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Whitney Houston died on February 11, 2012. That's six years ago, today. And a lovely remembrance of her was given back then by Robyn Crawford, who gave her testimony to Esquire Magazine the following day. That article is HERE Ms. Crawford and Houston were inseparable for many years, until Bobby Brown, more or less, forced her out of Whitney's orbit.
That article from Esquire s a part of the source material for THIS PIECE as seen in Britain's Telegraph from September of last year, suggesting that Robyn and Whitney were more than friends, they were lovers. It's not like this is a revelation; tabloid papers and show biz gossip had suggested this during Whitney's run of success in the late 80s into the 90s.
The documentary Whitney: Can I Be Me" which was theatrically released in August of 2017 and is currently available on Showtime, revisits this as it explores that element of Whitney's life, and it also suggests that Whitney's mom, noted gospel singer Cissy Houston, would not have approved of such a relationship.
Still, you have to wonder about the elements of negativity that were sparked during her marriage to Bobby Brown and how this possible, and likely, relationship with Crawford would have been nearly as bad. The implication was that Whitney was bisexual and that she was getting something from both her relationship with Crawford as well as with her marriage to Brown, something she lost when Brown forced Crawford away.
It really speaks to what we value in life, to what we think is "acceptable." Bobby Brown, who emotionally manipulated Whitney, who, it was stated in the film, introduced her to alcohol (while she likely introduced drugs to him) and they both started to do both regularly, created that dynamic between them, a key element in her demise. Crawford, a stabilizing force in her life was pushed out and her father, who eventually sued his daughter for breach of contract and failure to pay must have crushed her in ways we could have never known.
The whole concept of what life is really about is called into question when you examine it from an angle like that.
Still, the documentary, which neither received input nor approval from Crawford, is one worth viewing as we try to reassemble the pieces of who this legendary performer was and how she came to be, then came to be destroyed. It truly is the Cinderella story, without the happy ending. It's chilling to watch each step on that path taking her down a road of no return. Couldn't she have been saved? And if she couldn't, might this happen to any among us?
"Whitney: Can I Be Me" is currently available through Showtime's "On Demand" service. It's listed under the "Black History Month" category. It will also air on Sho Next tonight at 8pm.
That article from Esquire s a part of the source material for THIS PIECE as seen in Britain's Telegraph from September of last year, suggesting that Robyn and Whitney were more than friends, they were lovers. It's not like this is a revelation; tabloid papers and show biz gossip had suggested this during Whitney's run of success in the late 80s into the 90s.
The documentary Whitney: Can I Be Me" which was theatrically released in August of 2017 and is currently available on Showtime, revisits this as it explores that element of Whitney's life, and it also suggests that Whitney's mom, noted gospel singer Cissy Houston, would not have approved of such a relationship.
Still, you have to wonder about the elements of negativity that were sparked during her marriage to Bobby Brown and how this possible, and likely, relationship with Crawford would have been nearly as bad. The implication was that Whitney was bisexual and that she was getting something from both her relationship with Crawford as well as with her marriage to Brown, something she lost when Brown forced Crawford away.
It really speaks to what we value in life, to what we think is "acceptable." Bobby Brown, who emotionally manipulated Whitney, who, it was stated in the film, introduced her to alcohol (while she likely introduced drugs to him) and they both started to do both regularly, created that dynamic between them, a key element in her demise. Crawford, a stabilizing force in her life was pushed out and her father, who eventually sued his daughter for breach of contract and failure to pay must have crushed her in ways we could have never known.
The whole concept of what life is really about is called into question when you examine it from an angle like that.
Still, the documentary, which neither received input nor approval from Crawford, is one worth viewing as we try to reassemble the pieces of who this legendary performer was and how she came to be, then came to be destroyed. It truly is the Cinderella story, without the happy ending. It's chilling to watch each step on that path taking her down a road of no return. Couldn't she have been saved? And if she couldn't, might this happen to any among us?
"Whitney: Can I Be Me" is currently available through Showtime's "On Demand" service. It's listed under the "Black History Month" category. It will also air on Sho Next tonight at 8pm.
