the spotlight will do that to you.

I truly believe Oprah was trying to ask all the right questions to put Whitney in the best light possible. I don't blame you, O. You tried. And we all have high hopes for Whitney, but she is still a hot psychological mess.

Oprah opened the floor for Whit to talk about how being with Bobby ruined her career and life, and how he abused her, made her into this "bad girl", and how they'd do drugs together for nights on end. Whitney described one instance where her and Bobby sat on the couch in a drugged stupor for days, not even saying one word to each other because they were so high. She didn't seem embarrassed or remorseful, and defended Bobby til the end. She also went into uncomfortable detail, randomly may I add, about how they couldn't keep themselves off each other if you know what I mean. Inapprops and awkward. Whitney didn't miss a beat when Oprah asked her what her and Bobby's "drug of choice" was either. She situated herself in a horse-stance on her seat and kind of got this bright look in her eye, her speech elevated, as she gleefully explained in detail to Ms. O how to lace a joint with premium rock cocaine. Yeahhh. Hm. Poor Oprah. She kept saying things along the lines of "Interesting...but did you ever think this was a bad situation for you?" Or, "Yes...but did you ever wonder why you weren't happy?" etc. Trying to prompt her to finally see that the life she was living was desecrating to her and her family. Whitney told a story of after an alleged domestic abuse incident where the police were called, her mother came to her house in a storm and told her she was hauling her off to rehab. Her mom told her she didn't want her ruining her "gift" (her voice) and the lives of her children. Once again, she didn't seem to be phased by the relationship situation. She brushed off the incident and focused on her mom being upset about her career. Newsflash Houston: Don't think she was upset that your career was failing.

There were redeeming times in the interview where Whitney spoke of her faith and how God pulled her out from the deepest, darkest parts of her life, and how she was happier in the beginning days of her career when she was "singing for God". But, what bothered me, is that she defended Bobby, his actions, and how he treated her, up and down continuously. Its like she is clean (kinda, there were times when I was wondering) but she still hasn't grasped the fact that they had a terrible, termultuous relationship that harmed her psychological wellbeing, her career, and her children. She was basically refusing to admit her relationship with him was the worst thing that ever happened to her. I'm sure that's a hard thing to admit, but its just so sad and embarrassing when you can't be honest about such a serious situation. There's a part of me that doesn't want her to come back until she has her range back, and is mentally normal.