Nick Gordon, 25, has begged the 21-year-old aspiring singer's family to let him see her at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, where she is still fighting for her life after being found face down in her bathtub on 31 January.
In a statement, his lawyer, Randall Kessler, said: "Nick has respected the family's wishes and for that reason alone has not returned to the hospital and risked a public confrontation."