Oprah Winfrey<\/a> is sharing a previously untold story about Whitney Houston<\/a>\u2014one that almost became tabloid fodder. Speaking during a conversation at the Cannes Lions festival, Winfrey revealed that Houston once fell off the stage while performing on The Oprah Winfrey Show<\/em>. According to the media icon, the incident happened after the singer had relapsed, and she immediately moved to shield her friend from public humiliation.<\/p>\n \u201cI had such trust from \u2018The Oprah Show\u2019 audience,\u201d Winfrey said, according to Variety<\/em><\/a>. \u201cI think it was [Houston\u2019s] last show with us, and she had gone back on drugs.\u201d Recalling the moment, Winfrey said Houston \u201cfell off of the stage\u201d while performing before a live audience.<\/p>\n COMPLEX SHOP:<\/b> Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what’s next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.<\/a><\/p>\n The revelation offered a rare glimpse into the relationship between Oprah Winfrey and Whitney Houston, whose friendship extended far beyond the interviews that millions watched on television.<\/p>\n Their bond was perhaps most evident during Houston\u2019s deeply personal 2009 sit-down with Winfrey, which came after years of speculation surrounding the singer\u2019s marriage and substance abuse struggles. The two-part interview drew more than 11 million viewers and remains one of the most-watched conversations in the history of The Oprah Winfrey Show<\/em>.<\/p>\n Before that interview began, Winfrey said she stopped production to speak privately with Houston. \u201cWe did the whole, \u2018Hey girl, how you doing?\u2019 greeting thing and then I stopped the cameras and I went behind stage and I said, \u2018So tell me, what do you want to happen here? And I\u2019m gonna tell you what I want to happen here,\u2019\u201d she recalled. \u201cAnd that was one of the most powerful interviews.\u201d<\/p>\n When Houston later returned to the show to perform, Winfrey feared that photographs of the accident would only deepen the scrutiny surrounding the superstar. \u201cI knew that if that story got out\u2026she would be destroyed by that,\u201d Winfrey said. \u201cAnd so even though the audience was there and the audience had cameras, I begged them not to put those pictures out because it would ruin her life, and they did not.\u201d<\/p>\n She added, \u201cThat would not happen today, I can tell you that.\u201d<\/p>\n Houston died in February 2012 at age 48 after an accidental drowning, but Winfrey remained close to those she left behind. She attended the singer\u2019s private funeral and later interviewed the singer’s daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, and other family members.<\/p>\n Bobbi Kristina famously chose Winfrey for her first television interview because she trusted the woman her mother had considered a friend.<\/p>\n <\/a> Whitney Houston Tops Gospel Charts More Than 10 Years After Her Death<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n <\/a> John Tesh Says Dating Oprah Winfrey in the 1970s Was \u2018Very Uncomfortable\u2019 in the South<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n <\/a> Oprah Winfrey Sells 4 Acres of Her ‘Promised Land’ Montecito Estate for $17.1M<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Fabio Jackson Goes Viral Again for Reacting to Another MJ Impersonator<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Joseline Hernandez Addresses Amber Rose, Says She’d ‘Want to Kill’ Herself If Husband Left for Cher<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\nRelated News<\/h3>\n
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