The sad story of whitney houstons bisexual love triangle whitney. Robyn crawford, whitney houstons best friend for years, says in a. Seven years after the death of whitney houston, and well into a time of consciousness about gender and sexuality, one of the most sensational story lines in the late singers life has remained. Stream higher love, whitneys collaboration with kygo. A new whitney houston doc for lifetime interviews singer. Whitney houston documentary reveals the first time she did. The sad story of whitney houstons bisexual love triangle. I recently came across and watched the documentary movie, whitney, which i. Whitney houston doc for lifetime interviews singer cherelle. Whitney houston had a squeakyclean image for the first half of her career, but in the later years of her life, her troubles became more apparent.
The stories about houstons mother, cissy, are far more vivid and telling. Lifetime has yet another documentary about whitney houston. Whitney traces houstons story back to her early years in the streets of newark, new jersey, where she was born into a musical family that included her mother, esteemed backup singer cissy. She keep it real telling the good times and the hard times.
Whitney houston august 9, 1963 february 11, 2012 was a grammy awardwinning singer best known for hit singles such as i will always love you, and i wanna dance with somebody. Whitney traces houston s story back to her early years in the streets of newark, new jersey, where she was born into a musical family that included her mother, esteemed backup singer cissy. Whitney, airing saturday on lifetime, stars yaya dacosta as whitney houston, the grammywinning pop star who died in 2012, and arlen escarpeta as bobby brown. Whitney houstons story in a lifetime film the new york. My story of love, loss, and the night the music stopped by cissy houston was just an ok book. New book claims eddie murphy tried to stop whitney houston from. Everyone and their dog has heard of a song by this enigmatic lass. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading remembering whitney. I kind of feel the title should have been remembering my life. This is everything about whitney houston when she was born until she died. Whitney houstons most popular book is whitney houston my love is your love. However, the title of remembering whitney is a bit misleading. Whitney houstons dark family secret uncovered in new. But, i had hope that this would be a good one because angela bassett was directing, and yaya dacosta as whitney in pics was semiconvincing plus ive loved her since antm well, lets talk about it.
Lifetimes biopic of whitney houston is actually a movie. I wanted to lift her legacy, give her respect and share the story of who she was before the fame, and in that, to embrace our friendship. Robyn about whitney houston life and relationship book. Whitney houston friends and family on robyn crawford. She was a very beautiful person, very good actor and singer.
The primary source for writer shem bitterman, bassett. Bassett makes her directorial debut with the lifetime original movie whitney. She exploded on the scene in 1985 with her debut album and spent the next two decades dominating the charts and capturing the hearts of fans around the world. My story of love, loss, and the night the music stopped kindle edition by houston, cissy, dionne warwick. The first time bobby brown met whitney houston youtube. Tina sold the most salacious stories she could muster.
Whitney houstons gay best friend robyn crawford confirms their queer relationship and reclaims her time while there will be those who treat this news salaciously, this isnt a tabloid scoop. What didnt make it into lifetimes whitney houston biopic. My story of love, loss, and the night the music stopped, cissy houston described the scene she encountered at whitney houstons house in 2005 as follows. Whitney houston confidante robyn crawford confirms their. Twitter goes nuts over bets bobby brown story video. Clive davis and whitney houston signing her contract with arista records, april 10, 1983.
Angela bassett steps behind the camera to direct lifetime. The muchtalked about whitney houston movie came on lifetime yesterday and we all know how their track record with biopics is less than stellar read. Nearly three years after whitney houstons shocking death at age 48, the first film to attempt to depict her talent, troubles and tragedy will air on lifetime on jan. Whitney houstons best friend reveals a lesbian affair. What didnt make it into lifetimes whitney houston biopic video. The only artist to garner seven consecutive us number one singles and release the best selling single for a female artist of all time. In the last two years, two documentaries about whitney houstons life have. Drugs, cheating and miscarriages more bombshells emerge from bobby browns new tellall about life with whitney houston i want to tell the. Explore photos, news, music, awards, tour history, videos, timeline, movies and tv, and more. Lifetimes whitney movie doesnt overtly portray houston and crawfords as a romantic one, but it certainly hints at itand that innuendo is certainly one of the juiciest elements of the film. Her book also includes little anecdotes that provide true whitneylovers with a rare glimpse of the way the star used to navigate the world.
