Whitney Houston<\/strong>\u2018s hairstylist is clapping back at Oprah<\/strong> after the renowned talk show host claimed the award-winning singer fell off her soundstage because she was high. Oprah\u2019s remarks ignited backlash, prompting Houston\u2019s estate and veteran entertainment journalist Roger Friedman to ward off.<\/p>\n In line with Page Six<\/a>, Houston\u2019s former hairstylist, Tiffanie Dixon, said Oprah\u2019s comments concerning the singer being high during her 2009 appearance on her talk show are flat-out false. <\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not true. She fell because they didn’t rope off the stage\u2026 I used to be standing right there,\u201d Dixon said. <\/p>\n \t\t<\/p>\n Dixon continued, claiming Oprah made people sign NDAs after the incident and even threatened to fireplace her staff if the story was leaked to the press. <\/p>\n Despite the precautions Oprah allegedly took, Dixon insisted Houston was \u201cnot high.\u201d<\/p>\n Dixon said that she spoke out about Oprah\u2019s comments because they \u201cdisturbed\u201d her, adding, \u201cIt\u2019s not true. There\u2019s no truth and no validity\u2026 It\u2019s a lie\u2026 She\u2019s got loads of nerve.\u201d <\/p>\n Oprah sent a portion of her Cannes Lions press tour talking concerning the alleged incident, claiming that Houston relapsed on drugs when she arrived at her \u201cOprah\u201d show set to advertise her final studio album in 2009. <\/p>\n \u201cThe primary interview I did together with her once we\u2019d gone behind stage and I asked her about her intention, she was clean, however the day she got here to my show then to perform in front of the audience, she was not, and she or he fell off of the stage,\u201d she said, per Variety<\/a>. <\/p>\n Opah said she \u201cbegged\u201d the audience to maintain quiet concerning the incident, stating that she knew it might spoil Houston\u2019s profession if it became public. <\/p>\n Houston\u2019s former hairstylist isn\u2019t the just one to disclaim the claims that the singer was high during her appearance. Houston\u2019s estate executor, Pat Houston, fired back<\/a> as well, denying the claims and saying that Houston fell \u201cas a result of the darkness of the realm and unfamiliarity with the stage.\u201d <\/p>\n Elsewhere within the statement, Houston\u2019s estate confirmed that the singer struggled with addiction earlier in her profession; nevertheless, they said Oprah\u2019s claims about her 2009 mishap were \u201cinaccurate and unfair.\u201d They added, \u201cWhat the studio audience witnessed on stage was the results of discipline, talent, and commitment\u2014not the assumptions others project.\u201d <\/p>\n Roger Friedman of Showbiz 411<\/a> also commented on the headlines and said that Oprah\u2019s claims today were much different than her words in 2021. Friedman went on to say that he was on a Zoom call with Oprah and the late Clive Davis 5 years ago, and through that decision, Oprah allegedly said that Houston\u2019s fall was not as a result of drugs. <\/p>\n Friedman reported on the decision live back then, writing that Oprah allegedly said, \u201cIt was not drugs.\u201d <\/p>\n In Friedman\u2019s 2026 report, the author said that they may \u201cproduce\u201d the past Zoom call of Oprah\u2019s alleged confession if needed, adding that the TV executive was stretching the reality today \u201cto make headlines.\u201d <\/p>\n Oprah\u2019s comments were met with backlash from Houston fans, a lot of whom questioned why the talk show host would speak concerning the story almost 20 years later. <\/p>\n \u201cI feel like we could respect her memory higher than talking about this publicly a decade plus after she passed,\u201d someone wrote. One other user added, \u201cOh, wow, and also you thought this was an ideal time to say this?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOprah would say anything to guard that nasty man and take the eye away from Clives,\u201d said a 3rd, while a fourth wrote, \u201cThat is one lady I don’t like.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhitney gone haunt tf outta her,\u201d another person added. \u201cOprah contradicted herself saying she didn\u2019t want the puctures to be released to the general public but here she is talking about it intimately.\u201d <\/p>\n In line with History.com<\/a>, Houston was found dead in the bath of her hotel room on the Beverly Hilton in California on February 11, 2012. She was 48. PEOPLE<\/a> reported that the singer\u2019s death was ruled as an \u201caccidental drowning with contributing aspects of heart disease and cocaine use.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nDixon Says Oprah Has \u2018A Lot Of Nerve\u2019 To Allegedly Lie About Whitney Houston<\/h2>\n
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Whitney Houston\u2019s Estate Claps Back At Oprah\u2019s Claims About The Singer<\/h2>\n
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Esteemed Journalist Defends Houston Against Oprah\u2019s Claims<\/h2>\n
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