Oprah recounts Whitney Houston’s 2009 stage fall and plea to spare photos
Oprah Winfrey revealed at Cannes Lions that Whitney Houston fell off the stage during a 2009 appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Oprah said she begged the audience not to publish photos because Houston was struggling with drug issues at the time, fearing it would ruin her life; Houston later died in 2012. Oprah noted such audience trust wouldn’t happen today.