#Whitney houston lifetime movie 2014 series#
#Whitney houston lifetime movie 2014 tv#

вЂњThere were maybe three or four pictures of Robyn that I could find,вЂќ Ross told TheWrap about the lack of background information for Crawford. See video: LifetimeвЂ™s вЂWhitneyвЂ™ Trailer Delivers Sex, Tears, Drugs, Fights and Other Topics of Interest Although the film does not go so far as to imply that there was ever a romantic lesbian relationship between Houston and Crawford, it implies that Crawford did battle with HoustonвЂ™s husband, Bobby Brown, for the singerвЂ™s affection. The movie, directed by celebrated actress Angela Bassett, portrays Houston as a woman who was naГЇve about romantic love and who was perhaps never able to properly express herself due to her strict upbringing. Part of that answer arrived when TheWrap broke the news that Yolonda Ross had been cast as Robyn Crawford, HoustonвЂ™s longtime friend, personal assistant and alleged lesbian lover. I Will Always Love You: The Whitney Houston Story is slated to air some time in 2015 on the Lifetime Network.Since LifetimeвЂ™s announcement of its forthcoming Whitney Houston biopic, fans have wondered how the cable channel will depict the singerвЂ™s dramatic life and those around her. Bassett and Houston worked together back in 1995 in the popular film based on New York Times best-selling Terry McMillian novel Waiting to Exhale. While Angela Bassett has not directly responded to Bobbi KristinaвЂ™s tangent, Bassett considered Whitney Houston a friend and said she is working very hard to honor the memory of her dear friend. When questioned about the Houston familyвЂ™s comments, Bassett replied that a television movie that comes into homes gives true Whitney Houston fans access to the story and for those who are curious about the film will be able to catch it without having to leave their homes and pay to see it at a local cinema. 55-year-old Angela Bassett, who won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for an Oscar for her portrayal as Tina Turner in 1994вЂ™s theatrical release WhatвЂ™s Love Got To Do With It will be making her directorial debut with this project. It has been reported that the Houston estate believes that a proper tribute toВ WhitneyвЂ™s talent and legacy deserves to be shown on the big screen as a feature film and not as a television movie of the week.

#Whitney houston lifetime movie 2014 tv#

According to reports, the role of Bobby Brown will be played byВ actor Arlen Escarpeta.Д«obbi Kristina is not the only family member to be negatively vocal of the made for TV biopic.

#Whitney houston lifetime movie 2014 series#

Yaya DacostaвЂ™s acting resume includes a long-standing stint on the ABC soap-opera All My Children, a small yet important role asВ Mark RuffaloвЂ™sВ girlfriend in the feature film The Kids are Alright and most recently was seen in a supporting role in Lee DanielsвЂ™ The Butler.В In the Lifetime television movie titled I Will Always Love You: The Whitney Houston Story, DaCosta will chronicle the superstarВ singerвЂ™s whirlwind romance and marriage to R&B bad boy Bobby Brown and the series of events that led to their subsequent divorce. Bassett and Lifetime executives believe DaCosta, a runner-upВ on the third season of AmericaвЂ™s Next Top Model, certainly capturesВ the beautyВ of the late Whitney Houston and also has the acting background and experience to pull off the demanding role. It was earlier reported that Bassett tapped actress and model Yaya DaCosta to play the role of Whitney Houston. In an interview, Angela Basset explained to reporters that she did not cast Bobbi Kristina Brown for theВ simple fact that she is вЂњnot an actress.вЂќ Bassett continued that with a very short shooting schedule of only 21 days, an experienced actress who has the technical acting chops and can handle the pressure of carrying a film with extreme emotional depth is what is required to pull this project off. The 21-year-old BrownВ was furious for BassettвЂ™s oversight and lashed out after learning of BassettвЂ™s reasoning for not considering HoustonвЂ™s only offspring. In a rant of insults via twitter, Bobbi Kristina referred toВ Angela Bassett as Angela вЂњBassketcase,вЂќ вЂњa man,вЂќ and a B*tch. Bobbi Kristina took to social mediaВ to spew some unkind words about the project and took particular aimВ at Bassett for not giving her equal casting consideration. Bobbi Kristina Brown, the only child of the late Whitney Houston, has been spitting venom at actress turned director Angela Bassett for not casting her to play her mom in the upcoming Lifetime biopic on HoustonвЂ™s life.