Bobbi Kristina Encouraged Her Mother to Get a Divorce

UPDATE 9/15/09: The second half of Oprah's exclusive with Whitney Houston focused more on her relationship with her 16-year-old daughter, Bobbi Kristina.

Houston admits that her daughter witnessed the ugly side of her parents' relationship, including the time her father, Bobby Brown, spit in her mom's face.

"I tried to tell her it was okay and she said, 'No, it's not.' She was very angry. All the stuff that was happening between us I didn't want her to think that this was love."

Unfortunately, access to the Internet and blogosphere exposed Bobbi to her father's infidelity and she immediately advised her mom to divorce him. Later on in the show after Houston performed, Bobbi, sitting in the audience, beamed with pride for the breakthrough moment of her superstar mom.

"Honestly, words can't explain how proud I am. I've been there through everything," Bobbi said. "She's like my best friend, like my sister."

Houston echoed her daughter's sentiment with a testimony of the strength of their bond. "We got to know each other and trust each other," Houston said.

The show ended with words of encouragement from some of her industry friends—including labelmate and new mom Jennifer Hudson, Christina Aguilera, Celine Dion and her cousin Dionne Warwick—sharing their favorite Whitney moments in a pre-taped broadcast.

Houston's new album, "I Look To You," debuted at No. 1, with the title track written ten years ago by R. Kelly.

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The world waited with baited breath as Oprah engaged in a one-on-one with Whitney Houston on the season premiere of "The Oprah Winfrey Show " on Monday, September 14.

The intimate conversation, which the Queen of All Media dubbed as "the most important interview in her career," didn't disappoint.

Poised and dressed in a white embroidered blouse and black slacks, Oprah referred to Houston's vocal prowess as a "national treasure" that many of her loyalists fear has been completely destroyed and lost forever since hearing her live performance on "Good Morning America" in Central Park on Monday, August 31.

Unlike her guarded 2002 interview with Diane Sawyer, Houston was extremely candid in discussing the joys ("He loved me. We had fun. He taught me how to dance and move my hips") and perils ("We fought hard and loved hard") of her tumultous marriage to ex-husband and singer Bobby Brown. Oprah, who described Whitney's love affair with Brown as "the princess who married the bad boy," asked whether Houston thought Brown was jealous of her. She paused before answering.

"He's not going to like this, but, yes, he was jealous...it's not abnormal though," Whitney said. "When a woman has that much fame, it does something to a man. I lost myself trying to please him...but I know he signed that prenuptial, though."

The statuesque vocal siren appeared reflective and pensive at times as she humbly admitted that her marriage began falling apart around the time of the launch of her hugely successful film and soundtrack for "The Bodyguard," which subsequently marked the downward spiral of her personal life while she pampered herself with alcohol and drugs. The Arista Records singer even jokingly asked Oprah to "work with her" as she offered Oprah a brief instructional on how to create her and Brown's  blunt of choice—rock cocaine and weed—but was adamant that they never bought $20 viles of  crack, but only "kis" and "ounces" of expensive cocaine.

However, it was Oprah's inquiry about the worst thing that Brown had ever done to her that caused Houston to drop a bomb about a disturbing incident following a birthday party she hosted for him in Buckhead Atlanta.

"He had a lot to drink that night, and everything I did to make him happy...it was weird...He cussed me out in front of his family all the way home and then he spit on me, in my face," Whitney recalled. "That was pretty intense, and the hate in his eyes...I was disturbed."

Houston even revealed that Brown had destroyed a portrait of her and their daughter, Bobbi Kristina, by decapitating her head in the image, and admitted that Brown was more "emotionally" abusive than physically despite slapping her once while on probation for a traffic violation, which resulted in his 2003 arrest for domestic violence. She also recalled the time she hit Brown over the head with a telephone, causing him to bleed and pass out in their home and the shame of having their daughter witness it.

"He was my drug," Whitney confessed. "I wasn't getting high by myself, we were partners. No matter what he was my husband...I believe in holy matrimony and took that very seriously. I wasn't happy with the marriage or myself. I was losing myself, but was determined to prove the world wrong, and when you do that you lose the real concept of the love. I was trying to make a statement...but it got kind of messy."

That mess called for an intervention from her mom and gospel great, Cissy Houston, who forced Houston to make a choice because she "wanted her daughter back" and to protect her granddaughter, who spent 30 days in rehab with Houston. "I never lied to my daughter," Whitney said. "I couldn't and I kept her with me the whole time."

Part two of the exclusive interview with Oprah will air on Tuesday, September 15, and will feature Houston, Bobbi Kristina and a live performance (check your local listings).

Houston's latest effort, "I Look To You," was released on Monday, August 31, and has charted at No. 1 with 325,000 albums sold, making it her biggest debut since "The Bodyguard" soundtrack.