Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles where U.S. pop star Whitney Houston died on Saturday has become a popular tourist attraction, U.S. media reported.
Room 434 of the Hilton Hotel where Houston, 48, died after allegedly having mixed alcohol with the psychoactive drug Xanax, has already been booked out for months by her “macabre-obsessed” fans, the TMZ.com celebrity news web site reported on Wednesday.
Among the people, willing to profit on Whitney’s death is Scott Michaels, the founder of Dearly Departed Tours, a two and a half bus-tour that takes you on a tour of spots where Hollywood celebrities died, the Los Angeles Times said.
The Dearly Departed Tours' itinerary also includes stops near the houses of Michael Jackson, Elizabeth Taylor and other U.S. celebrities.
Houston’s funeral ceremony is expected to be held on Saturday in Newark, New Jersey. The pop icon’s family decided to hold a ceremony with close friends and relatives only, TMZ.com said.
The official cause of the singer’s death will not be known for about another eight weeks, after toxicology tests are carried out.
Houston is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as “the most awarded female artist of all time.” During her singing career, which started when she was 11, Houston won six Grammy Awards, 15 Billboard Music Awards, 21 American Music Awards, two Emmy Awards, and many other music prizes.
She was also known as an actress, particularly for starring opposite Kevin Costner in the 1992 box-office smash The Bodyguard. Her song from the movie, I Will Always Love You, was included into the U.S. Top Ten wedding songs, while in Britain it was named among the ten most popular funeral songs.
