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In a case of what I’m thinking is probably too little too late, Whitney Houston has finally decided to file for a separation from Bobby Brown. Technically the legal separation–which was filed yesterday–will in October automatically become a divorce filing next month, according to Houston’s PR rep, Nancy Seltzer. Access Hollywood has the scoop:

Whitney Houston made a splash at the Beverly Hilton Hotel last night with a surprise appearance at the “The Society of Singers Presents the 15th Annual Ella Award honoring Johnny Mathis”. Flanked by her mentor, Clive Davis, and cousin, Dionne Warwick (who performed at the event), Whitney looked every bit the picture of health and happiness, the likes of which the public hasn’t seen from her in quite some time. The glamorous Whitney was all smiles posing for photographs, laughing arm-in-arm with Davis and Warwick, and appeared reminiscent of years past when she was at the top of her game as one of the leading ladies of the music industry. Mr. Davis told MTV last week that he and Whitney are at work right now on a comeback album, and they’ve already chosen six songs for the project. Clive had this to say about what fans can expect: “Whitney is Whitney, and there ain’t nobody like her. It’ll be Whitney. It won’t be somebody reaching for a current trend, that’s for sure.”

Who knows, maybe our girl is back. We can only hope…

More photos of Whitney Houston at the The Fifthteen Annual Ella Awards are after the jump.

Whitney Houston Splits From Bobby Brown [Access Hollywood]

Written by Lisa Timmons

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