Houston cleans up

Whitney Houston is off drugs and cleaning up her life, according to her best friend. Former R&B singer Cherelle claims that she recently spent time visiting churches in disguise with her troubled friend, and that the trip gave the pair time to talk seriously. Houston was reportedly upset by the tabloid allegations made by her sister-in-law several months ago, which in some part were true, according to Cherelle. "I told Nippy [Houston's nickname], I was being honest with her - 'Some of the things she did say in there were true - not true in a drug form, but yes, you are sloppy! Yes, you are messy - not only in the bathroom, but period,'" Cherelle says. "She was just 18 years old when she had a hit record... It's out of habit, her dropping stuff down. Now I'm like, 'You're 43 years old, n***er. Pick that up! I'm not picking up behind you."

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