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		<title>El DeBarge&#8217;s Mom Detailed How Whitney Houston &#8216;Asked El For Help&#8217; Two Days Before Death</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 02:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>El DeBarge&#8217;s mother, Etterlene &#8220;Mama D&#8221; DeBarge, told a very eery story about the time that our beloved Whitney Houston apparently reached out to El DeBarge asking him to help her just two days prior to her untimely passing in... </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iloveoldschoolmusic.com/el-debarges-mom-detailed-how-whitney-houston-asked-el-for-help-two-days-before-death/">El DeBarge&#8217;s Mom Detailed How Whitney Houston &#8216;Asked El For Help&#8217; Two Days Before Death</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.iloveoldschoolmusic.com">I Love Old School Music</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure style="width: 563px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="size-full-size" src="https://i.pinimg.com/564x/af/f8/0a/aff80a03b5dabd7f353af9f34c108a31.jpg" width="563" height="293" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Etterlene DeBarge; El DeBarge; Whitney Houston</figcaption></figure>
<p>El DeBarge&#8217;s mother, Etterlene &#8220;Mama D&#8221; DeBarge, told a very eery story about the time that our beloved Whitney Houston apparently reached out to El DeBarge asking him to help her just two days prior to her untimely passing in February 2012.</p>
<p>What Mrs. DeBarge is saying speaks volumes about Whitney&#8217;s and El&#8217;s deep friendship, as well as their similar history with drug addictions. Whitney seemingly knew that El would understand the battle she was fighting, because he&#8217;d already been there. Mama DeBarge&#8217;s revelation also brings forth the possibility that Whitney and Bobby Brown&#8217;s late daughter, Bobbi Kristina&#8217;s, could have still been here, living a wonderful life, if only she would have gotten the help she so desperately needed before it was too late.</p>
<figure style="width: 532px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full-size" src="https://i.pinimg.com/564x/3f/28/fb/3f28fb201edba3a7da0be0fd73a4c701.jpg" width="532" height="530" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">El DeBarge with his mother, Etterlene DeBarge</figcaption></figure>
<p>Here&#8217;s what Etterlene DeBarge says Whitney asked of her son, El DeBarge:</p>
<blockquote><p>Via MLive &#8211; “[Whitney Houston] had said, ‘El, would you help me? I need your help, El,’” Mama D said in a phone interview from her California home a day after Houston died at 49.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p>“She needed spiritual help from El, who has a very strong spirit. Whitney has always been able to relate to El because they both came up in the church.”</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p>“I had a hard time sleeping last night. I see her like a daughter, even though I didn’t know her well, my sons did. I am feeling so hurt for her. Whatever happened, (it will turn out to be because) of her longtime drug (use) pattern. Her demons won,” said Etterlene days after Whitney&#8217;s death in 2012.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p>“This has really affected him [El],” she said. “He’s thinking, ‘We were just together, and I saw her pain, and I couldn’t help her.’”</p></blockquote>
<p>El DeBarge also surprised his long time friend, Whitney Houston, just days prior to her death at a pre-Grammy party. Whitney&#8217;s reaction to seeing El that night was priceless &#8211; they both were crying and embracing each other. Check it out below&#8230;</p>
<p><center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KIUD2vEqtuI" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>If nothing else, maybe we can view these tragic incidents as a reminder to reach out to those who may need help from a possibly fatal, or downward spiraling situation &#8211; even if they don&#8217;t admit they need the help. It could be a matter of life, or death if we at least try to offer some assistance in any way we can before it&#8217;s too late, as was the case for our beloved Whitney Houston and Bobbi Kristina Brown&#8230;and now, Bobby Brown&#8217;s son, Bobby Brown Jr. (28), who was found <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/19/entertainment/bobby-brown-jr-obit/index.html">deceased</a> in his L.A. home in November 2020. May they each continue to sleep peacefully. Sending love and light to the Houston and Brown families.<br />
<a href="http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2012/02/el_debarge_couldnt_help_whitne.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Source</a></p>
