AUNTIE DIONNE SAYS WHITNEY BACK

Dionne Warwick, aunt to Whitney Houston, told PEOPLE that "Whitney Houston is back!" before she took to the stage to sing some of her own songs at Muhammad Ali's Celebrity Fight Night XIV event in Phoenix on Friday night.

Auntie Dionne says "I'm thrilled that she's in the studio and working on her new album, no doubt she's overcoming everything that has been put in front of her even this week."

Bobby Brown's allegations on Whitney's alleged drug use came just this week as Whit was in the studio recording tracks for her newest album. Clive Davis says that, "I'm sure that this week has been traumatic but she's committed and looking forward to her new life."

MEANWHILE, Bobby refutes reports that his book Being Bobby Brown: The Truth, The Whole Truth and Nothing But... is and attack on Houston. He states "I don't have anything bad to say about her. She should have no worries. There's no mess in this book."Mmmm Hmm...

Anyways... I am eager to hear some good classic Whitney myself. "The Preacher's Wife" and "The Bodyguard" soundtracks are still my Whitney of old albums of choice but hey, hopefully crack is whack enough for her to stay off of the stuff, if she was ever into it in the first place.

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