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Bobbi Kristina Brown, daughter of the late singer Whitney Houston, has died at age 22 after she was found unresponsive in a bathtub Jan. 31._ by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Jul 27, 2015 12:21 PM UTC Bobbi Kristina Brown, daughter of the late singer Whitney Houston, has died at age 22 after she was found unresponsive in a bathtub Jan. 31. by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Jul 27, 2015 12:21 PM UTC It wasn’t long after Whitney Houston’s family confirmed that the late singer’s 22-year-old daughter, [Bobbi Kristina Brown, had died](http://time.com/3972652/bobbi-kristina-brown-dead/), that social media was flooded with condolences. Brown died on Sunday, nearly six months after she was found unresponsive in a bathtub in her Georgia home in late January. The young woman never fully regained consciousness and had been on life-support since the incident. The only daughter of Houston — who died three years ago from an accidental drowning in a bathtub — and singer Bobby Brown, Bobbi Kristina had spent much of her life in the limelight. As news of her death spread, everyone from Reverend Al Sharpton to Oprah and Missy Elliot to Ava DuVernay expressed their sadness and offered condolences to the family on Twitter. > [](https://twitter.com/MissyElliott/status/625477156001443845) > [](https://twitter.com/Oprah/status/625482202466250753) > [](https://twitter.com/AVAETC/status/625478245455134720) > [](https://twitter.com/TherealTaraji/status/625479591273086976) > [](https://twitter.com/fatbellybella/status/625473856568885250) > [](https://twitter.com/Rosie/status/625475943356874753) > [](https://twitter.com/KeriHilson/status/625471851548971008) > [](https://twitter.com/TheRevAl/status/625479227836637184) > [](https://twitter.com/ReggieBush/status/625478009093427201) > [](https://twitter.com/jermainedupri/status/625475029514457088) > [](https://twitter.com/SherriEShepherd/status/625476870197374977) > [](https://twitter.com/TheSaltNPepa/status/625473023315984384) ### See Bobbi Kristina Brown and Her Family in Photos  Whitney Houston holds her daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown on June 15, 1993. Eugene Adebari—REX USA ![Bobbi Kristina Brown;Whitney Houston;Bobby Brown \[& Family\]](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltca3e1d5b565f109f/69877d67e20a8765d1a84e70/bobbi-kristina-brown-002.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp) Whitney Houston sits with singer husband Bobby Brown who is holding their daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown in Jan. 1994. Ron Wolfson—The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images  Singer Bobby Brown and daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown attend the Eighth Annual Soul Train Music Awards on March 15, 1994 at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Ron Galella—WireImage  Whitney Houston accepts the Lifetime Achievement Award at the first annual Black Entertainment Television (BET) awards show at the Paris Las Vegas hotel-casino in Las Vegas on June 19, 2001. Reuters  The Brown family poses for a portrait for their reality television show 'Being Bobby Brown.' Left to Right: Pops Brown, Whitney Houston, Tommy Brown, Bobby Brown Jr., La'princia Brown, Bobby Brown, Bobbi Kristina Brown. F. Scott Schafer—NBC/Getty Images  Bobbi Kristina Brown and Whitney Houston perform in Central Park on Sept. 1, 2009 in New York City. Ben Hider—Getty Images  From Left: Singer Whitney Houston, Singer Dionne Warwick and Bobbi Kristina Brown arrive at the 2011 Pre-GRAMMY Gala and Salute To Industry Icons on Feb. 12, 2011 in Beverly Hills. Larry Busacca—Getty Images  Bobbi Kristina Brown joins her mother Whitney Houston in Jan. 2012 on an outing in Beverly Hills. Splash News/Corbis  Nick Gordon and Bobbi Kristina Brown attend "We Will Always Love You: A GRAMMY Salute to Whitney Houston" at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Oct. 11, 2012 in Los Angeles. Christopher Polk—WireImage _Read next:_ [_Bobbi Kristina Brown, Daughter of Whitney Houston, Dies at 22_](http://time.com/3972652/bobbi-kristina-brown-dead/?iid=time%5Freadnext) [_Download TIME’s mobile app for iOS to have your world explained wherever you go_](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/time-mobile/id328218429) ## Transcript Bobbi Christina Brown, the daughter of singer Whitney Houston has died at age 22. According to a statement from the Houston family obtained by several media outlets, Bobbi Christina died surrounded by her family at Peachtree Christian Hospice, in Georgia. The statement said, she is finally at peace in the arms of God. We want to again thank everyone for their tremendous amount of love and support during these last few months. Bobbi Kristina was found unresponsive, submerged face down in a bathtub, at her Georgia home January 31st. She was hospitalized and placed in a medical coma. Still unresponsive after months in the hospital, she was transferred to an Atlanta area rehab facility in March and, finally, to a hospice June 24th. Bobbi Kristina's death comes close to three years after her mother's. Whitney accidentally drowned at a hotel bathtub on February 11th, 2012. Cocaine and other drugs were a factor in Whitney's death. Born in 1993, Bobbi Kristina was the only child of Whitney and pop star Bobby Brown. Her parents divorced when she was 14, and Whitney was given custody of Bobbi Kristina. Bobby was by his daughter's side while she was hospitalized. The public came to know Bobbi Kristina better after her mother's death. You're getting through it. Yeah, yeah. I am. She and other Houston family members appeared on a lifetime reality show, on which Bobby Christina became engaged to Nick Gordon, who Whitney took in as a young man. Bobby Christina and Nick were thought to have married but in the wake of her hospitalization, her father's lawyer revealed the two were never legally wed. One of Bobbi Kristina's last public messages came on Twitter in late January. 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