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Whitney Houston's secret 'son' set to get a fortune
25 Feb 2012 at 06:36hrs | Views
Whitney Houston took Nick Gordon, 22, into her home in Atlanta, Georgia, as a youngster to save him from his own troubled background and he apparently stands to get a share of her £20 million fortune.
Although never formally adopted, he would call her "Mum" and was treated like her own by caring Whitney, 48.
He also became a "brother" to the singer's 18-year-old daughter Bobbi Kristina and featured in touching family photos.
Although Whitney struggled for cash later in life as she battled debt and drug problems, she is still believed to have left an estate of around £20million which has been boosted by increased record sales following her death.
Now Nick is set to get a share.
A source close to the family in Atlanta said: "Nick was family, she loved him as much as any mother could love a child.
"If he is not written into her will and everything goes to Bobbi then it will only be because it was written before she took Nick into her family.
"If that's the case, Bobbi will make sure Nick is taken care of because it's what her mum would have wanted and he's like a brother."
Although never formally adopted, he would call her "Mum" and was treated like her own by caring Whitney, 48.
He also became a "brother" to the singer's 18-year-old daughter Bobbi Kristina and featured in touching family photos.
Although Whitney struggled for cash later in life as she battled debt and drug problems, she is still believed to have left an estate of around £20million which has been boosted by increased record sales following her death.
Now Nick is set to get a share.
A source close to the family in Atlanta said: "Nick was family, she loved him as much as any mother could love a child.
"If he is not written into her will and everything goes to Bobbi then it will only be because it was written before she took Nick into her family.
"If that's the case, Bobbi will make sure Nick is taken care of because it's what her mum would have wanted and he's like a brother."
Source - The Sun
