Whitney Houston Dies at 48: Facebook Blames Bobby Brown, Remembers Singer

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February 11, 2012 9:00 PM EST

Singer Whitney Houston has died at the age of 48, according to the AP and other reports.

Houston reigned as "the Queen of Pop" in the 1980s and 1990s until both her voice and her image were ravaged by drug use, increasingly erratic behavior and a tumultuous and allegedly abusive marriage to singer Bobby Brown.

Whitney Houston's publicist, Kristen Foster, announced the singer had died Saturday night. But the cause and location of her death are still unknown. Rumors as to how the iconic singer lost her life, however, are already flooding Facebook, along with fan's recollections of the music icon's career and mark on music history.

Below, see Facebook reactions from loyal fans of the "Queen of Pop."

Shock and Denial

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Many fans refused to believe that the singer had died:

"OMG I can't stop shaking....please let this be wrong!"

I am fricking going crazy I truly hope the rumors about Whitney being dead is not true!!!

"my hearts is broken I am sorry everybody I am in tears and I am at a loss for words right now!"

"they said she was dead last year too, it might just be a rumor, I hope so, poor Whitney"

Remembering A Legend

Others mourned the last two decades of the singer's life, marred by substance abuse and an unhappy marriage:

"This is unbelievable. She had some hard times, but I was really looking forward to when she would return to her former glory. RIP Whitney."

"May she rest in the peace she never fully achieved living."

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