WHITNEY Houston's former mentor says he has been in touch with her family and is praying for her daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown.
Clive Davis said in an interview that he had offered his support and prayers, "and they're so grateful". Police said the 21-year-old daughter of Houston and R&B singer Bobby Brown was taken to hospital last week after she was found unresponsive in a bath in a suburban house in Atlanta.
A statement from the Houston family this week said she was fighting for her life.
Mr Davis said: "Of course it's heartbreaking to see the family go through this pain once again. They just ask that the public respect their privacy."
He was speaking at the Beverly Hilton hotel, where Houston died in 2012 and where he will hold his preGrammy awards gala tonight.
Mr Davis introduced Houston to the music industry more than two decades ago at his annual pre-Grammy event, and guided the singer's career.
She was found unresponsive in a bath on February 11 2012 and died at the age of 48. Authorities found a dozen prescription drug bottles in her Beverly Hilton suite and concluded that she accidentally drowned, although heart disease and cocaine use were listed as contributing factors.
* 'HEARTBREAKING': Whitney Houston with Bobbi Kristina Brown. The daughter of the late singer was found on Saturday January 31 unresponsive in a bathtub by her husband and a friend and taken to an Atlanta-area hospital. The incident remains under investigation PICTURE: AP Photo/Dan Steinberg