Great singer . . . once upon a time. Pretty lady too, once (although that IS irrelevant)

She was most definitely NOT the person she acted in her films.

She had all the breaks that 'normal' people can only dream about, and managed to screw it up by mixing with the wrong people and taking drugs and drinking booze - nobody forced her to do it, she chose.

With rights, come responsibilities, she was a role model once, but managed to screw that up.

No 'crocodile tears' here. I also think all the 'poor Whitney' comments are misplaced if understandable.

Why didn't her friends and family help get her off the stuff - well, they probably couldn't because she chose to do it?

QED.