From the Daily Mail:
An aide to Whitney Houston has confessed to clearing her room before police arrived following her death.
Self-described entertainment consultant Raffles Van Exel admitted he carried out the action to Dutch Telegraph newspaper, saying 'Someone had to do it.'
However he stopped short of saying exactly what he removed from the suite, an important omission following claims cocaine had been removed from the scene.
Celebuzz revealed he made the confession in an interview with the respected Netherlands newspaper just four days following her death, where he also said: 'The room had to be emptied.'
On his Twitter page van Exel touts himself as a European actor, music consultant and producer, and that he is a 'highly respected entertainment consultant having guided some of the world greatest.'
He was also friendly with pop prince Michael Jackson before his untimely passing in 2009.
The Mail contacted him for further comment, but has yet to receive a response.
It had previously been claimed Whitney Houston's drug dealer had eliminated all traces of cocaine from singers room after finding her drowned in the bath.
The Coroner's Office say Whitney used cocaine 'not probably too much before she collapsed.'
However no traces of any illegal drugs were found in her hotel room when investigators conducted their search, it's also being claimed that bed sheets were missing.
It is being claimed by TMZ that Beverly Hills Police Department haven't closed the case and are investigating it as a case of evidence tampering.
Friends: Van Exel was photographed with Whitney Houston just three days before her death at the Tru Hollywood nightclub
Whitney's minder? The self-professed entertainment consultant was also seen with her two days before at the same club
Evidence tampering: Cocaine contributed to the heart attack that caused Whitney Houston to lose consciousness and drown, yet police found no traces of it in the hotel room where she died
They add that: 'One source who is extremely close to the situation tells us, the individual who removed the cocaine was also the person who supplied it to Whitney.'
Meanwhile Houston's on-off boyfriend has vehemently refuted claims made by Bobby Brown's sister that he enabled the late Whitney Houston's use of the drug.
A spokesperson for Ray J slammed the allegations made by Leolah Brown on HLN's Dr. Drew show that the 31-year-old may have provided the late star with the drugs that contributed to her tragic February 11 death, saying her interview was 'rife with false statements.'
And according to TMZ, singer Brandy's younger brother had 'no knowledge' that the diva was even using the drug.
Vehement: Raj J has slammed allegations from Bobby Brown's sister suggesting that he enabled the late Whitney Houston's drug use
Lovers: Whitney - pictured with daughter Bobbi Kristina - and Ray were on and and off for over five years, he was unaware she was using cocaine
Ray J's publicist, Courtney Barnes told E! News: 'Though Leolah Brown was nowhere near the Beverly Hilton hotel on the day Whitney Houston died, [HLN's parent company] CNN proceeded to broadcast an interview with Ms. Brown in which she falsely claimed that Ray J was at the hotel and contributed to Whitney Houston's death.
She continued: 'Even the most minimal inquiry with anyone actually in contact with Whitney would reveal that Leolah Brown had been out of contact with Whitney for more than a year and was nowhere near the scene on the day of her death.
Leolah told Dr. Drew Pinksy that she witnessed Ray, real name William Ray Norwood Junior, leaving the singer's Beverly Hilton hotel room 'hiding his head on the day she died.
'Why is he hiding his face? He's always trying to show his face when he's with Whitney. Why now? Why you trying to hide, Ray J?' she asked.
Accusations: Leolah made sensational allegations about Whitney's on-off boyfriend Ray J to Dr Drew - all of which he has now refuted
Untrue: Leolah Brown is an unreliable witness according to Ray J's publicist and hadn't seen Whitney in over a year
Drug use: Cocaine was found in Whitney Houston's body when she died, according to the LA County Coroner
He was in San Diego on the day of Whitney's death, which is two hours south of LA.
Brown then accused Ray J of being a 'runner boy' for the music icon because he 'knows somebody that sells drugs' and bought and supplied them to her.
Houston's official cause of death, released by the Los Angeles County Coroner, reveals that the 48-year-old died as the result of accidental drowning and the combined effects of atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine.
It was revealed that Whitney sunk into the bathwater after suffering a massive heart attack caused in part by her prolonged drug abuse.
