Houston Returns To U.k. Tv With X Factor Slot

October 13th, 2009 Scenes of chaos outside.The X Factor House. Despite signs going up on the fence of the house, sayingmore images

October 12th, 2009 Pop superstar WHITNEY HOUSTON is to hit the road for her first tour in 11 years. The singer has returned to the spotlight this year (09) following a much-publicised battle with drugs and the breakdown of her marriage to Bobby Brown.

October 11th, 2009 Music mogul LOUIS WALSH pulled out of his slot as a judge on U.K. talent show THE X FACTOR on Sunday night (11Oct09) as he mourns tragic BOYZONE star STEPHEN GATELY.

October 6th, 2009 **Exclusive**X Factor finalist Stacey Solomon arrives at a fitness center London.more imagesmore images

October 5th, 2009 X Factor Finalists - Fans outside the X Factor House.more imagesmore images

October 5th, 2009 CHAKA KHAN's friendship with WHITNEY HOUSTON fell apart after the younger soul star refused her pal's help in beating a drug addiction. Khan helped Houston kickstart her career by recruiting the then-teenager to sing background vocals on her 1980 album Naughty and the pair became close friends.

September 14th, 2009 Houston to Winfrey: Brown was emotionally abusiveCHICAGO — Whitney Houston took drugs, including cocaine and marijuana, with ex-husband Bobby Brown, who was emotionally abusive during their marriage and at one point spit on her, the singer said during an interview that aired Monday on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." "I had so much money and so much access to what I wanted," Houston told Winfrey. "I didn't think about the singing part anymore.

September 14th, 2009 WHITNEY HOUSTON has revealed her ex-husband BOBBY BROWN would emotionally abuse her when he was drunk - and cut her out of family photographs. In her first in depth interview since divorcing the fallen R&B star, the singer tells Oprah Winfrey her "crazy love" for Brown left her beaten down and abusing cocaine and marijuana.

September 14th, 2009 WHITNEY HOUSTON took her daughter BOBBI KRISTINA to rehab with her as she attempted to kick her cocaine habit - so she could fully explain what had gone wrong in her mother's life. The singer spent 30 days at Atlanta, Georgia's Hope For Women facility which allowed her to live with her teenage daughter, and she admits the time the pair spent there was invaluable because it gave the star the chance to be honest with her child about her addiction.

September 2nd, 2009 SIMON COWELL is attempting to lure Hollywood actor ROBERT PATTINSON into making a guest appearance on his U.K. TV show THE X FACTOR, according to fellow panelist DANNII MINOGUE.

August 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Aussie singer Dannii Minogue has asked Robbie Williams to get in shape before he sings on 'The X Factor'. Minogue, who's a judge on the show, insists she's a big fan of 'Take That' band member but is looking a bit too tubby to be at his best.

August 20th, 2009 Whitney Houston grants TV interview to WinfreyNEW YORK — After a long absence from music, Whitney Houston is staging a much-hyped career comeback with an appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." Houston will be Winfrey's first guest as the talk-show queen launches her 24th season on Sept. 14. According to her Web site, Oprah.com, Winfrey calls Houston's appearance "the most anticipated music interview of the decade." The 46-year-old superstar hasn't done a major TV interview since 2002, when she addressed questions about her drug use from ABC's Diane Sawyer.

August 13th, 2009 LONDON - Madonna and Robbie Williams may appear in the new series of The X Factor as mentors to selected contestants. The show's choreographer Brian Friedman reportedly revealed that the Queen of Pop, apart from Whitney Houston and pop sensation Rihanna, would help participants fight it out on the finals of the show.

July 22nd, 2009 Report: DEA raids Jackson doctor's Houston clinicHOUSTON — Federal authorities are searching the Houston clinic of Michael Jackson's doctor. KTRK-TV reported that officials with the Drug Enforcement Administration were at Dr.

July 7th, 2009 LONDON - Pop diva Madonna may perform on this year's popular music talent show "X Factor". "This year is going to be bigger than ever - we are planning to get the best names in music, thesun.co.uk quoted a source as saying.