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Whitney Houston went crazy in club

Feb 15, 2012, 9:01 GMT

Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston reportedly 'went crazy' and 'lashed out' at a young singer days before she died.

The 'I Will Always Love You' singer - who was found dead in the bathtub of her Beverly Hills hotel room on Saturday (11.02.12) - is said to have been 'out of control' as she shouted at US 'The X Factor' finalist Stacy Francis, accusing her of trying to steal her on-off boyfriend, Ray J.

Stacy claims Whitney was under the influence of tequila and champagne at the time of the incident, last Thursday (09.02.12), at Tru Hollywood nightclub.

Stacy told the Daily Mirror newspaper: 'She was out of control. She put her hand in my face. She was screaming at me and called me a bitch. She just went crazy - like Jekyll and Hyde.

'I turned to look at her and she pushed my forehead and turned my face away.

'I grabbed her hand and said, 'Please don't do this. You're everything to me. You're my idol, you're a legend.''

Both Stacy and Whitney had performed that night at the club, for a tribute concert to Etta James - who died earlier this year - and although they then got chatting, Whitney's mood changed as soon as Ray J came into the VIP area.

Stacy added: 'There was a lot of alcohol there. She was doing shots. I saw her drink one before she went on stage to sing and then she had another one when she came off.

'Ray had come over to me when he got there and he hugged me and said congratulations on 'The X Factor'.

'But I don't think Whitney understood. I was with a date. She said, 'Why are you here? Who's the bitch?' It was really weird because we'd been talking for hours.

'It all went very wrong when she put her hand in my face and pushed my forehead.

'Ray and his friend Jo Jo were trying to grab her and so were the security guards because it had got out of hand.'

Stacy was left heartbroken on Saturday (11.02.12) when she found out about Whitney's death.

The cause of death has yet to be released by the coroner, but she is thought to have ingested a cocktail of alcohol and prescription drugs, and Stacy blames those around her for not doing more to help her.

She said: 'I really believe she would be alive today if somebody did something to stop her behaving the way she did because in essence she was a good person.'