From the Journal Star:
Gladys Knight has suggested Whitney Houston was being corrupted by Satan before her passing. The ‘Midnight Train to Georgia’ soul star has heaped praise on the iconic singer – who was tragically found dead in her bathtub in 2012 – but suggested her incredible talent meant the devil “was working on her big time.” Speaking on BBC Radio 2’s show ‘Mica Meets Gladys Knight’, she said: “To be very honest with you, I had not heard a talent like that. I mean, oh my God, what an awesome gift she had. And because she was so gifted Satan was working her big time. “She was my girl. She was beautiful, she was talented. I had people in my family who had gone that way, so it hurt me more to see…”