The star says we should take a minute to "pray" for Houston's family and for all people in showbiz.
Today is the one-year anniversary of Whitney Houston's death, and Tyler Perry is remembering the event in a note to fans as he urges us all to pray for her family.
He writes of going to the Beverly Hilton Hotel the day the singer died. He remembers thinking "it was some kind of sick joke. There were hundreds of people standing around, laughing, drinking and screaming for autographs from celebrities as they arrived for a Grammy party. People were screaming my name and taking pictures as I pushed through the crowd."
He went to Whitney's room, where her family "was broken down, inconsolable."
He writes, "We must have been right above the party because there was a glass of water on the nightstand that was vibrating from the bass and the screams below. It was so surreal. ... "
Perry goes on to say that he wants us all to know that "Whitney was a fighter. She really tried to get herself together. She really tried to overcome. She really wanted to, and I also know that, like me, a lot of you were praying and rooting for her."
Even though she is gone, he says, there are still things we can do for her.
"We can keep her daughter and her family lifted up in prayer. We can also pray for other people in this business, especially these young people who come in so bright-eyed and eager, only to have it tear at their very souls.
"I thank God I didn't become successful until I was older. The younger you are when you start in this business, the more at risk you are. Speaking of that, we can also pray for the children of these people. If you only knew what people in this business have to endure to sit in their seat. I'm not asking you to feel sorry for anyone. I'm simply asking you to pray for us all.
He closes with, "Miss you, Whitney."
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