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		<title>El DeBarge&#8217;s Mom Recalls How Whitney Houston &#8216;Asked El For Help&#8217; Two Days Before Death</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2021 01:25:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>El DeBarge&#8217;s mother, Etterlene &#8220;Mama D&#8221; DeBarge, told a very eery story about the time that our beloved Whitney Houston apparently reached out to El DeBarge asking him to help her just two days prior to her untimely passing in... </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iloveoldschoolmusic.com/el-debarges-mom-recalls-how-whitney-houston-asked-el-for-help-two-days-before-death/">El DeBarge&#8217;s Mom Recalls How Whitney Houston &#8216;Asked El For Help&#8217; Two Days Before Death</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.iloveoldschoolmusic.com">I Love Old School Music</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure style="width: 563px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full-size" src="https://i.pinimg.com/564x/af/f8/0a/aff80a03b5dabd7f353af9f34c108a31.jpg" width="563" height="293" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Etterlene DeBarge; El DeBarge; Whitney Houston</figcaption></figure>
<p>El DeBarge&#8217;s mother, Etterlene &#8220;Mama D&#8221; DeBarge, told a very eery story about the time that our beloved Whitney Houston apparently reached out to El DeBarge asking him to help her just two days prior to her untimely passing in February 2012.</p>
<p>What Mrs. DeBarge is saying speaks volumes about Whitney&#8217;s and El&#8217;s deep friendship, as well as their similar history with drug addictions. Whitney seemingly knew that El would understand the battle she was fighting, because he&#8217;d already been there. Mama DeBarge&#8217;s revelation also brings forth the possibility that Whitney and Bobby Brown&#8217;s late daughter, Bobbi Kristina&#8217;s, could have still been here, living a wonderful life, if only she would have gotten the help she so desperately needed before it was too late.</p>
<figure style="width: 532px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full-size" src="https://i.pinimg.com/564x/3f/28/fb/3f28fb201edba3a7da0be0fd73a4c701.jpg" width="532" height="530" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">El DeBarge with his mother, Etterlene DeBarge</figcaption></figure>
<p>Here&#8217;s what Etterlene DeBarge says Whitney asked of her son, El DeBarge:</p>
<blockquote><p>Via MLive &#8211; “[Whitney Houston] had said, ‘El, would you help me? I need your help, El,’” Mama D said in a phone interview from her California home a day after Houston died at 49.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p>“She needed spiritual help from El, who has a very strong spirit. Whitney has always been able to relate to El because they both came up in the church.”</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p>“I had a hard time sleeping last night. I see her like a daughter, even though I didn’t know her well, my sons did. I am feeling so hurt for her. Whatever happened, (it will turn out to be because) of her longtime drug (use) pattern. Her demons won,” said Etterlene days after Whitney&#8217;s death in 2012.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p>“This has really affected him [El],” she said. “He’s thinking, ‘We were just together, and I saw her pain, and I couldn’t help her.’”</p></blockquote>
<p>El DeBarge also surprised his long time friend, Whitney Houston, just days prior to her death at a pre-Grammy party. Whitney&#8217;s reaction to seeing El that night was priceless &#8211; they both were crying and embracing each other. Check it out below&#8230;</p>
<p><center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KIUD2vEqtuI" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>If nothing else, maybe we can view these tragic incidents as a reminder to reach out to those who may need help from a possibly fatal, or downward spiraling situation &#8211; even if they don&#8217;t admit they need the help. It could be a matter of life, or death if we at least try to offer some assistance in any way we can before it&#8217;s too late, as was the case for our beloved Whitney Houston and Bobbi Kristina Brown&#8230;and now, Bobby Brown&#8217;s son, Bobby Brown Jr. (28), who was found <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/19/entertainment/bobby-brown-jr-obit/index.html">deceased</a> in his L.A. home in November 2020. May they each continue to sleep peacefully. Sending love and light to the Houston and Brown families.<br />
<a href="http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2012/02/el_debarge_couldnt_help_whitne.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Source</a></p>
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		<title>Jacksons Respond To James Debarge&#8217;s Love Child Claim &#038; His MOM Said She..</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2016 01:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>So as you all know by now, James Debarge has recently been claiming that he has a daughter out there somewhere with his ex-wife, Janet Jackson. Now the Jackson family has something to say&#8230; [kkgallery kid=&#8221;2693&#8243; title=&#8221;Jacksons Respond To James... </p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So as you all know by now, James Debarge has <a href="https://www.iloveoldschoolmusic.com/wow-watch-james-debarges-daughter-confront-him-about-love-child-wjanet/">recently been claiming that he has a daughter out there somewhere</a> with his ex-wife, Janet Jackson. Now the Jackson family has something to say&#8230;</p>
