Who was Nick Gordon, what was his cause of death and was he Whitney Houston’s son?
NICK Gordon, the former partner of Bobbi Kristina Brown has died aged 30. When he was 12 he was taken in by Bobbi’s mum, Whitney Houston, after his parents died – but how did he die? Who was Nick Gordon? Whitney once said that Nick was “like a son to her” and she took him […]
NICK Gordon, the former partner of Bobbi Kristina Brown has died aged 30.
When he was 12 he was taken in by Bobbi’s mum, Whitney Houston, after his parents died – but how did he die?
Who was Nick Gordon?
Whitney once said that Nick was “like a son to her” and she took him in when he lost his parents at 12 years old.
Although the singer never officially adopted Nick or left him anything in her will, he was looked after by Whitney after she divorced Bobby Brown in 2007.
Before he died in an interview Nick said that Whitney was like his mother and that they had a “really cool relationship” that he will “miss forever”.
He said: “It was like a mother, son relationship. It really was.”
It was only after Whitney’s death that Nick and Whitney’s daughter Bobbi became public about their relationship.
Bobbi died in January 2015 after being found face-down and unresponsive in a bath tub like her mum.
She was just 22 at the time and fell into a coma, she died six months later.
It was not determined if Bobbi, who had morphine, cocaine, alcohol and prescription drugs in her system when she was found, took her own life or if someone else was responsible.
Nick was found liable in her death after her family blamed him and accused her in a public lawsuit of giving her a “toxic cocktail” before placing her face-down in the water.
He wasn’t charged but had to pay £27.3million to Bobbi Kristina’s estate after being found responsible in a wrongful death lawsuit.
How did he die?
The 30-year-old died on New Year’s Eve from a suspected overdose, according to a report.
He suffered a series of heart attacks after he was dumped unconscious at a Florida hospital by friends, it was claimed on Wednesday night.
Sources told DailyMail.com that his heartbroken family were told of his death – which happened during New Year’s Eve celebrations.
One said: “It’s early days but the suggestion is he was taking drugs with friends and he passed out.
“They drove him to the hospital, took him inside and then left him there.
“Whatever you think of Nick and his lifestyle, it’s terribly sad that his supposed friends just dumped him and drove away.”
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His reported death comes after Gordon’s split from on-off girlfriend Laura Leal – who he was accused of attacking leading to several domestic abuse arrests.
But Laura is said to be “absolutely devastated”, according to the source, who added: “They were seeing less of each other recently because they wanted some space.
“But she cared deeply for him and was in a state of shock when she got the phone call.”