American celebrity psychic John Edward claims he has spoken to late R+B singer and actress Aaliyah in a session with her mother DIANE HAUGHTON.

The private meeting took place in February (03) in a New York hotel, before John knew Diane was the mother of the ROCK THE BOAT singer.

And, according to his new book AFTER LIFE, the psychic claims to have made contact with 'a presence'.

He writes that he told Diane, "I need to make sure that you know that she's okay... and she's making me feel like it's really important that you know she appreciates everything you tried to do and that you continue to do."

And John says Diane has a CD of unreleased material that her daughter recorded before her death in a plane crash in August 2001.

John also reveals that model MIA TYLER - daughter of Aerosmith rocker STEVEN TYLER - asked him to help contact her mother CYRINDA TYLER, who died last year (02).

03/09/2003 16:59