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Dionne Warwick remembers Bobbi Kristina Brown: 'She was a good girl'


UPDATED FEBRUARY 27, 2019 10:01 AM EST

Just hours after the tragic news was revealed that Bobbi Kristina Brown had died, Dionne Warwick appeared onWatch What Happens Live to pay tribute to the 22-year-old. Unable to ignore the sadannouncement, host Andy Cohen asked thesinger what she wanted the world to know about Bobbi.

"Oh my, do wehave enough time? She was a sweetheart and she will be missed that's forsure," Dionne said. "And she was a good girl... She was a good littlegirl, she really was."

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Dionne Warwick appeared on Watch What Happens Live hours after Bobbi Kristina died Photo: NBC

Having already dealtwith the death of Whitney Houston in 2012, Andy went on to ask how the familydeals with such tragedies. "It's not easy that's for sure. I think it'sbecause of our faith and strength in our faith," she noted. "Knowingthat Bobbi is now with a much, much bigger and powerful person or thing thatwe'll ever know. She's in much better hands now."

Along with Dionne, Oprah Winfrey, Missy Elliot and LaToya Jackson were just some of the stars to express their sadness forthe daughter of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown. Many ofthose paying tribute took solace in the fact that Bobbi Kristina would now bereunited with her late mother.

Dionne was close to Whitney Houston and Bobbi Kristina Photo: Getty Images

The Houston family releasedan official statement on Sunday confirming the sad news of Bobbi Kristina'sdeath six months after she was found unresponsive in a bathtub at her Georgiahome. "Bobbi Kristina Brown passed away Sunday, July 26 2015 surrounded byher family. She is finally in the arms of God," it read. "We want toagain thank everyone for their tremendous amount of love and support duringthese last few months."

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