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The Los Angeles County Coroner released the final coroner’s report for Whitney Houston on Wednesday. The singer died on Feb. 11 at the Beverly Hills Hilton, one day before the Grammy Awards. The official cause of death was accidental drowning and “effects of atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use.”

The document gives a detailed description of the scene inside her room at the hotel and details of the investigation.

According to the report, Houston’s assistant suggested the star take a bath to prepare for the pre-Grammys activities occurring that evening. The assistant then left to pick up items at Neiman Marcus, and when she returned, she found Houston, 48, face down and unresponsive in the bathtub. The assistant and a bodyguard pulled the singer out of the tub.

The detective on the scene noted that Houston had “possibly overdosed on a narcotic substance, prescription medications, over the counter medications, and alcohol.” Prescription medications found at the scene included Xanax, amoxicillin, Prednisone and antibiotics. An open bottle of champagne was also in the room.

The coroner’s report indicated that there were multiple items on the bathroom counter, including: an ashtray filled with multiple cigarette butts, a small spoon with a white crystal like substance in it, a rolled up piece of white paper and a bottle of prescription medications. In one of the counter drawers, detectives found “remnants of a white powdery substance, and a portable mirror on the base.”

It’s a rare occasion to see anyone other than the Queen of Talk grace the cover of Oprah Winfrey‘s O, The Oprah Magazine. But on the cover of this May’s issue, Oprah embraces a Photoshopped image of her 21-year-old self.

Throughout the 12-year run of the magazine, the 58-year-old media icon has shared the cover with a select few of her celebrity gal pals, including Michelle Obama, Rosie O’Donnell, and Ellen DeGeneres. However, this is the first time subscribers will see two images of Oprah on the magazine’s cover.

The upcoming edition includes a letter of advice and wisdom that Oprah wrote to her 19-year-old self.

Meagan Good, best known for her role in the 90’s film Eve’s Bayou recently announced through her publicist that she’s engaged. Good’s fiancé, DeVon Franklin is a Sony executive. He produced The Pursuit of Happyness and the Jaden Smith version of The Karate Kid.

They began dating just after production wrapped on “Jumping the Broom” … which Meagan starred in, and DeVon produced.

A federal judge has discharged a $12.7-million bankruptcy case that was filed by former NBA star baller Antoine Walker.

At the time of the filing in 2010, Walker had a net worth of $4.3 million despite making more than $110 million throughout his professional NBA career.

Reportedly, Walker blew his monies on bad investments, gambling, family hand-outs, and other pricey personal indulgences.

The bankruptcy trustee believes that Walker gave his ex-fiancee, ‘Basketball Wives’ star, Evelyn Lozada $560,000 after filing with the courts and is suing Lozada, because the trustee insists that Walker tried to hide the money from his credit collectors by giving it to her.

The trustee is also claiming that Lozada took the money from Walker and used it to open her Miami boutique Dulce. Now the trustee is determined to get the money back.  Walker insists he gave his ex the money so that she could square away some bills, while Lozada is sticking to her story that she sold her engagement ring to open Dulce. Lozada also claims that she was oblivious to the fact that Walker was so knee-deep in debt.

BEVERLY HILLS, CA — A bustier worn on stage by Whitney Houston fetched $18,750 at an auction Saturday in Beverly Hills of memorabilia from the late pop star’s career.

The sale of 13 items brought in a total of $80,187 from bidders in the gallery, on the phone and online, according to celebrity auctioneer Darren Julien.

A grey velvet gown the singer wore to music mogul Clive Davis’ pre-Grammy party in 1996 went for $11,250.

NEWARK, NJ  — Cissy Houston says in her first interview since daughter Whitney’s death that she’s “very proud” of her and did the best she could raising her.

Cissy Houston says her daughter “accomplished a whole lot in the short time that she had here” and “was a very wonderful person.” She says she doesn’t blame herself for what happened to her because she knows she did the best she could.

Famed R&B group Earth, Wind & Fire’s founding member Maurice White has been accused of neglecting to pay Charles Stepney, who produced some of his greatest hits.

The only problem is that Stepney has been deceased for 36 years, so his children are suing White for royalties they claim their dad never received.

Stepney was responsible for classics as Shining Star, Devotion, Sing a Song and Mighty, Mighty. The producer was also an arranger, songwriter and musician who achieved stellar success in all four areas during the sixties and seventies. He worked with Ramsey Lewis, Chaka Khan, The Dells and The Emotions. Stevie Wonder, Elton John and Terry Callier have made it known that they were heavily influenced by Stepney’s talents.

One of Earth, Wind & Fire’s greatest songs, “Spirit,” was a tribute to Stepney. The producer, however, never got a chance to even hear the song of gratitude that the group had dedicated to him. Stepney died of a heart attack on May 17, 1976 at 45-years-young.

SANFORD, Fla.  — An elderly couple who reported being forced to leave their Florida home when a Twitter posting that Spike Lee helped spread listed their address as that of the man who shot an unarmed teen has settled with the director.

The couple’s attorney, Matt Morgan, announced the settlement Thursday. Morgan says Lee called them to apologize fo retweeting their address.

Elaine and David McClain are in their 70s and say they have a son named William George Zimmerman, who lived in their Sanford area home in the mid-1990s. They say he is no relation to 28-year-old George Zimmerman, who killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin on Feb. 26.

A sequel to the hit 1988 comedy ‘Twins’ is currently in development, and Eddie Murphy may be joining original stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito in the cast. It has been confirmed that production for the film has already begun, and that the sequel will be entitled Triplets. The original film grossed $216 million worldwide.

Little is known about the potential sequel beyond the fact that Schwarzenegger and DeVito would return as mismatched twin brothers, Julius and Vincent. Murphy would star as the twins’ third brother.