Untimely: Whitney died in the Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 11, aged 48
WHITNEY'S TOXICOLOGY REPORT
- Official cause of death was accidental drowning
- 'An acute dose' of cocaine was found in the singer's system and factored into her death
- Results suggest Whitney was a chronic cocaine user
- Chief Coroner believes the star ingested the drug shortly before her death
- Traces of marijuana, Xanax, Flexiril and Benadryl were all found but did not contribute to death
- It is believed Whitney had a heart attack, fell unconscious and drowned
- Heart attack may have been brought on by hardening of the arteries due to years of cocaine use
- Tests did not show significant amount of alcohol in Whitney's system
- Foul play and trauma did not contribute to her death
- Official report expected to be released in two weeks
Following the news, Houston's family have released a statement that says: 'We are saddened to learn of the toxicology results, although we are glad to now have closure.'
And her mother Cissy is reported to be 'shocked' to learn that her daughter was still using drugs at the time of her death.
According to TMZ, Cissy believes the star began taking drugs again due to stress over her comeback, but thought Houston to be sober as she filmed the movie Sparkle.
The ruling is an ignominious ending to the superstar’s fall from grace.
It also ends weeks of speculation over how the she died, with some members of her family even suggesting foul play may have led to the surprise death on February 11.
Ed Winter, spokesman for the coroner’s office, said the official cause of death was accidental drowning.
He added that heart disease and the star’s cocaine use were contributing factors to her collapse.
The Chief Coroner Craig Harvey stated during a press conference that the results suggest 'chronic usage' of cocaine by Ms. Houston.
He said there was 'an acute dose' of cocaine in Houston's system when she died.
Coroner’s officials said the results suggest Ms. Houston was a chronic cocaine user.
Traces of marijuana and the prescription anti-anxiety drug Xanax were found along with Flexiril and over-the-counter Benadryl, but they did not play a direct role in her death.
Law enforcement sources said it was likely that Ms Houston had a heart attack that caused her to lose consciousness and drown in the bath at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
The heart attack was probably brought on by the hardening of her arteries as a result of years of cocaine abuse.
Immediately after the death, it was widely thought that drinking binges combined with prescription pills combined to make the star lose consciousness and slip under the bathwater.
But the toxicology tests did not show any significant amount of alcohol in Ms. Houston’s system.
Several bottles of prescription medication were found in her hotel room, but they were not said to be in excessive quantities. No cocaine was discovered in the room.
Beverly Hills police said in a statement there was no evidence of wrongdoing in connection with the death.
The final Coroner's report is expected to be released in approximately two weeks.
Ms. Houston died just hours before she was scheduled to appear at producer Clive Davis' pre-Grammy Awards bash.
Revealing the results: Chief Coroner Craig Harvey spoke to press about Whitney's toxicology report
Last days of a diva: Whitney died at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, pictured
Drowning: Whitney's body was found in the bathtub of her hotel suite, which looked much like this
Troubled: Whitney, pictured with daughter Bobbi Kristina, had a notorious struggle with drug addiction
The singer was buried in a New Jersey cemetery next to her father after an emotional four-hour funeral service that was attended by friends, family and superstars such as Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry, Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Hudson and Roberta Flack.
Just two days before Houston died she was photographed looking dishevelled and bleeding outside a Los Angeles nightclub.
It was also reported that she was partying with friends in the bar if the Beverly Hilton Hotel on the night before her death.
The singer admitted to using cocaine and marijuana during her turbulent 14 year marriage to Bobby Brown.
During this tumultuous time, Brown was arrested for drugs and alcohol and Houston entered drug rehabilitation programs twice.
Ms. Houston, a sensation from her first, eponymous album in 1985, was one of the world's best-selling artists from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s, turning out such hits as I Wanna Dance With Somebody, `How Will I Know, `The Greatest Love of All and I Will Always Love You.
But as she struggled with drugs, her majestic voice became raspy, and she couldn't hit the high notes.
Interest in her music has skyrocketed since her death, pushing her songs back on to charts and into heavy rotation on the radio.
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