Whitney chronicles the headlinemaking relationship between the iconic singer. Whitney houston was an american singer and actress whose first four albums, released between 1985 and 1992, amassed global sales in excess of 86 million copies. Somebody had spraypainted the walls and door with big glaring eyes and strange faces. Whitney houston biography affair, divorce, ethnicity. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. For more on whitney houstons shocking untold story, pick up. A new whitney houston doc for lifetime interviews singer cherelle, but heres the real story of their time t. Lifetime achievements and awards the singer was awarded a bet lifetime achievement award with 55 million certified albums sold. Arlen escarpeta and yaya dacosta performing in whitney, a lifetime movie that focuses on houstons life after she and bobby brown met.
The opening scene of whitney shows the singer played here by americas next. Crawford in lifetimes whitney, the familyauthorized documentary that came out in 2018. A photo of whitney houston from the film whitney courtesy of the estate of whitney e. Whitney houstons friends and family reveal truth about her romance with robyn crawford. Whitney houston and robyn crawfords secret but authentic. The movie stars yaya dacosta as houston, arlen escarpeta as brown and yolonda ross as houstons longtime friend and road manager robyn crawford. A new whitney houston doc for lifetime interviews singer cherelle. The definitive account of whitney houstons astonishing life, groundbreaking.
Whitney houston by heather reed read free book online. This book is the biography of cissy houston and her own career along with a massive disclaimer that she in no way knew the full details of whitneys drug use. Whitney houston is rarely out of the tabloids,so you may think you know all about her. The singer was awarded a bet lifetime achievement award with 55 million certified albums sold. My life with whitney houston 01 by robyn crawford isbn. The sad, secret life of whitney houston the irish times. Whitney houston has 33 books on goodreads with 267 ratings.
Her megastardom peaked in 1992 with the release of the hit movie the. New details about the rumored relationship between the late whitney houston and her longtime friend, robyn crawford, are coming to light in crawfords new memoir, a. Whitney houston the spectacular rise and tragic fall of the. My story of love, loss, and the night the music stopped cissy houston, lisa dickey, dionne warwick on. Robyn crawford exposes the villains in whitney houston s transcendent, tragic life. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. My life with whitney houston ebook written by robyn crawford. Fans had a lot to react to in the first installment of bets twopart the bobby brown story, with shocking details revealed about his relationships with janet jackson, whitney houston, and his. Bobby brown reveals shocking details about whitney houston.
Whitney houstons longtime friend robyn crawford says they. From a secret lesbian relationship to a decadeslong struggle with drugs, five years after singers death, a new film whitney. I thought this book was supposed remember whitney, but this feels like a cissy houston memior. Whitney houstons story in a lifetime film the new york times. Tinas brother is houstons oftenarrested and imprisoned former pop star husband bobby. A scene from the lifetime movie where whitney houston is in the studio lifetime whitney focuses on love over work. The whitney houston movie on lifetime was wrongly named. Lifetimes whitney houston movie, whitney, is a biopic to the extent that a raindrop represents the ocean. Heres the moment bobby brown unexpected met whitney houston. The grammynominated song was part of the soundtrack of the 1995 movie waiting to. It begins in 1989, the year that they met, and ends shortly after the birth of.
Whitney houstons confidante robyn crawford breaks her silence. Crawford, a close friend, business collaborator and confidante of whitney houston, tells her side of the story. Nick broomfields devastating portrait of a fatally conflicted existence. My story of love, loss, and the night the music stopped. Robyn crawford exposes the villains in whitney houstons. The bombshell is dropped about threequarters of the way through whitneythat both houston and her halfbrother, gary, were allegedly molested as children by their cousin dee dee warwick, the. Books by whitney houston author of whitney houston my.
Whitney houstons best friend reveals their lesbian affair. Lifetimes movie whitney cherrypicks incidents from whitney houstons short life and presents bobby brown, her husband, as the sometimes. She and exhusband bobby browns reality show, being bobby brown, tarnished her image, allegations of drug abuse followed her for nearly a decade. Inside the lifetime whitney houston movies lesbian lover.
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