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		<title>El Debarge&#8217;s Mother Recalls Whitney Asked El For Help 2 Days Before Death</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>El Debarge&#8217;s mother, Etterlene &#8220;Mama D&#8221; Debarge, told a very eery story about the time that our beloved Whitney Houston apparently reached out to El Debarge asking him to help her just 2 days prior to her untimely passing in... </p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure id="attachment_29173" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-29173" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.iloveoldschoolmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/el-debarge-and-mom-etterlene-debarge.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-29173"><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-29173" src="https://www.iloveoldschoolmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/el-debarge-and-mom-etterlene-debarge.jpg" alt="El Debarge with his mother, Etterlene Debarge" width="600" height="598" srcset="https://www.iloveoldschoolmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/el-debarge-and-mom-etterlene-debarge.jpg 532w, https://www.iloveoldschoolmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/el-debarge-and-mom-etterlene-debarge-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.iloveoldschoolmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/el-debarge-and-mom-etterlene-debarge-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.iloveoldschoolmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/el-debarge-and-mom-etterlene-debarge-60x60.jpg 60w, https://www.iloveoldschoolmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/el-debarge-and-mom-etterlene-debarge-421x419.jpg 421w, https://www.iloveoldschoolmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/el-debarge-and-mom-etterlene-debarge-183x182.jpg 183w, https://www.iloveoldschoolmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/el-debarge-and-mom-etterlene-debarge-229x228.jpg 229w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-29173" class="wp-caption-text">El Debarge with his mother, Etterlene Debarge</figcaption></figure>
<p>El Debarge&#8217;s mother, Etterlene &#8220;Mama D&#8221; Debarge, told a very eery story about the time that our beloved Whitney Houston apparently reached out to El Debarge asking him to help her just 2 days prior to her untimely passing in February 2012.</p>
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<p>We think what Mrs. Debarge is saying speaks volumes, not only about Whitney&#8217;s and El&#8217;s deep friendship, but also about their similar history with drug addictions and the fact that Whitney knew that El could probably understand the battle she was fighting because he&#8217;d already been there. It&#8217;s also a reminder of the similarities between Whitney and her daughter, Bobbi Kristina&#8217;s death, who possibly could have still been here living a wonderful life, if only she would have gotten the help she so desperately needed before it was too late. According to sources close to her family, Bobbi Kris&#8217; was actually going to be entering rehab within the next few days, just before her tub drowning incident, but it just wasn&#8217;t soon enough.</p>
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<p>See what Etterlene Debarge stated Whitney asked of El Debarge:</p>
<blockquote><p>“She had said, ‘El, would you help me? I need your help, El,’” Mama D said in a phone interview from her California home a day after Houston died at 49.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p>“She needed spiritual help from El, who has a very strong spirit. Whitney has always been able to relate to El because they both came up in the church.”</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p>“I had a hard time sleeping last night. I see her like a daughter, even though I didn’t know her well, my sons did. I am feeling so hurt for her. Whatever happened, (it will turn out to be because) of her longtime drug (use) pattern. Her demons won,” said Etterlene days after Whitney&#8217;s death in 2012.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p>“This has really affected him [El],” she said. “He’s thinking, ‘We were just together, and I saw her pain, and I couldn’t help her.’”</p></blockquote>
<p>El Debarge also surprised his long time friend, Whitney just days before her death at a pre-Grammy party and her reaction to seeing him was priceless- they both were crying and embracing each other. Check it out below&#8230;</p>
<p><center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KIUD2vEqtuI" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>If nothing else, we can use this tragic incident as reminder to reach out to those who may need help from a possibly fatal, or downward spiraling situation- even if they don&#8217;t admit they need the help- because it could be a matter of life, or death if we at least try to offer some assistance in any way we can before it&#8217;s too late, as was the case for our beloved Whitney Houston and Bobbi Kristina Brown. May they both continue to sleep peacefully.<br />
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