Pat Houston REACTS to Oprah's Claims About Whitney Houston Relapse and Stage Fall (Exclusive)

Whitney Houston’s sister-in-law, Pat Houston — who now oversees the late singer’s estate — speaks exclusively with ET’s Kevin Frazier, pushing back on Oprah Winfrey’s bombshell claims at Cannes Lions. The talk show icon told a crowd at the annual festival, Whitney relapsed before performing on her show back in 2009, resulting in a fall off the stage, which Oprah pleaded with the audience to keep a secret… until now. Prior to this chat, Pat fired back online, writing to fans that Whitney’s stumble was during a sound check and had nothing to do with her addiction battle; instead, Pat blames the literal misstep on bad lighting. She says she’s only engaging in this back and forth to protect her late sister-in-law’s legacy, noting if Whitney had been high during the performance, she would be the first to say so.

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5 Comments

  1. @pamelanixon5675 June 25, 2026 at 11:52 am

    Oprah, and Pat can kick rocks, at the same exact time!! Sickening to hear this (bs) after she’s deceased. Oprah can’t be broke, not sure about Pat🤷. Lets discuss 2026 issues🤦

  2. Y’all are absolutely wrong. A) It was not a secret that Whitney struggled with abuse then or now; 2) the Point of the story is how much her audience respected Whitney’s privacy and today a video would have been posted on TikTok in a Ny minute.

  3. @DarrinThornton-c4b June 25, 2026 at 12:29 pm

    People that know Whitney know that on that day she was not high. We know when people are high when they’re not it was always obvious.

  4. @yvettemartin1228 June 25, 2026 at 12:30 pm

    Pat will you please produce a DVD of Whitney Houston’s South Africa Tour? PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE 🙏🏽 🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️🫶🏽

  5. Oprah is picking off the bones of people that aren’t here to defend themselves. Pathetic.

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