Clive Davis says he's praying for Whitney Houston's daughter

Posted February 04, 2015 10:00 pm

By MESFIN FEKADU

FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2014 file photo, music mogul Clive Davis attends the 2014 Billboard Women In Music Luncheon in New York. Davis, who is credited with discovering the late Whitney Houston, said in an interview Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, that he has been in touch with the Houston family and he is praying for her daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown. Police said the 21-year-old daughter of Whitney Houston and R&B singer Bobby Brown was taken to a hospital Saturday after she was found face down and unresponsive in a bathtub in a suburban Atlanta townhome. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File) The Associated Press

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Clive Davis says he's been in touch with Whitney Houston's family and is praying for her daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown.

Davis, who was Houston's mentor, said in an interview Thursday that he's offered his support and prayers, "and they're so grateful."

"Of course it's heartbreaking to see the family go through this pain once again," Davis said at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, where Houston died in 2012 and where he will hold his pre-Grammy gala Saturday.

Police said the 21-year-old daughter of Houston and R&B singer Bobby Brown was taken to a hospital last week after she was found unresponsive in a bathtub in a suburban Atlanta town house. A statement from the Houston family this week said she was fighting for her life.

"They just ask that the public respect their privacy," Davis added.

Davis introduced Houston to the music industry more than two decades ago at his annual pre-Grammy soiree. He guided the big-voiced singer's illustrious career.

Houston was found unresponsive in a bathtub on Feb. 11, 2012, and died at age 48. Authorities found a dozen prescription drug bottles in her Beverly Hills Hotel suite and concluded that she accidentally drowned, although heart disease and cocaine use were listed as contributing factors.

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Record producer Clive Davis attends the Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Gala Press Day at the Beverly Hilton hotel on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015 in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Invision/AP) The Associated Press

Entertainer Bobby Brown, second from right, stands outside of Emory Hospital in Atlanta where his daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown is being treated, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015. Bobbi Kristina Brown, the only child of Bobby and the late Whitney Houston, has been hospitalized since Jan. 31 after being found unresponsive in a bathtub at a suburban Atlanta home. (AP Photo/Ron Harris) The Associated Press

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