A defense of Whitney Houston has been made by her sister-in-law. This comes after claims made by Oprah Winfrey about Houston's personal struggles. Oprah Winfrey had claimed that Houston experienced a relapse and had an incident during a performance on her talk show.

According to Winfrey, Houston fell off the stage. Further details about the situation and the defense made by Houston's sister-in-law are available from KTXS, the local ABC affiliate in Abilene, Texas.