LA: She is in Los Angeles to pay tribute to her late daughter, Whitney Houston, at tomorrow's BET Awards. But the singer's grieving mother, Cissy Houston, has reportedly switched hotels after she was booked at the Beverly Hilton - where her daughter died in February.
TMZ.com reports Mrs Houston plans to visit the room where the singer passed away - but plans to do so on her own time.
The matriarch, 78, is in town from her native New Jersey, reportedly to perform a tribute to her late daughter alongside other female singers at the July 1 ceremony.
A source familiar with BET's plans said earlier this month she will be joined by 'a few top divas,' although the source could not give their names.
Mrs Houston's performance undoubtedly comes at a time when the death of her daughter is still very fresh.
Whitney Houston died on February 11, at the age of 48.
She was found unresponsive in the bathtub of room 434 at the Beverly Hilton.
Authorities called her death an accidental drowning, complicated by heart disease and cocaine use.
TMZ reports her mother's reservation has been moved to the Regent Beverly Wilshire to accommodate her wish not to sleep at the Hilton.
Meanwhile, it was revealed last month the matriarch has signed a deal with HarperCollins to tell the 'unabridged and unbelievable story' of her Grammy Award-winning daughter.
In a statement released last week by the book publisher, Mrs Houston said: 'When I lost my daughter Nippy (Whitney Houston’s nickname), the world lost one of the most beautiful voices and an extraordinarily beautiful and charitable woman.
'In sharing our story in this book, I hope to give her fans something to treasure, the way we all treasured Whitney. We are still receiving thousands of letters each day from her fans, and I hope reading this book will provide a deeper understanding into my daughter’s true story.'
The still untitled book is scheduled to come out next February.The BET Awards will air live from The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Kanye West, Beyonce and Jay-Z are the top nominees.
